December 2018 monthly interest declaration and finalisation announcement
ECSPONENT LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 1998/013215/06
JSE Code: ECS - ISIN: ZAE000179594
Debt Issuer Code: ECSP
(“the Company” or “Ecsponent”)
Notes Series number JSE Code ISIN
Fixed Rate Notes 1 ECSFX1 ZAE000265393
Floating Rate Notes 1 ECSFL1 ZAE000265401
DECEMBER 2018 MONTHLY INTEREST DECLARATION AND FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT
Holders of Notes issued by Ecsponent in terms of its ZAR10,000,000,000 Domestic Medium Term Note
Programme are hereby advised that the interest per Note amount, to be paid on Monday, 21 January 2019,
has been finalised.
Notice is given of the declaration of the following interest in respect of the period commencing on
10 December 2018 and ending on the date that the Notes start trading ex-interest, being Wednesday,
16 January 2019:
- in respect of the Series 1 Fixed Rate Notes, an interest rate of 9%; and
- in respect of the Series 1 Floating Rate Notes, an interest rate of 11.75% (being the prime rate plus
1.5%)
Relevant dates in relation to this interest payment are set out below:
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Tuesday, 15 January 2019
Notes start trading ex-interest Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Record Date Friday, 18 January 2019
Payment Date Monday, 21 January 2019
In terms of the Debt Listings Requirements of the JSE, the following additional information is provided:
1. The interest is paid from income reserves;
2. The Company shall be entitled to an administration fee of 0.25% per annum on the Initial Issue Price,
inclusive of VAT, payable monthly in arrears on the Monthly Interest Payment Dates.
3. The administration fee is subject to the Value-Added Tax Act of 1991. The Company has the right to
recover the monthly administration fee, from the monthly Note interest (plus the applicable VAT
thereon).
4. Ecsponent’s income tax number is 9235/264/84/4.
5. At the date hereof, Ecsponent has issued the following Notes:
- 100 Series 1 Fixed Rate Notes; and
- 1 000 Series 1 Floating Rate Notes.
Series 1 Fixed Rate Notes:
Interest per Note (cents per Note)
Gross distributable amount to Noteholders 69.04110
Less: Administration fee of 0.25% of the initial Issue Price (as set out in the relevant (1.91781)
Applicable Pricing Supplements) per annum inclusive of VAT to be withheld by the Company
Net distribution amount to Noteholders 67.12329
Series 1 Floating Rate Notes:
Interest per Note (cents per Note)
Gross distributable amount to Noteholders 90.13699
Less: Administration fee of 0.25% of the initial Issue Price (as set out in the relevant (1.91781)
Applicable Pricing Supplements) per annum inclusive of VAT to be withheld by the Company
Net distribution amount to Noteholders 88.21918
The Company may issue additional Series 1 Fixed Rate and/or Floating Rate Notes prior to the last day to
trade date.
For more information about this announcement or the Ecsponent group, email
investor.relations@ecsponent.com or visit www.ecsponentlimited.com/investor-relations
21 December 2018
Pretoria
Sponsor to Ecsponent
Questco Corporate Advisory (Pty) Ltd
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