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AFRICAN DAWN CAPITAL LIMITED - Disposal Of Greenoaks Property By Candlestick Park Investments Proprietary Limited

Release Date: 23/12/2015 17:00
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Disposal Of Greenoaks Property By Candlestick Park Investments Proprietary Limited

African Dawn Capital Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration Number: 1998/020520/06)
JSE share code: ADW
ISIN: ZAE000060703
(“Afdawn” or the “Company")

DISPOSAL OF GREENOAKS PROPERTY BY CANDLESTICK PARK INVESTMENTS
PROPRIETARY LIMITED

1.   THE TRANSACTION

     Shareholders are hereby advised that Candlestick Park
     Investments Proprietary Limited (“Seller” or
     “Candlestick”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Afdawn
     entered into an agreement with Boulder Property
     Investments Two Proprietary Limited (“Purchaser”) dated
     23 December 2015 (“Agreement of Sale”). In terms of the
     Agreement of Sale, the Purchaser will acquire Portion 214
     of the farm Lyttleton 381, Gauteng province, commonly
     known as the Greenoaks residential housing complex
     (“Fixed Property”) (“Transaction”).

2.   OVERVIEW OF THE FIXED PROPERTY

     The Fixed Property is a residential housing complex in
     Centurion, Gauteng, where the residential units are
     rented out to tenants on an annual lease basis.

3.   EFFECTIVE DATE

     The effective date of the Transaction shall be the date
     of registration of the Fixed Property into the name of
     the Purchaser, as soon as is reasonable after the date of
     signing the Agreement of Sale, subject to the fulfilment
     of the suspensive conditions set out in paragraph 6 below
     (“Effective Date”).

4.   RATIONALE FOR THE TRANSACTION AND USE OF PROCEEDS

     The Fixed Property has been identified as a non-core
     asset by the Afdawn board of directors. The Transaction
     is in line with the strategy of the Company to dispose of
     certain non-core assets.
    
     The net proceeds of the Transaction will be used to
     reduce liabilities and fund other ongoing commitments of
     the Company.

5.   PURCHASE CONSIDERATION

     In terms of the Transaction, the purchase consideration
     for the Fixed Property is R35 million (“Purchase
     Consideration”), which will be a payable as follows:

     5.1.   a deposit or guarantee in the amount of
            R3.5 million must be paid on or before 13 January
            2016 into the trust account of the Seller’s
            attorney; and

     5.2.   the balance of the Purchase Consideration shall be
            payable by means of an irrevocable and
            unconditional bank guarantee issued in favour of
            the Seller and must be delivered within 45 days
            from signature of the Agreement of Sale to the
            Seller’s attorney.

6.   SUSPENSIVE CONDITIONS

     The Transaction is subject to the fulfilment of the
     following suspensive conditions:

     6.1.   the Purchaser must secure a loan on or before
            29 January 2016 in the sum of at least R28 million
            from a registered bank or other registered
            financial institution as a first mortgage bond
            over the Fixed Property and/or any other property
            owned by the Purchaser; and

     6.2.   receipt of all regulatory and/or shareholder
            approvals required in accordance with applicable
            law, the Listings Requirements of the JSE or any
            other regulations.

7.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     The net value of the Fixed Property, which is the subject
     of the Transaction, was R10.95 million as at the year
     ended 28 February 2015.
     
     The loss attributable to the Fixed Property, which is the
     subject of the Transaction was R0.24 million for the year
     ended 28 February 2015.

8.   OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

     Save for set out in this announcement, the parties have
     provided warranties to each other that are standard to a
     transaction of this nature.

9.   SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO CANDLESTICK

     9.1.   The Fixed Property, which is the subject of the
            Transaction, was transferred to Candlestick in
            August 2010 in the settlement of amounts owing to
            African Dawn Property Transfer Finance 2
            Proprietary Limited (“PTF2”) and African Dawn
            Property Transfer Finance 3 Proprietary Limited
            (“PTF3”) by Blue Dot Properties 1198 CC (“Blue
            Dot”) (“Transfer”).

     9.2.   The liquidators of Blue Dot subsequently made an
            application seeking relief, inter alia, setting
            aside the Transfer, which application was opposed
            by Candlestick and accordingly disputed between
            the parties (“Dispute”).

     9.3.   Further   to  the   Transaction,   Candlestick has
            entered into a settlement agreement relating to
            the Dispute with Nedbank Limited (“Nedbank”),
            PTF2, PTF3, and Blue Dot (“Settlement Agreement”).
            The parties will make application for the
            Settlement Agreement to be made an order of the
            court.

     9.4.   In terms of the Settlement Agreement, the proceeds
            received by Candlestick from the Transaction will
            be divided and paid as follows:

            9.4.1. Nedbank will be paid as a first charge the
                   amount of the balance due to it under the
                   mortgage bond over the Fixed Property, as
                   at the Effective Date;

             9.4.2. a fixed sum of R8 million, which includes
                    legal costs set out in paragraph 9.4.3
                    below, will be paid to Blue Dot;

             9.4.3. Nedbank’s taxed legal cost on the scale as
                    between attorney and client incurred, to be
                    paid first from the fixed sum of R8
                    million;

             9.4.4. 50% of the net proceeds after deduction of
                    the amounts set out in paragraph 9.4.1,
                    paragraph 9.4.2 and paragraph 9.4.3 above
                    (“Net Proceeds”), will be paid to PTF2 in
                    full and final settlement of its loan claim
                    against Candlestick; and

             9.4.5. 50% of the Net Proceeds will be paid to
                    PTF3 in full and final settlement of its
                    loan claim against Candlestick.

      9.5.   Based on the terms of the Settlement Agreement,
             Afdawn expects to receive proceeds of R9.15
             million as a result of the Transaction.

10.   CATEGORISATION

      The categorisation of the Transaction is still being
      determined by the Company in consultation with the JSE.
      Shareholders will be advised of the categorisation in due
      course.

Cape Town
23 December 2015

Corporate Adviser and Transaction Designated Adviser
PSG Capital

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