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AMS / AMSN - Anglo Platinum Limited - Anglo Platinum Rights offer

Release Date: 29/03/2010 07:48
Code(s): AMS AMSN
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AMS / AMSN - Anglo Platinum Limited - Anglo Platinum Rights offer Anglo Platinum Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1946/022452/06) Share code: AMS ISIN: ZAE000013181 Share code: AMSN ISIN: ZAE000143962 ("Anglo Platinum" or "the Company") THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IS UNLAWFUL. ANGLO PLATINUM RIGHTS OFFER Shareholders are referred to the announcements released on SENS on 8 February 2010, 19 February 2010 and 18 March 2010 and the circular dated 8 March 2010 in terms of which Anglo Platinum announced the raising of R12.5 billion by way of an underwritten rights offer of 24,891,473 new ordinary shares with a par value of 10 cents each ("Rights Offer Shares") to qualifying Anglo Platinum ordinary Shareholders and Anglo Platinum `A` ordinary Shareholders and their renouncees ("Shareholders") in the ratio of 10.3823 Rights Offer Shares for every 100 Anglo Platinum ordinary shares or Anglo Platinum `A` ordinary shares (collectively "shares") held on 5 March 2010 (the "Record Date") at a subscription price of R502.18 per Rights Offer Share (the "Rights Offer"). The Rights Offer closed on Friday, 26 March 2010 and the results thereof are set out in the table below. Number of % of Rights Rights Offer Offer Shares Shares Rights Offer Shares available for 24,891,473 100.0 subscription Rights Offer Shares subscribed for 24,768,478 99.5 Excess Rights Offer Shares available 122,995 0.5 Excess Rights Offer Shares applied for 9,667,858 38.8 The Rights Offer was partially underwritten by Anglo South Africa Capital (Proprietary) Limited ("ASAC") to the extent of 5,288,275 Rights Offer Shares (the "Underwritten Rights Offer Shares"). Given that the Rights Offer was fully subscribed, after taking into account the applications received for excess Rights Offer Shares, the Underwriter will not be allocated any Rights Offer Shares pursuant to its underwriting of minority entitlements. The excess Rights Offer Shares applied for will be allocated to applicants in a manner viewed as equitable in terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited taking cognisance of the number of shares held by the Shareholder as at the Record Date, including those taken up as a result of the Rights Offer, and the number of excess Rights Offer Shares applied for by such Shareholder. For Shareholders who have subscribed for Rights Offer Shares: (i) share certificates will be posted to holders of certificated shares on or about Monday, 29 March 2010; and (ii) the Central Securities Depository Participant ("CSDP") or Broker accounts of holders of dematerialised shares will be credited with the Rights Offer Shares and debited with any payments due on Monday, 29 March 2010. For Shareholders who have applied for, and been allocated, excess Rights Offer Shares: (i) share certificates and/or refund cheques will be posted to holders of certificated shares on or about Wednesday, 31 March 2010; and (ii) the CSDP or Broker accounts of holders of dematerialised shares will be credited with the excess Rights Offer Shares and debited with any payments due on Wednesday, 31 March 2010. This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or the securities laws of any state or any other jurisdiction of the United States. Consequently, they may not be offered, sold, taken up, exercised, resold, renounced, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States. Johannesburg 29 March 2010 Merchant bank and transaction sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK A division of FirstRand Bank Limited Legal advisor to the Company DENEYS REITZ ATTORNEYS Legal advisor to the Underwriter Webber Wentzel Attorneys Sponsor Merrill Lynch A subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation Reporting accountants Deloitte & Touche Registered Auditors Date: 29/03/2010 07:48:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.