Acquisition of a Viable Asset and Renewal of the Cautionary Announcement
HULISANI LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration number: 2015/363903/06)
Share code: HUL ISIN: ZAE000212072
(“Hulisani” or “the Company”)
ACQUISITION OF A VIABLE ASSET AND RENEWAL OF THE CAUTIONARY
ANNOUNCEMENT
1. INTRODUCTION
Hulisani is pleased to announce that it has entered into a
share subscription and share repurchase agreement with Red
Cape Investments Proprietary Limited (“Red Cap”) and
Eurocape Renewables Proprietary Limited (“Eurocape”) (“the
Agreement”) and their respective shareholders whereby
Hulisani will acquire the entire issued share capital of Red
Cap and Eurocape (“the Acquisition”).
The shareholders of Red Cap are Tzing Investments
Proprietary Limited, Kerligyn Proprietary Limited and Lance
Blaine.
The shareholders of Eurocape are the Kasouga Trust, the
Gerard Latouf Family Trust and Leadwood Capital Proprietary
Limited.
The effective date of the Acquisition will be the date on
which the conditions precedent to the Agreement have been
fulfilled or waived (“Effective Date”).
2. RATIONALE FOR THE ACQUISITION
Hulisani was established to pursue the acquisition of, and
investment in, companies focused on, and operating in, the
energy sector and which evidence good potential for growth.
The Kouga Wind Farm is a round 1, 80 megawatt Renewable
Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Project and
was constructed under a turnkey Engineering, Procurement and
Construction contract with the European OEM Nordex. The
wind farm reached Commercial Operation Date on the 17th of
March 2015 and has a 20 year agreement to supply electricity
to Eskom (“the Kouga Project”).
By entering into the Acquisition, Hulisani will be taking
its first step in fulfilling this vision.
3. INFORMATION ON RED CAP
Red Cap is a holding company, with its primary asset being
a 5.46% shareholding in the Kouga Wind Farm located in the
Kouga region of the Eastern Cape.
4. INFORMATION ON EUROCAPE
EurpoCape is a holding company, with its primary asset being
a 1.21% shareholding the Kouga Project.
5. SALIENT TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT
5.1 In terms of the Agreement, Hulisani will subscribe for
400 ordinary shares in Red Cap for a subscription
consideration of R118 949 033 and for 100 ordinary
shares in Eurocape for a subscription consideration
of R26 312 968 (“the Subscriptions”). Subsequent to
the Subscriptions, both Red Cap and Eurocape will
repurchase all shares issued to their existing
shareholders for R118 949 033 and R26 312 968
respectively (“the Repurchases”). The effect of the
Subscriptions and Repurchases is that Hulisani will
hold 100% of the shares in both Red Cap and Eurocape.
5.2 The Acquisition will be subject to the fulfilment or
waiver of the following conditions precedent by no
later than 2 February 2017:
5.2.1 a resolution passed by the majority of the
disinterested directors of Hulisani approving the
Acquisition, as required in terms of the Listings
Requirements of the JSE Limited (“JSE”) and the
Hulisani MOI;
5.2.2 the approval of the Acquisition by Hulisani
shareholders in terms of the Listings Requirements
of the JSE; and
5.2.3 all other regulatory approvals as may be required
to implement the Acquisition; and
5.2.4 other conditions precedent that are customary to
a transaction of this nature.
5.3 Red Cap and Eurocape have provided warrantees that
they shall have no liabilities or assets other than
the shares in the Kouga Project on the Effective Date.
Hulisani, Red Cap and Eurocape have provided
additional warranties that are standard for a
transaction of this nature.
6. CATEGORISATION
The Acquisition qualifies as a Category 2 acquisition in
terms of the JSE Listings Requirements. As the Acquisition
will be classified as the Company’s Viable Asset
Acquisition, a circular, setting out full details of the
Acquisition, will be distributed to Hulisani shareholders
within 60 days of the date of this announcement.
Post the successful conclusion of the Acquisition, the JSE
will no longer classify Hulisani as a SPAC and subject to
the approval of the JSE, the Company will be listed on the
Main Board as an investment entity.
7. RENEWAL OF CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT
Until such time as all the information required in terms of
the Listings Requirements have been disclosed, shareholders
are advised to continue to exercise caution when dealing in
the Company’s securities until a further announcement is
made.
Johannesburg
27 September 2016
Sponsor and Corporate Advisor: PSG Capital Proprietary Limited
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