ZED - Zeder Investments Limited - Result of the mandatory offer by Zeder and Rootstock Capital (Proprietary) Limited to the shareholders of KWV Holdings Limited Zeder Investments Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration Number: 2006/019240/06 Share Code: ZED ISIN Code: ZAE000088431 ("Zeder") RESULT OF THE MANDATORY OFFER BY ZEDER AND ROOTSTOCK CAPITAL (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF KWV HOLDINGS LIMITED Shareholders are referred to the announcement published on SENS by Zeder on 7 April 2010 and published in the press jointly by Zeder, Rootstock Capital (Proprietary) Limited ("Rootstock") and KWV Holdings Limited ("KWV Holdings") on 8 April 2010 ("the announcement"), regarding the mandatory offer made by Zeder and Rootstock ("the Offeror Companies") to the shareholders of KWV Holdings, other than the Offeror Companies ("the KWV Holdings shareholders"), to acquire all of their ordinary shareholding in KWV Holdings at an offer consideration of R9.60 per ordinary share. The mandatory offer opened for acceptance at 09:00 on Tuesday, 4 May 2010 ("the opening date") and closed at 12:00 on Friday 28 May 2010 ("the closing date"). Shareholders are advised that the Offeror Companies received acceptances from KWV Holdings shareholders holding 32 080 KWV Holdings shares. The shares acquired in terms of the mandatory offer have, in accordance with the terms of the mandatory offer circular issued on 4 May 2010, been allocated between the Offeror Companies on the basis that Zeder has received 75% and Rootstock has received 25% of such shares as more fully set out in the table below: Offeror Number of Number of shares Total number Total Company shares held surrendered in of shares percentage of immediately terms of the held issued share prior to the mandatory offer immediately capital held opening date after the immediately closing date after the closing date Zeder 24 174 366 24 060 24 198 426 35.08% Rootstock 1 543 501 8 020 1 551 521 2.25% Total 25 717 867 32 080 25 749 947 37.33% KWV Holdings shareholders participating in the mandatory offer ("offer participants") whose shares are held by their brokers or Central Security Depositary Participants ("CSDP") as nominees on their behalf have had their accounts with their brokers or CSDP credited with the offer consideration on Monday, 31 May 2010. Offer participants who hold their shares in their own name have, in accordance with their instructions, either had their bank accounts credited with the offer consideration, or a cheque posted to them in this regard on Monday, 31 May 2010. By order of the Zeder Board Stellenbosch 31 May 2010 Transaction adviser and sponsor to Zeder: PSG Capital (Proprietary) Limited Date: 31/05/2010 17:30:01 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.