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Rand Water - Amended And Updated Programme Memorandum
RAND WATER
Rand Water is deemed to have been established in terms of the Water Services Act, 1997
(“Rand Water” and (“Issuer”). The Government of the Republic of South Africa, duly
represented by the Minister of Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, is the
sole shareholder of Rand Water. In terms of the Water Services Act, 1997, Rand Water's
primary activity is the provision of bulk water supply services (potable bulk water and sanitation
services) within the predetermined service area.
AMENDED AND UPDATED PROGRAMME MEMORANDUM
Rand Water has established a ZAR10,000,000,000 Domestic Medium Term Note Programme
("Programme") under which the Issuer may, from time to time, issue unsecured notes of any
kind ("Notes") pursuant to the Rand Water Amended and Updated Programme Memorandum
dated 25 February 2019 ("Previous Programme Memorandum").
Rand Water has, on and with effect from 23 June 2021 (“Programme Date”) amended and
updated the Previous Programme Memorandum on the basis set out in the Amended and
Updated Programme Memorandum, dated 23 June 2021 ("Amended Programme
Memorandum"). On 23 June 2021 the JSE formally approved the draft Amended Programme
Memorandum.
The Amended Programme Memorandum is available on the following website link:
https://www.randwater.co.za/Pages/Investor-Relations.aspx.
On and with effect from the Programme Date, the sections of the Amended Programme
Memorandum headed "Documents Incorporated by Reference", "Risk Factors", "Form of the
Notes", "General Description of the Issuer", "Financial Information", "Settlement, Clearing and
Transfers of Notes", "Taxation" and "Exchange Control" will supersede and replace the
corresponding sections of the Previous Programme Memorandum in their entirety and, to this
extent, update the Previous Programme Memorandum.
Subject to the paragraph above and all Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, the JSE
Debt Listings Requirements), the Previous Programme Memorandum (including the section of
the Previous Programme Memorandum headed "Terms and Conditions") will remain applicable
to all Notes issued under the Programme, pursuant to the Previous Programme Memorandum,
which remain in issue under the Programme as at the Programme Date ("Existing Notes").
There is no substantive difference between the Terms and Conditions set out in the Previous
Programme Memorandum and the Terms and Conditions set out in the Amended Programme
Memorandum.
The material amendments provided for in the Amended Programme Memorandum include:
• all amendments required to be made to the placing documents of state-owned entities
pursuant to the amended JSE Debt Listing Requirements (31 July 2020)(see the section
of the Amended Programme Memorandum headed "General Description of the Issuer")–
these amendments include:
o disclosure of how the Issuer has implemented the King Code (as defined in the
JSE Debt Listings Requirements) through the application of the King Code
disclosure and application regime;
o disclosure of the Issuer’s policy dealing with conflicts of interest, as described in
Section 7.4 of the JSE Debt Listings Requirements
o disclosure of Issuer’s policy dealing with procurement of services and/or
products, as described in Section 7.12 of the JSE Debt Listings Requirements
o disclosure of the information described in Section 4.10(b)(ii) to (xii) inclusive of
the JSE Debt Listings Requirements required to be given by the directors of the
Issuer
• an update to the Additional Issuer-Specific Risks (see the section of the Amended
Programme Memorandum headed "Risk Factors").
24 June 2021
Debt Sponsor
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
For further information on the Notes issued please contact:
Kea Sape SBSA (011) 721 5594
Lucky Ncobela Rand Water (011) 682 0318
Rand Water information:
522 Impala Road, Glenvista, 2058, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
PO Box 1127, Johannesburg, 2000
Tel: +27 11 682 0318
Fax: +27 11 682 0673
www.randwater.co.za
Date: 25-06-2021 07:30:00
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