Taste Rights Offer Results
TASTE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration number 2000/002239/06)
Share code: TAS ISIN: ZAE000081162
(“Taste” or “the Company”)
TASTE RIGHTS OFFER RESULTS
Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 28 August 2014
(“Declaration Announcement”) and 2 September 2014 (“Finalisation Announcement”) wherein
shareholders were advised that Taste intended to raise R180 157 542 from its Shareholders by
way of a renounceable rights offer (“Rights Offer”), in terms of which Taste will offer a total of
60 052 514 new Taste ordinary shares (“Rights Offer Shares”) at a subscription price of
300 cents per Rights Offer Share in the ratio of 29.20 Rights Offer Shares for every 100 shares
held in Taste at the close of business on the record date for the Rights Offer, being Friday,
12 September 2014.
Shareholders are advised that, 71 826 118 Rights Offer Shares were subscribed for, equivalent
to 120% of the total Rights Offer Shares. As a result thereof, excess applications of 20 377 420
Rights Offer Shares have been received, which will be allocated in an equitable manner as set
out in the circular distributed to Taste Shareholders on 9 September 2014 up to the number of
Rights Offer Shares available.
The results of the Rights Offer, which closed on Friday, 26 September 2014, are as follows:
Number of Rights Offer % of Rights Offer
Shares Shares
Rights Offer Shares available for
subscription 60 052 514 100%
Rights Offer Shares subscribed for by
Taste Shareholders 51 448 698 86%
Excess Rights Offer Shares to be
allotted 8 603 816 14%
Rights Offer Share certificates in terms of the Rights Offer will be posted to holders of
Certificated Taste Shares on or about Monday, 29 September 2014.
The CSDP or broker accounts of holders of Dematerialised Taste Shares will be credited with
Rights Offer Shares and debited with payments due on Monday, 29 September 2014.
Johannesburg
29 September 2014
Sponsor, Corporate Advisor and Book Runner
Merchantec Capital
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