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Issue and listing of Series 7, Class B and C preference shares, dividend declaration and finalisation announcement
ECSPONENT LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 1998/013215/06
JSE Code: ECS - ISIN: ZAE000179594
Ecsponent Pref Share B7 Ecsponent Pref Share C7
Short Name; ECSP B7 Short Name: ECSP C7
ECSP20 ECSP21
ISIN: ZAE000241717 ISIN: ZAE000241725
Issue and listing of Series 7, Class B and C Preference shares under the ZAR5,000,000,000 Preference
Share Programme and Dividend Declaration and Finalisation Announcement
Issue and listing of Series 7, Class B and C Preference shares:
The Company is pleased to announce that it will be listing the first tranche of Series 7 Class B and C preference shares
on Monday, 6 March 2017, the details of which are summarised below:
Ecsponent Pref Ecsponent Pref
Share B7 Share C7
Issue Price per Preference Share R100 R100
Listing date 6 March 2017 6 March 2017
Implied yield 10.66 percent per annum (nacm) Prime Rate plus 4% per annum,
payable monthly in arrears, not
compounded
Redemption Record Date 4 March 2022 4 March 2022
Redemption Amount per Preference R170 R100
Share
Redemption Payment Date 7 March 2022 7 March 2022
Full details regarding the listing will be announced prior to the listing date.
Declaration and finalisation announcement in respect of the first dividend payment:
Notice is hereby given that a preference dividend has been declared in respect of the Series 7, Class C
Preference Shares.
Relevant dates in relation to this dividend payment are set out below:
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Tuesday, 7 March 2017
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Record Date Friday, 10 March 2017
Payment Date Monday, 13 March 2017
In accordance with the requirements of Strate, no share certificates may be dematerialised or rematerialised
between the date that the Preference Shares commence trading ex-dividend and the Record Date.
In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE, the following additional information is provided:
1. The dividend has been declared from income reserves;
2. The dividend withholding tax rate is 15%;
3. The gross local dividend amount and the net local dividend amount payable to Preference Shareholders that
are subject to dividends withholding tax is set out below:
Series 7 Class C Preference Share
Gross local dividend amount (cents per share) 111.23288
Net local dividend amount (cents per share) 94.54795
4. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date
of this announcement:
4.1 247 100 Series 1 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000196291) with a total issued capital of
R24 710 000.
4.2 1 175 170 Series 2 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000202511) with a total issued capital of
R117 517 000.
4.3 1 180 016 Series 3 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000210506) with a total issued capital of
R118 001 600.
4.4 747 063 Series 4 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000210506) with a total issued capital of
R74 706 300.
4.5 1 171 989 Series 5 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000222501) with a total issued capital of
R117 198 900.
4.6 250 110 Series 6 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000229878) with a total issued capital of
R25 011 000.
5. Further shares will be issued prior to, or on, the last day to trade date.
6. Ecsponent’s income tax number is 9235/264/84/4.
Dividend payment dates for the remainder of 2017:
The following dividend payment dates are declared in respect of the Series 7 Class C Preference Shares for the
remainder of 2017. Dividend amounts will be announced at least 10 business days prior to the last day to trade:
APRIL 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Monday 10 April
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Tuesday 11 April
Record Date Thursday 13 April
Payment Date Tuesday 18 April
MAY 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Tuesday 9 May
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Wednesday 10 May
Record Date Friday 12 May
Payment Date Monday 15 May
JUNE 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Monday 12 June
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Tuesday 13 June
Record Date Thursday 15 June
Payment Date Monday 19 June
JULY 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Tuesday 11 July
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Wednesday 12 July
Record Date Friday 14 July
Payment Date Monday 17 July
AUGUST 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Monday 7 August
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Tuesday 8 August
Record Date Friday 11 August
Payment Date Monday 14 August
SEPTEMBER 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Tuesday 12 September
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Wednesday 13 September
Record Date Friday 15 September
Payment Date Monday 18 September
OCTOBER 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Tuesday 10 October
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Wednesday 11 October
Record Date Friday 13 October
Payment Date Monday 16 October
NOVEMBER 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Tuesday 7 November
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Wednesday 8 November
Record Date Friday 10 November
Payment Date Monday 13 November
DECEMBER 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Tuesday 12 December
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Wednesday 13 December
Record Date Friday 15 December
Payment Date Monday 18 December
In accordance with the requirements of Strate, no share certificates may be dematerialised or rematerialised
between the dates that dividends start trading ex-dividend and the Record Dates.
Pretoria
21 February 2017
Sponsor
Questco (Pty) Limited
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