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SIRIUS REAL ESTATE LIMITED - Scrip Dividend Reference Price And Exchange Rate

Release Date: 30/11/2020 17:25
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Scrip Dividend Reference Price And Exchange Rate

SIRIUS REAL ESTATE LIMITED
(Incorporated in Guernsey)
Company Number: 46442
JSE Share Code: SRE
LSE (GBP) Share Code: SRE
LSE (EUR) Share Code: ESRE
LEI: 213800NURUF5W8QSK566
ISIN Code: GG00B1W3VF54


30 November 2020

                                        Sirius Real Estate Limited

                                 ("Sirius Real Estate" or the "Company")

                            Posting of Scrip Dividend Alternative Circular and

                           Scrip Dividend Reference Price and Exchange Rate

Sirius Real Estate is pleased to confirm that the Scrip Dividend Alternative Circular and (if appropriate) a
Form of Election have today been posted to shareholders and are available on the Company's website:
www.sirius-real-estate.com.

An overview timetable of events relating to the Scrip Dividend Alternative is set out below:

For Shareholders on the UK Share Register:

Announcement of Scrip Dividend Alternative                                     Monday, 23 November 2020

Announcement of Reference Price for the New Shares                             Monday, 30 November 2020
and the Euro to Sterling Conversion Rate released on
RNS

Despatch the Scrip Circular and Form of Election and                           Monday, 30 November 2020
announce the despatch on RNS

Last day to trade in order to be eligible for the cash                         Wednesday, 16 December 2020
dividend or alternatively the scrip dividend

Shares commence trading ex the cash dividend or scrip                          Thursday, 17 December 2020
dividend (the UK Ex-Dividend Date)

Record Date for Shareholders on the UK Share Register                          Friday, 18 December 2020

Deadline by which election to receive the New Shares or                        5.00 p.m. (UK time) on Wednesday, 30
election to receive dividend entitlements in Sterling                          December 2020
must have been received by the Registrars (Election
Return Date)

Announcement on RNS of the number of New Shares                                Wednesday, 13 January 2021
issued

Despatch scrip dividend share certificates, Dividend                           Wednesday, 20 January 2021
cheques and tax vouchers

CREST accounts credited and/or updated with the                                Thursday, 21 January 2021
Dividend payment in cash and/or New Shares

Admission of New Shares to the premium segment of                              Thursday, 21 January 2021
the Official List and to trading on Main Market

Dividend Payment Date                                                          Thursday, 21 January 2021

For Shareholders on the SA Share Register:

Announcement of Scrip Dividend Alternative                                     Monday, 23 November 2020

Announcement of Reference Price for the New Shares                             Monday, 30 November 2020
and the Euro to ZAR Conversion Rate released on SENS

Despatch the Scrip Circular and Form of Election and                           Monday, 30 November 2020
announce the despatch on SENS

Last day to trade in order to be eligible for the cash                         Monday, 14 December 2020
dividend or alternatively the scrip dividend

Shares commence trading ex the cash dividend or scrip                          Tuesday, 15 December 2020
dividend (the SA Ex-Dividend Date)

Announcement on SENS regarding Cash Fractions                                  Thursday, 17 December 2020
applicable to the Scrip Dividend, by 11:00 a.m.

Record Date for Shareholders on the SA Share Register                          Friday, 18 December 2020

Deadline by which election to receive the New Shares                           12.00 noon (South African time) on Wednesday,
must have been received by the Transfer Secretaries                            30 December 2020
(Election Return Date)

Announcement on SENS of the number of New Shares to                            Wednesday, 13 January 2021
be issued

Execution of the conversion from Euro to ZAR for                               Thursday, 14 January 2021
payment of any dividends in ZAR

Participant/broker accounts credited and/or updated                            Thursday, 21 January 2021
with the Dividend payment in cash and/or New Shares

Despatch scrip dividend share certificates, Dividend                           Thursday, 21 January 2021
cheques and tax vouchers

Listing and admission of New Shares to trading on the                          Thursday, 21 January 2021
JSE

Dividend Payment Date                                                          Thursday, 21 January 2021

The above dates and times are subject to change. Any changes will be released on RNS and SENS.

To facilitate settlement of the Dividend to entitled SA Shareholders, share certificates may not be
dematerialised or rematerialised between Tuesday, 15 December 2020 (the SA Ex-Dividend Date) and
Friday, 18 December 2020 (the Record Date). No transfers of Shares shall be registered in the SA Share
Register, or between the SA Share Register and the UK Share Register, between Monday, 30 November
2020 (the Reference Price date) and Friday, 18 December 2020. All dates are inclusive.

The Dividend has been declared in Euro. Shareholders on the UK Share Register may choose to receive
their entitlement to the Dividend in cash in either Euro or Sterling. Shareholders on the UK Share Register
who do not make a valid Sterling currency election will receive any entitlement to the cash dividend in
Euro. Shareholders on the SA Share Register will receive any entitlement to the cash dividend in ZAR.

The Scrip Dividend Reference Prices are as follows:

Shareholders on the UK Share Register: £0.87443 (Sterling)

Shareholders on the SA Share Register: 1,771.50845 (ZAR cents)

Therefore, the number of New Shares which Shareholders electing to take the Scrip Dividend Alternative
will receive are (subject to the treatment of any fractions) as follows:

Shareholders on the UK Share Register:           1 New Share for every 54.07730 Ordinary Shares held

Shareholders on the SA Share Register:           1 New Share for every 53.86587 Ordinary Shares held

Fractions

Where an entitlement to New Shares in relation to the Scrip Dividend Alternative as calculated in
accordance with the formulae described above gives rise to a fraction of a New Share, such fractional
entitlement shall be treated as follows:

Shareholders on the UK Share Register:

No fraction of a New Share will be issued to Shareholders on the UK Share Register, and the relevant
amount of Dividend will be retained for the benefit of the Company.
Shareholders on the SA Share Register:

Trading in the Strate environment does not permit fractions and fractional entitlements. Any fractional
entitlement will be rounded down to the nearest whole number, resulting in allocations of whole
securities and a cash payment in ZAR for the fractional amount.

The Euro to Sterling Conversion Rate (UK Share Register only)

For Shareholders on the UK Share Register who make a valid Sterling currency election, the conversion
rate for the purposes of calculating the Dividend for the six months ended 30 September 2020 will be a
Euro to Sterling Rate of £0.88849.

On this basis, Shareholders on the UK Share Register who have elected to receive their entitlement to the
Dividend in cash in Sterling will receive a gross dividend of £0.01617 (Sterling) per Ordinary Share.

Alternatively, Shareholders on the UK Share Register may elect to receive New Shares by way of the Scrip
Dividend Alternative.

The Euro to ZAR Conversion Rate (SA Share Register only)

For Shareholders on the SA Share Register, the conversion rate for the purposes of calculating the
Dividend authorised in connection with the period ended 30 September 2020 will be 18.07000 ZAR to 1
Euro.

The Euro to ZAR conversion for payment of the dividend in ZAR will be settled on Thursday, 14 January
2021, using the Euro to ZAR Conversion Rate which has been fixed by the Company as at the date of this
announcement and the Circular.

On this basis, Shareholders on the SA Share Register will receive a gross dividend of 32.88740 (ZAR cents)
per Ordinary Share, which they may take in cash or in New Shares by electing to do so by way of the Scrip
Dividend Alternative.

Information for Shareholders on the SA Share Register

Tax

In accordance with the Listings Requirements of the JSE, the Company confirms that the net cash dividend
received by SA Shareholders who are not exempt from dividend withholding tax of 20%, is expected to be
26.30992 (ZAR cents) per Ordinary Share.

South African Shareholders who elect to receive the Dividend in scrip form should not be subject to
income tax or dividend withholding tax on receipt of the New Shares, and the Scrip Dividend is likely to
be regarded as a foreign dividend.

General information

On Monday, 23 November 2020, being the declaration date of the Dividend, the Company had in issue
1,045,351,272 Ordinary Shares carrying voting rights, and there were no shares held in treasury. The
Company is incorporated in Guernsey with Company number 46442 and its tax registration number in
Guernsey is 1EC.956 and its UK tax number is GB 203993015.

Further Information

Terms used but not defined herein have the same meaning given to them as set out in the Scrip Dividend
Alternative Circular (“Scrip Circular”) to be dispatched on Monday, 30 November 2020.

The distribution of the Scrip Circular in certain jurisdictions (including the United States of America,
Canada, Japan, New Zealand or Australia or their respective territories or possessions (subject to
applicable exemptions)) other than the United Kingdom, South Africa and Guernsey may be restricted by
law. Accordingly, the Scrip Circular may not be distributed or published in any jurisdiction except under
circumstances that will result in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations. Persons into whose
possession the Scrip Circular comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions.
Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction.

For further information:

Sirius Real Estate
Andrew Coombs, CEO                      +49 (0)30 285010110
Alistair Marks, CFO

FTI Consulting (financial PR)
Richard Sunderland                      (+44) 020 3727 1000
Claire Turvey
Talia Jessener

SiriusRealEstate@fticonsulting.com

JSE Sponsor
PSG Capital

Date: 30-11-2020 05:25:00
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