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GENSEC/SANLAM - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT

Release Date: 13/12/2000 14:08
Code(s): GSC SLM
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GENBEL SECURITIES LIMITED
  (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA)
  (REGISTRATION NUMBER 1977/002124/06)
  ("GENSEC")
SANLAM LIMITED
  (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA)
  (REGISTRATION NUMBER 1959/001562/06)
  ("SANLAM")

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED BY SANLAM BETWEEN GENSEC AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS OTHER THAN SANLAM AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (THE "SCHEME") 1. APPROVAL OF THE SCHEME
SHAREHOLDERS OF GENSEC AND SANLAM ARE ADVISED THAT THE SCHEME WAS SANCTIONED BY THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA (WITWATERSRAND LOCAL DIVISION), ON TUESDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2000. THE ORDER OF COURT SANCTIONING THE SCHEME WAS REGISTERED BY THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES ON WEDNESDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2000. ALL THE CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE SCHEME HAVE NOW BEEN FULFILLED, AND THE SCHEME WILL BECOME OPERATIVE ON MONDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2000 (THE "OPERATIVE DATE").
IN TERMS OF THE SCHEME, SHAREHOLDERS OF GENSEC OTHER THAN SANLAM AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (THE "SCHEME MEMBERS") WILL RECEIVE R37,00 IN CASH (THE "SCHEME CONSIDERATION") FOR EACH GENSEC SHARE HELD ON FRIDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2000, AGAINST SURRENDER BY SCHEME MEMBERS OF THEIR DOCUMENTS OF TITLE. 2. SURRENDER OF DOCUMENTS OF TITLE
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE SCHEME CONSIDERATION, SCHEME MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, ARE REQUESTED TO SURRENDER THEIR DOCUMENTS OF TITLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE TRANSFER SECRETARIES, MERCANTILE REGISTRARS LIMITED, 7TH FLOOR, 11 DIAGONAL STREET, JOHANNESBURG, 2001 (PO BOX 7184, JOHANNESBURG, 2000) (THE "TRANSFER SECRETARIES"). TO THIS END, AN ADDITIONAL SURRENDER FORM WILL BE INCLUDED IN A SURRENDER CIRCULAR WHICH WILL BE POSTED TO SCHEME MEMBERS ON MONDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2000.
EXISTING DOCUMENTS OF TITLE IN RESPECT OF GENSEC SHARES WILL HAVE NO VALUE FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF BUSINESS ON THE OPERATIVE DATE, OTHER THAN FOR SURRENDER IN EXCHANGE FOR THE SCHEME CONSIDERATION.
THE SCHEME CONSIDERATION WILL BE POSTED TO SCHEME MEMBERS BY THE TRANSFER SECRETARIES WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF THE OPERATIVE DATE IF SCHEME MEMBERS' DOCUMENTS OF TITLE ARE SURRENDERED PRIOR TO THE OPERATIVE DATE OR, IF SCHEME MEMBERS' DOCUMENTS OF TITLE ARE SURRENDERED AFTER THE OPERATIVE DATE, WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIPT THEREOF BY THE TRANSFER SECRETARIES, AT THE RISK OF THE SCHEME MEMBERS CONCERNED.
SUBJECT TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXCHANGE CONTROL REGULATIONS, DETAILS OF WHICH ARE GIVEN IN THE DOCUMENT SENT TO SCHEME MEMBERS DATED MONDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2000, CHEQUES WILL BE POSTED BY ORDINARY POST, AT THE RISK OF THE SCHEME MEMBERS CONCERNED, TO THEIR ADDRESSES INCLUDED IN THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS OF GENSEC. 3. STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING
THE LISTING OF GENSEC SHARES WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE JSE SECURITIES EXCHANGE SOUTH AFRICA ("JSE") WITH EFFECT FROM THE CLOSE OF TRADING ON WEDNESDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2000, AND WILL BE TERMINATED FROM THE JSE WITH EFFECT FROM THE CLOSE OF TRADING ON FRIDAY, 22 DECEMBER 2000. JOHANNESBURG AND BELLVILLE 13 DECEMBER 2000 FINANCIAL ADVISER TO GENSEC
MORGAN STANLEY SOUTH AFRICA (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED (REGISTRATION NUMBER 1994/000261/07) INVESTMENT BANK TO GENSEC GENSEC BANK LIMITED (REGISTRATION NUMBER 1996/004744/06) LEGAL ADVISER TO GENSEC WEBBER WENTZEL BOWENS FINANCIAL ADVISER TO SANLAM CHASE LEGAL ADVISERS TO SANLAM CANCA INCORPORATED (REGISTRATION NUMBER 1996/006459/21)

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