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Astral Foods - Implementation and result of the odd-lot offer ASTRTAL FOODS LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1978/003194/06) JSE Share code ARL ISIN ZAE000029757 ("Astral Foods") Implementation and result of the odd-lot offer 1. Implementation of the odd-lot offer Shareholders are advised that the odd-lot offer to shareholders, who held fewer than 100 shares in Astral Foods ("odd-lot holders") at the close of business on Thursday, 8 August 2002 ("odd-lot holdings"), has been duly implemented. 2. Result of the odd-lot offer The total number of shares, made available by those odd-lot holders who elected to sell their odd-lot holdings and by those who failed to make an election and who were therefore deemed to have sold their odd- lot holdings, are 93 301 shares which have been repurchased by Astral Foods, in terms of a specific authority granted at the general meeting held on Wednesday, 24 July 2002, at R14,06 per share (being the offer price of R13,39 per share inclusive of a 5% premium) for a total consideration of R1 311 812. These shares will be cancelled, delisted and restored to the status of authorised share capital. The total number of shares purchased by those odd-lot holders who elected to purchase sufficient additional shares to increase their odd- lot holdings to holdings of 100 shares are 36 081 shares which have been issued by Astral Foods for a cash consideration of R483 125, in terms of a general authority granted at the general meeting held on Wednesday, 24 July 2002, at R13,39 per share. The listing of these shares has been approved by the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa. 3. Odd-lot holders who hold certificated shares In respect of those odd-lot holders who hold certificated shares and who elected to purchase additional shares, new share certificates (if requested) will be posted by registered post against surrender of existing documents of title, on Monday, 12 August 2002. Cheques and electronic transfers in respect of the sale of odd-lot holdings will be posted effected on Monday, 12 August 2002 against surrender of their relevant documents of title. All odd-lot holders who elected to sell their odd-lot holdings or who failed to make an election and who were therefore deemed to have sold their odd-lot holdings and who have not submitted their relevant documents of title to Computershare Investor Services Limited, 11 Diagonal Street, Johannesburg, 2001 (PO Box 1053, Johannesburg, 2000), are reminded to do so in order for their payments, in respect of their sold odd-lot holdings, to be released or effected. These odd-lot holders are also reminded that their documents of title will no longer be good for trading after Thursday, 8 August 2002. 4. Odd-lot holders who hold dematerialised shares Any movement in the number of shares held and amounts payable/receivable by an odd-lot holder who has dematerialised his/her shares, as a result of the implementation of the odd-lot offer, will be automatically updated and debited/credited in the odd-lot holder`s account with the Central Securities Depository Participant or broker selected by that odd-lot holder on Monday, 12 August 2002. Pretoria 8 August 2002 Financial adviser and sponsor ING INVESTMENT BANKING Corporate law advisers and consultants EDWARD NATHAN & FRIEDLAND CORPORATE LAW ADVISERS & CONSULTANTS (Registration number 1999/026464/07) Date: 08/08/2002 05:15:04 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department
