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SCL - SACOIL - Proposed unbundling of shares in Pioneer Coal Limited ("PIONEER
COAL") conditional acquisition of Coal Exploration Assets by Pioneer Coal
withdrawal of cautionary announcement
SACOIL HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Formerly SA Mineral Resources Corporation Limited)
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1993/000460/06)
Share code: SCL ISIN: ZAE000127460
("SACOIL" or "the company")
PROPOSED UNBUNDLING OF SHARES IN PIONEER COAL LIMITED ("PIONEER COAL")
CONDITIONAL ACQUISITION OF COAL EXPLORATION ASSETS BY PIONEER COAL
WITHDRAWAL OF CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT
Introduction
Further to the announcement dated 2 September 2008 which advised that the
directors of SacOil were, inter alia, considering proposals for the acquisition
and unbundling to SacOil shareholders of coal exploration assets, the directors
now advise that they have finalised proposals in terms of which:
- Pioneer Coal, a newly formed company, will issue 313 291 612 ordinary shares
to SacOil at a price of R0.001 per share;
- All the shares in Pioneer Coal held by SacOil will then be distributed to
SacOil shareholders by way of an unbundling in terms of section 46 of the
Income Tax Act, 1962 (Act 58 of 1962, as amended), on the basis of one Pioneer
Coal share for each SacOil share held ("the unbundling");
- Pioneer Coal will, immediately after the unbundling, acquire three mineral
exploration companies which hold a number of mineral exploration rights on
farms situated in Limpopo and Mpumalanga ("the coal exploration companies");
and
- An application will be made for the listing of Pioneer Coal in the "Mining-
Coal" sector of the JSE Limited ("the JSE")
(Collectively, "the transactions").
Reasons for the transactions
On 26 March 2008 SacOil announced that it had reached agreement to invest in
certain oil exploration rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
("the Oil Concessions"). Following this transaction ("the SacOil transaction"),
the directors of SacOil have decided to focus the business of SacOil on that
of the exploration and development of oil and gas resources. The directors of
SacOil decided that the coal exploration companies held strong potential for
the shareholders of SacOil and accordingly decided to acquire the coal
exploration companies for the benefit of SacOil shareholders via Pioneer
Coal.
The unbundling will allow investors to attribute appropriate separate ratings
to their holdings in SacOil and Pioneer Coal. It is expected that this will
unlock any potential discount that may eventuate by retaining both companies
under a single share structure. It will also enable the companies to develop
separate management and funding structures that will be appropriate for the
businesses they operate.
The unbundling
The unbundling will, subject to fulfilment of the suspensive conditions set out
below, be effected in terms of section 46 of the Income Tax Act and section 90
of the Companies Act, by way of a reduction in SacOil`s share premium account.
313 291 612 Pioneer Coal shares will be issued to SacOil shareholders prior to
implementation of the SacOil transaction on the basis of one Pioneer Coal share
for each SacOil share held.
Acquisition of the coal exploration companies
Pioneer Coal has, in terms of agreements signed on Friday, 12 December 2008,
agreed to acquire all the shares and loan accounts in Mudengu Resources
Holdings (Proprietary) Limited, Bono Lithihi Investments Group (Proprietary)
Limited and Solar Spectrum Trading 365 (Proprietary) Limited ("Solar")("the
acquisition"). The coal exploration companies have access to valid New Order
Prospecting Rights ("new order rights") over, inter alia, some 35 farms
totaling 48 160 hectares in the recognised Limpopo and Soutpansberg
coalfields. In addition, Pioneer Coal, through Solar, has applied for
Prospecting Rights over 4 contiguous farms totaling 11 101 hectares in the
Mpumalanga Coalfield. Pioneer Coal has mandated Venmyn Rand (Proprietary)
Limited to complete a Competent Person`s report in terms of SAMREC
requirements.
The consideration for the acquisition is R102 780 309, to be settled by
the issue to the vendors of 275,934,364 shares in Pioneer Coal at a price
of 30 cents per share, a cash payment of R2 000 000 to be paid on fulfillment
of the suspensive conditions referred to below; and a deferred cash payment
of R18 000 000, which cash payment will only be payable upon the proving by
Pioneer Coal of reserves held by the coal exploration companies of not less
than 67 million tonnes of proved coal reserves and 133 million tonnes of
probable coal reserves.
The acquisition is subject to warranties normal for a transaction of this
nature, including that the coal exploration companies have or alternatively
will have valid title to the new order rights prior to the implementation of
the acquisition.
The vendors of the coal exploration companies are, in the main, black persons
including broadly based black organisations, led by Messrs Thaba Mufamadi and
Ofhani Phaswana. Mr. Mufamadi has been appointed Chairman of Pioneer Coal.
It is intended that in conjunction with the unbundling and acquisition,
Pioneer Coal will raise an appropriate amount of cash ("the capital raising").
Following the capital raising, it is expected that Pioneer Coal will continue
to be majority black owned.
Suspensive conditions
The transactions are subject to the fulfilment of the following principal
suspensive conditions:
- SacOil shareholder approval;
- Regulatory approvals, including those of the JSE and Exchange Control
authorities;
- The grant of a listing of Pioneer Coal by the JSE;
- Consent by the Minister in terms of Section 11 of the Mineral and Petroleum
Resources Development Act, 2002, to the extent required;
- Completion of a Competent Person`s report on the coal exploration assets;
- Completion by Pioneer Coal of a due diligence investigation into the coal
exploration companies; and
- Completion of the capital raising.
Financial effects of the transactions
The table below sets out the unaudited pro forma financial effects of the
transactions on a SacOil shareholder. The unaudited pro forma financial
effects are presented for illustrative purposes only and because of their
nature may not give a fair reflection of a SacOil shareholder`s financial
position after the transactions. The directors of SacOil are responsible for
the preparation of the unaudited pro forma financial effects.
The unaudited pro forma financial effects are based on the following
assumptions:
1. the coal exploration companies have been acquired by Pioneer Coal;
2. the mineral rights being acquired by Pioneer Coal through the
acquisition of the coal exploration companies have a value of R35.745
million as per the draft Competent Person`s Report prepared by Venmyn Rand
(Pty) Ltd;
3. the total number of shares that will be issued by Pioneer Coal in respect
of the transactions will be 589 225 976, being 313 291 612 shares in respect
of the unbundling and 275,934,364 shares in respect of the acquisition;
4. the costs in relation to the transactions are estimated at R3 850 000; and
5. The financial effects of the SacOil transaction have not been included in
these financial effects because the unbundling will take place prior to the
issue of shares under the SacOil transaction.
Before 1 After the % change
transactions2
Loss per SacOil
share(cents) (5.68) (5.68) 0.0
Headline loss per
SacOil (2.90) (2.90) 0.0
share(cents)
Net asset value
per SacOil 14.18 18.78 32.4
share(cents)
Tangible net asset
value per SacOil 14.18 14.18 0.0
share (cents)
Weighted average
number of shares 167 592 528 167 592 528
in issue
Number of shares
in issue 313 291 612 313 291 612
Notes:
1. The "Before" financial information is based on SacOil`s published audited
results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2008.
2. The "After the transactions" net asset value and net tangible asset value
per SacOil share are based on 1 Pioneer Coal share with a net asset value
of 4.60 cents per Pioneer Coal share, which each SacOil shareholder will
receive for every 1 SacOil share held and the net asset value and net
tangible asset value per share of SacOil.
Withdrawal of cautionary announcement
In the light of the above and further to the cautionary announcements, the last
of which was dated 4 December 2008, SacOil shareholders are advised that the
cautionary announcement is withdrawn.
Midrand
15 December 2008
Sponsor
Sasfin Capital
A division of Sasfin Bank Limited
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