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DSY - Discovery - Results of the odd-lot offer and specific share repurchase

Release Date: 18/05/2009 16:56
Code(s): DSY
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DSY - Discovery - Results of the odd-lot offer and specific share repurchase DISCOVERY HOLDINGS LIMITED (Registration number 1999/007789/06) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) JSE share code: DSY ISIN: ZAE000022331 ("Discovery" or "the Company") RESULTS OF THE ODD-LOT OFFER AND SPECIFIC SHARE REPURCHASE Discovery shareholders are hereby advised of the outcome of the odd-lot offer and the specific share repurchase, both of which closed on Friday, 15 May 2009. The results of the odd-lot offer are as follows: Shares Shares sold by Default Total retained by election sold shares
election sold Certificated 6 777 6 692 220 278 226 970 Uncertificated 102 710 108 835 38 348 147 183 Total 109 487 115 527 258 626 374 153 *Odd-lot shareholders who did not elect to retain their shares were automatically regarded as having chosen and accepted the offer The results of the specific repurchase are as follows: Number of shares accepting the offer
Certificated 5 747 Uncertificated 129 272 Total 135 019 Discovery repurchased a total of 509 172 shares, representing 0.01% of the issued share capital of the Company for a total consideration of R12 820 950.96. The number of shareholders was reduced by 9 595 representing 40% of the total number of shareholders. Sandton 18 May 2009 Merchant bank and transaction sponsor to Discovery RAND MERCHANT BANK, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited Attorneys to Discovery Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc. Date: 18/05/2009 16:56:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.

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