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GMB - Glenrand MIB Limited - Remaining Conditions Precedent

Release Date: 24/03/2011 16:00
Code(s): GMB
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GMB - Glenrand MIB Limited - Remaining Conditions Precedent GLENRAND MIB LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1997/008001/06) Share code: GMB ISIN: ZAE000078010 ("Glenrand" or "the company") AON SOUTH AFRICA (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1978/004501/07) ("Aon") REMAINING CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT (IN TERMS OF SECTION 311 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 61 OF 1973, AS AMENDED) PROPOSED BY AON BETWEEN GLENRAND AND ITS ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS ("THE SCHEME") AND AMENDMENT OF IMPORTANT DATES AND TIMES 1. INTRODUCTION Shareholders of Glenrand ("Glenrand shareholders") are referred to the announcement released by Glenrand on SENS on 15 March 2011 and published in the press on 16 March 2011, wherein they were advised that the scheme had been sanctioned by the South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg. A certified copy of the Court Order sanctioning the scheme was registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office, Pretoria, on Thursday, 24 March 2011. 2. REMAINING CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME The only remaining conditions precedent to the implementation of the scheme are the following: 2.1 the unconditional approval of the scheme by the relevant Competition Authorities in South Africa, Swaziland and Namibia, or if such approval is conditional, then on such conditions as may be acceptable to the parties affected thereby; 2.2 Glenrand not having undertaken or allowed to occur any unusual corporate action or frustrating action as described in Rule 19 of the Securities Regulation Code on Take-overs and Mergers including, but not limited to, any declaration of any unusual or unplanned dividends, without the consent of Aon; and 2.3 no material adverse change such as would be likely to have a material adverse effect on Glenrand, its operations, reputation and/or the earnings potential of Glenrand, having occurred prior to the date on which the last of the conditions precedent set out above is fulfilled or waived, or 30 April 2011 or such later date as may be agreed in writing between the parties, whichever is the earlier, further details of which are set out in the circular posted to Glenrand shareholders on 10 February 2011. In addition, Glenrand shareholders are reminded that the scheme is inter- conditional and indivisibly linked to the share purchase agreement ("BBP agreement") entered into between Aon and Micawber 427 (Proprietary) Limited, Micawber 428 (Proprietary) Limited and Micawber 429 (Proprietary) Limited, being the Black Business Partner shareholders ("the BBP shareholders") of Glenrand. The BBP agreement is subject only to the scheme becoming unconditional and operative in accordance with its terms. 3. AMENDMENT OF IMPORTANT DATES AND TIMES It is anticipated that the South African Competition Authorities will approve the scheme conditionally, on such conditions as will be acceptable to the parties affected thereby, by no later than 10h00 on 7 April 2011. No approval of the scheme is required from the Competition Authorities in Zimbabwe. It is anticipated that approval will not be obtained from the Competition Authorities in Swaziland and Namibia by 10h00 on 7 April 2011. However, the parties anticipate that `hold separate arrangements` will be concluded with the Competition Authorities in those jurisdictions by 10h00 on 7 April 2011, thereby allowing the scheme to be implemented in South Africa (but not in those jurisdictions, until the requisite approval in those jurisdictions is obtained). In the event that the approval of the Competition Authorities in South Africa is obtained and that hold separate arrangements with the Competition Authorities in Swaziland and Namibia are concluded, Aon will immediately confirm the fulfilment of or waive the remaining conditions precedent set out in 2.2 and 2.3 above. On the basis that the approval of the Competition Authorities in South Africa is obtained and that hold separate arrangements with the Competition Authorities in Swaziland and Namibia are concluded, by 10h00 on 7 April 2011, and that, immediately thereafter, Aon confirms the fulfilment of or waives the remaining conditions precedent set out in 2.2 and 2.3 above, the important dates and times for the implementation of the scheme will be amended as follows: 2011 Finalisation announcement released on SENS by no later than 11h00 on Thursday, 7 April Finalisation announcement published in the press on Friday, 8 April Last day to trade to participate in scheme consideration on Thursday, 14 April
Suspension of listing of Glenrand shares at commencement of trading on Friday, 15 April Scheme consideration record date, being the date on which scheme participants must be recorded in the register to receive the scheme consideration, by close of trading on Thursday, 21 April
Operative date of the scheme Tuesday, 26 April Scheme consideration expected to be paid/posted to certificated scheme participants (if documents of title are received on the scheme consideration record date) on or about Tuesday, 26 April Dematerialised scheme participants expected to have their accounts (held at their CSDP or broker) updated on Tuesday, 26 April Termination of listing of Glenrand shares at the commencement of trading on or about Thursday, 28 April Notes: 1. ALL DATES AND TIMES MAY BE CHANGED BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN GLENRAND AND AON AND/OR MAY BE SUBJECT TO THE OBTAINING OF CERTAIN REGULATORY APPROVALS. ANY CHANGE WILL BE RELEASED ON SENS AND PUBLISHED IN THE PRESS. 2. ALL TIMES GIVEN IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ARE LOCAL TIMES IN SOUTH AFRICA. 3. SHARE CERTIFICATES MAY NOT BE DEMATERIALISED OR REMATERIALISED AFTER THURSDAY, 14 APRIL 2011. A further announcement relating to the fulfilment, or if appropriate, waiver of the remaining conditions precedent to the implementation of the scheme and, if applicable, updated important dates and times for implementation of the scheme will be released on SENS and published in the press in due course. Randburg 24 March 2011 Corporate Advisor and Transactional Sponsor to Glenrand Sasfin Capital A division of Sasfin Bank Limited Legal Advisor to Glenrand Deneys Reitz Inc. Independent Financial Advisor to the Glenrand Board PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance (Proprietary) Limited Sponsor to Glenrand Nedbank Capital Corporate Advisor to Aon Grindrod Bank Limited Legal Advisor to Aon Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc. Financial and Tax Due Diligence Advisor to Aon Deloitte Advisor to the Black Business Partner Shareholders of Glenrand Standard Bank Group Limited Date: 24/03/2011 16:00:02 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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