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PGR - Peregrine Holdings Limited - Voluntary announcement regarding

Release Date: 05/04/2011 11:46
Code(s): PGR
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PGR - Peregrine Holdings Limited - Voluntary announcement regarding restructuring of BEE shareholding in Peregrine Peregrine Holdings Limited (Registration number 1994/006026/06) JSE code: PGR ISIN code: ZAE000015152 ("Peregrine") VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING RESTRUCTURING OF BEE SHAREHOLDING IN PEREGRINE Shareholders are referred to the SENS announcement published by Vunani Limited earlier today ("the Vunani SENS announcement"). Vunani Capital (Proprietary) Limited ("Vunani Capital"), through its 100% held subsidiary, Rapicorp 59 (Proprietary) Limited ("Rapicorp 59"), currently owns 15 027 210 Peregrine shares, which represent 6.75% of the outstanding shares in Peregrine. Rapicorp 59 originally funded the purchase of the Peregrine shares in 2006 by raising approximately 20% of the required funding from Vunani Capital and the balance from ABSA Bank Limited ("ABSA"). A new empowerment investment company, ("Newco") has been established with its majority shareholders being the Peregrine Education Trust, the Peregrine Community Development Trust and a new Peregrine Employee Trust (which is in the process of formation). These trusts together will cumulatively own 70% of the shares in Newco with the remaining 30% being owned by Peregrine Financial Services (Proprietary) Limited ("PFS"). Newco has, with effect from 31 March 2011, acquired the ordinary shares in Rapicorp 59 from Vunani Capital for an amount of R15 million, which will be settled in cash. In addition, Newco is in the process of finalising funding for Rapicorp 59 to be able to redeem the preference shares held by both ABSA and Vunani Capital. This transaction is subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions as referred to in the Vunani SENS announcement. It is the intention, in due course, for Newco to enter into discussions with the shareholders of Rapicorp 60 (Proprietary) Limited ("Rapicorp 60"), which owns 15 027 209 Peregrine shares, to similarly acquire their shareholding in Rapicorp 60 subject to Newco, on behalf of Rapicorp 60, being successful in raising sufficient funding to redeem the preference shares held by ABSA. Sandton 5 April 2011 Sponsor Java Capital Date: 05/04/2011 11:46:01 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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