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MUR - Murray & Roberts Holdings Limited - Results of Rights Offer

Release Date: 23/04/2012 09:59
Code(s): MUR
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MUR - Murray & Roberts Holdings Limited - Results of Rights Offer NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN AND HONG KONG Murray & Roberts Holdings Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number: 1948/029826/06 JSE Share Code: MUR ISIN: ZAE000073441 ("Murray & Roberts" or "Company") RESULTS OF RIGHTS OFFER Shareholders of Murray & Roberts ("Shareholders") are referred to the announcement released on the Securities Exchange News Service of the JSE Limited on Thursday, 8 March 2012 and published in the South African press on Friday, 9 March 2012 ("Finalisation Announcement"), setting out the final terms of the renounceable rights offer of 112 843 490 new Murray & Roberts ordinary shares ("Rights Offer Shares") at a subscription price of 1 800 cents per Rights Offer Share as proposed by the Company ("Rights Offer"). Due to rounding principles as set out in the rights offer circular, 112 843 499 Rights Offer Shares were issued and listed due to rounding up of fractional entitlements. The Rights Offer closed on Friday, 20 April 2012 and the board of directors of Murray & Roberts advise that the results of the Rights Offer are as follows: * Shareholders and their renouncees subscribed for 110,468,292 Rights Offer Shares, equivalent to 97.90% of the total number of Rights Offer Shares; and * applications were also received for 207,050,032 Rights Offer Shares, equivalent to 183.48% of the total Rights Offer Shares, from holders of rights wishing to acquire Rights Offer Shares in addition to their rights entitlements ("Excess Applications"). Shareholders are advised that the 2,375,207 Rights Offer Shares in respect of Excess Applications will be allocated in an equitable manner as set out in the circular posted to Shareholders on Monday, 26 March 2012 which sets out the full terms of the Rights Offer. The Rights Offer was underwritten by J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd ("J.P. Morgan") and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited ("Standard Bank"), severally and not jointly. As the Rights Offer was fully subscribed after taking into account the Excess Applications received, J.P. Morgan and Standard Bank will not be allocated any Rights Offer Shares in terms of the Rights Offer. Share certificates will be posted to holders of certificated Murray & Roberts shares who have followed their rights, or their renouncees, today. The custody accounts of holders of dematerialised Murray & Roberts shares who have followed their rights, or their renouncees, will be updated and their accounts at their Central Securities Depository Participant ("CSDP") or broker credited with the Rights Offer Shares and debited with any payment due, today. Share certificates will be posted to holders of certificated Murray & Roberts shares, or their renouncees, who have been allocated Rights Offer Shares in terms of the Excess Applications on or about Wednesday, 25 April 2012. The custody account of holders of dematerialised Murray & Roberts shares, or their renouncees, who have been allocated Rights Offer Shares in terms of Excess Applications, will be updated and their accounts at their CSDP or broker credited on Wednesday, 25 April 2012. Cheques refunding monies in respect of unsuccessful Excess Applications will be posted to the relevant applicants, at their risk, on or about Wednesday, 25 April 2012. No interest will be paid on monies received in respect of unsuccessful applications. Bedfordview 23 April 2012 Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Joint Global Coordinator, Joint Bookrunner Bookrunner and Transaction Sponsor JP Morgan Standard Bank
Lead Independent Sponsor Independent reporting accountants Deutsche Securities (SA) (Pty) Ltd Deloitte & Touche South African legal advisors to the Legal advisors to the Company as Company to US and English law Webber Wentzel Linklaters LLP South African legal advisors to the Legal advisors to the Joint Global Joint Global CoordinatorsWerksmans Coordinators as to US and English lawLatham & Watkins (London) LLP Notice to Recipients The distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted. This announcement does not constitute an offer of, or an invitation to purchase, any securities of the Company in any jurisdiction. This announcement is not an offer for the sale of securities. The securities being offered as part of the Rights Offer have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or under any securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, taken up, exercised, resold, renounced, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States absent an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. The Company does not intend to register any part of the Rights Offer in the United States. J.P. Morgan and Standard Bank are acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the Rights Offer. They will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement) as their respective clients in relation to the Rights Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients nor for giving advice in relation to the Rights Offer or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by J.P. Morgan and Standard Bank as to the accuracy, completeness or verification of the information set forth in this announcement, and nothing contained in this announcement is, or shall be relied upon as, a promise or representation in this respect, whether as to the past or the future. J.P. Morgan and Standard Bank assume no responsibility for its accuracy, completeness or verification and, accordingly, disclaim, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all liability which they might otherwise be found to have in respect of this announcement or any such statement. Date: 23/04/2012 09:59:02 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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