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Notice of general meeting relating to the proposed name change of Discovery Holdings Limited
DISCOVERY HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1999/007789/06
Share code: DSY and DSBP
ISIN: ZAE000022331 and ZAE000158564
("Discovery" or “the Company”)
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING RELATING TO THE PROPOSED NAME CHANGE OF
DISCOVERY HOLDINGS LIMITED TO DISCOVERY LIMITED AND THE APPROVAL
OF THE COMPANY’S NEW MEMORANDUM OF INCORPORATION
Notice is hereby given that a general meeting of Discovery
ordinary shareholders will be held at the later of either 14:00 or
immediately following the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting
(“AGM”) of the Company, which AGM is scheduled for 13:30 on
Tuesday, 4 December 2012 in the Ground Floor Auditorium at the
Company’s offices, 155 West Street, Sandton, Johannesburg for the
purposes of obtaining authority to change the name of the Company
from Discovery Holdings Limited to Discovery Limited and to
approve the Company’s new Memorandum of Incorporation (“MOI”).
A circular, setting out, inter alia, the rationale for the
proposed name change and adoption of the new MOI and including a
notice of general meeting, will be posted to shareholders today,
Tuesday 6 November 2012.
The salient dates for the proposed name change, also contained in
the circular, are as follows:
2012
Record date by which shareholders must be
registered as such in order to attend and
vote at the general meeting Friday, 26 October
Details of general meeting and declaration
of name change announcement released on SENS
on Tuesday, 6 November
Details of general meeting and declaration
of name change published in the press on Wednesday, 7 November
Last day to trade in order to be eligible to
attend and vote at the general meeting Friday, 16 November
Record date to determine which shareholders
are entitled to attend and vote at the
general meeting Friday, 23 November
Last day to lodge forms of proxy with the
transfer secretaries to vote at the general
meeting by 14:00 on Monday, 3 December
General meeting of shareholders to be held
at the later of either 14:00 or immediately
following the conclusion of the Annual
General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Company,
which AGM is scheduled for 13:30 Tuesday, 4 December
Results of general meeting announcement
released on SENS on Tuesday, 4 December
Results of general meeting published in the
press on Wednesday, 5 December
2013
Finalisation date Thursday, 31 January
Announcement confirming that the name change
has become effective released on SENS on Thursday, 31 January
Announcement confirming that the name change
has become effective published in the press
on Friday, 1 February
Last day to trade under the old name
“Discovery Holdings Limited” Friday, 8 February
Trade under the new name “Discovery Limited”
under the same JSE Codes DSY and DSBP and
existing ISINs ZAE000022331 and
ZAE000158564 from commencement of trading on Monday, 11 February
Record date Friday, 15 February
Dematerialised shareholders’ accounts
updated with the name change by their
CSDP/broker Monday, 18 February
Note
1. The dates and times provided herein are subject to amendment
Shareholders will not be able to dematerialise or rematerialise
securities in the name of Discovery Holdings Limited after
Friday, 8 February 2013.
Johannesburg
6 November 2012
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
Legal advisors
Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Inc.
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