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ESKOM HOLDINGS SOC LIMITED - Pricing Supplement - ES42

Release Date: 23/10/2013 09:53
Code(s): ES42     PDF:  
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Pricing Supplement - ES42

ESKOM HOLDINGS SOC LIMITED
   (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa with limited liability under
                   Registration Number 2002/015527/06)

PRICING SUPPLEMENT

  Listing of ZAR 250,000,000 8.50% Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes due
                               25 April 2042
Under its ZAR 100,000,000,000 Domestic Multi-Term Note Programme

This document constitutes the Applicable Pricing Supplement relating to the
issue of Notes described herein. Terms used herein shall be deemed to be
defined as such for the purposes of the Terms and Conditions set forth in the
Programme Memorandum dated 04 February 2010. The Notes described in
this Applicable Pricing Supplement contains the final terms of the Notes and
this Applicable Pricing Supplement must be read in conjunction with such
Programme Memorandum. To the extent that there is any conflict or
inconsistency between the contents of this Pricing Supplement and the
Programme Memorandum, the provisions of this Pricing Supplement shall
prevail.


DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
1.   Issuer                                           Eskom Holdings SOC Limited
2.   Guarantor                                        RSA
3.   Status of Notes                                  Unsecured
4.   Form of Notes                                    Registered Notes
5.   Series Number                                    10
6.   Tranche Number                                   8
7.   Aggregate Nominal Amount:
      (a)       Series                                ZAR 4,900,000,000.00

      (b)       Tranche Listed                            ZAR   250,000,000.00

8.   Interest Payment Basis                           Fixed Rate
                                                                      Page 2




9.   Automatic/Optional Conversion    N/A
     from, one
     Interest/Redemption/Payment
     Basis to another

10. Issue Date                        24 October 2013

11. Nominal Amount per Note           ZAR 1,000,000

12. Specified Denomination            ZAR 1,000,000


13. Issue Price                       90.13153%



14. Interest Commencement Date        25 April 2013 (first coupon calculated with
                                      accrued interest, which is payable on 25
                                      October 2013


15. Maturity Date                     25 April 2042


16. Applicable      Business    Day   Modified Following Business Day
     Convention

17. Final Redemption Amount           100% of the Nominal Amount

18. Last Date to Register             17h00 on 14 April and 14 October of each
                                      year.
19. Books Closed Period(s)            The Register will be closed from 15 April to
                                      25 April and from 15 October to 25
                                      October (all dates inclusive) in each year
                                      until the Maturity Date.
20. Default Rate                      N/A
                                                                                Page 3


Programme Amount
21. Programme Amount as at the               ZAR 100,000,000,000
Issue date

22. Aggregate outstanding Nominal            ZAR 84,644,287,732
amount of all the Notes issued under
the     Programme     (including     Notes
issued     under     the     Programme
pursuant to the previous Programme
Memorandum as at the Issue date)


FIXED RATE NOTES
23(a)     Fixed Rate of Interest             8.50% per cent. per annum payable semi-
                                             annually in arrear
      (b) Fixed Interest Payment             25 April and 25 October in each year up to
                 Date(s)                     and including the Maturity Date
      (c) Fixed Coupon Amount(s)
      (d) Initial Broken Amount              N/A
      (e) Final Broken Amount                N/A

      (f) Determination Date(s)              25 April and 25 October of each year

      (g) Day Count Fraction                 Actual/365



      (h) Any other terms relating to        N/A
          the particular method of
          calculating interest
                                                Page 4


PROVISIONS REGARDING
REDEMPTION/MATURITY

24. Issuer and Guarantor’s Optional       No
Redemption:
     If yes:
     (a) Optional Redemption Date(s)      N/A


     (b) Optional Redemption              N/A
          Amount(s) and method, if
          any, of calculation of such
          amount(s)
     (c) Minimum period of notice (if     N/A
          different from Condition 8.3)
     (d) If redeemable in part:           N/A


          Minimum Redemption              N/A
     Amount(s)
          Higher Redemption               N/A
          Amount(s)
     (e) Other terms applicable on
          Redemption


25. Early Redemption for taxation         YES
reasons or on Event of Default(if
required)


If no:

a. Amount Payable or                      N/A


b. Method of calculation of amount        N/A
payable
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GENERAL


26. Financial Exchange                     JSE

27   Calculation Agent                     Issuer

28. Paying Agent                           Issuer

29 Specified office of the Paying          Maxwell Drive, Megawatt Park, Sunninghill,
Agent                                      2157, South Africa

30. Transfer Agent                         Issuer

31. Specified office of the Transfer       Maxwell Drive, Megawatt Park, Sunninghill,
Agent                                      2157, South Africa
                                           Tel: (011) 800 5025
                                           Fax: (011) 800 4173

32. Provisions relating to stabilisation   N/A

33. Stabilising manager                    N/A

34. Additional selling restrictions        N/A


35. ISIN                                   ZAG000107780


36. Stock Code                             ES42

37. The notice period required for         14 days prior to the requested date of such
exchanging Uncertificated Notes for        exchange
Individual Certificates

38. Method of distribution                 N/A
39. If syndicated, names of Managers       N/A

40. If non-syndicated, name of Dealer      Issuer
                                                                Page 6


41. Governing law (if the laws of
                                    N/A
South Africa are not applicable)
42. Surrendering of Notes           14 days after the date on which the
                                    Certificate in respect of the Note to be
                                    redeemed has been surrendered to the
                                    Issuer
43. Use of proceeds                 N/A

44. Pricing Methodology             Standard JSE pricing methodology
45. Other provisions                N/A


46.CapitalRaisingProcess            Open market auction/Reverse enquiry


47. Credit rating outlook




                                                Rating       Outlook
Standard & Poor’s

- Foreign currency                                BBB       Negative

- Local currency                                  BBB
Moody's
- Foreign currency                                Baa3      Negative
- Local currency                                  Baa3
Fitch
- National Long-term (zar)                         AA+         Stable
- National Short-term (zar)                        F1+
                                                                      Page 7




DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF PARAGRAPH 3(5) OF
Commercial Paper Regulation
48. Paragraph 3(5)(a)


        The ultimate borrower is the Issuer.

49. Paragraph 3(5)(b)

        The Issuer is a going concern and can in all circumstances be reasonably
        expected to meet its commitments under the Notes.

50. Paragraph 3(5)(c)

        The auditors of the Issuer are KPMG Inc. and SizweNtsalubaGobodo Inc.

51. Paragraph 3(5)(d)

        As at the date of this Supplement:

 (i)       The Issuer has the following commercial paper in issue in the
           domestic market:

           a. ZAR 13,089,421,410.47 short dated commercial paper bills

           b. ZAR 94,066,234,811 bonds

           c. ZAR 2,000,000,000 floating rate notes; and

 (ii)      to the best of the Issuer’s knowledge and belief, the Issuer estimates
           to issue the following during the current financial year, ending 31
           March 2014:

           a. a further ZAR 2,573,000,000.00 of bonds

           b. ZAR 7,436,000,000.00 of commercial paper as and when the
               current paper in issue matures.
                                                                     Page 8

52. Paragraph 3(5)(e)

    All information that may reasonably be necessary to enable the lender to
    ascertain the nature of the financial and commercial risk of its investment
    in the Notes is contained in the Programme Memorandum and the
    Applicable Pricing Supplement.

53. Paragraph 3(5)(f)

    There has been no material adverse change in the Issuer’s financial
    position since the date of its last audited financial statements.

54. Paragraph 3(5)(g)

    The Notes issued will be listed on JSE

55. Paragraph 3(5)(h)

    The funds to be raised through the issue of the Notes are to be used by
    the Issuer for the funding of its business operations within the Eskom
    Group.

56. Paragraph 3(5)(i)

    The obligations of the Issuer in respect of the Notes are unsecured.

57. Paragraph 3(5)(j)

    KPMG Inc. and SizweNtsalubaGobodo Inc, the statutory auditors of the
    Issuer, have confirmed that nothing has come to their attention to indicate
    that this issue of Notes under the Programme will not comply in all
    respects with the relevant provisions of the Commercial Paper
    Regulations.
    The Issuer’s latest audited financial statements as at 31 March 2013 are
    deemed to be incorporated in, and to form part of the Programme
    Memorandum and are available free of charge to each person to whom a
    copy of the Programme Memorandum has been delivered, upon request
    of such person.
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Responsibility


The Applicant Issuer certifies that to the best of their knowledge and belief
there are no facts that have been omitted which would make any statement
false or misleading and that all reasonable enquiries to ascertain such facts
have been made as well as that the Placing Document contains all
information required by law and the JSE Listings Requirements. The Applicant
Issuer accepts full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained
in the Placing Document, Pricing Supplements and the annual financial report,
the amendments to the annual financial report or any supplements from time
to time, except as otherwise stated therein.




Application is hereby made to list this issue of Notes on the 24 October 2013.


SIGNED at Johannesburg on this___________________ day of October 2013
for and on behalf of.

ESKOM HOLDINGS SOC LIMITED
(as Issuer)




______________________                 ____________________
BA DAMES                                Z TSOTSI
CHIEF EXECUTIVE                        CHAIRMAN
Who warrants his authority hereto      Who warrants his authority hereto

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