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CONVERGENET HOLDINGS LIMITED - Finalisation announcement

Release Date: 22/11/2013 09:00
Code(s): CVN     PDF:  
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Finalisation announcement

CONVERGENET HOLDINGS LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration number 1998/015580/06)
Share code: CVN         ISIN: ZAE000102067
(“ConvergeNet” or the “Company”)

FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT
 ODD-LOT OFFER, SPECIFIC OFFER AND SHARE CONSOLIDATION: REVISED SALIENT DATES

1. Shareholders are referred to the circular to ConvergeNet shareholders dated 20 September 2013
   (the “Circular”) regarding, inter alia, an odd-lot offer, a specific offer, the consolidation of the
   Company’s share capital and the disposal of, inter alia, Sizwe and Telesto. All terms defined in the
   Circular and the announcements regarding the aforementioned transactions, as released on SENS
   on 29 July 2013, 20 September 2013, 22 October 2013 and 15 November 2013, shall bear the same
   meaning in this announcement.

2. Shareholders are advised that the Company has received confirmation from CIPC of its acceptance
   of the filing of the special resolutions relating to the amendments to the Company’s Memorandum of
   Incorporation. The revised salient dates and times in respect of the Odd-lot Offer, the Specific Offer
   and the Share Consolidation are as follows:

2.1 The Odd-lot Offer and the Specific Offer

                                                                                                 2013
 Finalisation announcement relating to the Odd-lot Offer and the Specific         Friday, 22 November
 Offer released on SENS on
 Odd-lot Offer and Specific Offer opens at 09:00 on                              Friday, 22 November
 Finalisation announcement relating to the Odd-lot Offer and the Specific       Monday, 25 November
 Offer published in the press on
 Last day to trade in ConvergeNet shares in order to be eligible to               Friday, 29 November
 participate in the Odd-lot Offer and the Specific Offer on
 Shares trade “ex” the Odd-lot Offer and the Specific Offer on                    Monday, 2 December
 Forms of election and surrender for the Odd-lot Offer and the Specific            Friday, 6 December
 Offer to be received by the Transfer Secretaries by 12:00 on
 Odd-lot Offer and the Specific Offer closes at 12:00 on                           Friday, 6 December
 Record date for the Odd-lot Offer and the Specific Offer to determine the         Friday, 6 December
 shareholders entitled to participate in the Odd-lot Offer and the Specific
 Offer
 Odd-lot Offer and the Specific Offer becomes effective at                        Monday, 9 December
 commencement of trade on
 Odd-lot Holders and Specific Offer Shareholders with dematerialised              Monday, 9 December
 shares will have their accounts held at their CSDP or broker credited
 with the amount of the Cash Alternative (including where no election has
 been made by Odd-lot Holders) on
 Cheques posted in respect of the sale of Odd-lot Holdings by Odd-lot             Monday, 9 December
 Holders and the sale of holdings by Specific Offer Shareholders with
 certificated shares, at the risk of such holders, on or about
 Results of the Odd-lot Offer and Specific Offer released on SENS on              Monday, 9 December

2.2 The Share Consolidation

                                                                                                 2013
 Finalisation announcement relating to the Share Consolidation released           Friday, 22 November
 on SENS on
 Finalisation announcement relating to the Share Consolidation published
 in the press on                                                                 Monday, 25 November
 Last day to trade under the present share capital in order to be recorded
 as a shareholder on                                                            Thursday, 12 December
 Trading in shares under the new consolidation share capital under the
 new ISIN ZAE000182440) commences on                                               Friday, 13 December
 Record date to determine those shareholders whose shares will be
 subject to the Share Consolidation on (“Share Consolidation Record
 Date”)                                                                            Friday, 20 December
 Forms of surrender for new share certificate to be received by the
 Transfer Secretaries (in order for new share certificates reflecting the
 Share Consolidation to be posted) by 12:00 on                                     Friday, 20 December
 Dematerialised shareholders will have their accounts at their CSDP or
 broker updated on                                                               Monday, 23 December
 Replacement share certificates posted to certificated shareholders, by
 registered post, provided their existing share certificates are surrendered
 by 12:00 on the Share Consolidation Record Date (failing which, within
 five business days after receipt of such existing share certificates) on or
 about                                                                           Monday, 23 December

Notes:
(a) Shareholders may not dematerialise or rematerialise their shares between Monday,
    2 December 2013 and Friday, 6 December 2013, both days inclusive and after Thursday,
    12 December 2013 in pre-consolidated form.
(b) In the case of Odd-lot Holders of certificated shares who elect to sell their Odd-lot Holdings and
    Specific Offer Shareholders who accept the Specific Offer, cheques will be posted at the risk of such
    Odd-lot Holders and Specific Offer Shareholders on or about Monday, 9 December 2013 or within
    five business days after the receipt of such Documents of Title by the Transfer Secretaries,
    whichever is the later.
(c) Shareholders who wish to retain their Odd-lot Holdings must lodge the form of election and
    surrender for the Odd-lot Offer, as enclosed with the Circular, by 12:00 on the Offer Record
    Date, which date is Friday, 6 December 2013, failing which their shares will be purchased by
    ConvergeNet.
(d) Those Specific Offer Shareholders who do not make an election by lodging the form of
    election and surrender for the Specific Offer, as enclosed with the Circular, by 12:00 on the
    Offer Record Date, which date is Friday, 6 December 2013, will automatically be regarded as
    not having accepted the Specific Offer at the Offer Price and will retain their shares.
(e) Certificated shareholders who did not qualify for the Odd-lot Offer or Specific Offer should note that
    they will not receive replacement share certificates in consolidation form until the Odd-lot Offer and
    Specific Offer have been implemented.

3.   The Sizwe Disposal has not yet been approved by the South African Competition Commission.
     Shareholders will be informed once the Company has received such approval, which is expected to
     be during the course of December 2013.

Centurion
22 November 2013

Corporate advisor: AfrAsia Corporate Finance Proprietary Limited
Sponsor: Deloitte & Touche Sponsor Services Proprietary Limited

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