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CADIZ HOLDINGS LIMITED - Repurchase Announcement

Release Date: 11/06/2014 08:25
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Repurchase Announcement

Cadiz Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1997/007258/06
ISIN: ZAE000017661
JSE Share code: CDZ
 ("Cadiz" or "the company" or “the group”)

REPURCHASE ANNOUNCEMENT

INTRODUCTION

Cadiz herewith announces the repurchase of 7 613 538 Cadiz ordinary shares
(3.0% of the issued ordinary shares) since and in accordance with the
general authority granted by Cadiz shareholders at the annual general
meeting held on 5 September 2013 (“the repurchase”).

AUTHORISED REPURCHASE LIMITS

In terms of the special resolution:

 (a)       the general authority is limited to a maximum of 15 000 000
           Cadiz ordinary shares; and
 (b)       any repurchase may not be made at a price greater than 10% above
           the weighted average of the market value of the ordinary
           shares for the five business days immediately preceding the
           date of such repurchase.


IMPLEMENTATION

Details are as follows:-
 Total number of ordinary shares repurchased                       7 613 538
 Total value of ordinary shares repurchased                       R8 769 718
 Highest price paid per ordinary share                                 R1.22
 Lowest price paid per ordinary share                                  R1.02
 Average price paid per ordinary share including costs                 R1.15
 The number of ordinary shares which may still be repurchased
 by the Company in terms of the general authority                  7 386 462
 Company in terms of the general authority
 The percentage of ordinary shares which may still be
 repurchased by the Company in terms of the general authority             3.0
 Ordinary shares in issue on 5 September 2013                     253 275 806
 Ordinary shares in issue on date of this announcement            245 823 118
                                                                          
 Number of shares held in treasury after the repurchase
  -Held by Cadiz Management Services                              12 073 989
  -Held to be awarded to participants of Restricted Share Plan       481 461
 
                                                                 

The repurchases were effected through the order book operated by the JSE
Limited (“JSE”) and done without any prior understanding or arrangement
between the Company and the counter parties.

The repurchases were effected on the following dates:

Purchase date           Shares     Purchase date           Shares
09 September 2013        1 000     10 January 2014         75 000
10 September 2013       15 000     13 January 2014          1 500
11 September 2013          475     14 January 2014        335 535
13 September 2013        1 985     15 January 2014         96 997
18 November 2013        34 455     16 January 2014         90 993
19 November 2013        20 950     17 January 2014        348 300
20   November 2013    74   000     20   January 2014        8 829
21   November 2013    12   598     21   January 2014       93 885
26   November 2013   187   161     22   January 2014          500
27   November 2013    12   500     23   January 2014      712 331
28   November 2013     5   000     27   January 2014      484 455
29   November 2013   158   336     10   February 2014     339 075
02   December 2013     5   000     12   February 2014      25 700
03   December 2013    27   800     14   February 2014     419 819
04   December 2013   653   000     20   February 2014   2 000 000
09   December 2013    80   000     25   February 2014      62 500
11   December 2013   335   605     26   February 2014     287 500
07   January 2014     40   000     06   June 2014         300 000
09   January 2014     84   293     09   June 2014         181 461

SOURCE OF FUNDS

Repurchases to date have been, and future repurchases will also be, funded
from available cash resources.

OPINION OF THE DIRECTORS

The directors of Cadiz have considered the impact of the repurchases and are
of the opinion that:-

* Cadiz and the group will be able, in the ordinary course of business, to
pay its debts for a period of 12 months from the date of this announcement;

* the assets of Cadiz and the group will be in excess of the liabilities of
the Company and the group for a period of 12 months after the date of this
announcement, measured in accordance with the accounting policies used in
the last published financial statements;

* the ordinary share capital and reserves of Cadiz and the group will be
adequate for ordinary business purposes for a period of 12 months from the
date of this announcement; and

* the working capital of Cadiz and the group will be adequate for ordinary
business purposes for a period of 12 months from the date of this
announcement.

FINANCIAL EFFECTS

The table below sets out the unaudited pro forma financial effects of the
repurchase on earnings per share (“EPS”), headline EPS (“HEPS”), net asset
value (“NAV”) and net tangible asset value (“NTAV”) per share and diluted
EPS and HEPS based on the audited results of the Company for the year ended
31 March 2014.

The unaudited pro forma financial effects are the responsibility of the
directors and have been prepared for illustrative purposes only to provide
information about how the repurchase may impact shareholders on the relevant
reporting date and because of its nature may not give a fair reflection of
the Company’s financial position, changes in equity, results of operations
or cash flows after implementation of the repurchase or of the Company’s
future earnings.

The financial effects of the repurchases are as follows:

                                                 Before      After
                                                  (note¹)    (note²)  Change
                                                                        %
Earnings per share (cents)                            2.5      2.5     0.0%
Headline earnings per share (cents)                   2.7      2.6    (3.7%)
Net asset value per share (cents)                   290.6    296.8     2.1%
Tangible net asset value per share (cents)          177.3    179.5     1.2%
Fully diluted earnings per share (cents)              2.5      2.5     0.0%
Fully diluted headline earnings per share
(cents)                                               2.7      2.6    (3.7%)

Note 1: Based on Cadiz’ audited results for the year ended 31 March 2014.
Note 2: The financial effects are calculated based on the assumption that
the repurchases had been carried out on 1 April 2013 for income statement
effect purposes (and that the shares acquired were included in treasury
stock from that date) and on 31 March 2014 for balance sheet effect
purposes.

JSE LISTING

7 132 077 of the ordinary shares repurchased were cancelled and de-listed on
27 September 2013 and 3 March 2014. The remaining 481 461 ordinary shares
repurchased will be awarded to staff under the Restricted Share Plan.

Cape Town
11 June 2014

Sponsor
Investec Bank Limited

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