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INVESTEC AUSTRALIA PROPERTY FUND - Rights Offer Declaration Announcement

Release Date: 18/09/2014 11:27
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Rights Offer Declaration Announcement

INVESTEC AUSTRALIA PROPERTY FUND
Incorporated and registered in Australia in terms of ASIC (ARSN 162 067 736)
Registered as a foreign collective investment scheme in terms of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act No.
45 of 2003 and operated by Investec Property Limited (ACN 071 514 246; AFSL 290 909) (“Responsible Entity”)
Share code: IAP
ISIN: AU60INL00018
(“IAPF” or “the Fund”)


RIGHTS OFFER DECLARATION ANNOUNCEMENT


1.   Introduction

     As advised in the SENS announcement released on 21 July 2014, the Fund has concluded an agreement for the
     acquisition of the Ann Street Property, which is proposed to be funded by way of a renounceable rights offer
     (“Rights Offer”) to existing unitholders. The acquisition of the Ann Street Property was approved by IAPF
     unitholders in a general meeting held on 12 September 2014. Further details in respect of the Ann Street
     Property can be found in the circular posted to unitholders 14 August 2014.

     The Rights Offer circular is subject to JSE approval which is expected to be received on Friday, 19 September
     2014. Save for this, there are no other conditions precedent to the Rights Offer.


2.   Salient dates and times

     The proposed salient dates and times in respect of the Rights Offer are set out below:

                                                                                                               2014
      Finalisation date announcement released on SENS on                                        Monday, 22 September

      Finalisation date announcement published in the press on                                 Tuesday, 23 September

      Last date to trade in units on the JSE for settlement by the record date and              Friday, 26 September
      to be recorded as a qualifying unitholder for the purpose of receiving the
      Rights Offer circular

      Units trade ex-rights on the JSE from                                                     Monday, 29 September
 
      Listing and trading on the JSE of the letters of allocation from the                      Monday, 29 September
      commencement of trade on 

      Rights Offer circular including a form of instruction posted to certificated             Tuesday, 30 September
      unitholders

      Record date in order to be entitled to participate in the Rights Offer on                    Friday, 3 October

      Rights Offer opens at 09:00 on                                                               Monday, 6 October

      Letters of allocation credited to an electronic account held at the transfer                 Monday, 6 October
      secretaries in respect of certificated unitholders on

      CSDP or broker accounts credited with rights in respect of dematerialised                    Monday, 6 October
      units on

      Rights Offer circular posted to dematerialised unitholders                                  Tuesday, 7 October

      Last day to trade in the letters of allocation on the JSE in order to settle by             Friday, 10 October
      close of the Rights Offer on

      Listing and trading on the JSE of Right Offer Units commences at 09:00 on                   Monday, 13 October

      Payment to be made and form of instruction to be lodged with the transfer                   Friday, 17 October
      secretaries by certificated unitholders by 12:00 on

      Rights Offer closes at 12:00 on                                                             Friday, 17 October

      Record date for letters of allocation on                                                    Friday, 17 October

      Rights Offer Units issued on                                                                Monday, 20 October

      CSDP or broker accounts of dematerialised unitholders debited and updated                   Monday, 20 October
      with Rights Offer Units and unit certificates posted to certificated unitholders

      Results of Rights Offer announced on SENS on                                                Monday, 20 October

      Results of Rights Offer announced in the press on                                          Tuesday, 21 October

      Refunds (if any) to certificated unitholders in respect of unsuccessful excess           Wednesday, 22 October
      applications made

      Dematerialised unitholders accounts updated and debited by CSDP or                       Wednesday, 22 October
      broker in respect of any excess units allocated on


      1.    All times indicated above are South African times.

      2.    Dematerialised unitholders are required to inform their CSDP or broker of their instructions in terms of the Rights Offer
            in the manner and time stipulated in the agreement governing the relationship between the unitholder and their CSDP
            or broker.
      3.    Unit certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday, 29 September 2014 and Friday, 3
            October 2014, both days inclusive.
      4.    Dematerialised unitholders will have their accounts at their CSDP or broker automatically credited with their rights and
            certificated unitholders will have their rights credited to a nominee account at Computershare Investor Services
            Proprietary Limited.
      5.    CSDPs effect payment in respect of dematerialised unitholders on a delivery-versus-payment method.



3.   Finalisation announcement

     It is anticipated that the finalisation announcement containing full details of the Rights Offer, including the Rights
     Offer price and entitlement ratio will be released on SENS on Monday, 22 September 2014.


Investment Bank and Sponsor
Investec Bank Limited

Independent Sponsor
Deloitte & Touche Sponsor Services (Pty) Ltd

Independent Reporting Accountants
KPMG Inc.

Legal Advisor (Australia)
Herbert Smith Freehills

Legal Advisor (South Africa)
Fluxmans Inc.

Sydney
18 September 2014

Date: 18/09/2014 11:27:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). 
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