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INFRASORS HOLDINGS LIMITED - Posting of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

Release Date: 07/11/2014 11:00
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Posting of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

Infrasors Holdings Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration number: 2007/002405/06)
Share Code: IRA     ISIN: ZAE000101507
("Infrasors" or “the Company”)


  POSTING OF CIRCULAR AND NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING


1. INTRODUCTION

  1.1. Infrasors shareholders are referred to the SENS announcements dated 18 March 2014 relating to
      the specific repurchase of shares from the Infrasors Empowerment Trust (“the Trust”), wherein the
      specific terms were detailed on which the Company wishes to repurchase 24 325 348 Infrasors
      ordinary shares from the Trust representing 13.15% of the issued share capital in the Company
      (“Specific Repurchase”).

          1.1.1.   Given that the Specific Repurchase will entail the acquisition of more than 5% of the
                   issued share capital of Infrasors, the Specific Repurchase is subject to the requirements
                   of section 114 and 115 of the Companies Act. In terms of section 115 of the Companies
                   Act and section 5.69 of the JSE listing Requirements, the Specific Repurchase will
                   require shareholder approval by way of special resolution.

          1.1.2.   In accordance with the Companies Act Regulations, 2011, an independent Infrasors
                   board, comprising of independent non-executive directors, was appointed by the board
                   of directors of Infrasors to evaluate the Specific Repurchase ( “Infrasors independent
                   Board”) The Infrasors Independent Board appointed BDO Corporate Finance Proprietary
                   Limited (“BDO”) as the independent expert to provide the Infrasors Independent Board
                   with the external advise in regard to the Specific Repurchase and to make appropriate
                   recommendations to the PSG Independent Board for the benefit of shareholders.

          1.1.3.   For information purposes, Shareholders are advised that BDO has provided a formal
                   opinion confirming that the terms and conditions of the Specific Repurchase are fair and
                   reasonable to Shareholders. The substance of the external advice and the opinion of the
                   Infrasors Independent Board on the Specific Repurchase will be detailed in the circular
                   referred to in paragraph 2 below.

  1.2. Shareholders are furthermore referred to the SENS announcement dated 1 July 2014, wherein it
      was detailed that the Company had entered into an agreement with Joe Kalo Investments
      Proprietary Limited, to issue 4 790 000 ordinary Infrasors shares for cash (“Specific Issue”).
          1.2.1.   The Specific Issue will be implemented in terms of a specific issue of shares for cash
                   and will thus requires Infrasors shareholder approval via ordinary resolution.
                   Furthermore the Specific Issue is subject to the approval by shareholders of the Specific
                   Repurchase of shares from the Trust.

  Infrasors shareholders are hereby advised that a circular containing, inter alia, details of the
  Transactions, and a form of proxy (“Circular”) is being posted to Infrasors shareholders today and will be
  available on the Infrasors website at www.infrasors.co.za. Infrasors Shareholders are advised to review
  the Circular for the terms of the Offer.

2. POSTING OF CIRCULAR

  2.1. Infrasors shareholders are hereby advised that a circular containing, inter alia, details of the Specific
      Repurchase and Specific Issue, and incorporating a notice of general meeting of shareholders
      (“Circular”) will be posted to Infrasors shareholders today, 7 November 2014.

  2.2. Shareholders are advised to review the Circular for detailed information regarding the Specific
      Repurchase, Specific Issue and related aspects. The circular will be available on the Infrasors
      website at www.infrasors.co.za.from today, 7 November 2014.

3. NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

  Notice is hereby given that a general meeting of Shareholders will be held at 12h00 on Wednesday 3
  December 2014, at 27 Fricker Road, Illovo, Johannesburg, 2196 (“General Meeting”) for the purpose of
  considering and, if deemed fit, passing with or without modification, the resolutions set out in the notice
  of General Meeting included in the Circular.

4. IRREVOCABLE UNDERTAKINGS

  Infrasors has received irrevocable undertakings from shareholders holding in aggregate 79.6% of the
  shares eligible to vote the Specific Repurchase and Specific Issue, in favour of Special Resolution 1 and
  Ordinary Resolution 1.



5. IMPORTANT DATES AND TIMES

  Shareholders are referred to the table below setting out important dates and times in relation to the
  Specific Repurchase and Specific Issue. Capitalised terms used below and elsewhere in this
  announcement and that are not otherwise defined, bear meaning ascribes to them in the Circular.
                                                                                                                             2014

    Record date to determine which Infrasors shareholders are eligible to receive
    the circular and notice of general meeting on
                                                                                                               Friday, 31 October

    Circular posted to Infrasors shareholders and notice convening the general
    meeting released on SENS on
                                                                                                               Friday, 7 November

    Notice convening the general meeting published in the South African press on                              Monday, 10 November

    Last day to trade in order to be eligible to vote at the general meeting on                               Monday, 21 November

    Record date in order to vote at the general meeting on                                                    Friday, 28 November

    Last day to lodge forms of proxy by 12:00 on                                                               Monday, 1 December

    General meeting to be held in Johannesburg at 12:00 on                                                 Wednesday , 3 December

    Results of general meeting released on SENS on                                                          Wednesday, 3 December

    Cancellation and delisting of 27 020 754 shares on or about                                               Monday , 8 December

    Notes :

    1. Shareholders will be notified of any amendments to the above dates or times on SENS and in the South African Press

    2. All times indicated above are South African Standard Times




6. COPIES OF CIRCULAR

  Copies of the Circular will be available for inspection by Shareholders during normal business hours at the
  registered office of the Company and at the Johannesburg office of the Company’s sponsor Bridge Capital
  Advisors Proprietary Limited at 27 Fricker Road, Illovo, Johannesburg, from today, Friday 7 November 2014
  until Wednesday 3 December 2014 (both days inclusive).




    Johannesburg

    7 November 2014

    Sponsor: Bridge Capital Advisors (Pty) Limited

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