ECSPONENT LIMITED - Monthly Dividend Finalisation Announcement - ECSP3/ECSP1

Monthly Dividend Finalisation Announcement - ECSP3/ECSP1

ECSPONENT LIMITED
(Previously John Daniel Holdings Limited)
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 1998/013215/06
(“the Company” or “Ecsponent”)

Ecsponent Pref Share A                                   Ecsponent Pref Share C
JSE Code: ECSP1                                          JSE Code: ECSP3
ISIN: ZAE000196317                                        ISIN: ZAE000196291


SIXTH MONTHLY DIVIDEND FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT

Further to the announcement released by the Company on Friday, 3 October 2014, holders of Class A
Preference Shares and holders of Class C Preference Shares (collectively “Preference Shareholders”) are
hereby advised that the dividend per share amount, to be paid on 16 March 2015 has been finalised.

Notice is hereby given that the following preference dividends have been declared in respect of the period
commencing on 09 February 2015 and ending on the date dividends start trading ex-dividend, being 09 March
2015:
      -  in respect of the Class A Preference Shares, a dividend at the rate of 10% per annum; and
      -  in respect of the Class C Preference Shares, a dividend at the rate of 13.25% per annum (being the
         prime rate plus 4%),
the per share amounts of which have been disclosed below.

Relevant dates in relation to this dividend payment are set out below:
     Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date                            Friday, 06 March 2015
     Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                           Monday, 09 March 2015
     Record Date                                                                           Friday, 13 March 2015
     Payment Date                                                                          Monday, 16 March 2015


In accordance with the requirements of Strate, no share certificates may be dematerialised or rematerialised
between the dates that dividends start trading ex-dividend and the Record Dates.

In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE, the following additional information is provided:

1.    The dividends have been declared from income reserves;
2.    The dividend withholding tax rate is 15%;
3.    No Secondary Tax on Companies (“STC”) credits have been utilised;
4.    The gross local dividend amounts and the net local dividend amount payable to Preference Shareholders
      that are subject to dividends withholding tax is set out below:

                                             Class A Preference Share                Class C Preference Share

          Gross local dividend
          amount
          (cents per share)                           76.71233                            101.64384
          

          Net local dividend amount
          (cents per share)                           65.20548                             86.39726
          


5.    The issued preference share capital in respect of the Class A Preference Shares and the Class C
      Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement:
     5.1. 61 331 Class A Preference Shares (total issued capital: R5 420 005); and
     5.2. 248 700 Class C Preference Shares, (total issued capital: R24 870 000).

6.   The Company intends to issue additional Preference Shares prior to the last day to trade date.

7.   Ecsponent’s income tax number is 9235/264/84/4.




Pretoria
19 February 2015


Sponsor
Questco Proprietary Limited

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