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NFEMOM - Distribution and re-investment for the quarter ended 31 March 2015
NEWFUNDS EQUITY MOMENTUM EXCHANGE TRADED FUND PORTFOLIO
Share code: NFEMOM
ISIN: ZAE000162236
Portfolios in the NewFunds Collective Investment Scheme in Securities registered as such in terms of the Collective Investment Schemes Control
Act, 45 of 2002 and managed by NewFunds Proprietary Limited (Registration number 2005/034899/07).
DISTRIBUTION AND RE-INVESTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2015
Further to the announcement published on Thursday, 05 March 2015, a distribution has been declared today, Monday 20 April 2015 to holders of ETF
securities ("investors") recorded in the register on Friday, 27 March 2015, for the quarter ended 31 March 2015 as follows:
Alpha code Dividend/Interest Foreign/Local Gross Subject to Withholding STC Net
distribution Withholding tax tax (%) (Cents per unit) distribution
(Cents per unit) Yes/No (Cents per unit)
NFEMOM Interest Local 0.07609 No 0.07609
Dividend Local 3.69816 Yes 15 0.00000 3.14344
Dividend REITs** 1.22575 Yes 15 1.04189
5.00000 4.26142
The distribution will be paid on Thursday, 23 April 2015 to all securities holders recorded on the register on Friday, 27 March 2015.
The net distribution amount (after the deduction of Dividend Withholding Tax ("DWT") at a current rate of 15%) will be re-invested in the
ETF on behalf of investors through the purchase of additional Constituent Securities (as defined in the relevant Portfolio Supplement) in the
appropriate weightings, thereby increasing the net asset value of the ETF and, proportionately increasing the value of each ETF security. As a
consequence of reinvesting the net distribution amount (after the deduction of DWT), the ETF will be tracking the relevant total return
net-of-dividend tax index.
Investors qualifying for exemption from DWT or a reduced rate of DWT per Double Tax Agreement ("DTA"), will receive, in cash, a distribution
amount of the applicable DWT, provided they have completed and timeously lodged with the relevant intermediary the prescribed declaration
and undertaking form. Failure to do so will result in the dividends tax being withheld in full.
Withholding Tax on Interest (WTI) came into effect on 1 March 2015.
Interest accruing from a South African source to a non-resident, excluding a controlled foreign company, will be subject to withholding tax at
a rate of 15% on payment, except interest,
- arising on any Government debt instrument
- arising on any listed debt instrument
- arising on any debt owed by a bank or the South African Reserve Bank
- arising from a bill of exchange or letter of credit where goods are imported into South Africa and where an authorised dealer has certified
such on the instrument
- payable by a headquarter company
- accruing to a non-resident natural person who was physically present in South Africa for a period exceeding 183 days in aggregate,
during that year, or carried on a business through a permanent establishment in South Africa.
Investors are advised that to the extent that the distribution amount comprises of any interest, it will not be subject to WTI by virtue of the
fact that it is Government debt, listed debt instruments and/or bank debt.
Investors should seek advice from their tax advisor on whether the tax and rate shown is applicable to them.
South African tax resident investors
**The dividend distribution by a REIT received by South African tax residents must be included in their gross income and will not be exempt in
terms of the ordinary dividend exemption in section 10(1)(k)(i) of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 (“the Act”) as a result of paragraph (aa)
of the proviso thereto which provides that dividends distributed by a REIT are not exempt from income tax.
No dividend withholding tax will be deducted from dividends payable to a South African tax resident qualifying for exemption from dividend
withholding tax provided that the investor has provided the following forms to their Central Securities Depository Participant (“CSDP”) or broker,
as the case may be in respect of its participatory interest:
a) a declaration that the dividend is subject to a reduced rate as a result of the application of a DTA; and
b) a written undertaking to inform their CSDP or broker, as the case may be, should the circumstances affecting the exemption change or the
beneficial owner cease to be the beneficial owner, both in the form prescribed by the South African Revenue Service. South African tax
resident investors are advised to contact their CSDP or broker, as the case may be, to arrange for the abovementioned documents to be submitted
prior to payment of the distribution, if such documents have not already been submitted.
Non-resident investors for South African income tax purposes
The dividend distribution received by non-resident investors will be exempt from income tax in terms of section 10(1)(k)(i) of the Act, but will
be subject to dividend withholding tax. Dividend withholding tax is levied at a rate of 15%, unless the rate is reduced in terms of any applicable
agreement for the avoidance of double taxation (“DTA”) between South Africa and the country of residence of the non-resident investor.
A reduced dividend withholding rate in terms of the applicable DTA may only be relied on if the non-resident investor has provided the following
forms to their CSDP or broker, as the case may be in respect of its participatory interest:
a) a declaration that the dividend is subject to a reduced rate as a result of the application of a DTA; and
b) a written undertaking to inform the CSDP or broker, as the case may be, should the circumstances affecting the reduced rate change or the
beneficial owner cease to be the beneficial owner, both in the form prescribed by the South African Revenue Service. Non-resident investors
are advised to contact their CSDP or broker, as the case may be, to arrange for the abovementioned documents to be submitted prior to the payment
of the distribution if such documents have not already been submitted.
Both resident and non-resident investors are encouraged to consult their professional advisors should they be in any doubt as to the appropriate
action to take.
Additional information:
Number Tax
of securities reference
in issue number
NFEMOM 1 000 000 9400119179
20 April 2015
Sponsor
Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division)
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