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Posting of notice of general meeting
ELLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration Number 2007/007084/06)
JSE share code: ELI ISIN: ZAE000103081
(“Ellies” or the “Company”)
POSTING OF NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
1. INTRODUCTION
Ellies shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 4 May 2015 wherein
shareholders were advised of, inter alia, a corporate and debt restructuring of the Company and a
proposed, partially underwritten, renounceable rights offer (“Proposed Rights Offer”).
For purposes of the Proposed Rights Offer, the Company anticipates issuing approximately
181 818 182 new Ellies ordinary shares, which shares will be equal to or exceed 30% of the voting
power of all Ellies ordinary shares in issue immediately prior to the implementation of the Proposed
Rights Offer. Accordingly, section 41(3) of the Companies Act, 71 of 2008, as amended (“Companies
Act”) is applicable, which requires the approval of shareholders by way of a special resolution for the
issue of such shares.
2. POSTING OF THE NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
Shareholders are advised that a notice (“Notice”) convening a general meeting of shareholders to be
held at 94 Eloff Street Extension, Village Deep, Johannesburg, 2001 on Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at
10:00 (“General Meeting”) and containing, inter alia, a special resolution required in terms of section
41(3) of the Companies Act and an ordinary resolution placing the authorised but unissued ordinary
shares under the control of Ellies directors for the purposes of the Proposed Rights Offer, has been
posted to shareholders on 18 May 2015.
The Notice will be available for inspection at the registered offices of the Company, 94 Eloff Street
Extension, Village Deep, Johannesburg, 2001, from the date of issue of the Notice to the date of the
General Meeting. The Notice is also available in electronic format at the Company’s website,
www.elliesholdings.com.
Salient dates and times relating to the Notice and General Meeting that shareholders should be aware
of, are the following:
2015
Record date to receive the Notice on Friday, 8 May*
Last day to trade in order to be eligible to participate in and vote at Friday, 29 May
the General Meeting on
Record date to participate in and vote at the General Meeting on Friday, 5 June
Last day to lodge proxy forms by 10:00 on Friday, 12 June
General Meeting at 10:00 on Wednesday, 17 June
Results of the General Meeting released on SENS on Wednesday, 17 June
* Shareholders are advised that the record date should be 8 May 2015 and not 15 May 2015, as set out
in the Notice posted on Monday, 18 May 2015 due to a typographical error.
Johannesburg
19 May 2015
Joint corporate advisor, joint transaction sponsor and sponsor
Java Capital
Joint corporate advisor and joint transaction sponsor
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Legal advisor
DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
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