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NIVEUS INVESTMENTS LTD - Update relating to the Specific Issue of Shares

Release Date: 28/07/2015 16:10
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Update relating to the Specific Issue of Shares

NIVEUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1996/005744/06)
Share code: NIV
ISIN: ZAE000169553
(“Niveus” or “the Company”)

UPDATE RELATING TO THE SPECIFIC ISSUE OF SHARES

1. INTRODUCTION

  1.1   Shareholders of Niveus (“Shareholders”) are referred to
        the announcement published by the Company on SENS on
        Thursday, 21 May 2015, wherein Shareholders were advised
        that Niveus has entered into an agreement with Johnnic
        Holdings Management Services Limited (“JHMS”) (“the
        Corporate Actions Agreement”) relating to the specific
        issue of 1 750 000 Niveus shares, for cash, at an issue
        price of R25.80 per share, to JHMS (“the Specific Issue”)
        and the restructuring of the payment terms of the current
        administration agreement (“the Administration Agreement”)
        between Niveus and JHMS (“the Restructuring”). The
        Specific Issue and the Restructuring are collectively
        referred to as the “Corporate Actions”.

2. REVISED TERMS OF THE CORPORATE ACTIONS AGREEMENT

  2.1   Shareholders are advised that the Corporate Actions
        Agreement has been amended in that the amount due to
        Niveus by JHMS, in respect of the Specific Issue, being
        the amount of R45 150 000 (“the Specific Issue
        Consideration”), will be settled by JHMS in cash.

3. EXTENSION OF POSTING DATE OF CIRCULAR

  3.1   Shareholders are hereby advised that the JSE Limited has
        granted the Company an extension in relation to the
        distribution date of the circular relating to the
        Corporate Actions (“the Circular”), until 14 August 2015.

  3.2   Accordingly, Shareholders are hereby advised that the
        Circular will be distributed to Shareholders on or about
        14 August 2015.

  3.3   Shareholders will be advised in due course of the salient
        dates and times relating to the Corporate Actions and the
        general meeting of Shareholders to be convened in order
        for Shareholders to consider and vote on the resolutions
        required in respect of the Corporate Actions.

4. PRO FORMA FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF THE CORPORATE ACTIONS


  4.1   The table below sets out the pro forma financial effects
        of the Corporate Actions on the financial position of
        Niveus, to assist Shareholders in assessing the impact of
        the Corporate Actions on, inter alia, the earnings per
        share, headline earnings per share, net asset value and
        tangible net asset value per share.

  4.2   The pro forma financial effects of the Corporate Actions
        on Shareholders are the responsibility of the directors of
        Niveus and have been prepared for illustrative purposes
        only to provide information about how the Corporate
        Actions would have affected the financial position and
        results of Niveus and, because of its nature, may not
        fairly present Niveus’ financial position, changes in
        equity, results of operations and cash flows after the
        Corporate Actions.

  4.3   The accounting policies used in calculating the pro forma
        financial effects are consistent with the accounting
        policies applied in the annual financial statements for
        the previous reporting period. The pro forma financial
        information have been prepared using the most recent
        published financial information of Niveus for the year
        ended 31 March 2015.

  4.4   The pro forma financial information is prepared in terms
        of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited and the
        guidelines issued by the South African Institute of
        Chartered Accountants.


                       Reviewed      After the     Movement (%)
                        results      Corporate
                     before the       Actions
                      Corporate
                        Actions

Earnings               69.0           48.9          (29.1%)
per
share
(cents)

Headline               72.4           52.3          (27.8%)
earnings
per share
(cents)

Diluted                67.8           48.1          (29.1%)
earnings
per share
(cents)

Diluted                71.2           51.4          (27.8%)
headline
earnings
per share
(cents)

Net asset             1 107          1 102           (0.5%)
value
per share
(cents)
Net                   1 002            998           (0.4%)
tangible  
asset
value per
share
(cents)


Notes and assumptions:

1.   The figures in the “Reviewed results before the
     Corporate Actions” column have been extracted from the
     reviewed consolidated financial statements of Niveus
     for the year ended 31 March 2015.
2.   Included in the effect on earnings and headline
     earnings of the Company is the once-off cash outflow of
     R45 150 000 payable by Niveus to JHMS in terms of the
     Restructuring (“the Restructuring Consideration”), in
     addition to incorporating the proposed management fee
     of R3 000 000 payable to JHMS as opposed to the R16 653
     916 remuneration paid to JHMS in the year ended 31
     March 2015, as per the Administration Agreement.
     Interest earned is assumed to increase due to the
     increase in cash resources as a consequence of the
     Corporate Actions resulting in a net cash inflow; it
     has been assumed that interest is earned at a pre tax
     rate of 5.2% being the average interest rate currently
     being earned on surplus funds of the Company, and that
     the Corporate Actions were effected on 1 April 2014.
     The transaction costs relating to the Corporate Actions
     of R243 000 have also been accounted for, after tax.
3.   Included in the effect on the net asset value of the
     Company, is the R45 150 000 decrease in cash relating
     to the Restructuring Consideration in addition to a
     decrease in the Company’s tax liability owing to the
     Restructuring Consideration as well as a R45 150 000
     increase in both cash and equity owing to the Specific
     Issue.
4.   Tax adjustments have been assumed at a rate of 28%.




Cape Town
28 July 2015

Transaction Adviser and Sponsor
PSG Capital Proprietary Limited

Reporting Accountants
Grant Thornton

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