ECSPONENT LIMITED - Top-up dividend Declaration and finalisation announcement - ECSP3 - ECSP6

Top-up dividend – Declaration and finalisation announcement - ECSP3 - ECSP6

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


Ecsponent Pref Share C                                    Ecsponent Pref Share C2
JSE Code: ECSP3                                           JSE Code: ECSP6
ISIN: ZAE000196291                                        ISIN: ZAE000202511
(“Series 1 Class C Preference Shares”)                    (“Series 2 Class C Preference Shares”)

                         (Collectively “Class C Preference Shares”)



AUGUST 2015 TOP-UP DIVIDEND - DECLARATION AND FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT

Holders of Class C Preference Shares (Series 1 and Series 2) are hereby advised that an additional dividend per
share amount has been declared and finalised in order to take into account the increase in the South African
Prime Lending Rate as announced by the South African Reserve Bank on the 23 rd of July 2015 (“Top-Up
Dividend”).

Notice is hereby given that the following Top-Up Dividend has been declared:

                                                                                      Class C Preference Share
                                                                                       (Series 1 and Series 2)
 Gross local dividend amount (cents per share)                                                          0.95891
 Net local dividend amount (cents per share)                                                            0.81507


Relevant dates in relation to the Top-Up Dividend are set out below:
  Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date                              Friday, 28 August 2015
  Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                             Monday, 31 August 2015
  Record Date                                                                           Friday, 4 September 2015
  Payment Date                                                                          Monday, 7 September 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 issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 1 Class C Preference Shares and the Series 2
     Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement:
     4.1. 247 100 Series 1 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000196291) with a total issued capital of
          R24 710 000; and
     4.2. 467 050 Series 2 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000202511) with a total issued capital of
          R 46 705 000.

5.   The Company may issue additional Preference Shares prior to the last day to trade date.

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


Pretoria
13 August 2015


Sponsor
Questco Proprietary Limited

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