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ECSPONENT LIMITED - October 2016 monthly preference share dividend finalisation announcement

Release Date: 25/10/2016 09:00
Code(s): ECSP1 ECSP10 ECSP3 ECSP4 ECSP6 ECSP7 ECSP9 ECSP12 ECSP15     PDF:  
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October 2016 monthly preference share dividend finalisation announcement

ECSPONENT 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
(“Series 1 Class A Preference Shares”)            (“Series 1 Class C Preference Shares”)

Ecsponent Pref Share A2                           Ecsponent Pref Share C2
JSE Code: ECSP4                                   JSE Code: ECSP6
ISIN: ZAE000202495                                ISIN: ZAE000202511
(“Series 2 Class A Preference Shares”)            (“Series 2 Class C Preference Shares”)

Ecsponent Pref Share A3                           Ecsponent Pref Share C3
JSE Code: ECSP7                                   JSE Code: ECSP9
ISIN: ZAE000210480                                ISIN: ZAE000210506
(“Series 3 Class A Preference Shares”)            (“Series 3 Class C Preference Shares”)

Ecsponent Pref Share A4                           Ecsponent Pref Share C4
JSE Code: ECSP10                                  JSE Code: ECSP12
ISIN: ZAE000217196                                ISIN; ZAE000218525
(“Series 4 Class A Preference Shares”)            (“Series 4 Class C Preference Shares”)

(collectively “Class A Preference Shares”)        Ecsponent Pref Share C5
                                                  JSE Code: ECSP15
                                                  ISIN; ZAE000222501
                                                  (“Series 5 Class C Preference Shares”)

                                                  (collectively “Class C Preference Shares”)


OCTOBER 2016 MONTHLY PREFERENCE SHARE DIVIDEND FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT

Further to the announcement released by the Company on 27 September 2016, holders of Class A
Preference Shares and holders of Class C Preference Shares are hereby advised that the dividend
per share amount, to be paid on 14 November 2016, has been finalised.

Notice is hereby given that the following preference dividends have been declared in respect of the
period commencing on 12 October 2016 and ending on the date dividends start trading ex-dividend,
being 9 November 2016:
    -   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 14.5% 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            Tuesday, 8 November 2016
 Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                         Wednesday, 9 November 2016
 Record Date                                                           Friday, 11 November 2016
 Payment Date                                                          Monday, 14 November 2016

In accordance with the requirements of Strate, no share certificates may be dematerialised or
rematerialised between the date that Preference Shares start trading ex-dividend and the Record
Date.
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. 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
                                   (Series 1, Series 2, Series 3    (Series 1, Series 2, Series 3,
                                                  and Series 4)           Series 4 and Series 5)

Gross local dividend amount                            76.71233                        111.23288
(cents per share)
Net local dividend amount                              65.20548                         94.54795
(cents per share)

4. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 1 Class A Preference Shares and the
   Series 1 Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement:
   4.1. 61 332 Series 1 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R5 420 099.12; and
   4.2. 247 100 Series 1 Class C Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R24 710 000.

5. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 2 Class A Preference Shares and the
   Series 2 Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement:
   5.1. 246 946 Series 2 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R23 486 000; and
   5.2. 1 175 170 Series 2 Class C Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R117 517 000.

6. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 3 Class A Preference Shares and the
   Series 3 Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement:
   6.1. 50 347 Series 3 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R4 766 000; and
   6.2. 1 180 016 Series 3 Class C Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R118 001 600.

7. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 4 Class A Preference Shares and the
   Series 4 Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement:
   7.1. 28 127 Series 4 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R2 665 900
   7.2. 747 063 Series 4 Class C Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R74 706 300.

8. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 5 Class C Preference Shares is as
   follows as at the date of this announcement:
   8.1. 311 469 Series 5 Class C Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R31 146 900.

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

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


Pretoria
25 October 2016


Sponsor
Questco Proprietary Limited

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