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ECSPONENT LIMITED - Issue and listing of Series 7, Class B and C preference shares, dividend declaration and finalisation announcement

Release Date: 22/02/2017 08:05
Code(s): ECSP20 ECSP21     PDF:  
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Issue and listing of Series 7, Class B and C preference shares, dividend declaration and finalisation announcement

ECSPONENT LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 1998/013215/06
JSE Code: ECS - ISIN: ZAE000179594


Ecsponent Pref Share B7                                       Ecsponent Pref Share C7
Short Name; ECSP B7                                           Short Name: ECSP C7
ECSP20                                                        ECSP21
ISIN: ZAE000241717                                            ISIN: ZAE000241725


Issue and listing of Series 7, Class B and C Preference shares under the ZAR5,000,000,000 Preference
Share Programme and Dividend Declaration and Finalisation Announcement

Issue and listing of Series 7, Class B and C Preference shares:

The Company is pleased to announce that it will be listing the first tranche of Series 7 Class B and C preference shares
on Monday, 6 March 2017, the details of which are summarised below:

                                                                Ecsponent Pref                        Ecsponent Pref
                                                                     Share B7                              Share C7
 Issue Price per Preference Share                                        R100                                  R100

 Listing date                                                     6 March 2017                          6 March 2017

 Implied yield                                  10.66 percent per annum (nacm)         Prime Rate plus 4% per annum,
                                                                                     payable monthly in arrears, not
                                                                                                          compounded
 Redemption Record Date                                           4 March 2022                          4 March 2022

 Redemption Amount per Preference                                         R170                                  R100
 Share
 Redemption Payment Date                                          7 March 2022                          7 March 2022


Full details regarding the listing will be announced prior to the listing date.

Declaration and finalisation announcement in respect of the first dividend payment:
Notice is hereby given that a preference dividend has been declared in respect of the Series 7, Class C
Preference Shares.

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, 7 March 2017
 Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                              Wednesday, 8 March 2017
 Record Date                                                                                Friday, 10 March 2017
 Payment Date                                                                               Monday, 13 March 2017

In accordance with the requirements of Strate, no share certificates may be dematerialised or rematerialised
between the date that the Preference Shares commence trading ex-dividend and the Record Date.

In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE, the following additional information is provided:
1. The dividend has been declared from income reserves;
2. The dividend withholding tax rate is 15%;
3. The gross local dividend amount and the net local dividend amount payable to Preference Shareholders that
     are subject to dividends withholding tax is set out below:

                                                                                  Series 7 Class C Preference Share
Gross local dividend amount (cents per share)                                                             111.23288
Net local dividend amount (cents per share)                                                                94.54795
4.    The issued preference share capital in respect of the 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.
      4.2  1 175 170 Series 2 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000202511) with a total issued capital of
           R117 517 000.
      4.3  1 180 016 Series 3 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000210506) with a total issued capital of
           R118 001 600.
      4.4  747 063 Series 4 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000210506) with a total issued capital of
           R74 706 300.
      4.5  1 171 989 Series 5 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000222501) with a total issued capital of
           R117 198 900.
      4.6  250 110 Series 6 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000229878) with a total issued capital of
           R25 011 000.

5.   Further shares will be issued prior to, or on, the last day to trade date.
6.   Ecsponent’s income tax number is 9235/264/84/4.

Dividend payment dates for the remainder of 2017:
The following dividend payment dates are declared in respect of the Series 7 Class C Preference Shares for the
remainder of 2017. Dividend amounts will be announced at least 10 business days prior to the last day to trade:

APRIL 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date                                    Monday 10 April
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                                  Tuesday 11 April
Record Date                                                                                 Thursday 13 April
Payment Date                                                                                 Tuesday 18 April

MAY 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date                                      Tuesday 9 May
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                                  Wednesday 10 May
Record Date                                                                                     Friday 12 May
Payment Date                                                                                    Monday 15 May

JUNE 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date                                     Monday 12 June
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                                   Tuesday 13 June
Record Date                                                                                  Thursday 15 June
Payment Date                                                                                   Monday 19 June

JULY 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date                                    Tuesday 11 July
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                                 Wednesday 12 July
Record Date                                                                                    Friday 14 July
Payment Date                                                                                   Monday 17 July

AUGUST 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date                                    Monday 7 August
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                                  Tuesday 8 August
Record Date                                                                                  Friday 11 August
Payment Date                                                                                 Monday 14 August

SEPTEMBER 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date                               Tuesday 12 September
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                            Wednesday 13 September
Record Date                                                                               Friday 15 September
Payment Date                                                                              Monday 18 September

OCTOBER 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date                                 Tuesday 10 October
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                              Wednesday 11 October
Record Date                                                                                 Friday 13 October
Payment Date                                                                                Monday 16 October
NOVEMBER 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date                                 Tuesday 7 November
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                              Wednesday 8 November
Record Date                                                                                Friday 10 November
Payment Date                                                                               Monday 13 November

DECEMBER 2017
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date                                Tuesday 12 December
Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                             Wednesday 13 December
Record Date                                                                                Friday 15 December
Payment Date                                                                               Monday 18 December

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.

Pretoria
21 February 2017

Sponsor
Questco (Pty) Limited

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