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ROCKCASTLE GLOBAL REAL EST CO LIMITED - Results of dividend election, issue of new shares, total voting rights and confirmation of approval from SEM

Release Date: 22/03/2017 11:05
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Results of dividend election, issue of new shares, total voting rights and confirmation of approval from SEM

Rockcastle Global Real Estate Company Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of Mauritius)
(Registration number: 108869 C1/GBL)
JSE share code: ROC
SEM share code: ROCK.N0000
ISIN: MU0364N00003
(“Rockcastle” or “the company”)


RESULTS OF DIVIDEND ELECTION, ISSUE OF NEW SHARES, TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CONFIRMATION OF APPROVAL FROM SEM


Shareholders are referred to the previous announcements, the last of which was released on the Stock Exchange News
Service of the JSE Limited (“JSE”) and on the website of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd (“SEM”) on Thursday,
16 March 2017, in respect of the election by shareholders to receive a scrip dividend by way of an issue of 2.266 new
Rockcastle shares (“new Rockcastle shares”) for every 100 Rockcastle shares held on the record date, being Friday,
17 March 2017 (“scrip dividend”) at an issue price of USD2.29 per share or a cash dividend of 5.189 USD cents per share
(67.54521 ZAR cents per share for shareholders on the South African register) (“cash dividend”) in respect of the six
months ended 31 December 2016.

Following completion of the election, the company hereby announces that in respect of the scrip dividend, a total of
17 653 890 new Rockcastle shares (out of a maximum of 21 425 076 new Rockcastle shares) will be issued on market as
listed shares on Thursday, 23 March 2017 on the JSE and the SEM. The new Rockcastle shares issued in respect of the scrip
dividend will upon their issue be fully paid up and will rank pari passu in all respects with existing Rockcastle shares in
issue and are fully fungible with effect from the date of listing.

Following the issue of the new Rockcastle shares, the total issued share capital of the company will increase to 963 155 909
ordinary shares of no par value each. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Rockcastle will be 963 155 909 with
effect from Thursday, 23 March 2017, which may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which
they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Rockcastle.

In respect of all shareholders in Mauritius and certificated shareholders in South Africa, the cash dividend payment will be
made by electronic funds transfer and in respect of dematerialised shareholders in South Africa, CSDP/broker accounts will
be credited and updated on Thursday, 23 March 2017.

In respect of certificated shareholders in South Africa, the cash payment in terms of the fractional entitlement will be made
by electronic funds transfer and in respect of dematerialised shareholders in South Africa, CSDP/broker accounts will be
credited and updated on Thursday, 23 March 2017.

In respect of certificated shareholders in South Africa, share certificates will be dispatched to all certificated shareholders 
by registered post at the risk of such shareholders, on Thursday, 23 March 2017 or in accordance with the instructions given 
to the South African transfer secretaries.

In respect of dematerialised shareholders in South Africa and Mauritius, CSDP/CDS/broker accounts will be credited and
updated on Thursday, 23 March 2017 with the new Rockcastle shares.

The Listing Executive Committee of the SEM has, on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, approved the issue and listing of up to a
maximum of 21 425 076 new Rockcastle shares that may be issued to existing shareholders electing to receive a scrip
dividend. As required by the Listing Rules of the SEM, copies of the Supplement to the Listing Particulars relating to this
further issue of shares and the Listing Particulars of the company, will be made available for inspection for at least 10
business days as from Thursday, 23 March 2017, during normal office hours (from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mauritian time) at the
registered office of the company which is situated at c/o Intercontinental Trust Ltd, Level 3, Alexander House,
35 Cybercity, Ebene 72201, Mauritius.

Rockcastle has its primary listings on both the SEM and the JSE.

By order of the Board

For further information please contact:

Intercontinental Trust Limited
Company secretary                                      +230 403 0800

Java Capital
JSE sponsor                                            +27 11 722 3050

Perigeum Capital Ltd
SEM authorised representative and sponsor              +230 402 0890

22 March 2017

This notice is issued pursuant to the JSE Listings Requirements, the SEM Listing Rule 11.3 and Rule 5(1) of the Securities
(Disclosure Obligations of Reporting Issuers) Rules 2007.

The Board of Directors of Rockcastle Global Real Estate Company Limited accepts full responsibility for the accuracy of
the information contained in this announcement.

Date: 22/03/2017 11:05:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). 
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