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ECSPONENT LIMITED - Issue and listing of Series 5, Class A preference shares and dividend declaration and finalisation announcement

Release Date: 29/05/2017 10:48
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Issue and listing of Series 5, Class A preference shares and 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 A5
Short Name: ECSP A5
ECSP13
ISIN: ZAE000244844

Issue and listing of Series 5, Class A Preference shares under the ZAR5,000,000,000 Preference Share
Programme and Dividend Declaration and Finalisation Announcement

Issue and listing of Series 5, Class A Preference shares:

The Company is pleased to announce that it will be listing the first tranche of Series 5 Class A preference shares on
Friday, 9 June 2017, the details of which are summarised below:

                                                                                                     Ecsponent Pref
                                                                                                           Share A5
     Issue Price per Preference Share                                                                          R100

     Listing date                                                                                       9 June 2017

     Implied yield                                    Prime Rate plus 4% per annum, payable monthly in arrears, not
                                                                                                         compounded
     Redemption Record Date                                                                            10 June 2022

     Redemption Amount per Preference                                                                          R100
     Share
     Redemption Payment Date                                                                           13 June 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 5, Class A 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                                   Monday, 12 June 2017
  Preference shares start trading ex-dividend                                                 Tuesday, 13 June 2017
  Record Date                                                                                Thursday, 15 June 2017
  Payment Date                                                                                 Monday, 19 June 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 20%;
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 5 Class A Preference Share
 Gross local dividend amount (cents per share)                                                             93.15068
 Net local dividend amount (cents per share)                                                               74.52054

4.    The issued preference share capital in respect of the Class A 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.   246 946 Series 2 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R23 486 000; and
     4.3.   50 347 Series 3 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R4 766 000; and
     4.4.   61 284 Series 4 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R5 815 900; and
     4.5.   1 000 Series 5 Class A Preference Shares with a total issued capital of R100 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:

 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
29 May 2017

Sponsor
Questco (Pty) Limited

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