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Abridged pre-listing statement:
Listing of Avior Holdings on the Alternative Exchange operated by the JSE Limited
AVIOR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS LIMITED
(previously Jamispan Proprietary Limited)
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 2015/086358/06
Share Code: AVR
ISIN: ZAE000211637
(“Avior Holdings” or “the Company”)
ABRIDGED PRE-LISTING STATEMENT:
LISTING OF AVIOR HOLDINGS ON THE ALTERNATIVE EXCHANGE OPERATED BY THE JSE
LIMITED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN ANY
JURISDICTION OUTSIDE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, OR ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT MAY BE
UNLAWFUL TO PUBLISH, DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. The JSE Limited (“JSE”) has granted Avior Holdings a listing by way of introduction of its entire
issued ordinary share capital (as detailed in paragraph 7.1.2 below) on the Alternative
Exchange (“ALTX”) operated by the JSE under the abbreviated name “Avior”, share code
“AVR” and ISIN: ZAE000211637, with effect from the commencement of trade on Tuesday, 06
June 2017 (the “Listing”).
1.2. This abridged pre-listing statement (“Abridged Pre-listing Statement”), is not an invitation to
the public to subscribe for, or to acquire securities in Avior Holdings, or the solicitation of an
offer to buy or subscribe for securities in Avior Holdings, but is issued in compliance with the
JSE Listings Requirements (“JSE LRs”), for the purpose of providing information to the public
with regards to the business and affairs of Avior Holdings and its subsidiaries (“the Avior
Group”), as at the date of Listing.
1.3. Any offer to acquire securities pursuant to the Listing will be made, and any investor or
prospective investor should make his investment decision, solely on the basis of the
information that is contained in the Pre-listing Statement (as defined in paragraph 1.4 below).
1.4. This Abridged Pre-listing Statement contains extracts from the Pre-listing Statement dated 30
May 2017 (“the Pre-listing Statement”) and as such is not intended to be comprehensive.
For a full appreciation of the Company and the Listing, the Pre-listing Statement should be
read in its entirety in conjunction with this Abridged Pre-listing Statement.
Capitalised terms not defined in this Abridged Pre-listing Statement shall have the corresponding
meaning ascribed to those terms in the Pre-listing Statement issued by Avior Holdings.
2. OVERVIEW OF THE AVIOR GROUP’S HISTORY
2.1. In anticipation of and in order to facilitate the Listing, the Avior Group undertook an internal
restructuring during 2015 (“the Avior Group Restructuring”), in terms of which:
2.1.1. Avior Holdings (being a shelf company at that time) was incorporated in South Africa
under the name “Jamispan Proprietary Limited” on 19 March 2015, with the intention
that it would become the ultimate holding company of Avior Capital Markets
Proprietary Limited, being the operational subsidiary company of the Avior Group
(“Avior Capital Markets”); and
2.1.2. pursuant to being incorporated, converted to a public company and changed its name
to “Avior Capital Markets Holdings Limited” on 25 January 2016.
2.2. The Avior Group Restructuring included the following additional sub-steps:
2.2.1. the adoption of a new (JSE LRs compliant) memorandum of incorporation by Avior
Holdings;
2.2.2. an increase in the authorised share capital of Avior Holdings;
2.2.3. shareholders of Avior Capital Markets concluding a share exchange agreement with
Avior Holdings (“Exchange Agreement”), in terms of which the Avior Capital Markets
shareholders exchanged their shareholding in Avior Capital Markets for a
shareholding in Avior Holdings, which exchange was implemented on a 1:100 basis
(100 (one hundred) Avior Holdings shares for every 1 (one) Avior Capital Markets
share exchanged) (‘the Share Exchange”), resulting in:
2.2.3.1. such Avior Capital Markets shareholders ceasing to be shareholders in Avior
Capital Markets and becoming shareholders in Avior Holdings; and
2.2.3.2. Avior Capital Markets becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avior Holdings;
and
2.2.4. the unbundling of Avior ETF Funds Proprietary Limited (“Avior ETF Funds”), Avior
Capital Investments (RF) Proprietary Limited (“Avior Capital Investments”) and
Avior Capital Markets International Limited (“Avior International”) from Avior Capital
Markets (collectively referred to as “the Unbundling”), ultimately resulting in the Avior
Group Structure as depicted in paragraph 3.4 below;
2.2.5. concluded a private placement.
3. NATURE OF BUSINESS OF THE AVIOR GROUP
3.1. Avior Holdings is the holding company of a capital markets group that provides research,
stockbroking, corporate finance, derivatives trading, fixed income trading and transition
management service offerings to institutional clients in South Africa and abroad. The Avior
Group has offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and London.
3.2. Avior Capital Markets is the major operating subsidiary of Avior Holdings (and also a “major
subsidiary” of Avior Holdings, as contemplated in terms of the JSE LRs). Avior Investments is
currently dormant. Groombridge is an approved JSE nominee company, whose sole objective
is to act as the registered holder of securities on behalf of Avior Capital Markets’ controlled
clients. Avior International (the UK operations, acquired during January 2015) contributes less
than 25% (twenty five percent) of the Avior Group’s total assets or revenue (on a consolidated
basis), and accordingly, is not regarded as a “major subsidiary” of Avior Holdings, as
contemplated in terms of the JSE LRs.
3.3. The majority of the Avior Group's operations are held and/or conducted through Avior Capital
Markets.
3.4. The Avior Group structure can be found in paragraph 1.2 of the Pre-Listing Statement.
4. RATIONALE FOR THE LISTING
4.1. Avior Holdings intends to List on the ALTX from the commencement of trade on Tuesday, 06
June 2017. The rationale for the Listing includes, inter alia, the following:
4.1.1. to enhance the Avior Group’s public profile by creating brand equity and visibility;
4.1.2. to enhance relations with existing stakeholders such as banks, suppliers, distributors
and customers (existing and potential);
4.1.3. improve the quality of information available for decision-making by stakeholders; and
4.1.4. increase liquidity for existing shareholders of Avior Holdings and to enable such
shareholders, to the extent they wish to do so, to realise the value of their investment
in Avior Holdings through a public trading platform.
4.2. Avior Holdings complies with all the Main Board listing criteria in terms of paragraph 4.28 of
the JSE LR’s, with the exception of paragraph 4.28(e) (which requires that 20% (twenty
percent) of each class of equity securities of a company must be held by public shareholders,
as defined in the JSE LR’s, to ensure reasonable liquidity) (“spread requirements”) and
paragraph 3.84 of the JSE Main board Corporate Governance Listings Requirements. As a
result of Avior Holdings not fully satisfying the requirements for a listing on the Main Board,
Avior Holdings will list on the ALTX, the spread requirements of which are that, at least 10%
(ten percent) of the equity securities of a company must be held by public shareholders, which
requirement Avior Holdings fully satisfies.
4.3. Notwithstanding the fact that the Listing will be on the JSE’s ALTX, the board of directors of
Avior Holdings (“Avior Holdings Board of Directors”) will in due course consider the
transferral of the Listing to the JSE’s Main Board pursuant to the spread requirements having
been fully satisfied by Avior Holdings.
5. AVIOR HOLDINGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The full names, ages, nationalities, business addresses and capacities of the Directors of Avior
Holdings are set out in the table below:
FULL NAMES, AGES AND BUSINESS ADDRESS CAPACITY
NATIONALITY
P Koutromanos Suite 1003, 1st Floor, 82 on Chief Executive Officer
Maude, 82 Maude Street,
(48) (South African) Sandton, 2196
KS Mattison 3rd Floor, The Hudson, Managing Director of Avior
28 Hudson Street, Capital Markets
(47) (South African) Cape Town, 8001
N Tilly Suite 1003, 1st Floor, 82 on Financial Director
Maude, 82 Maude Street,
(34) (South African) Sandton, 2196
M Ramplin (41) 102 11th Street, Parkmore, Independent, Non-Executive
Sandton, 2196 Director, Chairperson of the
(South African) board of directors
E Masilela (51) 3rd Floor, South Office Tower, Independent, Non-Executive
(South African) Hatfield Plaza, Pretoria, 0083 Director
MD Collier (62), (British) Puckden Poundsbridge, Independent, Non-Executive
Penshurst Kent, TN118AR, Director
United Kingdom
6. PROSPECTS
6.1. Avior Holdings intends to enhance and/or expand its existing service offerings, primarily
through organic growth, by, inter alia, the following:
6.1.1. expanding its current research coverage to include more companies and more
sectors;
6.1.2. partnering with the new exchanges , in terms of which partnerships Avior Holdings
will offer stockbroking and research services in respect of issuers listed on such
exchanges;
6.1.3. positioning Avior Capital Markets as one of the top 10 (ten) JSE stockbrokers in terms
of value traded;
6.1.4. expanding its corporate finance offering, including JSE Sponsor, Designated Advisory
and 4 Africa Exchange Proprietary Limited (“4AX”) issuer agent services; and
6.1.5. offering exchange traded fund products to its institutional client base.
7. SHARE CAPITAL OF AVIOR HOLDINGS
7.1. Upon Listing:
7.1.1. the total authorised share capital of Avior Holdings will comprise 400 000 000 (four
hundred million) ordinary no par value shares;
7.1.2. the issued share capital of Avior Holdings will comprise 146 285 100 (one hundred
and forty six thousand two hundred and eighty five thousand one hundred) ordinary
no par value shares;
7.1.3. the stated capital of Avior Holdings will amount to R14 206 (fourteen thousand two
hundred and six Rand); and
7.1.4. zero shares will be held in treasury.
7.2. All of the issued shares referred to in paragraph 7.1.2 above shall rank pari passu with each
other in all respects, including in respect of voting and distribution rights.
8. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS
Set out in the table below are the shareholders of Avior Holdings who, upon Listing, will be directly
and/or indirectly beneficially interested in 5% (five percent) or more of the total number of shares
in issue, resulting in such shareholders being regarded as “major shareholders” of Avior Holdings,
as contemplated in terms of the JSE LRs:
SHAREHOLDER: NUMBER OF SHARES PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL
HELD: NUMBER OF SHARES IN
ISSUE:
Zazomia Trust1 85 898 200 58.72%
KS Mattison2 45 758 400 31.28%
TOTAL 131 656 600 90.00%
Notes:
1. The Zazomia Trust is an “associate” of P Koutromanos (chief executive officer of Avior Holdings), as contemplated in
terms of the JSE LRs, in that:
a. P Koutromanos, Louis Venter and M Koutromanos, are the only trustees of the Zazomia Trust; and
b. P Koutromanos, his descendant’s and M Koutomanos, being the only beneficiaries of the Zazomia Trust (including
any corporate entity which is wholly-owned by the aforementioned beneficiaries).
Notwithstanding the fact that upon Listing, the Zazomia Trust will be the beneficial holder as detailed in the table above,
the trustees of the Zazomia Trust have indicated their intention (as at the date of the Abridged Pre-listing Statement)
that the shareholding held by the Zazomia Trust will, subsequent to the Listing, be transferred to Stately Horse
Properties Proprietary Limited (“Stately Horse”) (“the Share Transfer”).
The deemed value (price per share) at which the Share Transfer will be implemented will be the prevailing market price
of Avior Holdings shares for the 30 (thirty) trading days immediately preceding the date of the Share Transfer.
As a result of P Koutromanos being a director of Avior Holdings and the Zazomia Trust and Stately Horse being
associates of P Koutromanos the share transfer will be announced on SENS by Avior Holdings upon same being
implemented (to the extend applicable).
2. Managing director of Avior Capital Markets.
9. FINANCIAL INFORMATION SALIENT OVERVIEW
Set out in the table below is a salient overview of the financial information of the Avior Group for
the six months ended 31 October 2016, 31 October 2015 and the year ended 30 April 2016 and 30
April 2015:
Six months Year ended 30 Six months Year ended 30
ended 31 April 2016 ended 31 April 2015
October 2016 October 2015
R
Revenue 100,371,191 181,775,953 86,553,169 139,223,310
Gross profit 75,711,627 136,769,133 65,366,294 109,897,834
Gross profit margin 75,43% 75,24% 75,52% 78,94%
EBIT 16,715,114 20,646,411 8,942,440 30,345,575
EBITDA 22,469,894 31,756,168
Profit for the year (after 25,849,048 32,296,920 17,250,349 23,927,525
tax)
Cash generated from 13,999,152 57,259,027 23,753,552 13,833,045
operations
Notes and assumptions:
1. The following salient features are extracted from the audited financial information
10. SALIENT DATES AND TIMES OF THE LISTING
Set out in the table below are the salient dates and times relating to the Listing:
ACTION / EVENT ANTICIPATED DATE
Abridged Pre-listing Statement published on the JSE’s SENS on Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Pre-listing Statement distributed by Avior Holdings to its Tuesday, 30 May 2017
shareholders (and also made available for download on Avior
Holdings’ website www.avior.co.za) on
Listing of Avior Holdings’ entire issued share capital on the ALTX Tuesday, 06 June 2017
from the commencement of trade on
Notes:
1. The salient dates and times set out in the table above are subject to change (provided that JSE prior approval has
been obtained in respect thereof). Any change to the dates and times above will be published by Avior Holdings on
SENS.
2. All the dates and times specified in the table above are South African quoted dates and times.
11. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
11.1. Copies of the Pre-listing Statement and the documents referred to in paragraph 13.10 of the
Pre-listing Statement, are available for inspection during normal business hours from,
Tuesday, 30 May 2017, until Tuesday, 13 June 2017 (inclusive), at:
11.1.1. the offices of Avior Holdings (situated at Suite 1003, 1st Floor, 82 on Maude, 82
Maude Street, Sandton, Gauteng, 2196);
and from
11.1.2. the offices of the Designated Adviser, Pallidus Capital Proprietary Limited (situated at
Suite 3, Southdowns Ridge Office Park, 1240 John Vorster Drive, Southdowns, Irene,
Centurion, Gauteng, 0123).
11.2. The Pre-listing Statement and this Abridged Pre-listing Statement can also be electronically
downloaded from Avior Holdings’ website at www.avior.co.za, with effect from the publication
date hereof.
Johannesburg
30 May 2017
CORPORATE AND TRANSACTION ADVISOR:
Avior Corporate Finance
DESIGNATED ADVISOR:
Pallidus Capital Proprietary Limited
INTERNAL COMPANY SECRETARY:
Ateeqah Khan
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