PURPLE GROUP LIMITED - Posting of circular and notice of general meeting

Posting of circular and notice of general meeting

 Purple Group Limited
 (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
 (Registration number 1998/013637/06)
 Share code: PPE ISIN: ZAE000185526
 (“Purple Group” or “the Company”)

 POSTING OF CIRCULAR AND NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

 1. Introduction
     Shareholders are referred to the detailed terms announcement released on SENS on 14
     August 2017 relating to the proposed sale of shares in First World Trader Proprietary Limited
     by Purple Group to Sanlam Investment Holdings Proprietary Limited (“the Sale”) and the
     proposed specific repurchase of Purple Group shares (“Specific Repurchase”). The Sale
     constitutes a category 2 transaction in terms of the JSE Listings Requirements.

     Terms defined in the detailed terms announcement bear the same meaning in this
     announcement.

     The regulatory approval required from the JSE Limited for the circular relating to the Specific
     Repurchase (“the Circular”) has been obtained.

 2. Posting of the Circular and notice of General Meeting of Shareholders

     Shareholders are hereby advised that the Circular, containing details of the Specific
     Repurchase, has been posted to Shareholders today, Monday, 9 October 2017. The
     Circular incorporates a notice convening the General Meeting of Shareholders for purposes of
     approving the Specific Repurchase. The General Meeting of Shareholders of Purple Group
     will be held at 10:00 on Friday, 10 November 2017 at the registered office of Purple Group,
     Ground Floor, Block B, The Offices of Hyde Park, Strouthos Place, Hyde Park, Johannesburg,
     South Africa, to consider and, if deemed fit, pass, with or without modification, the special
     resolution and ordinary resolution set out in the notice of General Meeting.
     .
     The Circular is also available on the Purple Group's website: www.purplegroup.co.za.

 3. Important dates and times


                                                                                                              2017
Notice record date, being the date on which a Shareholder must be
registered in the Register in order to be eligible to receive the notice of                              Friday, 29
General Meeting on                                                                                      September
Circular posted to Shareholders and Notice convening the General Meeting published on
SENS on
                                                                                                Monday, 9 October


Notice of General Meeting published in the South African press on
                                                                                               Tuesday, 10 October
Last Day to Trade Shares in order to be recorded in the Register to vote at the
General Meeting (see note 2 below)
                                                                                               Tuesday, 31 October
General Meeting record date, being the date on which a Shareholder must be registered
in the Register in order to be eligible to attend and participate in the General Meeting and
to vote thereat, by close of trade on                                                     Friday, 3 November


Form of Proxy in respect of the General Meeting to be lodged at the Transfer Secretary
                                                                                               Wednesday, 8
or the Company by 10:00 on
                                                                                                 November
General Meeting to be held at 10:00 on                                                   Friday, 10 November

Results of General Meeting published on SENS on                                          Friday, 10 November

Results of the General Meeting published in the South African press on                           Monday, 13
                                                                                                  November
 Notes:
 1. The above dates and times are subject to amendment. Any such amendment will be published on SENS.
 2. Shareholders should note that, as transactions in Shares are settled in the electronic settlement system
    used by Strate, the settlement of a trade takes place three business days after such trade. Therefore,
    Shareholders who acquire Shares after the Last Day to Trade will not be eligible to vote at the General
    Meeting.
 3. All times given in this announcement are South African Standard Time.



 Johannesburg
 9 October 2017

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 Deloitte & Touche Sponsor Services (Pty) Ltd

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