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CONDUIT CAPITAL LIMITED - Conduit Capital to Raise R350 Million - Declaration Announcement in Respect of the Rights Offer

Release Date: 20/10/2017 17:23
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Conduit Capital to Raise R350 Million - Declaration Announcement in Respect of the Rights Offer

CONDUIT CAPITAL LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration number 1998/017351/06)
Share code: CND ISIN: ZAE000073128
(“Conduit Capital” or “the Company” or “the Group”)

CONDUIT CAPITAL TO RAISE R350 MILLION TO PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES
DECLARATION ANNOUNCEMENT IN RESPECT OF THE RIGHTS OFFER

NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO
THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, HONG KONG OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION
WHERE TO DO SO WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR
FORM AN OFFER OF SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.


1.INTRODUCTION
  Conduit Capital is pleased to announce that it intends to raise R350 million by way of a fully insured
  renounceable rights offer (“Rights Offer”), in terms of which the Company will offer a total of
  175 000 000 new ordinary shares (“Rights Offer Shares”) at a subscription price of 200 cents per
  Rights Offer Share (“Subscription Price”) in the ratio of 29.68899505 Rights Offer Shares for every
  100 Shares (“Ratio”) held at the close of business on the record date for the Rights Offer, being Friday,
  24 November 2017 (“Record Date”).

2.PURPOSE OF THE RIGHTS OFFER
  The purpose of the Rights Offer is to provide Conduit Capital with additional capital in the amount of
  R350 000 000 to enable the Company to:
  - capitalise the insurance group to fund, to the extent commercially acceptable, acquisitions and/or
     organic growth strategies; and/or
  - fund non-insurance opportunities that conform to Conduit Capital’s investment criteria.

3. NATURE OF THE BUSINESS OF CONDUIT CAPITAL
   Conduit Capital is an investment holding company, listed on the Main Board of JSE Limited (“the JSE”),
   which invests mainly in the insurance industry, supported by a value-oriented long-term investment
   strategy. The Company’s specific business objective is that of supporting its subsidiary companies and
   allocating capital across the Group. Conduit Capital operates through two main divisions, namely:
   - Insurance and Risk, which houses the Group’s insurance interests; and
   - Investments, which houses the Group’s investment activities.

4. SALIENT TERMS OF THE RIGHTS OFFER
   In terms of the Rights Offer, Conduit Capital will offer a total of 175 000 000 Rights Offer Shares at a
   subscription price of 200 cents per Rights Offer Share in the ratio of 29.689 Rights Offer Shares for
   every 100 shares held in Conduit Capital on the close of business on the Record Date.
   The Subscription Price represents:
   - a discount of 10.3% to the 30 day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) to the traded price of
      Conduit Capital Shares on the JSE as at 16 October 2017, being the date on which the Rights
      Offer was approved by the Board of Directors of Conduit Capital (“the Board”); and .
   - a discount of 10.2% to the 30 day VWAP to the traded price of Conduit Capital Shares on the JSE
      as at 19 October 2017, being the date prior to the release of this announcement.
     Upon their issue, the Rights Offer Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Conduit
     Capital shares in issue.

5. FULLY INSURED RIGHTS OFFER
   Conduit Capital intends to enter into a subscription agreement with Riskowitz Value Fund LLC (“RVF”)
   in terms whereof RVF will subscribe for all Rights Offer Shares not taken up in terms of the Rights
   Offer, to the full value of R350 million (“Subscription Agreement”).
   RVF is an investment management business incorporated in the United States of America (“USA”) and
   founded by Mr S Riskowitz, the Chief Executive Officer of Conduit Capital.
   Further details of the Subscription Agreement will be set out in the Rights Offer circular to be dated on
   or about 23 November 2017 and distributed to shareholders as set out in paragraph 9 below.

6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
   The implementation of the Rights Offer is subject to the conclusion of the Subscription Agreement,
   approval being obtained from the JSE of the Rights Offer circular and for the listing of the Letters of
   Allocation and the Rights Offer Shares.

7. SALIENT DATES AND TIMES
   The proposed salient dates and times in respect of the Rights Offer are set out below:

                                                                                                         2017
        Rights Offer Declaration Data announcement released on SENS                        Friday, 20 October
        Rights Offer Finalisation announcement released on SENS                         Thursday, 16 November
        Last day to trade in Conduit Capital Shares in order to settle trades by
        the Record Date for the Rights Offer and to qualify to participate in the
        Right Offer (cum entitlement) on                                                 Tuesday, 21 November
        Listing of and trading in the Letters of Allocation on the JSE
        commences at 09:00 on                                                          Wednesday, 22 November
        Conduit Capital Shares commence trading ex-rights on the JSE at
        09:00 on                                                                       Wednesday, 22 November
        Circular and Form of Instruction posted to certificated shareholders            Thursday, 23 November
        Record date for the Rights Offer for purposes of determining the
        Conduit Capital shareholders entitled to participate in the Rights
        Offer at the close of business on                                                 Friday, 24 November
        Rights Offer opens at 09:00 on                                                    Monday, 27 November
        Holders of dematerialised Conduit Capital Shares will have their
        accounts at their CSDP or broker automatically credited with their
        Letters of Allocation on                                                          Monday, 27 November
        Holders of certificated Conduit Capital Shares will have their Letters
        of Allocation credited to an electronic register at the Transfer
        Secretaries on                                                                    Monday, 27 November
        Circular distributed to dematerialised shareholders, who have elected
        to receive such documents                                                        Tuesday, 28 November
        Last day to trade in Letters of Allocation in order to settle trades by the
        Record Date for the Letters of Allocation and participate in the Rights
        Offer at the close of business on                                                 Tuesday, 5 December
        Last day for Form of Instruction to be lodged with the Transfer
        Secretaries by holders of certificated Conduit Capital Shares wishing
        to sell all or part of their Rights Offer Entitlement by 12:00 on                 Tuesday, 5 December
        Listing and trading of Rights Offer Shares commences on the JSE at
        09:00 on                                                                        Wednesday, 6 December

        Last day for Form of Instruction to be lodged with the Transfer
        Secretaries by holders of certificated Conduit Capital Shares wishing to
        subscribe for or renounce all or part of their Rights Offer Entitlement
        by 12:00 on (see note 2)                                                           Friday, 8 December
        Record date for Letters of Allocation                                              Friday, 8 December
        Rights Offer closes at 12:00 and payment to be made by certificated
        shareholders on                                                                    Friday, 8 December
        CSDP/broker accounts credited with Rights Offer Shares and debited
        with the payments due in respect of holders of dematerialised Conduit
        Capital Shares on                                                                 Monday, 11 December
        Rights Offer Share certificates in terms of the Rights Offer posted to
        holders of certificated Conduit Capital Shares via registered post on or
        about                                                                             Monday, 11 December
        Results of Rights Offer announced on SENS on                                      Monday, 11 December

Notes:
   1. Holders of dematerialised Conduit Capital Shares are required to notify their CSDP or broker of the action they
      wish to take in respect of the Rights Offer in the manner and by the time stipulated in the agreement governing
      the relationship between the dematerialised shareholder and his CSDP or broker.
   2. Conduit Capital share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday,
      22 November 2017 and Friday, 24 November 2017, both days inclusive.
   3. CSDPs effect payment in respect of holders of dematerialised Rights Offer Shares on a delivery versus
      payment basis.
   4. To the extent that the rights are accepted, dematerialised shareholders will have their accounts at their CSDP
      automatically credited with their rights and certificated shareholders will have their rights credited to an account
      at Computershare Investor Services.
   5. Rights Offer share certificates to be issued in terms of the Rights Offer will be posted to persons entitled
      thereto, by registered post, at the risk of the certificated shareholders concerned.

8. RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHTS OFFER
   Any shareholder resident outside the Common Monetary Area, being the Republics of South Africa and
   Namibia and the Kingdoms of Lesotho and Swaziland, who receives the Rights Offer circular and
   accompanying form of instruction, should obtain advice as to whether any governmental and/or any
   other legal consent is required and/or any other formality must be observed to enable such a
   subscription to be made in terms of such form of instruction.
   The Rights Offer does not constitute an offer in any jurisdiction in which it is illegal to make such an
   offer and the Rights Offer circular and accompanying form of instruction should not be forwarded or
   transmitted any person in any territory other than where it is lawful to make such an offer.
   This document does not constitute or form part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for
   securities in the United States. The Rights Offer has not been and will not be registered under the U.S.
   Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("U.S. Securities Act"), or under any relevant securities laws of
   any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. The Rights Offer Shares have not been and will not
   be registered under the US Securities Act. Accordingly, the Rights Offer Shares may not be offered,
   sold, taken up, resold, renounced, exercised, pledged, delivered or transferred, directly or indirectly, in
   or into the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, United States persons, except pursuant
   to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of, the US
   Securities Act and applicable state and securities laws of the United States. The Rights Offer Shares
   may be offered, sold, taken up, resold, renounced, exercised, pledged, transferred or delivered, by
   persons outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
   There will be no public offering of the Securities in the United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
   the securities mentioned herein may be made available under the transactions to shareholders that
   are, or who are acting on behalf of, or for the account of benefit of, (“Qualified institutional buyers”)
   (as such terms is defined in rule 144A under the Securities Act) pursuant to an available exemption
   from registration under the Securities Act or, in the sole discretion of the Company, to others who may
   be offered the securities mentioned herein pursuant to an available exemption from such registration.
   The Rights Offer contained in the Rights Offer circular does not constitute an offer in the District of
   Columbia, the United States, the Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, Japan or in any
   other jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer (“Non-
   qualifying shareholder”). Non-qualifying shareholders should consult their professional advisers to
   determine whether any governmental or other consents are required or other formalities need to be
   observed to allow them to take up the Rights Offer, or to trade their entitlement. To the extent that Non-
   qualifying shareholders are not entitled to participate in the Rights Offer, such Non-qualifying
   shareholders should not take up their Rights Offer entitlement or trade in their Rights Offer entitlement
   and should allow their rights in terms of the Rights Offer to lapse.

9. FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT AND CIRCULAR
   The Rights Offer Finalisation announcement is expected to be released on SENS on or about
   16 November 2017.
   The Rights Offer circular, and accompanying Form of Instruction for use by certificated shareholders
   only, containing full particulars of the Rights Offer will be posted to certificated shareholders on or about
   23 November 2017.
   The Rights Offer circular containing full particulars of the Rights Offer will be distributed to
   dematerialised shareholders who have elected to receive documents on or about 28 November 2017.


Johannesburg
20 October 2017

Sponsor and Corporate Adviser
Merchantec Capital

Legal Adviser
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr


Forward Looking Statement:
This announcement contains certain forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not historical
facts but rather are based on the Company’s current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry in
which Conduit Capital operates, and beliefs and assumptions regarding the Company’s future performance. Words
such as “anticipates”, “expected”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “seeks”, “estimated”, “potential” and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and
are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the control of the
Company, are difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted
in the forward-looking statements. Conduit Capital cautions shareholders and prospective shareholders not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect the view of Conduit Capital only as of the date of
this announcement. The forward-looking statements made in this announcement relate only to events as of the date
on which the statements are made. Conduit Capital will not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions
or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or unanticipated events occurring after
the date of this announcement except as required by law or by any appropriate regulatory authority.

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