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Issue and listing of Class B, D and E Preference Shares
ECSPONENT LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 1998/013215/06
JSE Code: ECS - ISIN: ZAE000179594
Debt Issuer Code: ECSP
(“the Company” or “Ecsponent”)
Class B Preference Shares Series number JSE Code ISIN
Ecsponent Pref Share B12 12 ECSB12 ZAE000263257
Class D Preference Shares
Ecsponent Pref Share D3 3 ECSD3 ZAE000258851
Ecsponent Pref Share D4 4 ECSD4 ZAE000263265
Class E Preference Shares
Ecsponent Pref Share E4 4 ECSE4 ZAE000263281
Issue and listing of Class B, D and E Preference Shares under the ZAR5,000,000,000 Preference
Share Programme
The Company is pleased to announce that the preference shares summarised in the table below will be issued
and listed as detailed in the table.
Following the issuance, the total preference shares in issue are as follows:
• Class A Preference Shares: An aggregate nominal amount of R75 803 999.12 (comprising
R5 420 099.12 issued in terms of Series 1; R23 486 000.00 issued in terms of Series 2, R4 766 000.00
issued in terms of Series 3, R9 365 900.00 issued in terms of Series 4 and R32 766 000.00 issued in
terms of Series 5).
• Class B Preference Shares: An aggregate nominal amount of R465 990 100.00 (comprising
R6 868 000.00 issued in terms of Series 1; R46 166 000.00 issued in terms of Series 2, R36 949 200.00
issued in terms of Series 3, R11 455 700.00 issued in terms of Series 4, R24 341 600.00 issued in
terms of Series 5, R37 566 700.00 issued in terms of Series 6, R48 153 600.00 issued in terms of Series
7, R44 007 800.00 issued in terms of Series 8, R52 118 000.00 in terms of Series 9, R50 248 800.00
in terms of Series 10, R65 096 600.00 in terms of Series 11 and R43 018 100 in terms of Series 12).
• Class C Preference Shares: An aggregate nominal amount of R734 451 400.00 (comprising
R24 710 000.00 issued in terms of Series 1; R117 517 000.00 issued in terms of Series 2,
R118 001 600.00 issued in terms of Series 3, R74 706 300.00 issued in terms of Series 4,
R117 198 900.00 issued in terms of Series 5, R134 581 900.00 issued in terms of Series 6,
R102 115 700.00 issued in terms of Series 7 and R45 620 000.00 issued in terms of Series 8).
• Class D Preference Shares: An aggregate nominal amount of R231 053 600.00 (comprising
R42 540 000.00 issued in terms of Series 1, R67 702 500.00 issued in terms of Series 2,
R83 590 000.00 issued in terms of Series 3 and R37 221 100 in terms of Series 4).
• Class E Preference Shares: An aggregate nominal amount of R149 499 000.00 (comprising
R48 683 000.00 issued in terms of Series 1, R32 009 000.00 issued in terms of Series 2,
R45 963 000.00 issued in terms of Series 3 and R22 844 000 in terms of Series 4).
• Class G Preference Shares: An aggregate nominal amount of R4 231 000.00 (comprising R2 831 000.00
issued in terms of Series 1, R1 350 000 issued in terms of Series 2 and R50 000.00 issued in terms of
Series 3).
Ecsponent Pref. Ecsponent Pref. Ecsponent Pref Ecsponent Pref.
Share B12 Share D3 Share D4 Share E4
Type of issue Tap issue Tap issue Tap issue Tap issue
Number of Preference Shares 238 911 8 000 139 000 146 540
Nominal amount of this R23 891 100 R800 000 R13 900 000 R14 654 000
Tranche
Issue Price per Preference R100 R100 R100 R100
Share
Issue and Listing date 8 January 2019 8 January 2019 8 January 2019 8 January 2019
Dividend Commencement 11 December 2018 11 December 2018 11 December 2018 11 December 2018
Date(s)
Dividend Rate N/A 12.5% per annum, payable 12.5%, per annum, payable 11.25% per annum, payable
monthly in arrears monthly in arrears monthly in arrears
Implied yield 10.66 percent per annum N/A N/A N/A
(nacm)
First dividend payment date 14 January 2019 14 January 2019 14 January 2019 14 January 2019
Dividend periods N/A Monthly Monthly Monthly
Any other items relating to the N/A Actual / 365 Actual / 365 Actual / 365
particular method of calculating
dividends
Redemption Record Date 13 October 2023 9 June 2023 13 October 2023 13 October 2023
Redemption Amount R100 R100 R100 R100
Redemption Payment Date 16 October 2023 12 June 2023 16 October 2023 16 October 2023
The total authorised amount of R5,000,000,000 under the Programme Memorandum has not been exceeded
Dividend Record and Payment Dates in respect of Preference Shares D3, D4 and E4:
Declaration and finalisation announcements will be released on SENS, in compliance with Schedule 4 Form A5 of the JSE Listings Requirements.
Other relevant information in respect of Preference Shares D3, D4 and E4:
The Company shall be entitled to an administration fee in respect of the Class D and Class E Preference Shares of 0.25% per annum on the Initial Issue Price,
inclusive of VAT, payable monthly in arrears on the Monthly Dividend Payment Dates.
The administration fee is subject to the Value-Added Tax Act of 1991. The Company has the right to recover the monthly administration fee, from the monthly
Preference Share dividend (plus the applicable VAT thereon)
For more information about this announcement or the Ecsponent group, email:
investor.relations@ecsponent.com or visit www.ecsponentlimited.com/investor-relations
7 January 2019
Pretoria
Sponsor to Ecsponent
Questco Corporate Advisory (Pty) Ltd
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