ESKOM HOLDINGS SOC LIMITED - Notice of availability of annual financial statements

Notice of availability of annual financial statements

Eskom Holdings SOC Limited
(Registration No. 2002/015527/06)
JSE alpha code: BIESKM
(“Eskom”)

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Eskom hereby notifies its debt investors that it has publicly released its audited annual financial
statements (“AFS”) for the year ended 31 March 2019.

The audit report relating to the AFS is qualified and the basis for the qualified opinion relates to:

    -   irregular expenditure relating to modifications to contracts which were not conducted as required
        in terms of the PFMA as well irregular expenditure which was not recorded at the correct
        amount; and
    -   insufficient audit evidence relating to fruitless and wasteful expenditure.

In addition, the audit report contains:

    -  an emphasis of matter relating to material losses as a result of meter tampering and bypasses,
        illegal connections to the electricity network and illegal vending of electricity;
    -   a material uncertainty relating to the going concern status of Eskom; and
    -   reportable irregularities relating to prior periods which have not been cleared as well as the
        current period to 31 March 2019 in respect of non-compliance in terms of the B-BBEE Act.

The AFS, together with the audit report, are available on the Eskom website at
http://www.eskom.co.za/OurCompany/Investors/IntegratedReports/Pages/Annual_Statements.aspx and
for inspection at Eskom’s registered office at 1 Maxwell Drive, Megawatt Park, Sunninghill, Johannesburg,
2000.


Johannesburg
30 July 2019

Debt Sponsor
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking

Date: 30/07/2019 04:40:00
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