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PEMBURY LIFESTYLE GROUP LIMITED - Status of Registration of Schools

Release Date: 19/12/2019 13:43
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Status of Registration of Schools

PEMBURY LIFESTYLE GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 2013/205899/06)
(“PL Group” or “the Company”)
ISIN Code: ZAE000222949      JSE Code: PEM


STATUS OF REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS


Following the publication of the interim results where it was noted that certain schools still had not
been registered with the Gauteng Department of Education (“GDE”), the Board of Directors can
confirm that the schools have either been registered with the GDE or the registration has been
submitted as below:

 SCHOOL                 REGISTRATION STATUS                                           STATUS/DATE OF
                                                                                          SUBMISSION
 
 PLG Hartbeespoort      The school is registered with the North West Province             Registered
                        Department of Education under registration number
                        600105380.

 PLG Mellow Oaks        The school is registered with the GDE under                       Registered
                        registration number 700400907.

 PLG Springs            The school is registered with the GDE under                       Registered
                        registration number 700400949.

 PLG Willow View        The school is registered with the GDE under                       Registered
                        registration number 700400825.

 PLG Northriding        The school is registered with the GDE under                       Registered
                        registration number 700400898.

 PLG Raslouw            The registration file has been accepted by the                  Submitted on
                        Gauteng Department of Education                                   04/02/2019

 PLG Allens View        The registration file has been accepted by the GDE.             Submitted on
                        However, after an assessment of the long-term                     29/03/2019
                        viability of the school, a decision has been taken to
                        close this school at the end of 2019.

 PLG Greenhills         The registration file has been accepted for                     Submitted on
                        provisional registration by the GDE.                              04/03/2019

 PLG Midview            The registration file has been accepted for                     Submitted on
                        provisional registration by the GDE. However, after               23/10/2018
                        an assessment of the long-term viability of the school,  
                        a decision has been taken to close this school at the
                        end of 2019.

 PLG Carlswald          The registration file has been accepted by the GDE.             Submitted on
                                                                                          23/10/2018
 
 PLG Sanrock            The registration file was submitted to the Limpopo          Submitted during
                        Education Department and the registration required                      2019
                        the property to be rezoned, which rezoning was
                        received on 21 November 2019. However, the
                        Limpopo Education Department has indicated that
                        their paperwork has changed and the Company is
                        waiting for the new details. Once the file is submitted
                        again, the Education Department will make a
                        scheduled visit to the school to assess and give input
                        on any area that they feel needs attention prior to
                        awarding the registration number.

Shareholders should take note that the school registration process is open from January to April each
year. Whilst the South African Schools’ Act requires a school to be registered before it is opened, the
Department of Education requires the provincial department to, inter alia, assess the school’s
operations, which includes assessing the teaching staff. This presents an inherent conflict in practice.
Shareholders are also advised that the process and requirements of the Department of Education
approval has changed over the past couple of years, which now includes zoning, amongst other
matters. The changes to the registration requirements are an industry issue.

Shareholders are also advised that the headmasters of all the various schools (registered or pending
registration) attend the quarterly GDE meetings. The GDE also conducts regular school inspections
and the remaining items to get the schools registered are being addressed in accordance with the
requirements of the GDE. The headmaster of PLG Sanrock is also in regular communication with the
Limpopo Education Department. The Company will be submitting the outstanding documentation in
the open period commencing from January 2020 and expects to finalise the registration of PLG
Carlswald, PLG Greenhills, PLG Raslouw and PLG Sanrock by April 2020.

The Board also advises that Umalusi registration is only required for matriculants to write examinations
on site and register as an exam centre. The Company received confirmation that Green Status had
been awarded for the three schools which applied for Umalusi registration, as previously announced.

It is important to note that the going concern assumption partly relies on the registration of the
remaining 4 schools as detailed in the interim results announcement. However, the Company
continues to work constructively with the respective Departments of Education and complies with all
the regular requirements during the year as mentioned earlier. There has been no indication that
registration of the remainder of the schools will not be achieved by April 2020 and a further
announcement will be made on or before 30 April 2020 in this regard.

By order of the board
Johannesburg
18 December 2019

Designated Advisor
Arbor Capital Sponsors

Date: 19-12-2019 01:43:00
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