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Distribution of Circular and Notice of General Meeting Relating to Proposed Bula Tsela B-BBEE Ownership Transaction
Old Mutual Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 2017/235138/06
ISIN: ZAE000255360
LEI: 213800MON84ZWWPQCN47
JSE Share Code: OMU
LSE Share Code: OMU
MSE Share Code: OMU
NSX Share Code: OMM
ZSE Share Code: OMU
("Old Mutual" or "Company")
Ref: 27/22
13 July 2022
DISTRIBUTION OF CIRCULAR, INCLUDING A NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING, RELATING TO OLD MUTUAL’S
PROPOSED BULA TSELA BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (“B-BBEE”) OWNERSHIP
TRANSACTION
OLD MUTUAL BULA TSELA TRANSACTION
Shareholders are referred to the announcement dated 20 April 2022 (“Transaction Announcement”) which advised
shareholders that the Company is entering into a transformative B-BBEE ownership transaction named Old Mutual
Bula Tsela, seSotho for “open or pave the way” (“Transaction”).
As stated in the Transaction Announcement, the Transaction entails, inter alia and subject to the fulfilment or
waiver of certain conditions precedent, the issue of 205 326 842 new Old Mutual ordinary shares (“Old Mutual
Shares”) for cash. Once issued, these Old Mutual Shares will constitute approximately 4.2% of the enlarged issued
share capital of the Company, held as follows:
- employee share ownership trusts will hold, in total, approximately 1.6% of Old Mutual’s issued share
capital for the benefit of employees of the Old Mutual group (“ESOP Scheme”), in addition to Old
Mutual Shares they currently hold for other Old Mutual group employee plans. The subscription price
of these shares will be funded from contributions by employer companies within the Old Mutual
group, constituting financial assistance as contemplated in the Companies Act, 2008 (“Companies
Act”);
- a Community trust will hold approximately 1.3% of Old Mutual’s issued share capital, for the benefit
of various qualifying Black community beneficiaries. The subscription price of these shares will be
funded by way of financial assistance from Old Mutual in the form of a cash contribution; and
- Black members of the public and Black-owned entities (collectively, “Qualifying Retail Scheme
Persons”) will be invited, via a prospectus, to apply for ordinary shares (“RetailCo Shares”) in a special
purpose vehicle (“RetailCo”), which, in turn, will hold approximately 1.3% of the issued Old Mutual
Shares. It is anticipated that the RetailCo Shares will be listed on a recognised -B-BBEE exchange by the
5th anniversary of the date of issue of the Old Mutual Shares. The subscription price of the Old Mutual
Shares will be partly funded by way of financial assistance from Old Mutual in the form of a cash
contribution and preference share funding. If any of the RetailCo Shares are not taken up by Qualifying
Retail Scheme Persons, these might be held in a warehousing trust (“Warehousing Trust”) pending
their sale to Black persons and Black-owned entities. The Warehousing Trust might also house, inter
alia, the RetailCo Shares allocated to Qualifying Retail Scheme Persons under an extended payment
terms arrangement, the RetailCo Shares currently held by Old Mutual and RetailCo Shares forfeited in
limited circumstances such as death, default and certain insolvency events. Old Mutual will provide
financial assistance as contemplated in the Companies Act, in the form of a loan facility, available to
the Warehousing Trust to fund these subscriptions for, and purchases of, RetailCo shares.
CIRCULAR AND NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
Shareholders are advised that the Company has today distributed a circular to shareholders relating to the
Transaction, containing a notice of a general meeting of shareholders, (“Circular”) to be held by electronic
participation only, at 10:00 (South African Standard Time) on Friday 12 August 2022 (“General Meeting”).
The Company has retained the services of The Meeting Specialist Proprietary Limited (“TMS”) to remotely host the
General Meeting on an interactive electronic platform, in order to facilitate remote participation and voting by
shareholders. In order to participate electronically in, and/or vote electronically at, the General Meeting,
shareholders are required to contact TMS at proxy@tmsmeetings.co.za or alternatively contact it on +27 11 520
7950/1/2 as soon as possible, but in any event no later than 10:00 (South African Standard Time) on Friday, 5 August
2022. TMS will assist shareholders with the requirements for electronic participation in, and/or electronic voting
at, the General Meeting.
The Circular will be available on the Company’s website (https://www.oldmutual.com/investor-relations/news).
Until the date of the General Meeting, copies of the Circular can be obtained by emailing
meetingservices@jseinvestorservices.co.za, or during normal business hours from the Company’s registered office,
Mutualpark, Jan Smuts Drive, Pinelands, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7405, South Africa or from the offices of the
Company’s sponsor, Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited t/a BofA Securities, 3rd Floor, The Place 1 Sandton
Drive Sandton, 2196, South Africa.
The salient information relating to the General Meeting is set out below:
2022
Issuer name Old Mutual Limited
ISIN ZAE000255360
Share codes JSE Share Code: OMU
LSE Share Code: OMU
MSE Share Code: OMU
NSX Share Code: OMM
ZSE Share Code: OMU
Meeting type General meeting
Meeting venue Electronic participation only
Record date to receive the Circular Friday, 8 July
Circular distributed to Old Mutual shareholders on Wednesday, 13 July
Last Day to trade in Old Mutual shares for an Old Mutual shareholder to be Tuesday, 2 August
entitled to attend, and speak and vote at, the General Meeting on
Record date for an Old Mutual shareholder to be entitled to attend, and speak Friday, 5 August
and vote at, the General Meeting on
For administrative purposes, Old Mutual Shareholders are requested (but not Wednesday, 10 August
required) to lodge forms of proxy by 10:00 (South African Standard Time) on
Last day and time to lodge forms of proxy, by the time of commencement of the Friday, 12 August
General Meeting
General Meeting to be conducted entirely by electronic communication at 10:00 Friday, 12 August
(South African Standard Time) on
Results of the General Meeting released on SENS on Friday, 12 August
Results of the General Meeting published in the Malawian press on Monday 15 August
Finalisation announcement expected to be released on the JSE Stock Exchange Friday, 4 November
News Service on
Finalisation announcement expected to be published in the South African press Monday, 7 November
on
Implementation (on or about) Monday, 21 November
Website link www.oldmutual.com
The above dates and times are subject to change, and may be changed by Old Mutual. Any material change will be released on SENS and
published in the South African press.
In paragraph 10 of the Transaction Announcement, shareholders were advised that a fairness opinion would
be obtained in relation to the Transaction. In accordance with the rationale of achieving a truly transformative
transaction, the executive directors and prescribed officers of Old Mutual have elected that they will not
participate in the ESOP Scheme and that they will procure that certain groups of persons connected to them
will not participate in the ESOP Scheme. As a result, a fairness opinion is no longer required.
As stated in the Transaction Announcement, the Transaction remains subject to the receipt of approval from
the South African Reserve Bank Prudential Authority.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this announcement, this announcement does not constitute or
form part of any offer, or invitation or advertisement for or solicitation of any offer, to purchase, otherwise
acquire, subscribe for, sell, otherwise dispose of, or issue, any security in any jurisdiction nor shall it or any
part of it form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any agreement or commitment in any
jurisdiction. Without limiting the aforegoing, this announcement is not a prospectus or an “advertisement”
as contemplated by the Companies Act or an offer of shares in RetailCo, and as at the date of this
announcement, no prospectus has been filed with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission.
Subject to fulfilment or waiver of the conditions precedent to the Transaction, RetailCo will, via a prospectus
(which is not yet available), invite qualifying persons to apply for RetailCo Shares. That prospectus will
contain detailed information on RetailCo and other information required in terms of the Companies Act and
the Companies Regulations, 2011, as amended. This announcement is not for distribution, directly or
indirectly, in or into any jurisdiction outside of South Africa if such distribution is restricted or prohibited by,
or would constitute a violation of, the laws or regulations of such jurisdiction. If the distribution of this
announcement in or into any jurisdiction outside of South Africa is restricted or prohibited by, or would
constitute a violation of, the laws or regulations of any such jurisdiction, this announcement is deemed to
have been sent for information purposes only and should not be copied or redistributed.
Sandton
13 July 2022
Corporate Advisers
Tamela Holdings Proprietary Limited
Rand Merchant Bank (a division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
Independent Reporting Accountants and Auditors
Deloitte & Touche
Legal Adviser to Old Mutual
Bowman Gilfillan Inc.
JSE Sponsor
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited t/a BofA Securities
Sponsors
Johannesburg Stock Exchange Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited t/a BofA Securities
Malawi Stock Exchange Stockbrokers Malawi Limited
Namibia Stock Exchange PSG Wealth Management (Namibia) Proprietary Limited
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Imara Capital Zimbabwe plc
Enquiries
Investor Relations
Sizwe Ndlovu T: +27 (0)11 217 1163
Head of Investor Relations E: tndlovu6@oldmutual.com
Communications
Vuyo Mtawa M: +27 68 422 8125
Head: Group Communications E: VMtawa@oldmutual.com
Notes to Editors
About Old Mutual Limited
Old Mutual is a premium African financial services group that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to
retail and corporate customers across key market segments in 14 countries. Old Mutual's primary operations
are in South Africa and the Rest of Africa, and it has a niche business in Asia. With over 177 years of heritage
across sub-Saharan Africa, Old Mutual is a crucial part of the communities they serve and the broader society
on the continent.
For further information on Old Mutual and its underlying businesses, please visit the corporate website at
www.oldmutual.com.
Date: 13-07-2022 01:00:00
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