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Finalisation Announcement - Results of Ballot Voting procedure re Amendments to Investment Policy and Name of PREFTX
CoreShares Index Tracker Managers (RF) Proprietary Limited
CoreShares Preftrax ETF
Share code: PREFTX
ISIN: ZAE000185658
A portfolio in the CoreShares Index Tracker Collective Investment Scheme registered as such in terms of the
Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, 45 of 2002, managed by CoreShares Index Tracker Managers
(RF) Proprietary Limited (“CoreShares” / the “Manager”).
FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT – RESULTS OF BALLOT VOTING PROCEDURE IN RESPECT OF THE
AMENDMENTS TO THE INVESTMENT POLICY AND THE NAME OF THE CORESHARES PREFERENCE
SHARE EXCHANGE TRADED FUND (THE “CORESHARES PREFTRAX ETF”)
Investors are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 3 February 2023 regarding the ballot voting
procedures in respect of the proposed amendments to the investment policy and the name of the CoreShares
Preftrax ETF (“Amendments”) and are advised that the audited results of the voting ballot procedures were
as follows:
1. SUMMARY OF VOTES:
Total Units Value Value not Value in Value Value of
in the Fund Responded responded Favour of against of Spoilt
change in change in votes
investment investment
policy policy
Units 40,589,316 12,315,936 29,906,476 12,315,936 - -
% 100% 30% 70% 30% 0.00% 0.00%
The ballot conducted required a 25% quorum, which was achieved and the majority of the investors
who responded to the ballot have voted in favour, accordingly the Amendments are successful.
1.1 Approval and Commencement
The Amendments will be effective from commencement of business on Wednesday, 19 April 2023.
Copies of the CoreShares Yield Selected Bond ETF Pricing Supplement, in English, may be obtained
during normal business hours from the office of the local manager, CoreShares Index Tracker
Managers (RF) Proprietary Limited, located at Grindrod Tower, 4th Floor, 8a Protea Place, Sandton,
2146 and is available on the website: www.coreshares.co.za .
Salient dates in respect of the amendments (which remain unchanged from those previously
published, are set out below:
Timeline for the implementation of the Amendments 2023
Last Day to Trade in the CoreShares Preftrax ETF Tuesday, 18 April
Termination of trading of CoreShares Preftrax ETF on the JSE Wednesday, 19 April
(Share Code:PREFTX; ISIN:ZAE000185658)
Commencement of trading in the CoreShares Yield Selected Wednesday, 19 April
Bond ETF on the JSE (Share Code:CSYSB; ISIN:
ZAE000318614)
Record Date Friday, 21 April
Accounts of dematerialised securities holders updated at their Monday, 24 April
CSDPs or brokers
The ETF will lose its track record (performance history).
2. NOTICES AND RESTRICTIONS
CoreShares Yield Selected Bond ETF participatory interests are not in any way sponsored, endorsed,
sold or promoted by the JSE and it does not make any warranty or representation whatsoever, expressly
or implied, either as to the basis of calculation of, or as to the results to be obtained from the use of the
South African Yield Selected Nominal Bond Index (“the Index”) and/or the value at which the said Index
stands at any particular time on any particular day or otherwise. The Index is compiled and calculated on
behalf of and on the instructions of CoreShares by S&P Dow Jones Indices. The S&P Dow Jones Indices
shall not be liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the Index and the
S&P Dow Jones Indices shall not be under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein.
The securities being issued pursuant to this supplement are not eligible for sale in the United States or in
any other jurisdiction in which trading in the securities would be illegal. The securities have not been, and
will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the U.S. Commodity
Futures Trading Commission under the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act has not approved trading in the
securities. The securities may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to U.S. persons,
nor may any U.S. person at any time trade or maintain a position in the securities.
11 April 2023
Corporate advisor and sponsor: Grindrod Bank Limited
Trustee: Nedbank Limited
Date: 11-04-2023 09:00:00
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