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ASBI Final Liquidation Announcement
EasyETFs (RF) Proprietary Limited
(Registration number 2013/078096/07)
(Being the manager of the EasyETFs Scheme)
EasyETFs S&P African Sovereign Bond ETF
(Being a portfolio under the EasyETFs Scheme, registered in the Republic of South Africa in
terms of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, 45 of 2002)
JSE code: ASBI
ISIN: ZAE000297354
("ASBI ETF")
EASYETFS S&P SOVEREIGN AFRICA BOND ETF ("ASBI ETF") FINAL LIQUIDATION
ANNOUNCEMENT
Participatory interest holders ("unitholders") are referred to the ASBI ETF announcement
published on SENS on 3 August 2023 and the subsequent updates of such announcement,
latest published on SENS on 6 November 2023 in which they were advised that, EasyETFs
(RF) (Pty) Ltd ("we" or "us" or "our"), in its capacity as the manager of the EasyETFs Scheme,
applied to the Financial Sector Conduct Authority ("Authority") for the winding up of the ASBI
ETF.
The Authority approved the winding up of the ASBI ETF and the effective date of the final
liquidation will be 29 December 2023.
The manager and trustees of the EasyETFs Scheme [being EasyETFs (RF) Proprietary
Limited and FirstRand Bank Limited, acting through Rand Merchant Bank Trustee Services
Division], respectively, have declared a distribution to holders of the ASBI ETF recorded in the
register on Friday, 29 December 2023 in respect of the final liquidation. The distribution rate
will be published on SENS in the finalisation announcement.
Trading in ASBI ETF is suspended.
Salient dates
Declaration date Thursday, 7 December, 2023
Publication of finalisation information Thursday, 14 December 2023
Last day to trade Friday, 22 December 2023
Record date Friday, 29 December, 2023
Payment date Tuesday, 2 January 2024
Termination of listing Wednesday, 3 January, 2024
Payments
Payments will be done in the form of a final distribution, announced on SENS, and
administered by Strate Proprietary Limited, to your relevant controlled, or non-controlled,
securities account.
Tax implications
The winding-up of the portfolio will constitute a Capital Gains Tax ("CGT") event for you, and
you may be liable to pay CGT at your next income tax assessment. If you require tax advice,
please contact your tax consultant.
Johannesburg
7 December 2023
Listing Advisor: Prescient Structured Product Advisory (Pty) Ltd
Date: 08-12-2023 07:10:00
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