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ADCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED - Results of general meeting odd-lot offer

Release Date: 27/02/2024 15:15
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Results of general meeting – odd-lot offer

ADCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number: 1974/001804/06
Share code: ADR
ISIN: ZAE000000139
("Adcorp" or "the Company")


RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING – ODD-LOT OFFER


1.    Introduction

1.1      Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on Monday, 29 January 2024
         wherein shareholders were advised that the Company has decided to proceed with the
         implementation of an odd-lot offer to all ordinary shareholders that hold less than 100 (one
         hundred) ordinary shares ("Odd-lot Holders") of no par value ("Odd-lot Holdings") in the
         Company. In terms of the odd-lot offer, Adcorp will, subject to shareholder approval, repurchase
         the Odd-lot Holdings from the Odd-lot Holders at a 5% premium to the 30-day volume weighted
         average price of an Adcorp Share at the close of business on Monday, 4 March 2024 ("Odd-lot
         Offer").

1.2      Shareholders were further advised that a circular detailing the proposed Odd-lot Offer ("Circular")
         was distributed to Shareholders on Monday, 29 January 2024, which Circular incorporated a notice
         convening a general meeting of shareholders ("General Meeting") for the purpose of considering
         and, if deemed fit, passing, with or without modification, the resolutions contained therein.

1.3      Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised words and terms contained in this announcement
         shall bear the meanings ascribed thereto in the Circular.

2.    Results of General Meeting

2.1      Shareholders are hereby advised that the General Meeting of the Company was held entirely by
         way of electronic participation at 10:00 today, 27 February 2024.

2.2      Shareholders are further advised that at the General Meeting, all of the resolutions were passed
         by the requisite majorities of the Company's shareholders.

2.3      Details of the results of the voting at the General Meeting are as follows:

           Ordinary shares ³

           Resolutions             Ordinary        Ordinary         Votes for      Votes        Ordinary
           proposed at the         shares          shares           resolution     against      shares
           General Meeting         voted at the    voted (%) ¹      (%) ²          resolution   abstained
                                   General                                         (%) ²        (%) ¹
                                   Meeting
                                   (number)


           Special Resolution
           Number 1:               83 634 947       81.30%          100.00%         0.00%        0.00%
           Specific authority to
           repurchase Shares
           from Odd-lot Holders

           Ordinary
           Resolution              83 634 947       81.30%          100.00%         0.00%        0.00%
           Number 2: 
           Authority to make
           and implement the
           Odd-lot Offer,
           specifically the
           repurchase of Odd-
           lot Holdings from the
           Odd-lot Holders who
           do not make an
           election

           Ordinary
           Resolution              83 634 947       81.30%          100.00%         0.00%        0.00%
           Number 3:
           Authority of Directors
           and/or the Company
           Secretary

           Notes:
           1. As a percentage of the total number of ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the General
              Meeting (excluding treasury shares and B ordinary shares).
           2. As a percentage of the total number of ordinary shares voted at the General Meeting (excluding
              treasury shares and B ordinary shares).
           3. The total number of ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the General Meeting was 109 954 675
              Shares of which 7 081 566 were treasury shares. Accordingly, the total votable ordinary
              shares were 102 873 109 ordinary shares.

          Ordinary shares and B ordinary shares ³

          Resolutions              Shares          Shares          Votes for        Votes         Shares
          proposed at the          voted at the    voted (%) ¹     resolution       against       abstained
          General Meeting          General                        (%) ²            resolution    (%) ¹
                                   Meeting                                         (%) ²
                                   (number)


          Special Resolution
          Number 1:                90 364 087        82.45%          100.00%         0.00%          0.00%
          Specific authority to
          repurchase Shares
          from Odd-lot Holders

          Ordinary
          Resolution               90 364 087        82.45%          100.00%         0.00%          0.00%
          Number 2:
          Authority to make
          and implement the
          Odd-lot Offer,
          specifically the
          repurchase of Odd-
          lot Holdings from the
          Odd-lot Holders who
          do not make an
          election

          Ordinary
          Resolution               90 364 087        82.45%          100.00%         0.00%           0.00%
          Number 3:
          Authority of Directors
          and/or the Company
          Secretary
        
          Notes:
          1. As a percentage of the total number of ordinary shares and B ordinary shares in issue as at the
             date of the General Meeting (excluding treasury shares).
          2. As a percentage of the total number of ordinary shares and B ordinary shares voted at the
             General Meeting (excluding treasury shares).
          3. The total number of ordinary shares and B ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the General
             Meeting was 116 683 815 shares of which 7 081 566 were treasury shares. Accordingly, the
             total votable shares were 109 602 249 shares of which 102 873 109 were ordinary shares and
             6 729 140 were B ordinary shares.

3.   Salient Dates and Times

     Adcorp Shareholders are reminded of the following salient dates and times in relation to the Odd-lot
     Offer:

                                                                                                  2024
      Odd-lot Offer opens at 09:00                                              Wednesday, 28 February

      Finalisation announcement (including the Odd-lot Offer Price) in                Tuesday, 5 March
      respect of Odd-lot Offer by 11:00

      Last day to trade to participate in the Odd-lot Offer                           Monday, 18 March

      Shares commence trading ex Odd-lot Offer                                       Tuesday, 19 March

      Forms of Election and Surrender (grey) to be received by the Transfer           Friday, 22 March
      Secretaries by 12:00

      Odd-lot Offer closes at 12:00                                                   Friday, 22 March

      Record Date for the Odd-lot Offer                                               Friday, 22 March

      Payment of the Odd-lot Consideration to Certificated Odd-lot Holders            Monday, 25 March
      who have accepted the Odd-lot Offer or who have made no election

      Dematerialised Odd-lot Holders who have accepted the Odd-lot Offer              Monday, 25 March
      or who have made no election will have their accounts at their CSDP
      or Broker credited with the Odd-lot Consideration

      Results of Odd-lot Offer released on SENS                                       Monday, 25 March

      Results of the Odd-lot Offer published in the South African press on or        Tuesday, 26 March
      about

      Delisting and cancellation of Adcorp Shares repurchased in terms of           Thursday, 28 March
      the Odd-lot Offer on or about

      Notes:
      1. All times referred to in this announcement are local times in South Africa and are subject to
         change.
      2. Any variation of the above dates and times will be approved by the JSE and released on SENS.
      3. Odd-lot Offer:
      3.1. Dematerialised Odd-lot Holders are requested to notify their duly appointed Broker or CSDP of
           their election by the cut off time stipulated by their Broker or CSDP. This will be before the
           Closing Date of the Odd-lot Offer.
      3.2. In the case of Certificated Odd-lot Holders who decide to sell their Odd-lot Holdings for the Odd-
           lot Consideration, payment will be made on Monday, 25 March 2024 by EFT into the bank
           accounts of the Odd-lot Holders, which are provided by the Odd-lot Holders on the Form of
           Election and Surrender (grey).
      3.3. Those Odd-lot Holders who do not make an election or do not return their Form of
           Election and Surrender (grey) timeously to the Transfer Secretaries will automatically be
           deemed to have accepted the Odd-lot Offer, and shall be deemed to have agreed to
           dispose of their Odd-lot Holdings to Adcorp at the Odd-lot Offer Price and to receive the
           Odd-lot Consideration.
      3.4. Shareholders may not dematerialise or rematerialise their Shares between the last day to trade
           to participate in the Odd-lot Offer and the Record Date for the Odd-lot Offer both days inclusive.

Johannesburg
27 February 2024


Corporate Advisor and Sponsor
Valeo Capital (Pty) Limited

Date: 27-02-2024 03:15:00
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