April 2019 monthly interest declaration and finalisation announcement
ECSPONENT LIMITED
IIncorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 1998/013215/06
JSE Code: ECS - ISIN: ZAE000179594
Debt Issuer Codes: ECSP and ECSD
(“the Company” or “Ecsponent”)
Notes Series number JSE Code ISIN
Fixed Rate Notes 1 ECSFX1 ZAE000265393
2 ECSFX2 ZAE000266813
3 ECSFX3 ZAE000266821
Floating Rate Notes 1 ECSFL1 ZAE000265401
April 2019 monthly interest declaration and finalisation announcement
Holders of Notes issued by Ecsponent in terms of its ZAR10,000,000,000 Domestic Medium Term Note
Programme are hereby advised that the interest per Note amount, to be paid on Tuesday, 23 April 2019,
has been finalised.
Notice is given of the declaration of the following interest in respect of the period commencing on Tuesday,
12 March 2019 and ending on the date that the Notes start trading ex-interest, being Tuesday, 16 April
2019 in respect of:
- Series 1 Fixed Rate Notes, an interest rate of 9%;
- Series 2 Fixed Rate Notes, an interest rate of 10%;
- Series 3 Fixed Rate Notes, an interest rate of 12%; and
- Series 1 Floating Rate Notes, an interest rate of 11.75% (being the prime rate plus 1.5%)
Relevant dates in relation to this interest payment are set out below:
Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Monday, 15 April 2019
Notes start trading ex-interest Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Record Date Thursday, 18 April 2019
Payment Date Tuesday, 23 April 2019
In terms of the Debt Listings Requirements of the JSE, the following additional information is provided:
1. The interest is paid from income reserves;
2. The Company shall be entitled to an administration fee of 0.25% per annum on the Initial Issue Price,
inclusive of VAT, payable monthly in arrears on the Monthly Interest Payment Dates.
3. The administration fee is subject to the Value-Added Tax Act of 1991. The Company has the right to
recover the monthly administration fee, from the monthly Note interest (plus the applicable VAT
thereon).
4. Ecsponent’s income tax number is 9235/264/84/4.
5. At the date hereof, Ecsponent has issued the following Notes:
- Fixed Rate Notes: An aggregate nominal amount of R16 210 000.00 (comprising R10 000.00
issued in terms of Series 1; R4 450 000 issued in terms of Series 2 and R11 750 000 issued in
terms of Series 3;
- Floating Rate Notes: An aggregate nominal amount of R900 000.00 in terms of Series 1; and
- Zero Coupon Notes: An aggregate nominal amount of R3 463 000.00 in terms of Series 1.
Fixed Rate Notes:
Series 1 Series 2 Series 3
Interest per Note (cents per Note) 86.30137 95.89041 115.06849
Gross distributable amount to Noteholders
Less: Administration fee of 0.25% of the initial (2.39726) (2.39726) (2.39726)
Issue Price (as set out in the relevant
Applicable Pricing Supplements) per annum
inclusive of VAT to be withheld by the
Company
Net distribution amount to Noteholders 83.90411 93.49315 112.67123
Series 1 Floating Rate Notes:
Interest per Note (cents per Note) 112.67123
Gross distributable amount to Noteholders
Less: Administration fee of 0.25% of the initial Issue Price (as set out in the relevant (2.39726)
Applicable Pricing Supplements) per annum inclusive of VAT to be withheld by the Company
Net distribution amount to Noteholders 110.27397
The Company may issue additional Series 1, 2 and 3 Fixed Rate and/or Floating Rate Notes prior to the last
day to trade date.
For more information about this announcement or the Ecsponent group, email
investor.relations@ecsponent.com or visit www.ecsponentlimited.com/investor-relations
1 April 2019
Pretoria
Sponsor to Ecsponent
Questco Corporate Advisory (Pty) Ltd
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