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Results of the General Meeting, Salient Dates and Name Reservations
ECSPONENT LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 1998/013215/06
JSE Code: ECS - ISIN: ZAE000179594
Debt Issuer Code: ECSD
Hybrid Issuer Code: ECSH
Notes Series number JSE Code ISIN
Fixed Rate Notes 1 ECSFX1 ZAE000265393
2 ECSFX2 ZAE000266813
3 ECSFX3 ZAE000266821
4 ECSFX4 ZAE000275566
5 ECSFX5 ZAE000275574
6 ECSFX6 ZAE000275582
Floating Rate Notes 1 ECSFL1 ZAE000265401
2 ECSFL2 ZAE000275616
Zero Coupon Notes 1 ECSZR1 ZAE000265401
2 ECSZR2 ZAE000275607
(“the Company” or “Ecsponent”)
RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MEETING, SALIENT DATES AND NAME RESERVATIONS
RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING
Further to the Circular distributed to the Company’s Shareholders on 12 August 2020, and using the terms
defined therein, unless otherwise stated, Security Holders and holders of notes (issued by the Company in
terms of its Domestic Medium Term Note) are advised that the Resolutions set out below were approved by
the requisite majority of votes at the General Meeting of the Company’s Ordinary Shareholders held today, 10
September 2020.
The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue is 50,623,642,721 shares, of which 21,989,429,703 shares
were voted at the General Meeting, representing 43.44% of the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue.
Resolutions Shares voted Votes Votes Votes
Abstained For Against
Number % (1) % (1) % (2) % (2)
Special resolution number 1: 20,885,133,825 41.26 2.18 88.54 11.46
Approval of the Specific Issue in
terms of the JSE Listings
Requirements
Special resolution number 2: 21,791,201,014 43.05 0.39 90.08 9.92
Approval of the Company’s name
to Afristrat Investment Holdings
Limited (“Change of Name”)
Ordinary resolution number 1 21,675,553,597 42.82 0.62 90.10 9.90
Directors’ authorising resolution
Notes:
1. As a percentage of total Ordinary Shares in issue.
2. As a percentage of Shares voted.
SALIENT DATES
The salient dates and times relating to the proposed Change of Name are set out
below:
2020
Change of Name special resolution lodged with CIPC for registration Thursday, 10 September
Expected date of receipt of CIPC registration of Change of Name special
resolution Friday, 18 September
Expected release on SENS of the finalisation announcement in respect of the
Change of Name by 11:00 Monday, 21 September
Expected publication in the press of the finalisation announcement in respect
of the Change of Name Tuesday, 22 September
Expected last day to trade prior to the Change of Name becoming effective
Tuesday, 29 September
Expected termination date for trading under the name of “Ecsponent Limited” and
commencement of trading under the new name “Afristrat Investment Holdings Limited”,
under share code “ATI”, short name “Afristrat” and ISIN ZAE000287587 from the
commencement of trade Wednesday, 30 September
Expected record date for the Change of Name Friday, 2 October
Expected date that the accounts of dematerialised shareholders with their CSDPs or
Brokers will be updated with the new name Monday, 5 October
Expected date that new share certificates will be issued to certificated
shareholders, posted by registered post, at their risk Monday, 5 October
The above dates and times are subject to change. Any such change will be released on SENS.
Shareholders may not dematerialise or rematerialise their share certificates between Tuesday, 29 September
2020 and Friday, 2 October 2020, both dates inclusive.
NEW NAME RESERVATIONS
The JSE has approved the following changes for all Ecsponent instruments:
CURRENT NEW
Instrument JSE Code ISIN JSE Code Short form Long form ISIN
ORDINARY ECS ZAE000179594 ATI AFRISTRAT Afristrat Ordinary ZAE000287587
SHARES Shares
HYBRID INSTRUMENTS: PREFERENCE SHARES
Class D ECSD ZAE000287173 ATID ATIPrefD Afristrat D Pref Shares ZAE000288882
Class G ECSG ZAE000287199 ATIG ATIPrefG Afristrat G Pref Shares ZAE000288890
Fixed 9%
Series 1 ECSFX1 ZAE000265393 ATIFX1 ATIFIXN1 Afristrat Fixed Rate ZAE000288908
Notes X1
Series 4 ECSFX4 ZAE000275566 ATIFX4 ATIFIXN4 Afristrat Fixed Rate ZAE000288916
Notes X4
Fixed 10%
Series 2 ECSFX2 ZAE000266813 ATIFX2 ATIFIXN2 Afristrat Fixed Rate ZAE000288924
Notes X2
Series 5 ECSFX5 ZAE000275574 ATIFX5 ATIFIXN5 Afristrat Fixed Rate ZAE000288932
Notes X5
Fixed 12%
Series 3 ECSFX3 ZAE000266821 ATIFX3 ATIFIXN3 Afristrat Fixed Rate ZAE000288940
Notes X3
Series 6 ECSFX6 ZAE000275582 ATIFX6 ATIFIXN6 Afristrat Fixed Rate ZAE000288957
Notes X6
Floating rate
Series 1 ECSFL1 ZAE000265401 ATIFL1 ATIFLON1 Afristrat Floating Rate ZAE000288965
FL1
Series 2 ECSFL2 ZAE000275616 ATIFL2 ATIFLON2 Afristrat Floating Rate ZAE000288973
FL2
Zero Coupon
Series 1 ECSZR1 ZAE000265419 ATIZR1 ATIZERO1 Afristrat Zero Rate ZAE000288981
Notes ZR1
Series 2 ECSZR2 ZAE000275607 ATIZR2 ATIZERO2 Afristrat Zero Rate ZAE000288999
Notes ZR2
For more information about this announcement or the Ecsponent group, email
investor.relations@ecsponent.com or visit www.ecsponentlimited.com/investor-relations
10 September 2020
Pretoria
Sponsor and Transaction Sponsor to Ecsponent
Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited
Date: 10-09-2020 01:36:00
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