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enX GROUP LIMITED - Firm intention announcement regarding a mandatory offer for enX shares

Release Date: 28/01/2022 17:30
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Firm intention announcement regarding a mandatory offer for enX shares

ENX GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 2001/029771/06)
JSE share code: ENX ISIN: ZAE000222253
(“enX” or “the Company”)


FIRM INTENTION ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING A MANDATORY OFFER FOR ENX SHARES


1.    Concert party arrangement and mandatory offer

      Shareholders are advised that the Company has been informed that a concert party arrangement had been
      established between MCC Contracts Proprietary Limited (“MCC Contracts”) and African Phoenix Investments
      Limited (“African Phoenix”) in relation to any shares beneficially held from time to time by them in enX. MCC
      Contracts and African Phoenix are collectively referred to as the “Concert Parties” or “Offerors”.

      Subsequent to the Concert Parties coming into concert, African Phoenix purchased, by way of an off-market
      transaction, 7 559 375 enX shares from Sunwood Trading & Investments Proprietary Limited at a cash price of
      R5.60 per share (the “Sunwood Purchase”).

      Prior to the Sunwood Purchase, the Concert Parties collectively held 61 305 360 enX shares, representing 33.63%
      of the total enX shares in issue. As a result of the Sunwood Purchase, the Concert Parties have increased their
      combined shareholding in enX to more than 35% and are accordingly able to exercise more than 35% of all the
      voting rights attached to enX shares as contemplated in section 123(5) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, as
      amended (the “Companies Act”) and regulation 86(1) of the Companies Regulations, 2011 (the “Takeover
      Regulations”). The Concert Parties are required to make a mandatory offer to all other enX shareholders to
      purchase their shares at a price of R5.60 per share (the “Offer Consideration”) in terms of section 123 of the
      Companies Act (the “Mandatory Offer”).

      The Mandatory Offer will be made subject to compliance with the requisite provisions of the Companies Act and
      the Takeover Regulations.

      This announcement contains further details of the Mandatory Offer and constitutes a firm intention announcement
      in terms of regulation 101 of the Takeover Regulations.

2.    Information about the Offerors

      MCC Contracts and African Phoenix are both investment holding companies.

3.    Terms and conditions of the Mandatory Offer

      The Mandatory Offer will be made in terms of section 117(1)(c)(vi) of the Companies Act and regulation 102 of
      the Takeover Regulations. The material terms of the Mandatory Offer to be made by the Offerors to all enX
      shareholders are as follows:

      3.1.    Offer consideration

              The Mandatory Offer will be made for a cash consideration of R5.60 per enX share payable against
              delivery of ownership of the relevant enX shares into the Offeror’s name.

      3.2.    Conditions precedent to the Mandatory Offer

              The Mandatory Offer will not be subject to any conditions.

4.    Ability to proceed with the Mandatory Offer

      The Offerors have confirmed to the board of directors of enX (the “enX Board”) that the Offerors have sufficient
      funds to fully satisfy the cash offer commitment. The Offerors have delivered to the Takeover Regulation Panel
      an irrevocable unconditional guarantee issued by The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited in accordance with
      Regulations 111(4) and 111(5) of the Takeover Regulations and in favour of enX shareholders for the sole purpose
      of fully satisfying the Offerors’ cash offer commitments.

5.    Beneficial interest in enX of the Offerors, persons related to the Offerors and/or persons acting in concert
      with the Offerors

      The Offerors have disclosed the following beneficial interests in enX held by the Offerors, persons related to the
      Offerors and/or persons acting in concert with the Offerors:

      Shareholder                                  Number of shares       % of issued shares
      MCC Contracts                                      61 305 360                     33.6
      African Phoenix                                     7 559 375                      4.2
      Total                                              68 864 735                     37.8

6.    enX shareholder support

      Irrevocable undertakings not to accept the Mandatory Offer have been received by the Offerors from the following
      enX shareholders holding in aggregate 38 676 017 enX shares, representing 21.2% of all enX shares and 34.1%
      of enX shares excluding enX shares held by the Offerors:

                                                                                                   % of issued shares
                                                          Number of          % of issued        (excluding the shares
      Shareholder                                             shares              shares        held by the Offerors)
      Samvenice Trading 1 Proprietary Limited             12 785 271                 7.0                         11.3
      Ellerine Group Proprietary Limited                   6 444 157                 3.5                          5.7
      SBSA ITF SUI GENERIS LPFP H4 QHF                     5 398 509                 3.0                          4.8
      Eric Ellerine Trust Proprietary Limited              4 401 161                 2.4                          3.9
      Brian Downs                                          1 818 181                 1.0                          1.6
      Crimson Harvest                                      1 800 000                 1.0                          1.6
      BSC Technologies Proprietary Limited                 1 104 545                 0.6                          1.0
      Bopdeen Investments Proprietary Limited                800 000                 0.4                          0.7
      Westex International                                   772 330                 0.4                          0.7
      Berkeley Capital                                       688 857                 0.4                          0.6
      The Brent Hean Trust                                   672 330                 0.4                          0.6
      enX Corporation Proprietary Limited                    570 014                 0.3                          0.5
      Richmark Holdings Proprietary Limited                  445 456                 0.2                          0.4
      Nedbank                                                370 000                 0.2                          0.3
      Paul Mansour                                           232 324                 0.1                          0.2
      Spigin Family Trust                                    100 000                 0.1                          0.1
      Spigin 888 Investments                                 100 000                 0.1                          0.1
      Finance Focus Proprietary Limited                       97 700                 0.1                          0.1
      Jacode Trust                                            75 182                 0.0                          0.1
      Total                                               38 676 017                21.2                         34.1

7.    Appointment of the independent board and an independent expert

      In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act and the Takeover Regulations, an independent sub-
      committee of the enX Board comprising Babalwa Ngonyama, Lerato Molefe and Vuyani Jarana (the
      “Independent Board”) has been appointed to advise enX shareholders on the Mandatory Offer.

      The Independent Board will appoint an independent expert for purposes of preparing an opinion in respect of the
      Mandatory Offer, in accordance with the Takeover Regulations.

8.    Posting of circular

      A combined offer circular (containing full details in respect of the Mandatory Offer and incorporating the
      Independent Board’s view of the Mandatory Offer and the Offer Consideration and the fair and reasonable opinion
      prepared by the independent expert), as contemplated in regulations 102 and 106 of the Takeover Regulations, is
      in the process of being prepared.
      Shareholders will be advised of the posting of the circular and the opening date of the Mandatory Offer by means
      of an announcement on SENS.

      The Mandatory Offer will remain open for acceptance for at least 30 business days after the opening date of the
      Mandatory Offer.

9.    Responsibility statements

      The enX Board (to the extent that the information relates to enX) collectively and individually accept
      responsibility for the information contained in this announcement and certify that, to the best of their knowledge
      and belief, the information contained in this announcement relating to enX is true and this announcement does
      not omit anything that is likely to affect the import of such information.

      The Offerors (to the extent that the information relates directly to the Offerors) accept responsibility for the
      information contained in this announcement and certifies that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the
      information contained in this announcement relating to the Offerors is true and this announcement does not omit
      anything that is likely to affect the import of such information.

28 January 2022


Corporate advisor and transaction sponsor
Java Capital

Date: 28-01-2022 05:30:00
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