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eXtract GROUP LIMITED - Potential delisting of eXtract shares and general offer

Release Date: 18/10/2018 14:28
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Potential delisting of eXtract shares and general offer

EXTRACT GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1998/011672/06)
JSE share code: EXG       ISIN: ZAE000246013
("eXtract" or "the Company")


POTENTIAL DELISTING OF EXTRACT SHARES AND GENERAL OFFER


1.    Introduction

      Shareholders are referred to the cautionary announcement released on SENS on 31 August 2018 wherein
      shareholders were advised that the board of directors of eXtract (the "Board") was investigating the delisting of
      the Company's shares from the JSE on the basis that the delisting would be accompanied by a cash offer that
      would be made by a third-party offeror to eXtract shareholders to allow any shareholder that could not or did
      not want to continue to hold eXtract shares in an unlisted structure an ability to exit its investment for a fair
      consideration.

      Shareholders are advised that the Board has resolved that, subject to securing the requisite approval from its
      shareholders in general meeting and the JSE approving the Company's delisting application, it would be in the
      best interests of the Company to seek a delisting of the Company's shares from the JSE ("the delisting").

      In compliance with the JSE Listings Requirement that the delisting must be accompanied by an offer (that must
      be fair) to be made to holders of all the Company's listed securities, the Company has procured a commitment
      from Inhlanhla Trust Investments Proprietary Limited ("Inhlanhla" or the "offeror"), an associate of David
      Brouze, in terms of which, subject to the delisting being approved, the offeror will make a general offer to
      acquire all eXtract shares from any shareholder who, post the approval of the delisting, either cannot or does not
      wish to continue to hold eXtract shares in an unlisted structure (the "general offer" or "the offer"). The offer
      will be made in compliance with the relevant provisions of Chapter 5 of the Companies Act, 2008 (the
      "Companies Act") and the Companies Act Regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Takeover Regulations").

      The delisting and the general offer will be implemented on the basis that shareholders are afforded an
      opportunity to either monetise their investment in eXtract at a fair price or to continue to hold shares in eXtract
      in an unlisted environment. Save to the extent that the general offer is accepted by at least 90% of offerees
      (which will entitle the offeror to invoke the squeeze-out provisions contemplated in section 124 of the
      Companies Act and thereby acquire all eXtract shares not already owned by the offeror and its associates) all
      shareholders will be entitled to elect to remain invested in eXtract and any shareholder who does not wish to
      accept the general offer may retain its shareholding in eXtract post the delisting.

2.    The delisting

      An application will be made to the JSE for the removal of the Company's shares from the list maintained by the
      JSE subject to:

      -     the delisting being approved of by more than 50% of the votes of all shareholders present or represented
            by proxy at a general meeting, excluding any controlling shareholder, its associates and any party acting
            in concert, and any other party which the JSE deems appropriate, being cast in favour of such delisting
            resolution;
      -     the offer to accompany the delisting being verified by an independent expert acceptable to the JSE as
            being fair.

3.   Terms and conditions of the general offer

     The material terms of the offer to be made by the offeror to all eXtract shareholders are as follows:

     3.1.   Offer consideration

            The offer will be made for a cash consideration of R6.00 per eXtract share payable against delivery of
            registered and beneficial ownership of the relevant shares into the offeror's name (the "offer
            consideration").

     3.2.   Conditions precedent to the general offer

            The offer will be made subject to the following conditions precedent:

            -   that an independent expert appointed by eXtract and that is acceptable to the JSE advises the Board
                that the offer consideration is fair;
            -   the delisting is approved by eXtract shareholders in terms of the JSE Listings Requirements;
            -   to the extent necessary, the securing of any approval required by the Competition Authorities in
                terms of the Competition Act, No. 89 of 1998, as amended; and
            -   prior to eXtract shareholders approving the delisting there should not have arisen or occurred any
                material adverse event which could reasonably be expected to be adverse with regard to the
                operations/continued existence of the business, assets or liabilities of eXtract.

     3.3.   Appointment of independent board and an independent expert

            An independent sub-committee of the board of directors of eXtract, comprising at least 3 directors of
            eXtract, will be formed for the purposes of considering the offer in accordance with the requirements of
            the Takeover Regulations.

            The independent board committee will appoint an independent expert in accordance with the
            requirements of the Takeover Regulations (and the JSE Listings Requirements) to advise the Board and
            report to the Board on the offer by way of a fair and reasonable opinion. The independent expert's full
            report will be included in the circular issued to eXtract shareholders.

     3.4.   Ability to proceed with the general offer

            The offeror has confirmed to the Board that the offeror has sufficient funds to fully satisfy the cash offer 
            commitment.  The offeror has delivered an irrevocable unconditional confirmation in accordance with 
            Regulations 111(4) and 111(5) of the Takeover Regulations from Tuffias Sandberg that sufficient funds 
            are available to satisfying the cash offer commitment.

4.    Shareholdings in eXtract of the offeror, persons related to the offeror and/or persons acting in concert
      with the offeror

      The offeror has disclosed the following shareholdings in eXtract held by the offeror, persons related to the
      offeror and/or persons acting in concert with the offeror:

      Shareholder                                                             Number of shares      % of issued shares
      Inhlanhla                                                                      4 315 021                   20.25
      DS Brouze                                                                        448 835                    2.11
      K2015295667 (SA) Proprietary Limited                                              31 447                    0.15
      JJ Brouze                                                                          2 431                    0.01
      N Brouze                                                                           2 431                    0.01
      Total                                                                          4 800 165                   22.53

5.    Irrevocable undertakings to vote in favour of the delisting

      eXtract has received an irrevocable undertaking to vote in favour of the delisting from Sentio Capital
      Management Proprietary Limited in respect of 998 310 eXtract shares (representing 4.68% of all issued shares
      and 6.05% of issued shares excluding the offeror).

      In addition, eXtract has received irrevocable undertakings to vote in favour of the delisting and not accept the
      general offer from the following eXtract shareholders / asset managers:

                                                              Number of shares         % of issued        % of issued
                                                                                            shares             shares
                                                                                                       (excluding the
                                                                                                             offeror)
      Samvenice Trading Proprietary Limited                          1 367 895                6.42               8.29
      Sweet Valley Enterprises Corporation Limited                   2 264 924               10.63              13.72
      Ellerine Group Proprietary Limited                               582 470                2.73               3.53
      Prodiam Trading CC                                             1 075 364                5.05               6.51
      Total                                                          5 290 653               23.47              30.30

6.    Responsibility statements

      The offeror and, to the extent that the information relates directly to eXtract, the independent board of directors
      of eXtract:

      -   accepts responsibility for the information contained in this announcement;
      -   confirms that to the best of its knowledge and belief, the information contained in this announcement is
          true and correct; and
      -   confirms that this announcement does not omit anything likely to affect the importance of the
          information contained in it.

7.    Circular posting date

      A circular detailing the delisting and including a combined offer circular (containing full details in respect of
      the offer and incorporating the eXtract board's view of the offer and the offer consideration) is in the process of
      being prepared. The circular will be posted to eXtract shareholders within 20 business days of the date of this
      announcement.

      Shareholders will be advised of the posting of the circular and the opening date of the offer by means of a SENS
      announcement.

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

8.    Withdrawal of cautionary

      eXtract shareholders are advised that caution is no longer required to be exercised in their dealings in eXtract
      shares.

18 October 2018


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