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Update to dividend payment
CHOPPIES ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Registration number BW00001142508
ISIN:BW0000001072
BSE SHARE CODE: CHOP-EQO
JSE SHARE CODE: CHP
Tax Reference Number: C08710401018
("Choppies" or "Company")
UPDATE TO DIVIDEND PAYMENT
Shareholders are referred to the announcements released on the Botswana Stock Exchange ("BSE") and
Johannesburg Stock Exchange ("JSE") on 29 February 2024 and 15 March 2024, wherein the Company
declared a dividend, in respect of the six months period ended 31 December 2023, to shareholders appearing
on the Company's JSE and BSE share registers on Friday, 05 April 2024 ("Dividend").
In respect of shareholders registered on the BSE:
Due to the number of shares in the Company held by approximately 1 600 shareholders on the BSE, the
Dividend will result in a payment to such shareholders in an amount equal to or less than BWP15. Effecting
such payment by way of an EFT (electronic fund transfer) will result in banking charges being incurred by the
Company, in excess of the quantum of the Dividend payment to such shareholders and will not be in the best
interests of the Company.
The Board has resolved that where the Dividend payout is less than BWP15 to a particular shareholder, a
cash payment will be offered to such shareholders which will be claimable by the shareholder on the basis
set out below.
Shareholders entitled to claim a cash dividend may do so during the following hours:- Monday- Friday,
09h00- 17h00 from the Company's head office at Plot 169, Gaborone International Commerce Park,
Gaborone, Botswana. Shareholders are to contact the Investor Relations Executive at
vidya@choppiesbotswana.co.bw to make an appointment to claim and collect the cash dividend. In respect
of natural persons, shareholders are required to bring with them a certified copy of their national identity card
or passport (in the case of non-citizens). In respect of juristic persons, shareholders are required to bring with
them a certified copy of the shareholders certificate of incorporation. Any unclaimed cash payments will, in
accordance with the Constitution of Choppies, be held in trust for the benefit of the shareholder.
Additionally, the Board has noted incomplete contact information for approximately 2 200 shareholders listed
in the omnibus Central Securities Depository ("CSD") account. It is not possible for the Company to pay the
Dividend to shareholders in the omnibus CSD account as their bank account details are not accessible for
EFTs.
The Board is therefore entitled to hold the Dividend accruing to such shareholders in trust, until lawfully
claimed by the shareholder.
Shareholders who have not opened CSD accounts are encouraged to do so and to provide their banking
details to enable dividends to be electronically transferred to them.
Shareholders are advised that Dividends unclaimed for 3 years after the due date for payment may become
the property of the Company and used for the benefit of the Company.
In respect of shareholders registered on the JSE:
The abovementioned circumstances will not be applicable to shareholders registered on the JSE.
The salient dates of the Dividend in respect of shareholders registered on the BSE and the JSE remain
unchanged.
The Company has a primary listing on the BSE and a secondary listing on the JSE.
25 March 2024
BSE Sponsoring Broker JSE Sponsor
Stockbrokers Botswana Limited PSG Capital
Date: 25-03-2024 08:30:00
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