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RESILIENT REIT LIMITED - Proposed transaction with Fortress and cautionary announcement

Release Date: 05/03/2019 15:10
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Proposed transaction with Fortress and cautionary announcement

RESILIENT REIT LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 2002/016851/06)
JSE share code: RES ISIN: ZAE000209557
Bond company code: BIRPIF
(Approved as a REIT by the JSE)
("Resilient" or the "Company")


PROPOSED TRANSACTION WITH FORTRESS AND CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT


1.    Introduction and rationale

      Resilient shareholders are advised that Resilient envisages acquiring from Fortress REIT Limited ("Fortress")
      all the Resilient shares and certain shares in Lighthouse Capital Limited ("Lighthouse") held by Fortress
      together with certain interests in properties (the "Acquisition Portfolio"), in consideration for which Fortress
      will acquire certain properties (the "Disposal Portfolio") from Resilient (the "Proposed Transaction").

      In effect, Resilient eliminated the cross-shareholding between it and Fortress in May 2018 when it distributed
      its holding of Fortress B shares to Resilient shareholders (other than those Fortress B shares that remained due
      to rounding and which were subsequently sold). Resilient does not hold any shares in Fortress at present.

      The Proposed Transaction provides Resilient with an opportunity to repurchase and cancel and/or hold as
      treasury shares 41 060 000 Resilient shares held by Fortress. In addition, the Proposed Transaction provides
      Resilient with an opportunity to acquire an attractive investment of 33 381 901 shares in Lighthouse to take its
      holding to 29,7% of the issued shares of Lighthouse.

      The envisaged exchange of interests in properties between Resilient and Fortress ends all co-ownership
      arrangements in their property portfolios and reflects the operational separation that may have been a concern
      for some Resilient shareholders. Resilient considers the proposed property disposals and acquisitions
      appropriate for its portfolio of directly held properties in South Africa.

2.    Terms of the Proposed Transaction

      Resilient proposes to sell to Fortress a portfolio of property interests (independently valued at 30 June 2018 at
      R3 391,9 million) and to acquire from Fortress a portfolio of property interests (independently valued at 30 June 2018 
      at R672,7 million). Both portfolios will be independently valued for the Proposed Transaction at 28 February 2019. 
      Details of both portfolios are set out below.

      In addition, Resilient or a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resilient will acquire 41 060 000 Resilient shares from
      Fortress, constituting a specific share repurchase by Resilient in terms of section 48(8) read with sections 114
      and 115 of the Companies Act, Act no. 71 of 2008 (the "Companies Act"), and in terms of the JSE Listings
      Requirements (the "Resilient Share Repurchase"). The Resilient Share Repurchase will be undertaken at
      R59,8393 per Resilient share, being the 30-day clean volume weighted average traded price as measured at the
      close of market on Thursday, 28 February 2019, amounting to an aggregate repurchase consideration of
      R2 457 001 658. Fortress will retain the dividend of R2,6366 per Resilient share for the six months ended
      31 December 2018, declared by Resilient on Friday, 15 February 2019.

      Resilient or a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resilient will also acquire from Fortress 33 381 901 Lighthouse
      shares (the "Lighthouse Sale Shares") at a price of R6,9648 per Lighthouse share, being the 30-day volume
      weighted average traded price as measured at the close of market on Thursday, 28 February 2019, amounting to
      an aggregate purchase consideration of R232 498 264. Resilient will be entitled to any dividend declared by
      Lighthouse in respect of the shares it will acquire pursuant to the Lighthouse Sale Shares after the commercial
      effective date of 1 March 2019. Any such dividend received by Fortress from Lighthouse will be ceded or paid
      to Resilient on or before the implementation date for the Proposed Transaction.

      Any balance due by either party to the other on implementation of the Proposed Transaction will be settled in
      cash.

      It is anticipated that the impact of the Proposed Transaction on Resilient's dividend per share will be largely
      neutral and that Resilient's loan-to-value ratio will not change materially.

      The Proposed Transaction will be implemented on the last business day of the month following the date upon
      which the Proposed Transaction becomes unconditional and is expected to be on 28 June 2019.

      2.1    The portfolio to be sold by Resilient to Fortress

             The Disposal Portfolio comprises the following properties:

             Property                    Ownership type               Location             Resilient %       Fair value for %
                                                                                             ownership        ownership(1) (2)
                                                                                                                         (R'm)
             Brits Mall                  Undivided share              North West                   95%                   769,4
             Circus Triangle             Full title                   Eastern Cape                100%                   694,1
             Northam Plaza               Full title                   Limpopo                     100%                   538,6
             Mahikeng Mall               Share in Southern            North West                   90%                   403,3
                                         Palace Investments
                                         19 Proprietary
                                         Limited
             Village Mall Kathu          Full title                   Northern Cape               100%                   473,5
             Murchison Mall              Full title                   KwaZulu-                    100%                   381,0
                                                                        Natal
             Tzaneen Lifestyle           Undivided share              Limpopo                      45%                    88,5
             Centre
             Tzaneen Lifestyle           Undivided share              Limpopo                      45%                    27,0
             Centre land
             Brits Mall land             Full title                   North West                  100%                    16,5
             Total                                                                                                    R3 391,9
             (1) Fair value of the properties or Resilient's percentage ownership in each property as at 30 June 2018, as independently
              valued by Jones Lang LaSalle Proprietary Limited ("JLL").
             (2) The fair values shown will be updated to reflect the fair values as at 28 February 2019.

             In addition to the Proposed Transaction, Fortress will assume the co-owner loan advanced by
             Resilient in respect of Tzaneen Lifestyle Centre. This was valued at R59,0 million as at 30 June 2018.

      2.2    The portfolio to be acquired by Resilient from Fortress

             The Acquisition Portfolio comprises the following properties.

             Property                    Ownership type               Location              Fortress %        Fair value for %
                                                                                              ownership        ownership(1) (2)
                                                                                                                          (R'm)
             Galleria Mall               Share in Arbour              KwaZulu-                     25%                    550,3
                                         Town Proprietary             Natal
                                         Limited
             Arbour Crossing             Share in Arbour              KwaZulu-                     25%                    122,4
                                         Town Proprietary             Natal
                                         Limited
             Total                                                                                                        672,7
             (1) Fair value of Fortress' percentage ownership in each property as at 30 June 2018, as independently valued by JLL.
             (2) The fair values shown will be updated to reflect the fair values as at 28 February 2019.

      2.3     Conditions

              The Proposed Transaction will be subject to all usual conditions including the following:
              -       Fortress completing a comprehensive due diligence investigation in respect of the Disposal
                      Portfolio;
              -       The conclusion of comprehensive agreements in respect of the Proposed Transaction;
              -       The waiver of any rights of first refusal or pre-emptive rights that any other part-owners of
                      properties in the Disposal Portfolio have;
              -       Resilient's board of directors approving the Proposed Transaction;
              -       Fortress's board of directors approving the Proposed Transaction;
              -       securing, to the extent necessary, regulatory approvals from all relevant regulators, including
                      the relevant competition authorities, the Takeover Regulations Panel, the JSE Limited and the
                      Financial Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank in order to be able to
                      conclude and implement the Proposed Transaction; and
              -       approval, where required, by the requisite majority/ies of Resilient and Fortress shareholders of
                      all resolutions necessary to implement the Proposed Transaction as required in terms of the
                      Companies Act and the JSE Listings Requirements.

3.    Categorisation of the Proposed Transaction

      The Resilient Share Repurchase (which forms part of the Proposed Transaction) constitutes a specific
      repurchase of shares in terms of section 5.69 of the JSE Listings Requirements, requiring Resilient shareholder
      approval.

      The Proposed Transaction will constitute a Category 2 transaction for Resilient in terms of the JSE Listings
      Requirements. Resilient proposes to obtain shareholder approval for the Proposed Transaction by way of an
      ordinary resolution of shareholders and will provide shareholders with a fairness opinion, prepared by an
      independent expert as if required in terms of paragraph 10.4(f) of the JSE Listings Requirements.

      A circular containing full details of the Proposed Transaction and the Resilient Share Repurchase will be sent to
      Resilient shareholders in due course.

4.    Further details of the Proposed Transaction and cautionary announcement

      The full details of the Proposed Transaction and the Resilient Share Repurchase will be provided to
      shareholders once formal agreements have been finalised and signed by Resilient and Fortress. Resilient
      shareholders are advised to exercise caution when dealing in Resilient shares until a further announcement is
      made.

5 March 2019

Corporate advisor and sponsor
Java Capital

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