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General repurchase of shares: posting of circular to shareholders
Datatec Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1994/005004/06)
ISIN: ZAE000017745
Share Code: DTC
("Datatec" or "the Company")
GENERAL REPURCHASE OF SHARES: POSTING OF CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS
Shareholders are advised that a circular, detailing a proposed general repurchase of shares
authority and incorporating a Notice of General Meeting and, where applicable, a form of proxy,
has been posted to shareholders today, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 (“the Circular”).
The Circular is also available on the Company’s website, http://www.datatec.com/investors-
circulars.php. The salient dates pertaining to the General Meeting at which the proposed
general repurchase authority will be sought, also contained in the Circular, are set out below:
Salient dates 2020
The record date for purposes of receiving the Circular and Notice of General Friday, 24 January
Meeting (being the date on which a Datatec shareholder must be recorded in the
register in order to receive the circular and Notice of General Meeting) is
Circular posted to Datatec shareholders on Wednesday, 29 January
Last day to trade in order to be eligible to attend, speak and vote at the General Tuesday, 18 February
Meeting is
Record date to determine Shareholders eligible to attend, speak and vote at the Friday, 21 February
General Meeting is
Last day and time to give notice to participate in the General Meeting Tuesday, 25 February
electronically by 12:00 on
For administrative purposes, shareholders requested (but not required) to lodge Tuesday, 25 February
forms of proxy with The Meeting Specialist Proprietary Limited, by 12:00 on
General Meeting of shareholders at 12:00 on Thursday, 27 February
Results of General Meeting released on the Stock Exchange News Service on Thursday, 27 February
Results of General Meeting published in the South African press on Friday, 28 February
Notes:
1. All dates and times are South African dates and South African standard times.
2. The dates and times may be changed by Datatec. Any change will be published on the Stock Exchange
News Service.
3. If the General Meeting is adjourned or postponed, forms of proxy submitted for the initial General
Meeting will remain valid in respect of any adjournment or postponement of the General Meeting.
4. Shareholders should note that as transactions in shares are settled in the electronic settlement system
used by Strate, settlement of trades takes place 3 (three) business days after such trade. therefore,
shareholders who acquire shares after Tuesday, 18 February 2020 will not be eligible to vote at the
General Meeting.
5. If you do not lodge or post the form of proxy to reach the Transfer Secretaries by the relevant time, you
will nevertheless be entitled to have the form of proxy lodged immediately prior to the proxy exercising
his/her rights at the General Meeting with the chairperson of the General Meeting.
Johannesburg
29 January 2020
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
Date: 29-01-2020 10:30:00
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