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NED - Nedbank Group - Capitalisation award with a cash dividend to be paid to
shareholders not electing to receive capitalisation award shares
Nedbank Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1966/010630/06)
Share code JSE: NED Share code NSX: NBK
ISIN code: ZAE000004875
(`Nedbank Group` or `the company`)
CAPITALISATION AWARD WITH A CASH DIVIDEND TO BE PAID TO SHAREHOLDERS NOT
ELECTING TO RECEIVE CAPITALISATION AWARD SHARES
Further to the announcement of the company`s annual results for the year ended
31 December 2007 released on the Securities Exchange News Service (`SENS`) on
Wednesday, 27 February 2008, notice is hereby given that an award of new fully
paid ordinary shares (`the new shares`) will be distributed to shareholders
recorded in the register of the company at the close of business on Friday, 11
April 2008 (`the record date`). In terms of the announcement, shareholders will
be entitled in respect of all or part of their shareholding, to elect to
participate in the capitalisation award, failing which they will receive the
cash dividend alternative (350 cents per ordinary share that will be paid to
those shareholders not electing to participate in the capitalisation award). The
last day to trade to participate in the capitalisation award or the cash
dividend alternative will be Friday, 4 April 2008.
The number of shares to which shareholders wishing to participate in the
capitalisation award will become entitled will be determined in the ratio that
350 cents per ordinary share bears to R113.56, being the 30-day volume-weighted
average traded price of Nedbank Group ordinary shares on JSE Limited (`JSE`) at
the close of business on Thursday, 27 March 2008 (`VWAP`), the formula being:
Capitalisation share entitlement = (number of shares held on the record date x
350 cents) / (VWAP of R113.56)
This equates to 3.08207 new Nedbank Group ordinary shares for every 100 Nedbank
Group ordinary shares held. Shareholders wishing to participate in the
capitalisation award in respect of all or part of their shareholding must elect
to do so. Subject to the approval of JSE, a listing of the maximum number of
new shares to be issued pursuant to the capitalisation award will commence on
Monday, 7 April 2008. Nedbank Group shares will trade `ex` the entitlement with
effect from the commencement of business on Monday, 7 April 2008. Shares may
not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday, 7 April 2008, and
Friday, 11 April 2008, both days inclusive. A circular (including a form of
election) dealing with the capitalisation award was posted to shareholders on
Wednesday, 19 March 2008.
Forms of election in respect of shareholders who have not yet dematerialised
their shares (`certificated shareholders`) and who wish to elect to participate
in the capitalisation award must be received by the transfer secretaries in
South Africa, Computershare Investor Services (Proprietary) Limited, 70 Marshall
Street, Johannesburg, 2001 (PO Box 61763, Marshalltown, 2107), or the transfer
secretaries in Namibia, Transfer Secretaries (Proprietary) Limited, Shop 8,
Kaiserkrone Centre, Post Street Mall, Windhoek, Namibia (PO Box 2401, Windhoek,
Namibia), no later than 12:00 on Friday, 11 April 2008.
Shareholders who have dematerialised their shares (`dematerialised
shareholders`) are required to notify their duly appointed participant
(previously referred to as central securities depository participant) or broker
of their election in the manner and time stipulated in the custody agreement
governing the relationship between the shareholders and their participant or
broker. In respect of dematerialised shareholders, safe custody accounts with
the participant or broker will be updated with the entitlement in respect of the
new ordinary shares and/or payments will be credited to their participant or
broker accounts on Monday, 14 April 2008.
Certificated shares and cheques will be posted by registered post and ordinary
post respectively to certificated shareholders at their risk on or about Monday,
14 April 2008. A further announcement will be published on SENS and in the press
on or about Monday, 14 April 2008, detailing the results of the capitalisation
award and the cash dividend alternative.
Sandton
28 March 2008
Investment bank, corporate adviser and sponsor
Nedbank Capital
Independent lead sponsor
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited
Sponsoring broker in Namibia
Old Mutual
Date: 28/03/2008 10:59:50 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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