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AFP - AF Pref - No Change Statement And Notice Of Annual General Meeting
Alexander Forbes Preference Share Investments Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 2006/031561/06)
Share code: AFP
ISIN number: ZAE000098067
("AF Pref" or "the Company")
NO CHANGE STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
No change statement
Shareholders are advised that the annual financial statements of AF Pref and
Alexander Forbes Equity Holdings (Pty) Limited for the period ended 31 March
2009 have been distributed to shareholders on 30 June 2009 and contain no
material modifications to the reviewed results which were published on SENS on
17 June 2009.
Notice of the annual general meeting
Notice is hereby given that the third annual general meeting of members of the
Company will be held at Alexander Forbes Place, 61 Katherine Street, Sandown,
Sandton on Friday, 7 August 2009 at 09h00 to transact the business as stated in
the annual general meeting notice forming part of the annual financial
statements.
EquityCo notice of annual general meeting
In terms of the Pre-Listing Statement of AF Pref issued on 10 July 2007, the
notice of annual general meeting of Alexander Forbes Equity Holdings (Pty)
Limited ("EquityCo") appears below. It is noted that AF Pref preference
shareholders registered as such on the close of business on Friday, 31 July 2009
will be entitled, subject to any applicable provisions of South African law, and
of the EquityCo articles, to instruct AF Pref to exercise the voting rights, if
any, pertaining to the EquityCo ordinary shares corresponding to their AF Pref
Preference Shares.
A document entitled Instruction as to Voting Rights, has been circulated to
shareholders with the annual financial statements and should be lodged with the
Company`s transfer secretaries or at the Company`s registered office on or
before 08h30 on Monday, 3 August 2009 in order to give AF Pref preference
shareholders` instructions as to the exercise of their voting rights.
Notice is hereby given that the third annual general meeting of members of
EquityCo will be held in the Acacia Board Room, 7th Floor, Alexander Forbes
Place, 61 Katherine Street, Sandown, Sandton on Thursday, 6 August 2009 at
08h30, for the consideration of the following ordinary resolutions, with or
without modification:
To receive and adopt the audited annual financial statements for the period
ended 31 March 2009, together with the reports of the directors and auditors.
To re-elect directors of EquityCo. Mr VR Ngalwana, who was appointed as a
director during the year and, in terms of clause 89 of the company`s articles of
association, retires at the annual general meeting. The retiring director is
eligible and offers himself for re-election.
Mr Ngalwana`s curriculum vitae appears on page 7 of the annual review included
in the annual report. The board recommends the candidate for favourable
consideration by members at the annual general meeting.
To re-appoint the auditors of EquityCo for the ensuing year.
The board recommends that PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. be reappointed as external
auditors, and that Mr J Bennett be appointed as the designated auditor to hold
office for the ensuing year.
In order to be effective, duly completed forms of proxy must be received at the
office of the Company Secretary of EquityCo, whose details appear below, by not
later than 08h30 on Tuesday, 4 August 2009:
JE Salvado
Company Secretary
61 Katherine Street
Sandown
2196
17 July 2009
Sandton
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
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