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AMS - Anglo Platinum - Delisting and termination of secondary listing on the
London Stock Exchange
Anglo Platinum Limited
(incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration No. 1946/022452/06)
JSE Share Code: AMS ISIN: ZAE000013181)
("the Company")
DELISTING AND TERMINATION OF SECONDARY LISTING ON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
("LSE")
In terms of Section 5.2.8 of the LSE Listings Requirements and Section 18.8 of
the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are hereby notified that the
Company has taken a decision to terminate its secondary listing on the LSE.
Whilst the Company remains cognizant of the interest of all shareholders, the
rationale for delisting on the LSE is chiefly dictated by the low volume of
trade in the Company`s shares on the LSE, the UK register comprising a
fraction of the overall total shareholding. The company has determined that
the secondary listing is administratively intensive and costly and is of the
view that the volume of trade over the past few years does not sufficiently
warrant a presence in London, nor the expense of maintaining a secondary
listing on the LSE. Shareholders are further notified that all shareholders
reflected on the UK register as at the record date of 4 December, 2009,
currently administered by Capita Registrars, will be transferred onto the
South African Register administered by Computershare Transfer Secretaries in
South Africa.
The company delisted from Euronext on the Brussels Bourse during 2007 and
International Depository Receipt ("IDR") holders were afforded the opportunity
to exchange their IDR`s for ordinary shares, for a period of one year until
June 2008. Holders of IDR`s are able to exchange their IDR`s for cash (Rand
value) on presentation of the instruments to ING Belgium/Soges-Fiducem. An
announcement to this effect was published on Euronext during May 2007.
The company maintains its primary listing on the JSE.
Shareholders on the UK Register are required to inform the Transfer
Secretaries in South Africa whether they wish to hold their documents of title
in electronic or certificated form. If shareholders elect a dematerialised
format, they are required to seek advice from their broker or a South African
based Central Securities Depository Participant ("CSDP") as to the required
procedures. Alternatively, if shareholders elect to remain in certificated
form, the address to which the replacement certificate is to be posted must be
provided to the Transfer Secretaries in South Africa.
The delisting from the LSE has been approved and the JSE notified, and the
Salient Dates are as follows:
2009
Last day to trade on the LSE Friday 4 December
Surrender of share certificates to UK Transfer
Secretaries Friday 4 December
Merger of Registers 5 and 6 December
Suspension of trading of Anglo Platinum shares on LSE
trading system Monday 7 December
Delisting from the LSE Monday 7 December
Commencement of Trading of merged register on the JSE Monday 7 December
Enquiries to be directed to
J D Meyer Johannesburg
Group Company Secretary 5 November, 2009
Sponsor
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited
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