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Wed 2 Mar 2011, 14:40 VIL - Village - Posting of Circular and Revised Listing Particulars
VIL
VIL                                                                             
VIL - Village - Posting of Circular and Revised Listing Particulars             
Village Main Reef Gold Mining Company (1934) Limited                            
(Registration number 1934/0057034/06)                                           
Share Code: VIL                                                                 
ISIN: ZAE000007720                                                              
("Village" or the "company")                                                    
POSTING OF CIRCULAR AND REVISED LISTING PARTICULARS TO VILLAGE SHAREHOLDERS IN  
RESPECT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHANGE OF NAME OF VILLAGE, THE PROPOSED    
TRANSACTION BETWEEN VILLAGE AND SIMMERS AND WITHDRAWAL OF CAUTIONARY            
Further to the joint cautionary announcement issued on SENS on 6 December 2010  
and in the press on 7 December 2010, and the renewal of cautionary issued on 19 
January 2011, Village shareholders are advised that Village has posted a        
Circular and Revised Listing Particulars dated 2 March 2011 ("the Circular") to 
its shareholders in respect of: (i) the implementation of the Change of Name of 
Village and (ii) a proposed merger between Village and Simmers, in terms of     
which Village will acquire the majority of Simmers` assets in consideration for 
the issue by Village of Village shares which, after such issue, will constitute 
approximately 66% of the total Village shares in issue, and which shares will be
Unbundled by Simmers to its shareholders (the "Proposed Transaction").          
Capitalised terms contained in this announcement are defined in the Circular and
Revised Listing Particulars or below for ease of reference.                     
In terms of the Proposed Transaction, and subject to the fulfilment or waiver of
the Conditions Precedent, Village has agreed to:                                
1.   acquire the Sale Assets, being:                                            
1.1. a 100% shareholding in and claims on loan account against S&J Investments, 
    which is the holding company of BGM which, in turn, owns the Buffelsfontein 
    Gold Mine, Hartebeestfontein Gold Mine and the Tau Lekoa Mine;              
1.2. 60,622,653 common shares in First Uranium Corporation ("FIU"); and         
1.3. the 392,874 FIU Notes (convertible into 42,199,141 common shares in FIU);  
    and                                                                         
2.   assume the Assumed Liabilities, being:                                     
2.1. the assumption by Village of all of Simmers` rights and obligations under  
    the ABSA Note Programme Documents, if the conditions precedent referred to  
    in 5.1.1.2.4 and 5.1.1.2.6(a) of the Circular are fulfilled;                
2.2. the assumption by Village of all of Simmers` rights and obligations under  
the Forward Gold Purchase Transaction Documents to Simmers, if the          
    condition precedent referred to in paragraph 5.1.1.2.6(b) of the Circular   
    is fulfilled;                                                               
2.3. the undertaking to pay to Simmers any amount which is or becomes or will   
become due, owing and payable by Simmers to any other person under, in      
    terms of or arising out of the ABSA Note Programme Documents, if the        
    conditions precedent referred to in paragraphs 5.1.1.2.4 and 5.1.1.2.6(a)   
    of the Circular are not fulfilled, but waived;                              
2.4. the undertaking to pay to Simmers any amount which is or becomes or will   
    become due, owing and payable by Simmers to any other person under, in      
    terms of or arising out of the Forward Gold Purchase Transaction Documents, 
    if the condition precedent referred to in paragraph 5.1.1.2.6(b) of the     
Circular is not fulfilled, but waived; and                                  
2.5. the undertaking to indemnify Simmers against all loss, liability, damage or
    expense which Simmers may suffer as a result of or which may be             
    attributable to any claims arising out of, or connected with, the Aberdeen  
Loan Agreement.                                                             
The aggregate amount of Village`s liability in terms of 2.4 and 2.5 above       
concerning the ABSA Note Programme Documents and the Forward Gold Purchase      
Transaction Documents shall not exceed the sum of R290,316,533 and all amounts  
of interest that are or become payable by Simmers under the ABSA Note Programme 
Documents and the Forward Gold Purchase Transaction Documents.                  
Village will acquire the Sale Assets and assume the Assumed Liabilities in      
consideration for the issue of the Consideration Shares (being 597,512,158      
Village shares at R2.20 per share). The Consideration Shares will subsequently  
be unbundled by Simmers to Simmers` shareholders.                               
The Transaction Consideration will be R1,314,526,748 to be settled by the issue 
of the Consideration Shares to Simmers, which Simmers will be obliged to        
distribute to its shareholders in terms of the Unbundling immediately thereafter
in accordance with the prescribed JSE timelines.                                
The Transaction Consideration implies a value of R1.05 per Simmers share, which 
represents a premium of approximately 14.7% to the VWAP at which a Simmers share
traded on the JSE for the 30 days preceding 6 December 2010 (being the date of  
the announcement referred to in paragraph 1 above) and 14.3% to the 30-day VWAP 
to Wednesday, 23 February 2011, being the date immediately preceding the Last   
Practicable Date (being 24 February, 2011).                                     
RATIONALE                                                                       
The Proposed Transaction is in line with Village`s stated objective to build    
greater mass to transform Village into a company with a diversified portfolio of
self-sustaining mining operations. If implemented, the Proposed Transaction will
represent the third acquisition by Village in pursuance of this strategy -      
having recently expanded its portfolio through the Lesego Transaction and, if   
implemented, the Cons Murch Transaction. The Proposed Transaction further       
enhances Village`s portfolio to incorporate BGM, Tau Lekoa and a significant    
investment in FIU. Post implementation of the Cons Murch Transaction and the    
Proposed Transaction, Village will hold: (1) a high grade platinum asset via    
Lesego, (2) gold assets via S&J Investments, (3) gold and uranium exposure via  
FIU and (4) gold and antimony assets via Cons Murch.                            
Village will be managed by an experienced management team led by the current    
Chief Executive Officer, Bernard Swanepoel. Subject to the Proposed Transaction 
being implemented, the Village Board intends to make an offer to Marius Saaiman 
(current Chief Financial Officer of Simmers) to be appointed as Chief Financial 
Officer of Village to further strengthen the management team.                   
Village will be well positioned to pursue further consolidation in the junior   
mining assets arena with the potential to develop into one of South Africa`s    
large diversified mining companies.                                             
By combining the Simmers and Village shareholder bases as a result of the       
Proposed Transaction, the BEE shareholders will be more diversified and Village 
Shareholders are likely to benefit from enhanced liquidity in trading Shares.   
As a result, the enlarged Village entity should have better access to capital   
markets to fund future growth to continue to meet its stated strategic          
objectives.                                                                     
The Simmers board supports the Proposed Transaction as it will provide Simmers  
with a clean break from its legacy issues over the last few years, whilst       
allowing for the existing Simmers` shareholders, in aggregate, to retain a 66%  
interest in the current Simmers operations.                                     
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT                                                            
1.   The Proposed Transaction and Unbundling are subject to the fulfilment (or, 
where applicable, waiver) of the following conditions precedent, namely:    
1.1. by no later than 31 March 2011, or by such later date as Simmers and       
    Village may determine, that Simmers in general meeting has passed           
    resolutions:                                                                
1.1.1.    approving the disposal by Simmers of the Sale Assets to Village in    
         terms of the Transaction Agreement as required by section 228 of the   
         Companies Act and in accordance with the Listings Requirements;        
1.1.2.    approving the distribution by Simmers of the Consideration Shares to  
the Simmers shareholders pro rata to their respective holdings of      
         Simmers shares (as an unbundling transaction contemplated in section   
         46 of the Income Tax Act, No. 58 of 1962) in terms of sections 90 and  
         228 of the Companies Act and in accordance with the Listings           
Requirements; and                                                      
1.1.3.    approving the disposal by Simmers to Village of the Reacquisition     
         Shares in terms of the Transaction Agreement, as required by section   
         228 of the Companies Act, and in accordance with the Listings          
Requirements;                                                          
1.2. by no later than 1 May 2011 or by such later date as Simmers and Village   
    may agree in writing on or before 1 May 2011:                               
1.2.1.    that all necessary statutory and regulatory approvals required for    
entering into and implementing the Transaction Agreement have been     
         duly given, including approval from the DMR;                           
1.2.2.    that Village in general meeting has passed resolutions:               
a)   authorising the directors of Village to allot and issue:                   
i.   the Consideration Shares, as a specific approval in terms of section 221(2)
    of the Companies Act, and in accordance with the Listing Requirements;      
ii.  over and above the Consideration Shares (a) the maximum number of Village  
    Shares permitted by the Listings Requirements (upon such terms and subject  
to such conditions as the directors of Village may determine) as a general  
    approval in terms of section 221(2) of the Companies Act and in accordance  
    with the Listings Requirements and (b) included in the maximum number       
    referred to in (a), such number of Village Shares as the board of directors 
of Village may determine for the purpose of a capital raising exercise, as  
    a general issue for cash in accordance with the Listings Requirements;      
b)   waiving any requirement on the part of Simmers in terms of the SRP Code to 
    extend a mandatory offer to the Village Shareholders to acquire all their   
Village Shares as a consequence of the implementation of any matter         
    provided for in the Transaction Agreement;                                  
c)   approving the Transaction Agreement and its implementation in accordance   
    with the provisions of the Listings Requirements;                           
d)   increasing Village`s authorised share capital from R62,500,000 divided into
    500,000,000 Village shares to R625,000,000 divided into 5,000,000,000       
    Village Shares;                                                             
e)   approving the repurchase of the Reacquisition Shares in accordance with the
provisions of clause 13A of the Transaction Agreement, in terms of section  
    85(2) of the Companies Act; and                                             
f)   approving the disposal by Village to Simmers of the Reacquisition Assets in
    accordance with the provisions of clause 13A of the Transaction Agreement,  
as required by section 228 of the Companies Act, and in accordance with the 
    Listings Requirements;                                                      
1.2.3.    that CIPRO registers all of the various resolutions required to be    
         passed by Village and/or Simmers as special resolutions in terms of    
the Companies Act;                                                     
1.2.4.    that the JSE has approved the listing of the ABSA Notes in the name of
         Village pursuant to the assignment referred to in paragraph 5.1.1.2.6  
         of the Circular;                                                       
1.2.5.    that the SRP has waived any requirement on the part of Simmers in     
         terms of the SRP Code to extend a mandatory offer to the Village       
         Shareholders to acquire all their Village Shares as a consequence of   
         the implementation of any matter provided for in the Transaction       
Agreement and that (a) no appeal to such waiver shall have been        
         timeously noted ; and (b) if an appeal is noted, it is unsuccesful;    
1.2.6.    that all consents required from First Rand Bank Limited, Rand Refinery
         Limited, ABSA Bank Limited, Deutsche Bank, the holders of the ABSA     
Notes, Lexshell 820 Investments (Proprietary) Limited and the trustees 
         of the Simmers Security SPV Owner Trust for:                           
a)   the assignment by Simmers of all its rights and obligations under the ABSA 
    Note Programme Documents to Village with effect from the Closing Date;      
b)   the assignment by Simmers of all its rights and obligations under the      
    forward gold purchase agreement referred to in the definition of "Forward   
    Gold Purchase Transaction Documents", and the other Forward Gold Purchase   
    Transaction Documents to which Simmers is a party, to Village, with effect  
from the Closing Date;                                                      
c)   the release of the Sale Assets from all security granted by Simmers in     
    favour of Lexshell 820 Investments (Proprietary) Limited with effect from   
    the Closing Date;                                                           
d)   the disposal of the Sale Assets by Simmers to Village with effect from the 
    Closing Date; and                                                           
e)   the granting by Village of security in favour of Lexshell 820 Investments  
    (Proprietary) Limited over the Sale Assets; and                             
f)   the disposal by Simmers of any of its subsidiaries or all or any of its    
    assets after the Closing Date,                                              
                                                                                
    have been obtained, and all agreements or other documents required by First 
Rand Bank Limited, Rand Refinery Limited, ABSA Bank Limited, Deutsche Bank  
    and/or the holders of the aforesaid notes and/or Lexshell 820 Investments   
    (Proprietary) Limited and/or the trustees of the Simmers Security SPV Owner 
    Trust to give effect to, arising from or in relation to the matters above,  
have been entered into and have become unconditional, save for any          
    condition that the Transaction Agreement has become unconditional; and      
1.2.7.    that Village obtains the consent of the Minister of Mineral Resources 
         in terms of the MPRDA for the transfer of the prospecting right        
granted over Eerste Regt to Sweet Sensation and the notarial deed of   
         cession executing such transfer is registered in the Mining and        
         Petroleum Titles Registration Office, and the retrospective consent of 
         the Minister of Mineral Resources for the changes in control (direct   
and indirect) of Khumo Mining and Investments (Proprietary) Limited    
         which occurred pursuant to or in connection with the Lesego            
         Transaction.                                                           
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF VILLAGE                                
The unaudited pro forma  financial effects of the Proposed Transaction on       
Village for the six months ended 30 June 2010  have been prepared to show the   
impact of the Capital Raising (in terms of which Village raised an amount of    
R42.3 million (after transaction costs) since 20 December 2010 by way of an     
offer for subscription of a maximum of 20,500,000 Village Shares, as more fully 
detailed in the circular to Village shareholders dated 2 December 2010 and a    
further 500,000 Village Shares under a general authority) and the Proposed      
Transaction as if the Capital Raising and the Proposed Transaction had occurred 
on 1 January 2010, for purposes of adjusting the pro forma earnings and on 30   
June 2010 for purposes of adjusting the pro forma net asset value of Village.   
The unaudited pro forma financial effects are presented for illustrative        
purposes only and because of their nature may not fairly present Village`s      
financial position, changes in equity, results of operations or cash flows going
forward.                                                                        
The unaudited pro forma financial effects have been prepared using accounting   
policies that are consistent with IFRS and with the basis on which the          
historical financial information has been prepared in terms of the accounting   
policies adopted by Simmers. Simmers is the current owner of the Subject Assets 
(collectively, the subject matter of the Proposed Transaction, being the Sale   
Assets and the Assumed Liabilities), which is treated as the reverse acquisition
accounting acquirer for purposes of preparing the unaudited pro forma financial 
effects. Village intends to apply Simmers` accounting policies post the Proposed
Transaction.                                                                    
The Village Board is responsible for the compilation, contents and presentation 
of the unaudited pro forma financial effects contained in this announcement and 
the Circular and for the financial information from which it has been prepared. 
Their responsibility includes determining that: the unaudited pro forma         
financial effects have been properly compiled on the basis stated; the basis is 
consistent with the accounting policies of Simmers and the pro forma adjustments
are appropriate for the purposes of the unaudited pro forma financial effects   
disclosed in terms of the Listings Requirements.                                
Detailed unaudited pro forma financial information is set out in the Circular   
and the financial effects are summarised below.                                 
Unaudited pro forma financial effects                                           
Before (1)     After capital raising (2)     After (3) Percentage change        
              A         B                   C         B/A       C/B             
EPS (cents)    (3.95)    (3.66)              (58.75)   7.3       (1,505.2)      
HEPS (cents)   (3.95)    (3.66)              (58.78)   7.3       (1,506.0)      
NAV per Share                                                                   
(cents)        44.44     55.52               356.11    24.9      541.4          
TNAV per Share                                                                  
(cents)        29.35     41.50               331.66    41.1      699.2          
Weighted                                                                        
average number                                                                  
of shares                                                                       
(`000)         267,206   288,206             885,718                            
Shares in                                                                       
issue (`000)   276,304   297,304             894,816                            
Notes:                                                                          
1.   The "Before" column is based on an extract of the published unaudited pro  
forma financial information of Village for the six months ended 30 June 2010 as 
presented in the circular to Village Shareholders dated 2 December 2010, which  
presented the impact of the Cons Murch Transaction. The extract included in the 
"Before" column represents the following, with reference to the unaudited pro   
forma financial information included in the circular dated 2 December 2010:     
-    The settlement of the Cons Murch Transaction consideration partially in    
cash of R5 million and the balance settled through the issue of 15,909,091  
    Village Shares, as this is the consideration elected by Village. The        
    alternative to settle the consideration entirely through the issue of       
    shares is not presented as this alternative was not elected by Village.     
-    The completion of the first stage of the Cons Murch Transaction.           
2.   The "After capital raising" column presents the unaudited pro forma        
financial position after the Capital Raising. It assumes the issue of 21,000,000
Village Shares resulting in a net cash inflow of R42.3 million after transaction
costs of R2.2 million. No interest received benefit is assumed for purposes of  
adjusting earnings as it is assumed that cash proceeds will be used for working 
capital.                                                                        
3.   The "After" column represents the unaudited pro forma financial position   
after the Proposed Transaction, which includes the following:                   
-    The acquisition of the Subject Assets and the impact of the application of 
    reverse acquisition accounting, in terms of which Village is treated as the 
    acquiree and the Subject Assets are treated as the acquirer.                
-    Assets and liabilities of the Subject Assets are carried forward into      
    Village at their historic values as per the reviewed historical financial   
    information of the Subject Assets as presented in the Circular. While the   
    Transaction Consideration for the Subject Assets is R1,314.5 million, the   
NAV of the Subject Assets (including the subject claim) is R2,536.0         
    million. Assets will be subject to normal impairment testing at the next    
    reporting period following the implementation of the Proposed Transaction.  
    Impairment considerations on the historical financial information of the    
Subject Assets are set out in the historical financial information of the   
    Subject Assets as presented in the Circular.                                
-    The deemed acquisition value of Village is R654.1 million.                 
-    Assets of R455 million, goodwill of R177.2 million and a deferred tax      
liability of R127.4 million are recognised in addition to assets and        
    liabilities already reflected in the financial information of Village,      
    based on a preliminary purchase price allocation performed on Village.      
-    Estimated transaction costs associated with the Proposed Transaction are   
R14.8 million, which are once-off in nature.                                
4.   Should the Unbundling not be implemented, the Proposed Transaction may be  
unwound as described in the Circular. The acquisition by Village of the         
Reacquisition Shares from Simmers in terms of such an Unwind will result,       
amongst other effects, in additional costs for Village in the form of taxes,    
such as STC and CGT, and other costs.  These costs and further potential effects
of the acquisition of Reaquisition Shares by Village cannot be factually        
supported currently and are not included in the pro forma financial effects. The
pro forma financial effects assume that the Proposed Transaction and the        
Unbundling will complete.                                                       
Detailed information relating to the preparation of the unaudited pro forma     
financial information can be found in the Circular.                             
APPLICATION FOR A WAIVER OF MANDATORY OFFER                                     
The Proposed Transaction, if implemented, will be settled through the issue of  
the Consideration Shares to Simmers, which will result in Simmers owning,       
momentarily, approximately 66% of the issued share capital of Village after the 
Proposed Transaction (i.e. pending the Unbundling, which is expected to occur   
after the issue of the Consideration Shares in accordance with the prescribed   
JSE timelines).                                                                 
Simmers and Village are of the view that although the issue of the Consideration
Shares will result in Simmers acquiring more than 35% of the Village shares,    
this is part of a composite transaction which includes the Unbundling and,      
considered in totality, the Proposed Transaction does not give rise to a change 
of control of Village and the provisions of Rule 8 of the SRP Code should not   
apply in the circumstances.                                                     
However, Village and Simmers have agreed that, to avoid the risk of a mandatory 
offer being inadvertently triggered and in order to be cautious, they will seek 
a waiver of any mandatory offer that Simmers may otherwise be required to make  
to Village Shareholders as a result of the implementation of the Proposed       
Transaction and, more particularly, the issue of the Consideration Shares to    
Simmers (the "Waiver"). In terms of Rule 8.7 of the SRP Code the requirement for
a mandatory offer will normally be dispensed with by the SRP provided there has 
been a majority of independent votes approving the waiver of a mandatory offer  
at a properly constituted meeting of the holders of the relevant securities.    
Accordingly, Shareholders will be asked, at the General Meeting, to approve the 
proposed waiver of the requirement for Simmers to make a mandatory offer to     
Shareholders in terms of Rule 8.7 of the SRP Code.                              
Any interested party who wishes to object to the dispensations referred to in   
6.3 above, shall have seven calendar days from the date of the posting of the   
Circular, (i.e. until 9 March 2011) to raise such an objection with the SRP.    
Objections should be made in writing and addressed to the "Executive Director,  
Securities Regulation Panel" at any one of the following addresses:             
Physical:                                                                       
1st Floor, Block B                                                              
Sunnyside Office Park                                                           
32 Princess of Wales Terrace                                                    
Parktown                                                                        
2193                                                                            
Postal:                                                                         
PO Box 91833                                                                    
Auckland Park                                                                   
Johannesburg                                                                    
2006                                                                            
Fax:                                                                            
+27 11 642 9284                                                                 
If any submissions are made to the SRP within the permitted timeframe, the SRP  
will consider the merits thereof and, if necessary, provide the objectors with  
an opportunity to make representations to the SRP. Thereafter, subject to the   
waiver in general meeting being granted by Shareholders, the SRP will rule on   
the requirement for a mandatory offer. Once the SRP has made its ruling,        
interested parties who wish to object to such ruling shall have 3 Business Days 
from the date on which such ruling is announced to lodge an appeal against the  
ruling with the SRP.                                                            
The granting of the aforesaid waiver and the ruling from the SRP in respect of  
such waiver are conditions precedent to the Proposed Transaction.               
The SRP, in a letter dated 31 January 2011 (a copy of which is available for    
inspection in terms of paragraph 25 below) ("Ruling Letter"), granted           
dispensation to Village from compliance with Rule 3.1 (being the requirement for
the Village Board to have to obtain independent expert advice) for the reasons  
set out in the Ruling Letter. As announced on 17 February 2011, Village         
Shareholders were given the opportunity to raise any objections to the          
dispensation from the requirement for the Village Board to obtain appropriate   
external advice on the waiver. No such objections were raised.                  
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING                                                       
Included in the Circular posted today, Wednesday, 2 March 2011, is a Notice     
convening a General Meeting of Village shareholders to be held at Umbono        
Capital, Isle of Houghton, Old Trafford No. 4, Corner Boundary and Carse O      
Gowrie Road, Houghton at 10:00 on Friday, 25 March 2011 to consider and, if     
deemed fit, to pass the resolutions necessary to effect the Proposed            
Transaction, a form of proxy (to be completed by Certificated Shareholders and  
Dematerialised Shareholders with ownname registration only) and a form of       
surrender (to be completed by Certificated Shareholders only).                  
SALIENT DATES AND TIMES                                                         
Salient dates and times in relation to the Proposed Transaction and Change of   
Name                                                                            
Declaration date announcement regarding the Change of     Friday, 25 February   
Name released on SENS                                     2011                  
Declaration date announcement regarding the change of     Monday, 28 February   
name published in the press                               2011                  
Circular and notice of General Meeting posted to           Wednesday, 2 March   
Shareholders                                              2011                  
Finalisation date announcement regarding the Change of    Wednesday, 2 March    
Name is released on SENS                                  2011                  
Finalisation date announcement regarding the Change of    Thursday, 3 March 2011
Name is published in press                                                      
Last date to lodge objection with SRP against the         Wednesday, 9 March    
application for the waiver                                2011                  
Last day to trade under old name "Village Main Reef Gold  Friday, 11 March 2011 
Mining Company (1934) Limited"                                                  
Change of Name on the JSE effective from the commencement Monday, 14 March 2011 
of business on                                                                  
Trade under the new name "Village Main Reef Limited"                            
under the JSE share code "VIL", abbreviated name          Monday, 14 March 2011 
"VILLAGE" and new ISIN:ZAE000154761 from the commencement                       
of trading on                                                                   
Record date for the Change of Name                        Friday, 18 March 2011 
New share certificates reflecting the Change of Name                            
posted by registered post, to Certificated Shareholders   Tuesday, 22 March 2011
who have surrendered their documents of title on or                             
before 12:00 on the record date (see note 4 below) on or                        
about                                                                           
Dematerialised Shareholders` accounts updated with new                          
name by their CSDP or broker on                           Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Last day to lodge forms of proxy for the General Meeting  Wednesday, 23 March   
(by 10:00)                                                2011                  
General Meeting in respect of the Proposed Transaction    Friday, 25 March 2011 
(at 10:00)                                                                      
Results of General Meeting released on SENS               Friday, 25 March 2011 
Results of General Meeting published in the press         Monday, 28 March 2011 
Expected Pay date (Consideration Shares issued to         Thursday, 12 May 2011 
Simmers)3                                                                       
                                                                                
Salient dates and times in relation to the Unbundling, which will only impact   
shareholders of Simmers and which have been disclosed here for completeness     
Expected finalisation date and announcement pertinent to  Friday, 6 May 2011    
the unbundling published on SENS and in the press3                              
Expected Last Day to Trade in Simmers shares on the JSE   Friday, 13 May 2011   
in order to participate in the unbundling3                                      
Expected list date of Consideration Shares                Monday, 16 May 2011   
Expected Unbundling Record Date in order to participate   Friday, 20 May 2011   
in the Unbundling3                                                              
Expected date for Consideration Shares to be unbundled to                       
Simmers shareholders3                                     Monday, 23 May 2011   
                                                                                
Notes:                                                                          
1.   All times indicated above are local times in South Africa.                 
2.   The dates and times indicated in the table above are subject to change. Any
    such changes will be released on SENS and published in the press.           
3.   Based on the assumption that all of the conditions precedent to the        
    Proposed Transaction are fulfilled or waived by 1 May 2011.                 
4.   Shareholders will not be able to dematerialise or rematerialise securities 
    in the name of Village Main Reef Gold Mining Company (1934) Limited after   
    Friday, 11 March 2011, and may only dematerialise their new Village Main    
    Reef Limited Shares from Tuesday, 22 March 2011.                            
5.   Certificated Shareholders who surrender their existing documents of title  
    after 12:00 on the record date will have their new share certificates       
    mailed within five Business Days of receipt thereof by the Transfer         
    Secretaries, by registered post in South Africa, at the risk of the         
Shareholders concerned.                                                     
6.   As the salient dates and times are subject to change, they may not be      
    regarded as consent or dispensation for any time periods which may be       
    required in terms of the SRP Code where applicable, and any such consents   
or dispensations must be specifically applied for, and granted.             
WITHDRAWAL OF CAUTIONARY                                                        
As a result of the above disclosure, shareholders are advised that they no      
longer need to exercise caution when dealing in their Village shares.           
Johannesburg                                                                    
2 March 2011                                                                    
Financial advisor to Village                                                    
J.P. Morgan                                                                     
Financial advisor to Simmers and deal originator                                
Sovereignty Capital                                                             
Legal advisor to Village                                                        
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc                                                       
Legal advisor to Village                                                        
Werksmans Inc                                                                   
Sponsor to Village                                                              
Macquarie First South Advisers (Proprietary) Limited                            
Media and Investor relations to Village                                         
Vestor                                                                          
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