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RDF - Redefine Properties Limited - Fairness opinion and financial
effects in respect of Arrow Creek and cautionary announcement
Redefine Properties Limited
(Registration No. 1999/018591/06)
Share Code: RDF ISIN Code: ZAE000143178
("Redefine" or "the company")
FAIRNESS OPINION AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS IN RESPECT OF ARROW CREEK AND
CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT
INTRODUCTION
Linked unitholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on
9 September 2011 regarding the disposal to Arrow Creek Investments 227
(Proprietary) Limited ("Arrow Creek") of a portfolio of wholly-owned
properties ("the property portfolio"), Redefine`s interest in a number
of joint ventures, the Upper East Side Hotel and the shares in and
claims against UES Hotel (Proprietary) Limited (the manager of the Upper
East Side Hotel) (collectively, "the transaction").
This announcement is in respect of the fairness opinion and the
financial effects regarding the transaction.
SMALL RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION AND FAIRNESS OPINION
As Michael Naftali Flax, a non-executive director of Redefine, is a
42.5% shareholder in Arrow Creek, the transaction constitutes a "small
related party transaction" in terms of JSE Listings Requirements. A
small related party transaction is not subject to linked unitholder
approval, provided that an independent expert has confirmed that the
terms of the transaction are fair as far as linked unitholders are
concerned.
Grant Thornton Advisory Services (Proprietary) Limited ("Grant
Thornton"), who were appointed as an independent expert by Redefine,
have concluded that the terms of the transaction are fair to Redefine
linked unitholders. A copy of Grant Thornton`s report will be available
for inspection at the offices of the company; Redefine Place, 2 Arnold
Road, Rosebank, 2196 for a period of 28 days from the date of this
announcement.
FINANCIAL EFFECTS
The unaudited pro forma financial effects of the transaction are not
significant and are accordingly not presented.
VARIATION OF ARRANGEMENTS IN RESPECT OF VENDOR LOAN
As advised in the SENS announcement dated 9 September 2011, R100 million
of the purchase consideration will remain outstanding as a loan by
Redefine to Arrow Creek ("the vendor loan").
The conditions relating to the vendor loan have been varied as follows:
- second covering bonds in favour of Redefine over the property
portfolio have been replaced with a first covering bond over the
Upper East Side Hotel in an amount of R100 million;
- the cession of all rental income and lease agreements in respect of
the Upper East Side Hotel;
- the cession of rental income and lease agreements in respect of any
property within the property portfolio provided that such cession
will be subordinate to any rental cessions provided by Arrow Creek
to any financial institution holding a first covering bond over
such property;
- the cession of all insurance policies in respect of the Upper East
Side Hotel;
- in the event of a default of any payment due to Redefine which is
not remedied by Arrow Creek within 15 business days, Redefine can
in its sole discretion, elect to:
- purchase any property in the property portfolio at the value
of the secured first covering bond;
- demand immediate payment of the outstanding balance of the
vendor loan, together with accrued but unpaid interest;
- exercise all of its rights in terms of any security held; and
- in the event of a change of control and/or a change of more than
25% in the shareholding of Arrow Creek, any subsidiary or associate
and/or in the event that any of these parties list on the JSE, the
outstanding balance of the vendor loan, together with any accrued
but unpaid interest shall become immediately due and payable.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Other than in respect of obtaining a fairness opinion from an
independent expert, the transaction remains subject to the conditions
precedent set out in the announcement released on SENS on 9 September
2011.
CAUTIONARY
Caution is no longer required to be exercised by Redefine linked
unitholders in respect of this transaction when dealing in their linked
units. However, linked unitholders are reminded of the cautionary
announcements, the last of which was released on 14 September 2011,
regarding the proposed acquisition of a portfolio of properties from
various entities within the Zenprop Property Holdings Limited group and
are advised to continue to exercise caution when dealing in their linked
units until such time as a further announcement is released in this
regard.
20 September 2011
Corporate advisor and sponsor
Java Capital
Independent expert
Grant Thornton Advisory Services (Proprietary) Limited
Date: 20/09/2011 10:58:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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