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Mon 31 Oct 2011, 8:32 AQP - Aquarius Platinum Limited - Notice of Annual General Meeting and
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AQP - Aquarius Platinum Limited - Notice of Annual General Meeting and          
explanatory memorandum                                                          
Aquarius Platinum Limited                                                       
(Incorporated in Bermuda)                                                       
Registration Number: EC26290                                                    
JSE Code: AQP                                                                   
ISIN: BMG0440M1284                                                              
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM                     
Date of Meeting:    Friday, 25 November 2011                                    
Time of Meeting:    9:00 am                                                     
Place of Meeting:   Clarendon House                                             
2 Church Street                                              
                   Hamilton                                                     
                   BERMUDA                                                      
This Notice of General Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum should be read        
in their entirety.  If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should          
vote, they should seek advice from their accountant, solicitor or other         
professional adviser prior to voting.                                           
Your 2011 Annual Report is available at www.aquariusplatinum.com                
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING                                                
Notice is hereby given that an annual general meeting of shareholders of        
Aquarius Platinum Limited ("Company") will be held at 9:00 am on Friday,        
25 November 2011 at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, Bermuda.        
The Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies and forms part of this             
Notice of Annual General Meeting describes the various matters to be            
considered and contains a glossary of defined terms for terms that are          
not defined in full in this Notice of Annual General Meeting.                   
Agenda                                                                          
1.   Appointment of Chairman of the Meeting                                     
2.   Confirmation of the Notice and Quorum                                      
3.   Accounts for the Period Ended 30 June 2011                                 
To receive the financial statements, directors` report and                  
    auditor`s report for the Company and its controlled entities for            
    the period ended 30 June 2011.                                              
4.   Resolution 1 - Re-election of Mr David Dix                                 
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without                   
    amendment, the following resolution:                                        
    "That Mr David Dix, who retires by rotation in accordance with the          
    Company`s Bye-laws and being eligible, offers himself for re-               
election, be re-elected as a Director."                                     
5.   Resolution 2 - Re-election of Sir William Purves                           
    To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without                   
    amendment, the following resolution:                                        
"That Sir William Purves, who retires by rotation in accordance             
    with the Company`s Bye-laws and being eligible, offers himself for          
    re-election, be re-elected as a Director."                                  
6.   Resolution 3 - Buy back authorisation                                      
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without                   
    amendment, the following resolution:                                        
    "That the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised to            
    make market purchases of Shares on such terms and in such manner as         
the Directors may determine, provided that:                                 
    (a)  the maximum number of Shares that may be purchased pursuant to         
         this authority is 23,508,360 Shares, representing 5% of the            
         issued capital of the Company as at 21 October 2011;                   
(b)  the minimum price which may be paid for any Share purchased            
         pursuant to this authority is US$0.05;                                 
    (c)  the maximum price which may be paid for any Share purchased            
         pursuant to this authority shall not be more than an amount            
equal to 105% of the average of the middle market prices shown         
         in the quotations for the Shares in the London Stock Exchange          
         Daily Official List for the five business days immediately             
         preceding the day on which that Share is contracted to be              
purchased and the amount stipulated by Article 5(1) of the Buy-        
         back and Stabilisation Regulation 2003; and                            
    (d)  the authority shall expire at the conclusion of the Company`s          
         next annual general meeting after the passing of this                  
Resolution unless renewed, varied or revoked before that time,         
         but the Company may make a contract or contracts to purchase           
         Shares under this authority before its expiry which will or            
         may be executed wholly or partly after the expiry of this              
authority, and may make a purchase of Shares in pursuance of           
         any such contract."                                                    
7.   Resolution 4 - Ratification of issue of 6,804,162 Shares under             
    Afarak acquisition                                                          
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without                   
    amendment, the following resolution:                                        
    "That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other           
    purposes, the Shareholders ratify the issue of 6,804,162 Shares as          
part consideration for the acquisition of Afarak Platinum                   
    (Proprietary) Limited on 13 April 2011, and otherwise on the terms          
    and conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum."                      
    The Company will disregard any votes cast on this resolution by any         
person who participated in the issue, and any associate of such             
    persons. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is            
    cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in          
    accordance with the directions on the proxy form, or it is cast by          
the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is                
    entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the proxy form          
    to vote as the proxy decides.                                               
8.   Resolution 5 - Amendments to Bye-laws                                      
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without                   
    amendment, the following resolution:                                        
    "That, in accordance with Bye-law 94 of the Company`s Bye-laws and          
    for all other purposes, the amendments to the Bye-laws set out in           
Schedule A to the Explanatory Memorandum be approved and be                 
    implemented with immediate effect."                                         
9.   Resolution 6 - Disapplication of pre-emptive rights                        
    To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without                   
amendment, the following resolution as a special resolution:                
    "That, subject to Resolution 5 being passed, in accordance with Bye-        
    law 51.2A(f), the Directors be given power to allot Equity                  
    Securities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Common               
Shares held as treasury shares immediately before their sale) for           
    cash pursuant to the authority conferred on them by Bye-law 51.2 as         
    if Bye-law 51.2A(a) did not apply to any such allotment provided            
    that:                                                                       
(a)  this power shall be limited to the allotment of Equity                 
         Securities up to a maximum amount of 70,525,080 Shares (or a           
         nominal amount of US$3,526,254); and                                   
    (b)  this power shall expire on the conclusion of the Company`s             
next annual general meeting or, if earlier, close of business          
         on 25 February 2013, however the Company may, before the               
         expiry of this power, make offers or agreements which would or         
         might require Equity Securities to be issued after such expiry         
and, notwithstanding such expiry, the Directors may issue              
         Equity Securities in pursuance of such offers or agreements as         
         if this power had not expired."                                        
10.  Resolution 7 - Re-appointment of Auditor                                   
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without                   
    amendment, the following resolution:                                        
    "That, Messrs Ernst & Young of Perth, Western Australia, be and are         
    hereby appointed as Auditors of the Company until the conclusion of         
the next annual general meeting at a fee to be agreed by the                
    Directors."                                                                 
By Order of the Board                                                           
Willi Boehm                                                                     
Company Secretary                                                               
DATED: 31 October 2011                                                          
PROXY AND VOTING ENTITLEMENT INSTRUCTIONS                                       
PROXY INSTRUCTIONS                                                              
Shareholders are entitled to appoint one or more persons (including a           
body corporate) to act as proxies to attend and vote on their behalf.           
Where more than one proxy is appointed each proxy may be appointed to           
represent a specific proportion of the Shareholder`s voting rights.             
If a body corporate is appointed as proxy, the body corporate may               
appoint an individual as a representative to exercise its powers at the         
Meeting.                                                                        
The proxy form (and the power of attorney or other authority, if any,           
under which the proxy form is signed) or a copy or facsimile which              
appears on its face to be an authentic copy of the proxy form (and the          
power of attorney or other authority) must be deposited at or sent by           
facsimile transmission to one of the following locations, not less than         
48 hours before the time for holding the Meeting, or adjourned Meeting          
as the case may be, at which the person named in the proxy form proposes        
to vote.                                                                        
Aquarius Platinum           Codan Services     Computershare                    
Corporate Services Pty Ltd  Clarendon House    Investor Services                
OR                          OR                 PLCThe                           
PO Box 485                  2 Church Street    PavilionsBridgwat                
SOUTH PERTH WA  6951        Hamilton HM CX     er RoadBristol                   
AUSTRALIA                   BERMUDA            BS99 6ZY                         
                                              ENGLAND                           
                                                                                
Facsimile (618) 9367 5233   Facsimile (441)    Facsimile (870)                  
292 4720           703 6076                          
                                                                                
The proxy form must be signed by the Shareholder or his/her attorney            
duly authorised in writing or, if the Shareholder is a corporation in a         
manner permitted by the Company`s Bye-laws and the Companies Act.               
The proxy may, but need not, be a Shareholder of the Company.                   
In the case of shares jointly held by two or more persons, all joint            
holders must sign the proxy form.                                               
A proxy form is attached to this Notice.                                        
VOTING ENTITLEMENT                                                              
For the purposes of determining voting entitlements at the Meeting,             
shares will be taken to be held by the persons who are registered as            
holding the shares at 7pm (AEDST) on Wednesday, 23 November 2011.               
Accordingly, transactions registered after that time will be disregarded        
in determining entitlements to attend and vote at the Meeting.                  
Explanatory Memorandum                                                          
This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of            
Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the             
Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at Clarendon House, 2          
Church Street, Hamilton, Bermuda at 9:00 am on Friday, 25 November 2011.        
This Explanatory Memorandum should be read in conjunction with, and             
forms part of, the accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting.  A            
glossary of terms is included at the end of this Explanatory Memorandum.        
Full details of the Resolutions to be considered at the Meeting are set         
out below.                                                                      
1.   Resolution 1 - Re-Election of Mr David Dix as a Director                   
    It is a requirement under the Company`s Bye-laws that Mr David Dix          
    retire by rotation.  Mr Dix has offered himself for re-election as          
a Director.                                                                 
    The remaining Directors recommend to Shareholders that Mr Dix be re-        
    elected.                                                                    
2.   Resolution 2 - Re-Election of Sir William Purves as a Director             
It is a requirement under the Company`s Bye-laws that Sir William           
    Purves retire by rotation.  Sir William Purves has offered himself          
    for re-election as a Director.                                              
    The remaining Directors recommend to Shareholders that Sir William          
Purves be re-elected.                                                       
3.   Resolution 3 - Buy back authorisation                                      
    The Company seeks Shareholder approval to empower the Directors to          
    Company`s issued capital.  Based on the issued capital as at 21             
October 2011, the maximum number of Shares which may be purchased           
    under the authority will be 23,508,360 Shares. The minimum and              
    maximum prices at which Shares may be purchased are set out in the          
    Resolution.                                                                 

    The authority will only be exercised if the Directors are satisfied         
    that any purchase can be expected to increase the earnings per              
    Share after the purchase and accordingly, that the purchase is in           
the best interests of Shareholders generally.  The Directors will           
    also give careful consideration to gearing levels of the Company            
    and its general financial position.  The purchase would be settled          
    out of distributable profits.                                               
If Resolution 3 is approved by Shareholders and the Directors               
    exercise the authority conferred by the Resolution, they may                
    consider holding those Shares as treasury shares (in accordance             
    with the Bye-laws) or alternatively, cancelling them.  Once held in         
treasury, the Company is not entitled to exercise any rights,               
    including the right to attend and vote at meetings in respect of            
    the Shares.  Further, no dividend or other distribution of the              
    Company`s assets may be made to the Company in respect of the               
treasury shares.                                                            
    The authority will expire at the conclusion of the Company`s next           
    annual general meeting.  The Company intends to renew this                  
    authority annually at each annual general meeting.                          
4.   Resolution 4 - Ratification of issue of 6,804,162 Shares under             
    Afarak acquisition                                                          
    As announced on 13 April 2011, the Company acquired platinum group          
    metal mineral rights by way of the purchase of 74% of the                   
outstanding share capital of Afarak Platinum (Proprietary) Limited          
    (``Afarak``), a company incorporated in South Africa.  The                  
    remaining 26% of Afarak is held by Watervale (Proprietary) Limited,         
    an empowerment company controlled by Savannah Resources                     
(Proprietary) Limited, Aquarius` major shareholder and BEE partner          
    of many years.                                                              
    Afarak`s assets comprise interests in the new order prospecting             
    rights to two properties known as Hoedspruit and Kruidfontein, both         
underlain by the Merensky and UG2 PGM bearing reefs.  Further               
    details of these properties are included in the Company`s                   
    announcement of 13 April 2011.                                              
    The total consideration for the acquisition of Afarak of US$109.7           
million was settled via a cash payment of US$70.2 million and the           
    issue of 6,804,162 Shares (``Consideration Shares``).                       
    Under ASX Listing Rule 7.1, the Company must not issue or agree to          
    issue equity securities which exceed 15% of its securities on issue         
during the 12 month period prior to the date of issue or agreement,         
    without shareholder approval.  However, under Listing Rule 7.4, an          
    issue of securities made without prior shareholder approval under           
    Listing Rule 7.1 is treated as having been made with approval if            
the issue did not breach the 15% limit under Listing Rule 7.1 when          
    made and shareholders subsequently approve it.                              
    Accordingly, pursuant to Resolution 4 Aquarius is seeking                   
    ratification of Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.4 so that the             
Consideration Shares will not count towards the 15% limit in                
    respect of securities issued by the Company going forward.                  
                                                                                
    In accordance with Listing Rule 7.5, the following details are              
provided to Shareholders:                                                   
    (a)  the Company allotted and issued 6,804,162 Consideration Shares         
         on 13 April 2011;                                                      
    (b)  the Consideration Shares were issued as part consideration for         
the acquisition of Afarak, with an implied issue price of              
         A$5.536 per Consideration Share;                                       
    (c)  the Consideration Shares were fully paid common shares in the          
         Company and rank equally with, and are on the same terms, as           
the existing Shares on issue;                                          
    (d)  2,970,000 Consideration Shares were issued to Crystal                  
         Resources Fund LP and 3,834,162 Consideration Shares were              
         issued to Aeon Resource Investments Ltd; and                           
(e)  no funds were raised by the issue of the Consideration Shares.         
         The Directors recommend that Shareholders ratify the issue of          
         6,804,162 Consideration Shares.                                        
5.   Resolution 5 - Amendments to Bye-laws                                      
Resolution 5 proposes amendments to the Company`s Bye-laws to               
    incorporate the provisions set out in Schedule A to this                    
    Explanatory Memorandum ("Proposed Amendments").                             
    The Proposed Amendments are required to enable to the Company to            
transfer the listing category of its Shares from a Standard Listing         
    on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange to a Premium                
    Listing.                                                                    
    A copy of the Bye-laws incorporating the Proposed Amendments will           
be sent to any Shareholder upon request.  A copy of the Bye-laws            
    incorporating the Proposed Amendments will also be available for            
    inspection during normal business hours at the Company`s registered         
    office in Bermuda (including for 15 minutes prior to and during the         
Annual General Meeting) and at the offices of the Company`s share           
    registry in England and Australia.                                          
    Background and reasons for the transfer to Premium Listing                  
    Aquarius is listed on the ASX, the London Stock Exchange and the            
Johannesburg Stock Exchange.  In January 2006, Aquarius entered             
    into the FTSE UK 250 Index Series and in June 2009, Aquarius was            
    accepted into the ASX 100 Index Series.                                     
    Aquarius has a "secondary listing" of its Shares on the Main Market         
of the London Stock Exchange (now referred to as a "Standard                
    Listing").                                                                  
    The FTSE have recently confirmed that Aquarius is required to               
    obtain a Premium Listing for its Shares to remain eligible for              
inclusion in the FTSE UK 250 Index Series.  Accordingly, the Board          
    has concluded that it would be in the best interests of the Company         
    and its Shareholders to transfer Aquarius` listing to a Premium             
    Listing so that it can remain in the FTSE UK 250 Index Series.              
The Company has therefore requested and the UK Listing Authority            
    has indicated that, subject to the Proposed Amendments being                
    approved, the UK Listing Authority will approve the transfer of the         
    listing category of the Company`s Shares from a Standard Listing to         
a Premium Listing.                                                          
    Proposed Amendments required for the transfer to Premium Listing            
    In order to satisfy the requirements for a Premium Listing, the             
    Company must incorporate provisions in its Bye-laws to the effect           
that where the Company is proposing to allot Equity Securities              
    (including Shares) for cash (or sell treasury shares for cash), it          
    must ensure that, subject to certain exceptions, it first offers            
    such Equity Securities to existing Shareholders in proportion to            
their existing holdings.                                                    
    Accordingly, pursuant to Resolution 5 the Company proposes to amend         
    its Bye-laws to include a pre-emptive rights clause in the form of          
    the proposed Bye-law 51.2A.  The key provisions provide:                    
(a)  the Company must not allot Equity Securities for cash to any           
         person without first offering them to existing Shareholders            
         pro rata to their existing holdings;                                   
    (b)  the pre-emptive rights requirement does not apply in relation          
to the issue or allotment of:                                          
         (i)  bonus shares;                                                     
         (ii) Equity securities for non-cash consideration; and                 
         (iii)Equity securities under an employee share or option               
scheme;                                                           
    (c)  a process by which offers of securities to existing                    
         Shareholders must be made; and                                         
    (d)  the ability to disapply pre-emptive rights by special                  
resolution (which is a resolution passed by a majority of not          
         less than 75% of the Shareholders) of the Company.                     
    It is common practice for companies with similar pre-emptive                
    provisions to propose annually a special resolution to disapply the         
pre-emptive rights in order to allow the company to allot a                 
    specific number of shares in the following 12 month period without          
    the need to seek shareholder approval in relation to the allotment          
    of such shares.  The Company is proposing a resolution to this              
effect in Resolution 6.                                                     
    The proposed Bye-law 51.2A is set out in Schedule A to this Notice.         
    The Directors recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of the             
    Proposed Amendments.                                                        
6.   Resolution 6 - Disapplication of pre-emptive rights                        
    This Resolution, which is subject to Resolution 5 being passed,             
    seeks Shareholder approval to authorise the Directors to allot              
    Equity Securities for cash without first being required to offer            
such Equity Securities to existing Shareholders (in accordance with         
    the pre-emptive rights provisions included in proposed Bye-law              
    51.2A).                                                                     
    If Resolution 5 is passed by Shareholders, the Bye-laws will be             
amended to include proposed Bye-law 51.2A, which provides that the          
    Company must not allot Equity Securities for cash to any person             
    without first offering them to existing Shareholders in proportion          
    to their existing holdings.  Resolution 6 authorises the Directors          
to allot a certain amount of Equity Securities for cash without             
    following the pre-emptive rights provisions.                                
    This Resolution 6 will be proposed as a special resolution.  A              
    special resolution is a resolution that must be passed by a                 
majority of not less than 75% of all votes cast by Shareholders             
    entitled to vote on the resolution.                                         
    This authority is being limited to 70,525,080 Shares (or a maximum          
    nominal amount of US$3,526,254), which is equivalent to 15% of the          
issued Shares of the Company as at 21 October 2011.  The Directors          
    are of the view that the appropriate limit to place on this                 
    disapplication authority being proposed in Resolution 6 is 15%,             
    which is the limit which the Company has complied with in the past,         
being that set under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.                                  
    Under ASX Listing Rule 7.1, the Company must not issue or agree to          
    issue equity securities exceeding the limit calculated under the            
    formula set out in the Listing Rule, unless it seeks Shareholder            
approval (subject to certain exceptions).  The formula basically            
    restricts the Company from issuing or agreeing to issue equity              
    securities exceeding 15% of its securities on issue during any 12           
    month period.                                                               
The Company has proposed the 15% limit in an attempt to align the           
    requirements of the ASX Listing Rules with the requirement of the           
    UK Listing Authority to include pre-emptive rights provisions in            
    its Bye-laws.  If Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 6 the           
Company will continue to be subject to the 15% limit set out in ASX         
    Listing Rule 7.1, with which it has been complying since its                
    listing on ASX in 1999.                                                     
    If approved, the Directors will be authorised to issue up to                
70,525,080 Shares, without first offering them to Shareholders on a         
    pro rata basis.  This authority will continue until the conclusion          
    of the Company`s next annual general meeting or 25 February 2013,           
    whichever is the earlier.                                                   
The Directors do not currently intend to exercise this authority.           
    However, the Directors consider the authority is appropriate in             
    order to retain maximum flexibility to take advantage of business           
    opportunities as they arise.                                                
The Directors recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of                 
    Resolution 6.                                                               
7.   Resolution 7 - Re-Appointment of Auditor                                   
    Section 89(2) of the Companies Act provides that members of a               
company at each annual general meeting shall appoint one or more            
    auditors to hold office until the close of the next annual general          
    meeting.  In addition, Section 89(6) provides that the remuneration         
    of an auditor appointed by the members shall be fixed by the                
members or by the Directors, if they are authorised to do so by the         
    members.                                                                    
    Ernst & Young are the Company`s auditors.  Pursuant to Resolution           
    7, Ernst & Young will be re-appointed the Company`s auditors until          
the close of the next annual general meeting at a fee to be agreed          
    by the Directors.                                                           
8.   Glossary of Terms                                                          
In the Notice of Annual General Meeting and this Explanatory Memorandum         
the following words and expressions have the following meanings:                
"Afarak" has the meaning given in section 4 of this Explanatory                 
Memorandum.                                                                     
"ASX" means ASX Limited, or the stock exchange conducted by ASX, as the         
context requires.                                                               
"ASX Listing Rules" means the official listing rules of ASX.                    
"Board" means the board of Directors.                                           
"Bye-laws" means the bye-laws of the Company as amended from time to            
time.                                                                           
"Companies Act" means the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda as amended from         
time to time.                                                                   
"Company" and "Aquarius" means Aquarius Platinum Limited ARBN 087 557           
893.                                                                            
"Consideration Shares" has the meaning given in section 4 of this               
Explanatory Memorandum.                                                         
"Directors" means the directors of the Company from time to time.               
"Equity Security" means a Share (other than a bonus share), or a right          
to subscribe for, or convert securities into, Shares including the sale         
of any Shares if, immediately before the sale, the Shares were held as          
treasury shares.                                                                
"Explanatory Memorandum" means this explanatory memorandum.                     
"Meeting" and "Annual General Meeting" means the annual general meeting         
of Shareholders or any adjournment thereof, convened by the Notice.             
"Notice" and "Notice of Annual General Meeting" means the notice of             
annual general meeting which accompanies this Explanatory Memorandum.           
"Proposed Amendments" has the meaning given in section 5 of this                
Explanatory Memorandum.                                                         
"Resolution" means a resolution in the Notice of Annual General Meeting.        
"Shareholder" means a registered holder of Shares.                              
"Share" means a fully paid common share of US$0.05 in the capital of the        
Company.                                                                        
"special resolution" means a resolution that is required to be passed by        
a majority of not less than 75% of the votes cast by members entitled to        
vote on the resolution.                                                         
"UK Listing Authority" means the competent authority regulating the             
Official List, upon which the Company has a Standard Listing (and is            
seeking to transfer to a Premium Listing).                                      
Schedule A                                                                      
Proposed Amendments to Bye-laws                                                 
Insert the following Bye-law 51.2A immediately after existing Bye-law           
51.2:                                                                           
51.2A (a) Subject to the provisions of this Bye-law 51.2A, the Company          
must not allot any Equity Securities to a person on any terms unless:           
(i)  it has made an offer to each Member who holds Common Shares to             
allot to him or her on the same or more favourable terms a proportion of        
those securities that is nearly as practicable equal to the proportion          
held by him or her of the Common Shares, save as the Board may deem             
necessary or expedient in relation to:                                          
(A)  fractional entitlements; or                                                
(B)  legal or practical difficulties with making the offer to particular        
persons under the laws of, or the requirements of any regulatory body or        
stock exchange in, any territory or any matter whatsoever; and                  
(ii)  the period during which any such offer may be accepted has expired        
or the Company has received notice of the acceptance or refusal of every        
offer so made.                                                                  
(b)  Notwithstanding Bye-law 51.2A(a), the Company may allot securities         
that the Company has offered to issue to a holder of Common Shares under        
Bye-law 51.2A(a)(i) to that holder, or if the offer is renounceable, to         
anyone in whose favour that holder has renounced his or her right to            
such an allotment.                                                              
(c)  An offer made under Bye-law 51.2A(a)(i) shall:                             
(i)  be in writing;                                                             
(ii) be given by a notice to the Member in accordance with Bye-law 87.1;        
and                                                                             
(iii)     specify a period of at least 21 days during which the offer           
may be accepted and the offer may not be withdrawn before the end of            
that period.                                                                    
(d)  Rule 51.2A(a) does not apply in relation to the allotment of:              
(i)  bonus shares;                                                              
(ii) Equity Securities that are, or are to be, wholly or partly paid up         
otherwise than in cash; or                                                      
(iii)     Equity Securities that would, apart from any renunciation or          
assignment of the right to such an allotment, be held under any employee        
share or option scheme of the Company.                                          
(e)  For the purposes of Bye-law 51.2A(d)(ii), a reference to "paid up          
otherwise than in cash" means paid up otherwise than by cash received by        
the Company or a cheque received by the Company (in good faith which the        
Board has no reason to suspect will not be paid), or a release of               
liability of the Company for a liquidated sum or an undertaking to pay          
cash to the Company at a future date, and "cash" includes foreign               
currency.                                                                       
(f)  Where the Board is authorised for the purposes of Bye-law 51.2, the        
Company may by Special Resolution resolve that Bye- law 51.2A(a):               
(i)  does not apply to a specified allotment of Equity Securities; or           
(ii) applies to such an allotment with such modifications as may be             
specified in the Special Resolution,                                            
and where such Special Resolution is passed, Bye-law 51.2A shall have           
effect accordingly.                                                             
(g)  A Special Resolution under Bye-law 51.2A(f) ceases to have effect          
when the authorisation to which it relates:                                     
(i)  is revoked; or                                                             
(ii) expires (and is not renewed).                                              
But if the authorisation is renewed the Special Resolution may also be          
renewed, for a period not longer than that for which the authorisation          
is renewed, by a Special Resolution of the Company.                             
(h)  Notwithstanding that any Special Resolution or authorisation under         
Bye-law 51.2A(f) has expired, the Board may allot Equity Securities in          
pursuance of an offer or agreement made by the Company prior to the             
Special Resolution`s expiry if the Special Resolution authorised the            
Company to make an offer or agreement that would or might require Equity        
Securities to be allotted after it expired.                                     
(i)  For the purposes of this Bye-law 51.2A, a reference (however               
expressed) to the holder of Common Shares is to whoever was      the            
holder of Common Shares at a time and date to be specified in the offer.        
(j)  The specified date under Bye-law 51.2A(i) must fall within the             
period of 28 days immediately before the date of the offer.                     
(k)  The following definitions apply in this Bye-law 51.2A:                     
"Equity Security" means a Common Share (other than a bonus share), or a         
right to subscribe for, or convert securities into, Common Shares and a         
reference to the allotment of Equity Securities includes:                       
(i)  the grant of a right to subscribe for, or to convert any                   
securities into, Common Shares but such a reference    does      not            
include the allotment of any Common Shares pursuant to      such a              
right; and                                                                      
(ii) the sale of any Common Shares if, immediately before   the sale,           
the Common Shares were held as Treasury Shares.                                 
"Special Resolution" means, for the purposes of this Bye-law 51.2A only,        
a resolution that has been passed by a majority of not less than 75% of         
the votes cast by Members entitled to vote on the resolution in                 
accordance with these Bye-laws.                                                 
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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