The Platinum Consortium/Barplats - Results Of The Unconditional Mandatory Cash
Offer By The Platinum Consortium
Kleo Platinum Mine Barplats Investments Limited
Investment Holdings (Pty)
Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic
(Incorporated in the of South Africa)
Republic of South Africa) (Registration number
(Registration number 1987/004830/06)
2004/008043/07) Share code: BPL
acting as nominee for and on ISIN: ZAE000028692
behalf of a consortium (`Barplats` or `the Company`)
(`the Platinum Consortium` )
RESULTS OF THE UNCONDITIONAL MANDATORY CASH OFFER BY THE PLATINUM CONSORTIUM TO
THE MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS OF BARPLATS
Barplats shareholders are referred to the announcements dated 18 June 2004, 29
June 2004 and 1 July 2004 relating to the unconditional mandatory cash offer
(the `Offer`) made by the Platinum Consortium to acquire those Barplats shares
that it did not own pursuant to the acquisition of a controlling interest in
Barplats from Impala (the `Offer Shares`). The Offer closed at 12:00 on Friday,
23 July 2004 and the Platinum Consortium is pleased to announce that it has
received acceptances in respect of 6 389 891 Offer Shares. The Platinum
Consortium has also acquired 10 945 245 Offer Shares in the open market during
the offer period and it now holds an aggregate shareholding of 202 562 049
representing 91% of the entire issued share capital of Barplats.
Johannesburg
26 July 2004
Investment Bank and corporate Corporate legal adviser to
adviser to the Platinum the Platinum Consortium
Consortium Fluxmans
Nedbank Capital
Sponsor to Barplats
Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited
Date: 26/07/2004 05:44:52 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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