| Mon 13 Aug 2001, 0:00 | | Contlan - Results Of Annual General Meeting |
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CONTLAN HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1998/006957/06)
("Contlan" or "the Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
Whistler Lambda Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd is authorised to announce that,
at the annual general meeting of ordinary shareholders of Contlan held on
Monday, 13 August 2001, all the resolutions proposed thereat were passed by
the requisite majorities and, where applicable, have been filed with the
Registrar of Companies for registration. The resolutions were necessary to,
inter alia, approve:
The disposal by The Contlan group of its project services division;
An increase in the authorised share capital of the company;
The acquisition by the company of Financial Services of South Africa (Pty)
Ltd, Education Technology Curriculum Services (Pty) Ltd and E-ducation
Internet Portal (Pty) Ltd;
A change of the name of the company from "Contlan Holdings Limited" to "Nova
Education and Technology Holdings Limited";
The appointment of new auditors;
The appointment of new directors;
A change in the registered and postal addresses of the company;
The appointment of a new company secretary;
The amendment of the company's articles of association to provide for the
repurchase of issued shares by the company;
To grant the directors a general authority to issue shares for cash subject
to the JSE rules and the provisions of the Companies Act 61 of 1973, as
amended; and
The tabling and approval of the company's annual financial statements for
the year ended 28 February 2001;
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa ("JSE")
With effect from the commencement of trading on Monday. 10 September 2001,
the Company will change its name to Nova Education and Technology Holdings
Limited and will thereafter continue to trade under the abbreviated name
Edutech and code NOV.
The Company will remain listed in the Venture Capital sector of the JSE
lists
Salient dates
Holders of ordinary shares in Contlan are requested to surrender their share
certificates and/or other relevant documents of title (if they have not
already done so) as soon as possible to the transfer secretaries
Computershare Services (Proprietary) Limited, 4th Floor, Edura House, 41 Fox
Street, Johannesburg, 2001, (P O Box 62391, Marshalltown, 2107) as follows:
Shareholders accepting the offer incorporated in the circular ("the offer")
of 1,5 cents per share, should complete the attached form of acceptance,
surrender and transfer together with their share certificate/s and/or other
documents of title to the transfer secretaries, so as to be received by no
later than 16:00 on Tuesday, 04 September 2001.
Shareholders not accepting the offer, should complete the form of surrender
in order to receive new share certificates reflecting the change of name of
the company and return it together with their share certificate/s and/or
other documents of title to the transfer secretaries as to be received by no
later than 16:00 on Friday, 07 September 2001.
New share certificates will be posted by registered post against surrender
on Friday, 07 September 2001, or within 5 (five) business days of receipt of
such documents of title if surrendered after Friday, 07 September 2001.
Cheques to shareholders accepting the offer will be posted at the risk of
shareholders on Tuesday, 04 September 2001.
The abridged pre-listing statement will be published in the press on Monday,
10 September 2001.
Johannesburg
August 2001
Corporate Adviser
Whistler Lambda Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd
Registration Number 1998/07877/07
Joint Sponsor
Whistler Lambda Sponsor Services (Pty) Ltd
Registration Number 2000/25913/07
Attorneys
Maree Theunissen
Joint Sponsor
PriceWaterHouseCoopers
Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd
(Registration Number 1970/003711/07)
Auditors
Gruzd Zets & Co.
Independent Advisors to the minorities
FJD & Associates
Chartered Accountants and Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd
(Registration no 1970/003711/07)
