Barloworld Limited B-BB Empowerment Transaction Update (7920W)

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RNS Number : 7920W

Barloworld Limited

13 December 2019

 
 Barloworld Limited                             Khula Sizwe Property Holdings (RF) 
  (Incorporated in the Republic of               Limited 
  South Africa)                                  (formerly Main Street 1646 (RF) 
  (Registration number 1918/000095/06)           Limited) 
  (Income tax registration number                (Incorporated in the Republic of 
  9000/051/71/5)                                 South Africa) 
  (Share code: BAW) (JSE ISIN: ZAE000026639)     (Registration number 2018/546305/06) 
  (Share code: BAWP) (JSE ISIN: ZAE000026647)    (Income tax registration number 
  (Namibian Stock Exchange share                 9157114241) 
  code: BWL)                                     (ISIN: ZAU000016586) 
  ("Barloworld")                                 ("Khula Sizwe") 
 

BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT TRANSACTION

("B-BBEE TRANSACTION") UPDATE

Further to the announcement released on the stock exchange news service of the JSE Limited ("SENS") on

5 June 2019 and using the terms as defined in the Barloworld circular to shareholders dated 18 December 2018, Barloworld Shareholders are advised that, following fulfilment of the Conditions Precedent to the

B-BBEE Transaction on 31 May 2019, the transaction is in the process of being implemented.

In accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement, Barloworld has determined that a sufficient minimum value of Properties (as amended in terms of the SENS announcement released on 9 April 2019: Amendment to the Terms of the B-BBEE Transaction), have been transferred to Khula Sizwe. Accordingly, the Foundation Shares, being 6 578 121 Barloworld Shares, are being allotted and issued on 13 December 2019 to the Foundation and application has been made to the JSE for the listing of the Foundation Shares on or before 20 December 2019.

Barloworld and Khula Sizwe continue to exercise their respective reasonable commercial endeavours to transfer the balance of the Properties to Khula Sizwe.

Johannesburg

13 December 2019

Company Secretary

A Ndoni

Corporate Adviser and Transaction Sponsor to Barloworld

Tamela Holdings Proprietary Limited

Sponsor to Barloworld

Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited

Legal Adviser to Barloworld

Dentons

Corporate Adviser to Khula Sizwe

Tamela Holdings Proprietary Limited

Legal Adviser to Khula Sizwe

Poswa Incorporated

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