DIPULA INCOME FUND LIMITED - Censure imposed by the JSE on Mr Brian Azizollahoff - non-executive director of Dipula

Censure imposed by the JSE on Mr Brian Azizollahoff - non-executive director of Dipula

GEN – General – Dipula Income Fund Limited 
Censure imposed by the JSE on Mr. Brian Hilton Azizollahoff, Independent Non-Executive Director of 
Dipula Income Fund Limited (“Company”)

The JSE hereby informs stakeholders of the following findings in respect of Mr. Azizollahoff: 
1.	As announced on SENS on 21 October 2022, Mr. Azizollahoff traded in the securities of the Company of 
	which he is a director on 19 October 2022. 

2.	Mr. Azizollahoff disposed of 28 116 securities in the Company to the value of R108 352.81, during the 
	Company’s closed period which started from the date of the Company’s financial year end of 31 August 
	2022 and ended when the Company published its reviewed provisional financial results on 16 November 
	2022. Furthermore, Mr. Azizollahoff failed to obtain clearance to trade prior to the dealings.

3.	In terms of paragraph 3.66 and 3.69 of the JSE’s Listings Requirements, a director may not deal in 
	securities relating to a listed company without first obtaining clearance for such trade. In addition, a 
	director may not trade during a closed period or at a time when he/she is in possession of unpublished 
	price sensitive information.

4.	Accordingly, the JSE found Mr. Azizollahoff to be in breach of paragraphs 3.66 and 3.69 of the JSE 
	Listings Requirements. 

5.	Directors of companies listed on the JSE have an obligation to always comply with the Listings 
	Requirements. The Listings Requirements require directors to disclose their dealings in the securities of 
	the companies of which they are directors to promote market integrity and increase transparency. 

6.	The prohibition on dealings during a closed period are designed to ensure that markets operate fairly 
	and to promote investor protection and investor confidence. The obligation on a director to obtain 
	clearance prior to dealing in securities is a further safeguard to ensure that directors do not deal in 
	securities in closed periods. Directors have a duty to observe the restrictions and obligations stipulated 
	in the Listings Requirements and failure to do so could result in unfair markets and a lack of investor 
	protection and confidence. Mr. Azizollahoff is a seasoned director and served on the boards of multiple 
	listed entities for approximately 30 years and is therefore well versed on the provisions of the Listings 
	Requirements and the obligations placed on him in terms thereof. The JSE finds it unacceptable that Mr. 
	Azizollahoff failed to comply with the Listings Requirements when he traded in the Company’s securities 
	because he required liquidity for his business.

7.	For these reasons and with reference to the JSE’s findings of breach, the JSE has decided to impose on 
	Mr. Azizollahoff, a public censure and a fine of R50 000.00 (fifty thousand rand) as a result of his failure 
	to comply with important provisions of the Listings Requirements.


24 May 2023





















Date: 24-05-2023 07:05:00
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