Date of Publication of Interim Results and correction of dates in respect of dealings by a Concert Party
BELL EQUIPMENT LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1968/013656/06
Share code: BEL ISIN: ZAE000028304
("Bell Equipment" or "the Company")
IA BELL AND COMPANY PROPRIETARY LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1964/005775/07
("IAB" or "the Offeror")
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERIM RESULTS AND CORRECTION OF DATES IN RESPECT OF
DEALINGS IN BELL EQUIPMENT SHARES BY A CONCERT PARTY
1. INTRODUCTION
Shareholders are referred to the 'Distribution of combined Circular and notice convening a General
Meeting of Bell Equipment Shareholders' announcement ("Distribution Announcement") by Bell
Equipment and IA Bell and Company Proprietary Limited ("IAB") released on the Stock Exchange News
Service of the JSE Limited on Tuesday, 13 August 2024 and published in the South African press on
Wednesday, 14 August 2024. Terms as defined in the Distribution Announcement are used in the
remainder of this announcement unless otherwise stated.
As inter alia announced in the Distribution Announcement, the Circular providing full details of the IAB
Offer and the Scheme, including, inter alia, the report prepared by the Independent Expert, as well as the
opinion and recommendations of the Independent Board, was distributed to Bell Equipment Shareholders
on Tuesday, 13 August 2024.
2. PUBLICATION OF INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
Shareholders are advised that the Company's interim financial results for the six month period ended
30 June 2024 ("interim results") will be published before 12 September 2024, being the date of the
General Meeting. It is the intention of the Board, at present, to publish the interim results on or about
9 September 2024.
3. CORRECTION OF DATES IN RESPECT OF DEALINGS IN BELL EQUIPMENT SHARES BY A
CONCERT PARTY
Shareholders are referred to Annexure 5 to the Circular ("Annexure 5") which sets out dealings in Bell
Equipment Shares by persons acting in concert with IAB in terms of the Scheme ("Concert Parties"),
which Concert Parties include Zenithar Proprietary Limited ("Zenithar"). Shareholders are hereby advised
that the number of Shares, price, total value and nature of the transactions ("Trade Details") relating to
Zenithar are correctly set out in the relevant table in Annexure 5. However, the dates relating to the Trade
Details set out in column one of the relevant table ("Trade Dates") were incorrectly transposed into the
Circular and as a result do not accurately reflect the Trade Dates as provided to IAB by Zenithar.
Accordingly, the correct Trade Dates, together with the Trade Details contained in Annexure 5 (which
Trade Details remain correct and unchanged), are set out in the table below.
Number of Total value of
Trade Date Shares Price (Rand) transaction (Rand) Nature of transaction
9 April 2024 1 850 000 24.50 45 325 000 Purchase of shares on market
4 April 2024 6 500 24.00 156 000 Purchase of shares on market
16 February 2024 2 554 23.10 58 997 Purchase of shares on market
1 February 2024 946 23.10 21 853 Purchase of shares on market
30 January 2024 1 348 23.00 31 004 Purchase of shares on market
29 January 2024 3 850 23.00 88 550 Purchase of shares on market
19 January 2024 1 000 23.00 23 000 Purchase of shares on market
17 January 2024 103 641 23.00 2 383 743 Purchase of shares on market
16 January 2024 89 398 23.00 2 056 154 Purchase of shares on market
15 January 2024 110 929 23.0271* 2 554 373 Purchase of shares on market
*Volume weighted average price
4. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENTS
4.1 The Independent Board (to the extent that the information relates to Bell Equipment) collectively
and individually accept responsibility for the information contained in the Circular and in this
announcement and certify that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the information contained
in the Circular and in this announcement relating to Bell Equipment is true, and that the Circular
and this announcement do not omit anything that is likely to affect the importance of such
information.
4.2 The board of directors of IAB (to the extent that the information relates to IAB and the Excluded
Shareholders, being the Concert Parties) collectively and individually accept responsibility for the
information contained in the Circular and in this announcement and certify that, to the best of their
knowledge and belief, the information contained in the Circular (save for the Trade Dates which
have been corrected above) and in this announcement relating to IAB is true, and that the Circular
and this announcement do not omit anything that is likely to affect the importance of such
information.
Richards Bay
22 August 2024
Corporate Advisor and Transaction Sponsor to Bell Equipment
Merchantec Capital
Legal Advisor to Bell Equipment
Webber Wentzel
Corporate Advisor to IAB
Investec Bank Limited
Legal Advisor to IAB
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