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BELL EQUIPMENT LIMITED - Date of Publication of Interim Results and correction of dates in respect of dealings by a Concert Party

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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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