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IMP - Impala Platinum Holdings - Application For Admission Of Ordinary Shares
To The Official List Of The United Kingdom Financial Services Authority And To
Trading On The London Stock Exchange`s Main Market For Listed Securities
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration No. 1957/001979/06
ISIN: ZAE000083648
Issuer Code: IMPO
JSE Share Code: IMP
LSE Share Code: IPLA
ADR Code: IMPUY
("Implats" or "the company")
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF ORDINARY SHARES TO THE OFFICIAL LIST OF THE
UNITED KINGDOM FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY AND TO TRADING ON THE LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE`S MAIN MARKET FOR LISTED SECURITIES
On 6 March 2007, Impala Platinum Holdings Limited ("Implats") issued
18,558,992 ordinary shares of 2.5 South African cents each in the capital of
Implats (each an "Ordinary Share") to Royal Bafokeng Tholo Investment Holding
Company (Proprietary) Limited ("RBTIH") at an aggregate subscription price of
2,615,275,341 South African rand and 56,556,208 Ordinary Shares to Royal
Bafokeng Impala Investment Holdings Company (Proprietary) Limited ("RBIIH") at
an aggregate subscription price of 7,969,724,659 South African rand. On 25
April 2007, Implats issued one further Ordinary Share to RBTIH at a
subscription price of 474,500,000 South African rand and three Ordinary Shares
to RBIIH at an aggregate subscription price of 1,423,500,000 South African
rand.
On 8 March 2007, the JSE Limited listed the 75,115,200 Ordinary Shares that
were issued, in aggregate, to RBTIH and RBIIH on 6 March 2007. On 4 May 2007,
the JSE Limited listed the 4 Ordinary Shares that were issued to RBTIH and
RBIIH on 25 April 2007.
The issue of the 75,115,204 Ordinary Shares, in aggregate, to RBTIH and RBIIH
and the payment of 12,483 million South African rand in cash to the Royal
Bafokeng Nation ("RBN"), representing the pre-payment of all royalties due to
the RBN for the period of 31 years from 1 July 2007 and to be used by the RBN
to subscribe for the 75,115,204 Ordinary Shares, were approved by the
shareholders of Implats at general meetings held on 29 November 2006 and 18
April 2007.
Since 31 December 2007, 679,544 Ordinary Shares have been issued under the
terms of the Implats` share option scheme and the JSE Limited listed these
Ordinary Shares on 25 February 2008.
Implats has a primary listing on the JSE Limited and a secondary listing on
the Official List of the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority (the
"Official List"). Application has been made for 75,794,748 Ordinary Shares to
be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange`s
main market for listed securities (together, "Admission"). The Ordinary Shares
rank pari passu with the existing issued ordinary shares of Implats. It is
expected that Admission will become effective, and that unconditional dealings
in the Ordinary Shares will commence on the London Stock Exchange, at 8.00
a.m. on 12 March 2008.
As the issue of the Ordinary Shares resulted in an increase of more than 10
per cent. in the issued ordinary share capital of Implats, Implats was
required to produce a prospectus in compliance with the requirements of the
United Kingdom Financial Services Authority for the purposes of Admission (the
"Prospectus"). The Prospectus has been produced solely for the purpose of
Admission.
A copy of the Prospectus in relation to this application has been approved by
the UK Listing Authority and is available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at The Financial
Services Authority, 25, The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited
2 Fricker Road
Illovo
2196 Johannesburg
Republic of South Africa
7 March 2008
For further information, please contact Bob Gilmour on +27 11 731 9013 or by
email at Bob.Gilmour@implats.co.za
7 March 2008
Johannesburg
Issued by sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA)(Proprietary) Limited
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