Impala Platinum Holdings Limited - Information announcement
IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1957/001979/06)
Share code: IMP ISIN: ZAE000003554
("Implats")
Information announcement
Results of the offer by Implats to acquire shares in Zimbabwe
Platinum Mines Limited ("Zimplats") at A$4.08 per Zimplats share
Implats shareholders are referred to the announcement published on SENS on 30
June 2003 and in the press on 1 July 2003 detailing Implats" firm intention to
make an offer to the shareholders of Zimplats, other than Impala Platinum
Zimbabwe (Proprietary) Limited, to acquire all of their Zimplats shares for a
cash consideration of A$4.08 per Zimplats share ("the Zimplats minority offer").
The Zimpats minority offer opened on 30 July 2003 and closed on 29 August 2003.
In light of the acceptance of the Zimplats minority offer by several large
Zimplats shareholders immediately before it closed and the possibility that this
could influence other Zimplats shareholders who had then not accepted, Impala
announced on 2 September 2003 that it would acquire Zimplats shares in the
market at A$4.08 per Zimplats share until 11 September 2003 ("the further
acquisition").
Investec Bank Limited is authorised to announce that, in terms of the Zimplats
minority offer and the further acquisition, Implats has increased its
shareholding in Zimplats to approximately 82.5%. Implats" capital outlay in
terms of the Zimplats minority offer and the further acquisition amounted to
A$128.7 million.
15 September 2003
Johannesburg
South Africa
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Date: 15/09/2003 02:11:03 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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