Astoria Investments : Mandatory offer to Astoria shareholders

ASTORIA INVESTMENTS LTD	RECM AND CALIBRE LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of Mauritius)	(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1297585 C1/GBL	Registration number 2009/012403/06
SEM share code: ATIL.N0000	Preference Share Code: RACP
JSE share code: ARA	ISIN: ZAE000145041
NSX share code: ARO	("RAC")
ISIN: MU0499N00007
("Astoria" or "the Offeree")
MANDATORY OFFER TO ASTORIA SHAREHOLDERS

Shareholders are referred to the announcements released on SENS on 5 November 2019,22 November

2019 and 13 December 2019, in which they were advised, inter alia, that:

• RAC, acting through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Livingstone Investments Proprietary Limited, was making a mandatory offer ("Mandatory Offer") to shareholders of Astoria to acquire the remaining shares not already owned by it, in terms of Rule 33(1)(c) of the Mauritian Securities (Takeover) Rules 2010;
• a circular in relation to the Mandatory Offer was distributed by RAC on 22 November 2019, to Astoria shareholders registered as such on Friday, 15 November 2019; and
• a reply document prepared for the purpose of enabling Astoria shareholders to reach an informed decision about the Mandatory Offer was distributed by Astoria on 13 December 2019, to Astoria shareholders registered as such on Friday, 6 December 2019.

Further thereto, Astoria shareholders are reminded of the following salient dates and times relating to the Mandatory Offer:

	2020
Last day to trade in Astoria shares in order to participate in the	Tuesday, 7 January
Mandatory Offer
Astoria shares begin trading ex the Mandatory Offer	Wednesday, 8 January
Record date for the Mandatory Offer	Friday, 10 January
Mandatory Offer closes at 14h00 Mauritian time (12h00 SA time)	Friday, 10 January
time on
Results of the Mandatory Offer released on SENS, NSX and SEM	Monday, 13 January
Cash Settlement	Monday, 13 January

Results of the Mandatory Offer released in the Mauritian and South	Tuesday, 14 January
African press

Notes:

1. Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between, Wednesday, 8 January 2020 to Friday, 10 January 2020, both days inclusive.
2. The above dates and times are subject to amendment by RAC. Any such amendment will be released on SENS, SEM and the NSX, and published in the Mauritian and South African press, respectively.

9 January 2020

Mauritius

Sponsor and Corporate Advisor to RAC Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited and

Questco Proprietary Limited

JSE designated advisor to Astoria

Java Capital

SEM authorised representative and sponsor to Astoria

GB Capital

NSX Sponsor to Astoria

Cirrus Securities

This communique has been issued pursuant to SEM Listing Rule 11.3. The Board of Directors of Astoria accepts full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this communique.