Datatec Limited Posting of circular, notice of general meeting (5592M)

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RNS Number : 5592M

Datatec Limited

31 July 2017

Datatec Limited

("Datatec" or "the Company")

POSTING OF CIRCULAR, NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING AND CHANGE IN ROLE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Shareholders are referred to the Westcon-Comstor - SYNNEX transaction announced on 6 June 2017 ("the Transaction") and are advised that a circular containing the details of the Transaction, incorporating a notice of general meeting and a form of proxy ("the Circular") has been posted today, Monday 31 July 2017.

The Circular is also available on Company's website: www.Datatec.com.

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a general meeting of Datatec shareholders will be held at 14h00 (South African Standard time) on Wednesday, 30 August 2017 at Bowmans, 11 Alice Lane, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa to transact the business as stated in the general meeting notice forming part of the Circular ("the Notice of General Meeting").

 
 Salient dates                                         2017 
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 Record date to determine which shareholders     Friday, 21 
  are entitled to receive the Notice                   July 
  of General Meeting 
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 Last day to trade in order to be               Tuesday, 22 
  eligible to attend and vote at the                 August 
  General Meeting 
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 Last day and time to give notice                Wednesday, 
  to participate in the General Meeting           23 August 
  electronically by 14:00 on 
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 Forms of instruction (CREST Depositary         Thursday 24 
  Interests) for the General Meeting                 August 
  to be lodged by 14h00 SAST (13h00 
  BST) on 
--------------------------------------------  ------------- 
 Record date to determine which shareholders     Friday, 25 
  are entitled to attend and vote                    August 
  at the General Meeting 
--------------------------------------------  ------------- 
 Jersey Register Forms of proxy for              Friday, 25 
  the General Meeting to be lodged                 August * 
  by 14h00 SAST (13h00 BST) on 
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 SA Forms of proxy for the General               Monday, 28 
  Meeting requested to be lodged for               August * 
  administrative purposes by 14h00 
  SAST on 
--------------------------------------------  ------------- 
 General Meeting of Shareholders                 Wednesday, 
  at 14h00 SAST on                                30 August 
--------------------------------------------  ------------- 
 Results of General Meeting released             Wednesday, 
  on SENS and RNS                                 30 August 
--------------------------------------------  ------------- 
 Results of General Meeting published          Thursday, 31 
  in the South African press                         August 
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*any proxies not lodged by this time may be handed to the chairperson of the General Meeting immediately prior to the General Meeting.

CHANGE IN ROLE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

As set out in the Circular, from the date of completion of the Transaction, Jens Montanana will have joint roles as CEO of Datatec and Westcon International (the part of Westcon-Comstor which will remain 90% owned by Datatec) in addition to being Westcon International's executive Chairman. Ivan Dittrich will have joint roles as CFO of Datatec and Westcon International.

Enquiries:

 
 Datatec Limited (www.datatec.co.za) 
 Jens Montanana, Chief Executive 
  Officer 
  Ivan Dittrich, Chief Financial                         +44 (0) 1753 797118 
  Officer                                                +27 (0) 11 233 3301 
 Wilna de Villiers, Group 
  Investor Relations                                     +27 (0) 11 233 1013 
 
 Jefferies International Limited - Nominated Adviser 
  and Broker 
 Nick Adams/Simon Hardy                                 +44 (0) 20 7029 8000 
 
 Instinctif Partners 
 Frederic Cornet/Keagile Makgoba 
  (SA)                                                   +27 (0) 11 447 3030 
 Adrian Duffield/Chantal Woolcock 
  (UK)                                                  +44 (0) 20 7457 2020

This information is provided by RNS

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