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Johannesburg - Vodacom's YeboYethu public offer has been highly popular and subscription levels have exceeded the amount of shares available, the cellphone group said on Thursday.
"Vodacom's BEE transaction, which includes the YeboYethu public
offer, has been a huge success and I'm pleased to say has surpassed our expectations," said company chief executive Alan Knott-Craig in a statement.
"Our goal in structuring this transaction was to promote truly
broad-based empowerment, and the overwhelming public response
particularly at the minimum investment level means that we have
achieved this goal."
The offer closed on September 11.
It was nearly three times oversubscribed with approximately 100 000applications submitted. Almost 60 percent of applications were for the minimum amount of 100 shares. Just under 50% of individual applications were from women.
The processing of applications had been underway since the closure of the offer and had involved checking details and collating information.
"Applicants will be notified of the amount of shares allocated to
them within the next few weeks and refunds for those shares applied for but not allocated will be processed at the same time," Vodacom said.
Due to the oversubscription, not all applicants would receive the
amount of shares applied for. Shares would be allocated as per the guidelines set out in the YeboYethu prospectus. Interest on funds for shares applied for but not allocated would be calculated from the closing date until the date of the refund.
- Sapa