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Category 2 Disposal Announcement – Deneb House, Observatory, Cape Town
DENEB INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Registration number: 2013/091290/06
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
JSE share code: DNB
ISIN: ZAE000197398
("Deneb" or the "Company")
CATEGORY 2 DISPOSAL ANNOUNCEMENT – DENEB HOUSE, OBSERVATORY, CAPE
TOWN
1. INTRODUCTION
Shareholders are advised that on 11 March 2026, the Company, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Sargas (Pty) Ltd ("Seller"), entered into a sale agreement ("Agreement") with
Hype Investments (Pty) Ltd (registration number 2025/939234/07) ("Purchaser") in terms of
which the Seller will dispose of Erf 177212 Cape Town, measuring 4 752 square metres,
together with all improvements thereon, situated at the corner of Main Road and Browning
Road, Observatory, Cape Town and known as "Deneb House" ("the Property"), to the
Purchaser, as a going concern ("Disposal").
The Purchaser is beneficially owned by third parties, none of whom are related parties of the
Company. The Purchaser did not consent to the disclosure of the names of its beneficial
owners in this announcement.
2. RATIONALE FOR THE DISPOSAL
The disposal of the Property is aligned with Deneb's strategy to dispose of non-core assets.
3. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATION
The consideration of the Property is R120 million, inclusive of VAT at the rate of 0%,
("Disposal Consideration"), which will be payable in cash by the Purchaser on the date of
registration of transfer of the Property into the name of the Purchaser ("Transfer Date").
The Disposal Consideration will be secured by the Purchaser, by way of an initial cash deposit
of R2 million to be paid into the conveyancers' trust account, and the balance thereof will be
secured by the issue of a bank guarantee.
4. APPLICATION OF THE DISPOSAL CONSIDERATION
The Disposal Consideration will be applied towards general corporate purposes, including the
settlement of debt.
5. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DISPOSAL
The effective date of the Disposal will be the Transfer Date, which is anticipated to be on or
about the end of July 2026.
6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT AND SIGNIFICANT TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT
The Agreement is subject to the fulfilment of the following conditions precedent ("Conditions
Precedent"):
• delivery of the requisite board resolutions by both the Seller and the Purchaser to the
conveyancers;
• payment of the deposit by the Purchaser into the conveyancers' trust account; and
• approval of the Disposal by the Competition Commission in terms of the Competition Act,
1998.
The Conditions Precedent must be fulfilled by not later than the dates specified in the
Agreement, which dates may be extended automatically or by the parties in writing.
The Property is sold on a voetstoots basis, and the Purchaser has conducted a due diligence
investigation to its satisfaction.
Certain intra-group leases will terminate on the Transfer Date, and new lease agreements
will be concluded between the Purchaser and certain Deneb group entities in respect of
portions of the Property, as provided for in the Agreement.
7. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The value of the net assets comprising the Property as at 31 March 2025, being the date of
the last audited consolidated annual financial statements of the Company, was R112,5 million.
The profit after tax attributable to the Property for the year ended 31 March 2025 excluding
revaluation, was R7,7 million, based on the unaudited management accounts of the property
division of the Seller for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The Company is satisfied with the quality of the relevant management accounts of the
property division of Seller; however, shareholders are cautioned that they are unaudited.
8. CLASSIFICATION OF THE DISPOSAL
The Disposal constitutes a category 2 transaction in terms of the JSE Listings Requirements.
Cape Town
11 March 2026
Sponsor
PSG Capital
Date: 11-03-2026 12:00:00
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