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Divestment by Sasol South Africa Limited of a 30% Equity Interest in ROMPCO
Sasol Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1979/003231/06)
Sasol Ordinary Share code: JSE: SOL NYSE: SSL
Sasol Ordinary ISIN codes: ZAE000006896 US8038663006
Sasol BEE Ordinary Share code: JSE: SOLBE1
Sasol BEE Ordinary ISIN code: ZAE000151817
(Sasol)
DIVESTMENT BY SASOL SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED (SSA) OF A 30% EQUITY INTEREST IN
THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE PIPELINE INVESTMENTS COMPANY (PTY) LIMITED
(ROMPCO)
On 27 June 2021, iGAS, a subsidiary of CEF SOC Limited (CEF), together with Companhia
Mocambiçana de Gasoduto (CMG), a subsidiary of Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos, EP
(ENH), announced that they had exercised their pre-emptive rights to acquire a 30% equity
interest in the ROMPCO pipeline (“the Transaction”).
iGAS’ and CMG’s pre-emptive rights were exercised after Sasol announced on 14 May 2021 that
SSA, a major subsidiary of Sasol, had concluded a sale and purchase agreement in terms of
which SSA had agreed to sell a 30% equity interest (Sale Shares) in ROMPCO to an acquisition
vehicle beneficially owned by a consortium, comprising Reatile Group Proprietary Limited and the
IDEAS Fund managed by African Infrastructure Investment Managers Proprietary Limited.
Following the fulfilment of all conditions precedent, the Transaction is now complete.
The Sale Shares have been sold for a consideration comprising an initial amount of R4,1 billion,
subject to certain adjustments, and a deferred payment of up to R1 billion, which is payable if
certain agreed milestones are achieved by 30 June 2024.
SSA retains a 20% shareholding in ROMPCO and Sasol will continue to operate and maintain
the pipeline in terms of the commercial agreement between Sasol and ROMPCO, which is
independent of the Transaction. Sasol’s agreements with ROMPCO to transport gas to Secunda
are unaffected by the Transaction and the tariffs remain as per the said agreements, which were
approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA).
This Transaction marks the completion of the major transactions in Sasol’s accelerated, strategy-
aligned, asset divestment programme announced in March 2020. Sasol remains fully committed
to its integrated natural gas business in Southern Africa, which is integral to Sasol’s long-term
strategy.
29 June 2022
Johannesburg
Investment Bank, Corporate Advisor and Transaction Sponsor:
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited
Legal advisor:
Webber Wentzel
JSE Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa Proprietary Limited t/a BofA Securities
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Date: 29-06-2022 11:44:00
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