DTC - Datatec - Dealing In Securities By Directors And Further Issue Of Shares
31 October 2008 17:00
DTC
DTC                                                                             
DTC - Datatec - Dealing In Securities By Directors And Further Issue Of Shares  
Datatec Limited                                                                 
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 1994/005004/06)                                           
ISIN: ZAE000017745                                                              
Share Code: DTC                                                                 
("Datatec")                                                                     
1) DEALING IN SECURITIES BY DIRECTORS                                           
In compliance with the JSE Listings Requirements, the following information is  
disclosed:                                                                      
Director                   :    C S Seabrooke                                   
Date of transaction        :    30 October 2008                                 
Nature of transaction      :    Purchase of Datatec shares                      
Class of security          :    Ordinary shares of ZAR 0.01 each                
Number of shares           :    100 000                                         
Purchase price per share   :    R14,30                                          
Total transaction value    :    R1 430 000                                      
Nature of interest         :    Indirect non-beneficial                         
Clearance obtained         :    Yes                                             
Director                   :    J P Montanana                                   
Date of transaction        :    31 October 2008                                 
Nature of transaction      :    Exercise of share options                       
Number of options          :    350 000                                         
Strike price per option    :    R8,88                                           
Total exercise value       :    R3 108 000,00                                   
Nature of interest         :    Indirect beneficial                             
Clearance obtained         :    Yes                                             
Director                   :    J P Montanana                                   
Date of transaction        :    31 October 2008                                 
Nature of transaction      :    Exercise of share options                       
Number of options          :    350 000                                         
Strike price per option    :    R9,69                                           
Total exercise value       :    R3 391 500,00                                   
Nature of interest         :    Indirect beneficial                             
Clearance obtained         :    Yes                                             
Director                   :    J P Montanana                                   
Date of transaction        :    30 October 2008                                 
Nature of transaction      :    Sale of Datatec shares                          
Class of security          :    Ordinary shares of ZAR 0.01 each                
Number of shares           :    500 000                                         
Selling price              :    R14.13                                          
Total transaction value    :    R7 065 000                                      
Nature of interest         :    Indirect beneficial                             
Clearance obtained         :    Yes                                             
Additional comment         :       These shares have been sold principally to   
                                  fund the exercise of share options by Mr      
                                  Montanana announced above.                    
2) FURTHER ISSUE OF SHARES                                                      
In Compliance with the AIM Rules, the following information is disclosed:       
Datatec announces the allotment of 700,000 ordinary ZAR0.01 shares following the
exercise of share options.  Application has been made to the London Stock       
Exchange for the admission of these shares to the Alternative Investment Market,
and to the JSE Limited for the listing of these shares.  Listing on both        
exchanges is expected to become effective on 6 November 2008.                   
Sandton                                                                         
31 October 2008                                                                 
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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