DTC - Datatec Limited - Dealing in Securities
18 May 2010 17:00
DTC
DTC                                                                             
DTC - Datatec Limited - Dealing in Securities                                   
Datatec Limited                                                                 
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 1994/005004/06)                                           
ISIN: ZAE000017745                                                              
Share Code: DTC                                                                 
("Datatec" or "the Company" or "the Group")                                     
GRANT AND ACCEPTANCE OF RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SHARE INCENTIVE PLANS BY       
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND THE COMPANY SECRETARY, DEALING IN SECURITIES BY         
DIRECTORS AND FURTHER ISSUE OF SHARES                                           
1) GRANT AND ACCEPTANCE OF RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SHARE INCENTIVE PLANS       
Executive directors and the Company secretary have been granted rights on 14 May
2010 to participate in the Group`s share based incentive plans as follows:      
Share appreciation rights, which are subject to performance conditions and vest 
after three years, at a grant price of R34,27:                                  
Name               Number of rights    Nature of interest                       
J P Montanana      189 482 rights      indirect beneficial                      
I P Dittrich       51 278 rights       direct beneficial                        
S P Morris         36 293 rights       direct beneficial                        
Long term incentive plan awards, which are subject to performance conditions and
vest after three years:                                                         
Name           Number of awards       Nature of interest                        
J P Montanana  189 482 conditional    indirect beneficial                       
awards                                                            
I P Dittrich   38 459 conditional     direct beneficial                         
              awards                                                            
S P Morris     27 220 conditional     direct beneficial                         
awards                                                            
All rights and awards are subject to the rules of the respective share incentive
plans, as approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting held on 16     
August 2005.                                                                    
Approval for the individual allocations and clearance to transact has been      
given.                                                                          
All these individual allocations as indicated above have been accepted by the   
directors and the Company secretary respectively on 14 May 2010.                
2) DEALING IN SECURITIES BY DIRECTORS                                           
Executive directors have purchased shares in Datatec in terms of the Datatec    
Limited Deferred Bonus Plan 2005 ("Deferred Bonus Plan"). The ordinary shares   
have been purchased in the market utilising a specified portion of their annual 
bonus for the year ended 28 February 2010. These ordinary shares are held in    
trust and are pledged until the three year vesting date where after the Company 
would make an equal matching award.                                             
In compliance with the JSE Limited ("JSE")Listings Requirements, the following  
information is disclosed regarding the shares purchased:                        
Director                      :    J P Montanana                                
Company                       :    Datatec                                      
Class of security             :    Ordinary shares                              
Date of transaction           :    14 May 2010                                  
Nature of transaction         :    On market purchase of shares                 
Number of securities          :    74 430                                       
Purchase price                :    R37,7992 per ordinary share                  
Total value of securities     :    R2 813 394,46                                
Nature of interest            :    Indirect beneficial                          
Clearance obtained            :    Yes                                          
Director                      :    I P Dittrich                                 
Company                       :    Datatec                                      
Class of security             :    Ordinary shares                              
Date of transaction           :    14 May 2010                                  
Nature of transaction         :    On market purchase of shares                 
Number of securities          :    7 850                                        
Purchase price                :    R37,7992 per ordinary share                  
Total value of securities     :    R296,723.72                                  
Nature of interest            :    Direct beneficial                            
Clearance obtained            :    Yes                                          
In compliance with the JSE Listings Requirements, the following information is  
disclosed in relation to the exercise of share options previously granted to a  
director and the subsequent sale of shares pursuant to the exercise of options: 
Director                      :   Ivan Dittrich                                 
Date of transaction           :   17 May 2010                                   
Nature of transaction         :   Exercise of share options                     
Class of securities           :   Options in respect of ordinary shares         
Number, grant price and grant :  12 670 @ R10,96 (10 December 2001)             
date of options exercised                                                       
                             :  8 750 @ R8,88 (24 November 2003)                
                             :  17 500 @ R9,69  (10 December 2004)              
Total Cost of exercise        :  R386 138,20                                    
Date of transaction           :  17 May 2010                                    
Nature of transaction         :  On market sale of shares pursuant              
                                to the exercise of share options                

Class of securities           :  Ordinary shares                                
Number of shares sold         :  38 920                                         
Selling price                 :  R36,277 per share                              
Value of transaction          :  R1 411 900,84                                  
Nature of interest            :  Direct beneficial                              
Clearance obtained            :  Yes                                            
3) FURTHER ISSUE OF SHARES                                                      
In compliance with the AIM Rules, the following information is disclosed:       
Datatec announces the allotment of 49 820 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 for the listing of these shares. Listing on both exchanges is    
expected to become effective on 21 May 2010.                                    
Sandton                                                                         
18 May 2010                                                                     
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Date: 18/05/2010 17:00:20 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.                  
The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the    
JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or            
implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or   
completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers,     
employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct,     
indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature,     
howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on,          
information disseminated through SENS.