Summary on the Proposed Updates to the LLR Debenture Trust Deed

Changes / Updates Made to the

Reasons for the Changes / Update

Clause Reference

Debenture Trust Deed

1.

Update / Appointment of a new

The existing Debenture Trust Deed appointed the late Mr David

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Trustee

Russell Fricker of Corpserve Transaction Management Service

Trust Deed

(Proprietary) Limited as the Trustee.

The update therefore will seek to appoint John Yendall Stevens

(David Russel Fricker's successor) as trustee, with Robert

Michael Northcote Vinen as his named successor, both Directors

of Desert Secretarial Services (Proprietary) Limited.

The appointment of the new trustee requires approval of the

Debenture Holders by way of a special resolution of the

Shareholders.

2.

Inclusion of clause on Amended and

The clause provides that the Trust Deed to be approved is

Definition at 1.1. and 1.2

Restated Debenture Trust Deed

amended and restated by replacing in its entirety the existing

Debenture Trust Deed.

Clause 1.2 further provides ands expressly states that the Trust

Deed will govern the issue of the Company's shares whereas the

Constitution will govern the shares issued by the Company.

The distinction is made the two documents outline the specific

rights, obligations, and provisions related to these different types

of financial instruments (share and debenture).

3.

Updated referencing to the Botswana

The reference of the Companies Act has been updated from

Definition at 1.2.1.

Companies in the definitions clause.

Companies Act 2003 (No 32 of 2004) (which was the Act reference

at the time the existing Trust Deed was approved) to the current

reference Companies Act [Cap 42:01] of the Laws of Botswana.

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4.

Updated definition of the Botswana

In line with the updated instrument on the Botswana Stock

Definition at 1.2.2

Stock Exchange to Botswana Stock

Exchange (Transition) passed in 2015 and an Act which provides

Exchange Limited (BSEL)

for the registration of the BSE as a public company limited by

shares under the Botswana Companies Act.

5.

Inclusion of Company UIN in the

Following updates to Companies and Intellectual Property (CIPA)

Definition at 1.2.5

definitions clause

re registration process and issuance of new company Unique

Identification Number (UIN)

6.

Updated definition of Debentures

The definition of Debentures has been updated and aligned to the

Definition at 1.2.7

definition included in the updated Constitution.

7.

Updated definition of Trust Deed

The definition of Trust Deed has been updated and aligned to the

Clause 1.2.8

definition in the updated Constitution.

8.

Updated definition of Ordinary Shares

The definition of Ordinary Shares has been updated and aligned

Clause 1.2.11

to the definition in the updated Constitution.

9.

Updated definition of Trustee

Update made to reflect that the Trustee shall mean a Director of

Clause 1.2.1.15

Desert Secretarial Services Proprietary Limited per the update

and appointment of the new Trustee as highlighted in (1) above.

10.

Update of paragraph on 'Certificate

This update is made pursuant to the full dematerialization

Clause 3

and Transfer of Debentures' to

securities.

Transfer of Debentures

Dematerialization of securities refers to the process of converting

physical securities, into electronic or digital form.

References to the issuance and delivery of certificates therefore

deleted and the updated clause makes reference to the transfer

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Summary on the Proposed Updates to the LLR Debenture Trust Deed

of linked units held on the Central Securities Depository of

Botswana (CSDB) in accordance with the Rules of the CSDB.

11.

Deletion of paragraph on withdrawal

The deletion is made pursuant to section 12 of the CSDB Rules

Clause 3.3.

of securities

which provides that withdrawal shall only be applicable to

securities that are dual listed, where an account holder may

withdraw any securities held in an account.

Dual listings means that the securities are listed and traded on

multiple stock exchanges.

Withdrawal of securities ordinarily refers to the process of

redeeming or selling units.

12.

Updates to the clause on the

Update made to the clause to reflect the impending

Clause 6

Payment of Interest to Debenture

discontinuation of cheques effective 31 December 2023.

Holders

The clause removes the use of cheques for payment of interest to

Debenture Holders, and now only makes reference is interest

being paid by way of electronic fund transfer similar to the update

made in the Company Constitution.

13.

Update on clause on Cessation of

The clause has been updated to include that where the Trustee is

Clause 15.2.1

Office of Trustee and Appointment of

a person, they will cease to hold the office of Trustee in the event

New Trustee

of their death.

14.

Updates to the Domicilium and

Updates have been made to the clause to reflect the business

Clause 18

Notices clause.

address of the Company as well as the address of the Trustee

from Transaction Management to Desert Secretarial Services

(Pty) Ltd.

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15.

Update on clause on Register

Clause 29.3.4 makes provision on the register of Debenture

Clause 29.3.4

Holders which states that the register shall show the date on which

each Debenture becomes registered as such.

The clause has been deleted as the linked units share register

does not provide detail on the date for the registration of each

Debenture Holder and the requirement cannot be satisfied.

The clause was from the existing Trust Deed which was adopted

before the dematerialisation process where there was a physical

record of trades, reflecting date of registration.

16.

Update to Schedule 1 of the

The clause under Meetings of Debenture Holders has been

Clause 1.4 and 1.5 of Schedule 1

Debenture Trust Deed

updated to include the following:

(Meetings of Debenture Holders)

(1) That meetings may be held partly by means of electronic

facilities.

This update is in line with the provisions of the Constitution

that meetings of shareholders may be held by way of

electronic facilities.

(2) That where the Company has elected for meetings of

Debenture Holders to be held electronically, for the notice

convening the meeting to state same.

17.

Update to Schedule 1 of the

The clause on the requisite quorum for meeting of Debenture

Clause 5.1.1. of Schedule 1

Debenture Trust Deed (Quorum)

holders has been aligned to provisions on quorum in the updated

Constitution to reflect majority attendance (51%)

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