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Cautionary announcement

Published: 2021-07-22 12:00:00 ET
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Universal Partners Limited (JSE:UPL) News - Cautionary announcement

UNIVERSAL PARTNERS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of Mauritius)
(Registration number: 138035 C1/GBL)
SEM share code: UPL.N0000
JSE share code: UPL
ISIN: MU0526N00007
("Universal Partners" or "the Company")


CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT


Shareholders are advised that the Company has entered into an agreement with Daimler UK, a subsidiary of Mercedes
Benz AG, to dispose of its entire shareholding in YASA Limited (the "Transaction"). The Transaction is subject to a
number of conditions precedent, which are expected to be met over the course of the next few weeks. Once the
Transaction completes, further details of the terms of the Transaction will be published. The completion of the disposal
of the Company's interest in YASA may have a material effect on the price of the Company's securities. Accordingly,
shareholders are advised to continue to exercise caution when dealing in the Company's securities until a further
announcement is made.

The Transaction constitutes an undertaking in the ordinary course of business of Universal Partners and therefore does
not fall under the scope of Chapter 13 of the Listing Rules of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd ("SEM").

Universal Partners has its primary listing on the Official List of the SEM and a secondary listing on the Alternative
Exchange of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

By order of the Board

22 July 2021

For further information please contact:


                                           SEM authorised representative
            JSE sponsor                             and sponsor                             Company Secretary
            Java Capital                         Perigeum Capital                     Intercontinental Trust Ltd 
        Tel: +27 11 722 3050                    Tel: +230 402 0890                         Tel: +230 403 0800


This notice is issued pursuant to SEM Listing Rule 11.3 and Rule 5(1) of the Securities (Disclosure Obligations of
Reporting Issuers) Rules 2007. The Board of Universal Partners accepts full responsibility for the accuracy of the
information contained in this announcement.

Date: 22-07-2021 02:00:00
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