Elli Lechtman, Strate LtdAECSD Conference9-10 September 2010

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About Strate Licensed Central Securities Depository for the electronic settlement of financial

instruments in South Africa.

Strate's core purpose is to mitigate risk, bring efficiencies to the South Africa’s

financial markets and improve its profile as an investment destination.

Strate handles the settlement of a number of securities including equities and

bonds for the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) as well as a range of derivative

products such as warrants, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), retail notes and

tracker funds.

Recent Achievements Implementation of a fully dematerialised Money Market Instruments System

with over ZAR 323.55 Billion (EURO 32.36 Billion) held in Custody. The system is

a global first considering the degree of straight-through-processing (STP) that has

been built.

Strate has become a fully licensed SWIFT Service Bureau, capable of offering a

variety of SWIFT-related services to our clients and global custodians.

Implementation of a world-class, global best practice Corporate Actions

System. System is capable of processing 67 types of Corporate Action events,

provider the users with a completely new user interface and offers far greater

automation/STP than ever before.

AMEDA Africa and Middle East Depository Association (AMEDA) is proud to be hosting

the CSD11 Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.

AMEDA was established in April 2005 and has 23 member countries

AMEDA is a non-profit organization comprised of Central Securities

Depositories and Clearing Houses in AFRICA & The MIDDLE EAST

AMEDA's main purpose is to be a forum for the exchange of information and

experiences among its members in a spirit of mutual cooperation and to promote

best practice recommendations in services such as securities depository,

clearance, settlement, and risk management.

Save the Date: 13-15 April 2011

Where in South Africa?

Beautiful Cape Town

Cape Town Situated on the southwestern tip of Africa, Cape Town is recognised as one of the most beautiful places on earth. Offering a range of attractions, breathtaking sights and endless activities, it is a year-round holiday destination with friendly people, a mild climate and rich cultural heritage.

Top tourist attractions: Table Mountain

Wine lands / wine route

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (shopping)

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

Robben Island & Cape Point

Hotel - Grand Westin Arabella Quay A five star hotel situated on the outskirts of the central business district in the shadow of Table Mountain and overlooking the city’s harbour and Atlantic ocean.

Less than 30 minutes from the airport

Walking distance to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront

Three and four star accommodation available within walking distance

South Africa is one of the most cost-effective destinations with a favourable exchange rate for most visitors.

High Level ProgrammeTuesday, 12 April 2011

Time Agenda item

From 8:00am Registration

2:00pm – 5:00pm Visit to Greenpoint football stadium in Cape Town

Evening at leisure

High Level ProgrammeDay 1: Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Time Agenda item

From 8:00am Registration

9:00am – 11:00am Regional Association Meetings

11:00am – 11:30am Refreshment break

11:30am – 1:00pm Regional Association Meeting cont

1:00pm – 2:00pm Finger lunch

2:00pm – 2:30pm Welcome address and AMEDA overview

2:30pm – 3:15pm Session 1

3:15pm – 4:00pm Session 2

5:00 pm Bus departs for opening cocktail function

High Level ProgrammeDay 2: Thursday, 14 April 2011

Time Agenda item

9:00am – 9:15am Opening remarks

9:15am – 9:45am Keynote address

9:45am – 10:30am Session 3

10:30am – 11:00am Refreshment break

11:00am – 11:45am Session 4

11:45am – 12:00pm Group photo

12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch

1:30pm – 2:15 pm Session 5

2:15pm – 3:00pm Session 6

3:00pm – 3:30pm Refreshment break

3:30 pm – 4:30pm Breakaway session (A) – Two concurrent sessions

4:30pm – 5:00pm Reporting session from stream

6:30pm Bus depart for evening function

High Level ProgrammeDay 3: Friday, 15 April 2011

Time Agenda item

9:00am – 9:15am Opening remarks

9:15am – 9:45am Keynote address

9:45am – 10:30am Session 7

10:30am – 11:00am Refreshment break

11:00am – 11:45am Breakaway session (B) - Two concurrent sessions

11:45am – 12:15pm Reporting session from stream

12:15pm – 1:45pm Lunch

1:45pm – 3:15pm What next? Chairpersons and CEOs reflect

3:15pm – 3:30pm CSD12

3:30pm – 4:00pm Closing remarks

5:15pm Bus depart for closing function

Social events Welcome cocktail party:

Camps Bay beach African Dinner:

Moyo at Spier Wine Estate

Gala Dinner: Kirstenbosch Botanical

Gardens

Spouse Programme

• Exciting leisure activities for spouses visiting Cape Town• Including tours of Table Mountain, Robben Island, the Aquarium and V&A Waterfront (shopping)• Some activities are weather permitting

Flight informationBest to fly to Cape Town directly or via Johannesburg • Airlines directly to Cape Town:

Air BerlinAir MauritiusAir NamibiaBritish Airways (International)Civair AirwaysEmiratesEtihad AirwaysKenya AirwaysKLMLufthansaMalaysia AirlinesQatar AirwaysSingapore AirlinesSouth African AirwaysTAAG Angola AirlinesVirgin Atlantic Airways

Other information • Language – English is widely spoken and the official language of the conference• Weather – April is usually sunny weather (26 degrees) with blue skies and sporadic rain• Currency – ZAR (Rands) equivalent to approximately: 1EUR = R 9.80 or US$1 = R 7.70 • Time zone – two hours ahead of GMT

Registration • Registration for CSD11 is now open • Early bird registration ZAR 12 000 (approx EUR 1200)• Standard registration ZAR 13 000 (approx EUR 1300)• Late registration ZAR 15 000 (approx EUR 1500)• Spouse programme ZAR 4 000 (approx EUR 400)

• Early bird special runs until 31 September 2010• Standard registration runs until 31 December 2010• Website includes information on AMEDA, Cape Town, Spouse Tours, sponsors details and other information.• Visit www.csd11.net to register

Sponsorship Opportunities • There are numerous sponsorship opportunities available

• Ideal opportunity for sponsors to showcase themselves and network with CSD from around the world, regulators, central banks, vendors, international banks and custodians as well as many other stakeholders in the capital markets

• Further details available from Strate or MCDR

Thank You