SA Equity Fund: Local Funds: Contrarius

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Fund Overview

Latest Fact Sheet

How to Invest

Investment objective

The Fund aims to achieve long-term returns that are higher than the Benchmark. The Fund's benchmark is the FTSE/JSE Capped All Share Index, including income.

Fund description and summary of investment policy

The Fund employs Contrarius’ valuation-based, contrarian investment philosophy to identify and invest in the shares of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

While offshore investments are specifically excluded, the Fund may invest in the shares of international companies listed on the JSE. The Fund is typically fully invested in shares.

The Fund is suitable for investors who:

seek full exposure to shares of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, for long-term capital growth
have a long-term investment horizon
accept that the Fund may underperform the market in the short-term in pursuit of long-term outperformance
have a high risk profile, and are able to withstand investment volatility

Fund Details

Fund inception	01 Oct 2024
Benchmark	FTSE/JSE Capped All Share Index, including income
ASISA fund classification	South African - Equity - SA General
Investment Manager	Contrarius Investment Services (South Africa) Pty Ltd
Manager	Boutique Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd
Portfolio Value	R 11,466,753.23 (31 Mar 2025)
Price (NAV per unit)	R 0.9942 (15 May 2025)
Dealing	Daily
Portfolio valuation time	15:00 (SAST)

ISIN Number	ZAE000338968
JSE Code	COSEFA
Minimum investment amount	None
Minimum subsequent transaction	None
Income distribution	Semi-annually (June/December)
Risk profile	High
Annual Service Fee	1.04% p.a. (incl. VAT)
Performance Fee	20.00% of outperformance of the Benchmark (after fees and costs)

Holdings and Exposures

As at 31 Mar 2025

Top 10 Holdings
Rank	Security	% Fund
1	Sun International	7.6
2	Harmony Gold Mining	7.4
3	Gold Fields	7.0
4	African Rainbow Minerals	6.7
5	Aspen Pharmacare	6.7
6	JSE	6.5
7	PPC	5.7
8	Famous Brands	5.6
9	Prosus	5.5
10	Southern Sun	5.3
	Total	64.1

Equity Sector Exposure
Sector	% Equities
Telecommunications	0.0
Consumer Discretionary	31.1
Consumer Staples	5.5
Energy	0.0
Financials	14.1
Health Care	10.0
Industrials	5.8
Technology	10.9
Basic Materials	22.7
Real Estate	0.0
Utilities	0.0
Total	100.0

Asset Allocation
Asset Class	% Fund
Equities	99.1
Cash and cash equivalents	0.9
Total	100.0

Totals may not sum due to rounding. Sector allocation includes listed property.

Documents

Monthly Fact Sheet / MDD

Quarterly Commentary

How to Invest

Invest Directly:

Application Form - Individual Application Form - Legal Entity Additional Investment Form

You can open an investment account with the Boutique Collective Investments (the Fund's Manager) by completing and submitting an application form, accompanied by the appropriate supporting documentation.

Please download the application form by clicking on the relevant link. Once completed, please email to instructions@bci-transact.co.za or fax to (0)86 502 5319.

The Manager will contact investors to confirm receipt of your documentation.

Direct investments into the Contrarius BCI South Africa Funds have nil minimum initial investment and nil minimum subsequent transaction amounts.

If you require financial advice or need more information about the nature of unit trusts, please contact your registered financial advisor.

Platforms:

If you wish to invest in the Contrarius BCI SA Equity Fund via an investment platform, please contact us at clientservice@contrarius.co.za.

Important Information for Investors

Boutique Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd (“Manager”) is a registered Manager of the Boutique Collective Investments Scheme, approved in terms of the Collective Investments Schemes Control Act, No 45 of 2002 and is a full member of the Association for Savings & Investment South Africa (“ASISA”). Contrarius Investment Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (“Investment Manager”) (FSP48937) is an authorised financial services provider with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority of South Africa in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (“FAIS”) and is a member of ASISA.

Collective Investment Schemes in securities are generally medium to long term investments. The value of participatory interests may go up or down and past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance. Movements in exchange rates may also cause the value of underlying international investments to go up or down. The Manager does not guarantee the capital or the return of a portfolio. Collective Investments may be closed to new investments at any time in order for them to be managed according to their mandates. Collective Investments are traded at ruling prices and can engage in borrowing and scrip lending.

A schedule of fees, charges and maximum commissions is available on request. The Manager reserves the right to close the portfolio to new investors and reopen certain portfolios from time to time in order to manage them more efficiently. Additional information, including application forms, annual or quarterly reports can be obtained from the Manager, free of charge.

Performance fees are calculated and accrued on a daily basis based upon the daily outperformance, in excess of the benchmark, multiplied by the share rate and paid over to the Investment Manager monthly. Performance figures are provided by the Investment Manager and are for lump sum investments, using NAV-NAV with income distributions reinvested. Income distributions are declared on the ex-dividend date. Actual investment performance will differ based on the initial fees charge applicable, the actual investment date, the date of reinvestment and dividend withholding tax.

The Manager retains full legal responsibility for the third party named portfolio. Although reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the validity and accuracy of the information on this website, the Manager and Investment Manager do not accept any responsibility for any claim, damages, loss or expense, however it arises, out of or in connection with the information in this website, whether by a client, investor or intermediary. This website should not be seen as an offer to purchase any specific product and is not to be construed as advice or guidance in any form whatsoever. Investors are encouraged to obtain independent professional investment and taxation advice before investing with or in any of the Manager’s products.

Contrarius Investment Advisory Pty Ltd

ABN 48 618 145 449 AFSL No. 506315

Purpose of this Financial Services Guide (FSG)

The purpose of this Financial Services Guide (“FSG”) is to assist you to make an informed decision as to whether to use any of the financial services provided by Contrarius Investment Advisory Pty Limited (ABN 48 618 145 449) (referred to as “Contrarius Australia”, “we”, “us” or “our”) under its Australian Financial Services Licence (“AFSL”) with licence number 506315.

This FSG provides key information about the types of financial services that we offer. It also explains how we (and other relevant persons) are remunerated for these services and includes details of our internal and external complaints handling procedures and how you can access them.

You may also receive from us a Product Disclosure Statement (“PDS”) in relation to managed fund products issued by Equity Trustees Limited (ABN 46 004 031 298, AFSL 240975) (“EQT”) and managed by the Contrarius Group. The PDS will contain important information regarding the relevant managed fund, including its relevant terms, significant risks and the fees and charges that may be payable, and is designed to assist you to make an informed decision as to whether to invest in the relevant managed fund.

Who is Contrarius Australia?

Contrarius Australia is an Australian incorporated company with its main office in Sydney. Contrarius Australia is a member of the Contrarius Group, a global fund manager which was established in 2008. The Contrarius Group has offices in Australia, Bermuda, Jersey (Channel Islands), South Africa and the United Kingdom. Additional information about the Contrarius Group is available at www.contrarius.com.au.

How can we be contacted?

Contrarius Australia can be contacted by:

Post:

Investor Services Manager
Contrarius Investment Advisory Pty Ltd
Tower One International Towers Sydney, Level 40
100 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo,
NSW 2000

Email:

investorservices@contrarius.com.au

Financial services provided by Contrarius Australia

When providing financial services under its AFSL, Contrarius Australia acts on its own behalf as a financial services licensee. Contrarius Australia is in the business of asset management and is authorised under its AFSL to (i) provide general financial product advice for; and (ii) deal in a financial product by applying for, acquiring, varying or disposing of a financial product on behalf of another person, in respect of the following classes of products:

deposit and payment products;
derivatives (restricted to the management of financial risk);
foreign exchange contracts (restricted to the management of financial risk);
debentures, stocks or bonds issued or proposed to be issued by a government;
interests in managed investment schemes, excluding investor directed portfolio services; and
securities.

These financial services may be provided to retail and wholesale clients.

Note: The advice that we provide is general advice only and will not take into account your personal financial objectives, situation or needs. Accordingly, before acting on any advice that we provide to you, please consider the appropriateness of the advice having regard to your personal financial objectives, situation and needs and, if applicable, obtain and consider any PDS issued in connection with the financial products and services that we offer before making a decision to acquire a financial product. If you are seeking financial product advice that takes into account your personal financial situation, you should contact an appropriately licensed financial adviser.

Contrarius Australia is:

The investment manager for Contrarius Australia Equity Fund (ARSN 664 226 331), and Contrarius Australia Balanced Fund (ARSN 664 224 604) (together the ”Australia Funds”). The Australia Funds are Australian registered managed investment schemes and are open to both retail and wholesale investors. Units in the Australia Funds are issued by the funds’ responsible entity, EQT.
The distributor of Contrarius Global Equity Fund (Australia Registered) (ARSN 625 826 075) and Contrarius Global Balanced Fund (Australia Registered) (ARSN 664 222 646) (together the “Global Funds”). The Global Funds are Australian registered managed investment schemes managed by Contrarius Investment Management Limited, a member of the Contrarius Group. The Global Funds are open to both retail and wholesale investors. Units in the Global Funds are issued by the funds’ responsible entity, EQT.

The Australia Funds and Global Funds will be referred to together as the Contrarius Australia Funds.

Providing instructions

Instructions on how to invest in, and redeem from, the Contrarius Australia Funds are set out in the relevant Product Disclosure Statement or other disclosure document (“PDS”). Investors who wish to invest in the Contrarius Australia Funds will receive, and should read and understand, the relevant PDS, Target Market Determination (“TMD”) and Reference Guide. The PDS contains important information regarding the relevant terms and conditions, significant risks and the fees and charges that may be payable.

You should consider seeking independent professional financial advice before making a decision to invest in any of the Contrarius Australia Funds

If you appoint your financial adviser as your authorised and/or nominated representative for the relevant Contrarius Australia Fund, then they can make certain transactions and provide instructions to us on your behalf. Please read the relevant PDS for further information.

How Contrarius Australia is remunerated

There are no fees or charges associated with any general financial product advice Contrarius Australia may give you. However, you will incur fees and charges if you decide to invest in the Contrarius Australia Funds, as detailed in each Fund’s PDS.

Investors in the Contrarius Australia Funds may pay a fixed (base fee) and a performance-related fee (performance fee). In acting as the investment manager of the Australia Funds, Contrarius Australia is entitled to receive the base fee and performance fee, as applicable.

In acting as distributor of the Global Funds in Australia, Contrarius Australia is entitled to receive a distribution fee from the Global Funds’ investment manager for the services it provides which will be calculated with indirect reference to the net asset value of the Global Funds at certain intervals.

If you are a client of Contrarius Australia, you may request further particulars of the remuneration Contrarius Australia is entitled to receive within a reasonable time after you have been provided with this FSG and before any financial service identified in this FSG is provided to you.

Benefits for those who refer customers to Contrarius Australia

Our employees, directors and other staff are paid a salary but do not receive any commissions. However, they may be eligible for bonus payments based on their performance in meeting or exceeding performance objectives.

Contrarius Australia does not pay any fees or commissions to any financial adviser that refers clients to Contrarius Australia. If you have invested in the Contrarius Australia Funds through a financial adviser, your financial adviser may separately charge a fee and/or commission.

From time to time, the Contrarius Australia Funds may be made available on fund platforms. To be on such fund platforms, the responsible entity or Contrarius Australia may pay these fund platforms a fee and/or some form of commission as permitted by law.

Other than the above, Contrarius Australia does not pay any fees or commissions to any person or organisation that refers clients to Contrarius Australia.

Related party transactions

We may appoint related parties on an arm’s length basis, having regard to our obligation to manage conflicts of interest under the Corporations Act 2001. Contrarius Group companies receive fees on normal commercial terms for the services they provide in connection with any of the products where we are the investment manager or distributor.

We may also provide services to other Contrarius Group companies and receive fees on normal commercial terms for these services.

Respecting your privacy

In order to administer its customer relationships and provide its customers with appropriate services, Contrarius Australia needs to collect personal information. Contrarius Australia respects your privacy and has systems and processes in place to protect your personal information.

For details on how we handle your personal information, please read our Privacy Policy that can be obtained from our website, www.contrarius.com.au, or by contacting us.

Conflicts of interest

Potential and actual material conflicts of interest may arise during activities carried out. We have policies and processes in place to manage conflicts of interest.

From time to time, Contrarius Australia directors may hold interests in shares or invest in financial products.

Professional indemnity insurance

Contrarius Australia has professional indemnity insurance arrangements that satisfies the requirements of section 912B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in regard to compensation arrangements. Subject to its terms and conditions, the policy provides cover for civil liability resulting from third party claims concerning the financial services provided by Contrarius Australia. The policy covers the conduct of current and former Contrarius Australia staff (where such staff were working under Contrarius Australia’s direct control and supervision).

Resolving your complaints

Contrarius Australia endeavours to resolve all complaints in a satisfactory and timely manner. If you have an enquiry or wish to make a complaint, please contact us on:

Post:

Investor Services Manager
Contrarius Investment Advisory Pty Ltd
Tower One International Towers Sydney, Level 40
100 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo,
NSW 2000

Phone:

02 8098 1361

Email:

investorservices@contrarius.com.au

Contrarius Australia will seek to acknowledge your complaint within 24 hours (or one business day) of receiving it. Contrarius Australia will consider and seek to resolve your complaint as soon as possible. Should the complaint be expected to take longer than 30 days, you will be kept informed of its progress. You can either decide to wait for our internal process to complete or refer your complaint to AFCA.

If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, you may lodge a complaint with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (“AFCA”). Contact details are:

Post:

Australian Financial Complaints Authority Limited
GPO Box 3, Melbourne VIC 3001.

Phone:

1800 931 678

Email:

info@afca.org.au

Online:

www.afca.org.au

The external dispute resolution body is established to assist you in resolving your complaint where you have been unable to do so with us. However, it’s important that you contact us first. Contrarius Australia’s AFCA membership number is 41037.

This Financial Services Guide is dated 31 January 2023.

The Contrarius Group Companies (“Contrarius”, “us” or “we”), understand that your privacy is important to you. Contrarius may process your personal data in their capacity as ‘data controllers’. We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal data. This Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”) describes how Contrarius collects, uses, discloses and protects your personal data, and your rights in relation to the personal data it holds.

The funds for which CIML is the appointed investment manager may have their own privacy notices, which set out how each fund and its delegates and their affiliates collect, use, disclose and protect the personal data of investors and potential investors in the fund. The relevant funds’ privacy notice can be accessed on the Contrarius website.

Contrarius will process your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Notice, unless such processing conflicts with the requirements of applicable law, in which case, applicable law will prevail. We may amend this Privacy Notice from time to time, to reflect any changes in the way that we process your personal data. This Privacy Notice supersedes any previous version of it which you may have had sight of.

By submitting your personal data to us, you acknowledge that:

You have read and understood this Privacy Notice and agree to the use of your personal data as set out herein.
Your personal data may be transferred and processed worldwide, including countries that may not be deemed to provide the same level of data protection as your home country, for the purposes and in the manner specified in this Privacy Notice.
All of your representations made when agreeing to the terms of use of the website to establish a user profile for the website are true and correct to the best of your knowledge and belief.

What information do we collect?

You are not required to provide any personal information on the public areas of the website; however, you may choose to do so in order to register a user profile to obtain access to certain parts of the website or when contacting us.

Contrarius may collect a range of information about you. This could include:

Contact information including first name, last name, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address;
Personal characteristics such as date of birth and country of birth;
Government-issued Identification such as passports, national identity cards or tax identification numbers;
Where you have been granted access to protected parts of our website, your log in information;
In addition to the information you knowingly provide, we may collect certain technical information, including your Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to our website. An IP address is an assigned number similar to a telephone number, which allows your computer to communicate over the internet.
Data from third parties during the investment process. This may include fraud and anti-money laundering (“AML”) checks, know your customer (“KYC”) screening and checks required due to sanctions and anti-terrorism laws.

This list is not exhaustive and Contrarius may collect more personal data where it is required.

Sensitive personal data is a subset of personal data and includes ethnicity, health, trade union membership, philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, as well as other categories as prescribed by law. We do not seek to obtain such data unless permitted to do so by applicable laws.

Why does Contrarius process personal data?

We collect and use your data in order to provide our services to you, to communicate with you about them, to comply with our legal obligations or when necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests in effectively managing our business operations.

Who has access to data?

Your personal data may be shared within the Contrarius Group or with certain third parties for the purposes set out above. We maintain processes designed to ensure that any processing of personal data by the Contrarius Group entities or third party service providers is consistent with this Privacy Notice and protects the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of your personal data.

In addition, Contrarius and/or the third parties may be required to disclose your personal data to the extent required by relevant regulatory, tax or foreign exchange authorities or law enforcement officials.

We will not sell your personal information or share it with third parties for use in marketing their products and services.

We may transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area

Contrarius maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your non-public personal information. Even though we have taken significant steps to ensure that your personal information is not misused, you should know that we cannot fully eliminate security risks associated with personal information. The personal data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). It may be processed by individuals operating outside of the EEA who work for the Contrarius Group. This could include transfers of personal data to Jersey, Bermuda, Australia, South Africa, the UK and the USA. Certain countries may have different data protection standards to those which apply in the EEA. Where we transfer your personal data outside the EEA, we will ensure that it is protected in a manner that is consistent with how your personal data will be protected by us in the EEA in compliance with data protection law.

How does Contrarius protect data?

We take the security of your data seriously. We have internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

For how long does Contrarius keep data?

The retention period will be determined by the purpose for which we are using your personal data and any laws or regulation that may set a minimum or maximum period for which we have to keep your personal data.

Your rights

As a data subject, you have a number of rights.

You can:

access and obtain a copy of your personal data on request;
require Contrarius to change incorrect or incomplete data;
require Contrarius to delete of stop processing your data, for example where the data is no longer necessary for the purposes of processing; and
object to the processing of your data.

Please note that the above rights are not absolute, and we may be entitled to refuse requests where exceptions apply.

You can find out more about your rights under data protection legislation at www.jerseyoic.org.

If you would like further information on how Contrarius uses your personal data, the exercise of any of the rights listed above or have a complaint, you may contact privacy@contrarius.com".

This updated Privacy Notice is effective 30 May 2023. If we change it, we will post a new version to https://www.contrarius.com/InvestWithUs/Policies

Cookies Policy

The use of cookies

We use cookies and similar tools on our website to improve its performance and enhance user experience. Cookies are small text files which a website may put on your computer when you first visit a site or page. The cookie will help our website to recognise your device the next time you visit, thus improving your experience of our website. We use the term "cookies" in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way.

The Contrarius website uses two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies:

Session cookies that are temporary and expire at the end of a browser session. The session cookie we use allows us to link your actions during a single browser session so you can use our website most efficiently.
Persistent cookies that are stored on your equipment until deleted. An example is the cookie used to record if you have accepted the use of cookies on the Contrarius website by continuing to browse as normal. This cookie allows you to browse the Contrarius website in future without being shown our cookie notice.

This Cookie Policy applies to our website, mobile applications and emails and forms part of our Privacy Notice.

We reserve the right to update this cookie policy. Any changes will be posted within this page and become effective immediately. Continued use of our website constitutes your agreement to all such updates. If you require any further information about Contrarius’ use of cookies, please contact us at clientservice@contrarius.com.

Third Party Analytics

From time to time, the Contrarius website may use web analytics service providers, for instance Google Analytics, to help Contrarius analyse how users use the website. Third party cookies from Google are used in these instances which allows us to recognise, measure and track users of the website. The information collected includes the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they have visited. This helps us improve the way the website works, for example, by determining whether visitors can find information easily or by identifying aspects of the website that are of the most interest to them.

More information on “How Google uses data” can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found here: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/gb/

Blocking Cookies

You can choose to accept or decline the usage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings. Cookie settings typically are found in the ‘Options’ or ‘Preferences’ menu of your browser. You can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB

However, if you decline the use or prevent the usage of cookies on your browser, you may encounter problems browsing our website.

For more information about cookies and how cookie regulation affects you, please visit: http://ico.org.uk/for_the_public/topic_specific_guides/online/cookies.

This notice sets out how Contrarius ICAV (the “ICAV”) will process your personal information (as a Data Controller).

Where your details are provided to the ICAV as a consequence of your investment in the ICAV, then the ICAV, acting as a data controller may itself or through a third party such as KBA Consulting Management Limited (the “Manager”) acting in its capacity as the Manager of the ICAV, Apex Fund Services (Ireland) Limited (the “Administrator”) acting in its capacity as the ICAV’s administrator, Contrarius Investment Management Limited (the “Investment Manager” and the “Global Distributor") acting in its capacity as the Investment Manager and Global Distributor of the ICAV, and their affiliates process your personal information or that of your directors, officers, employees and/or beneficial owners, and this personal information may constitute personal data within the meaning of Data Protection Legislation (as defined below).

In connection with the above, please note the following:

Purposes of Processing and Legal Basis for Processing

Your personal data will be processed by the ICAV and its appointed processors including the Manager, the Administrator, the Distributor, the Investment Manager and other delegates or duly authorised agents or related, associated or affiliated companies acting as sub-processors on behalf of the ICAV. This processing of personal data will be for any one or more of the following purposes:

to facilitate the opening of your account with the ICAV and to manage and administer your holding in the ICAV and any related accounts on an on-going basis. The processing of your personal data is necessary for the performance of your contract with the ICAV, including without limitation the processing of redemption, switch, transfer and additional subscription requests, the payment of distributions, tax and other reporting to you or your representatives by email, and the provision of access to the www.contrarius.com website to view transactions and the valuation of your account;
to carry out anti-money laundering checks and related actions which the ICAV considers appropriate. This processing of your personal data is necessary to meet any legal obligations imposed on the ICAV and to pursue the ICAV and the Manager’s legitimate interests (and those of the Administrator) in relation to the prevention of fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery, corruption, tax evasion and to prevent the provision of financial and other services to persons who may be subject to economic or trade sanctions. This processing is done in accordance with the ICAV's, the Manager’s and/or the Administrator's anti-money laundering procedures;
to report tax related information to tax authorities. This processing of your personal data is necessary in order to comply with legal obligations to which the ICAV and the Manager are subject;
to disclose information to public and Government authorities that regulate or have jurisdiction over the ICAV, the Manager, the Administrator, the Global Distributor, the Investment Manager and their delegates, agents or affiliates, so as to comply with legal, tax and regulatory obligations applicable to you and/or the ICAV and/or the Manager, the Administrator, the Global Distributor, the Investment Manager and their delegates, agents or affiliates;
to disclose information to third parties who provide services that assist the ICAV to manage and administer your holding in the ICAV and related accounts, including without limitation service providers of the ICAV, financial advisers, auditors, tax advisers, technology providers or to delegates of the ICAV and its or their duly appointed agents and any of their respective related, associated or affiliated companies. This processing of personal data is necessary: (i) for the performance of your contract with the ICAV; (ii) in order to comply with legal obligations to which the ICAV is subject; and (iii) to pursue the ICAV’s legitimate interests (including for the operations of the ICAV, network and data security and the prevention of fraud);
to monitor and record calls and electronic communications. This processing of personal data is necessary for: (i) the performance of your contract with the ICAV (e.g. this processing allows us to verify your instructions); (ii) the ICAV’s legitimate interest to detect, prevent, investigate and facilitate the prosecution of crime including without limitation fraud; (iii) the ICAV’s and/or the Administrator’s legitimate interest to improve service delivery (e.g. for quality, business analysis, training and related purposes); (iv) compliance with a legal obligation to which the ICAV is subject, to enforce or defend the ICAV and its affiliates, either itself or through third parties to whom it delegates such responsibilities or rights in order to comply with any legal obligation imposed on the ICAV; and (v) to pursue the ICAV's legitimate interests, including minimizing the risk of error and potential for disputes in relation to calls and electronic communications;
to carry out statistical analysis and market research in order to pursue the legitimate interests of the ICAV of improving our service to you;
to retain your anti money laundering and other records to assist with the subsequent screening of them by the Administrator, in pursuance of the ICAV’s and the Administrator's legitimate interests; and
for any other specific purposes where you give your specific consent.

Recipients of Data and International Transfer of Data

The ICAV and/or any of its delegates (including the service providers to the ICAV) and their affiliates may disclose or transfer personal data whether in Ireland, the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or to countries outside the EEA, including but not limited to Jersey, South Africa, Bermuda, Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection Legislation. Such countries may not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction. The ICAV and/or any of its delegates will not transfer personal data to a country outside of the EEA unless that country ensures an adequate level of protection or appropriate safeguards are in place or you have explicitly consented to the proposed transfer, after having been informed of the possible risks of such transfers to you due to the absence of an adequacy decision and appropriate safeguards, or the transfer is necessary for the performance of a contract between you and the ICAV or the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at your request. The European Commission publishes a list of countries outside of the European Union ("EU") that are deemed to provide an adequate level of data protection. If a third country does not provide an adequate level of data protection, the ICAV will authorise its delegates, including the Manager, the Administrator, the Global Distributor and the Investment Manager to put in place the relevant contractual clauses concerning data protection with relevant parties outside the EEA to whom personal data will be transferred. Where applicable, you are entitled upon request to receive a copy of the relevant safeguard (for example, EC model contractual clauses) that have been taken to protect personal data during such transfer. Please contact the Administrator if you wish to obtain a copy of the relevant safeguard.

Data Subject Rights

You have the following rights, as a data subject, pursuant to Data Protection Legislation:

Right to be informed by the ICAV as data controller of the personal data it holds concerning you and the right to access such personal data. The ICAV will provide you with a copy of the personal data held by it as data controller as soon as practicable and in any event not more than one month after receipt of a valid written request. Generally, the ICAV will not charge you to access such personal data, except where a request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. The ICAV may also request proof of identification to verify an access request.
Right to request that the ICAV amend or rectify your personal information.
Right to request that your personal information be erased (in certain specific circumstances).
Right to restrict the use of your personal information (in certain specific circumstances).
Right to data portability in order to transfer your personal data to another data controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine readable format where this is technically feasible, subject to certain conditions.
Right to object to the processing of your personal data by the ICAV in certain circumstances.

Where the ICAV, the Manager, the Administrator or other delegates require your personal information to comply with anti-money laundering or other legal requirements, failure to provide this information means that the ICAV may not be able to accept/retain you as an investor in the ICAV.

You have the right to complain to the Data Protection Commission with respect to how the ICAV processes your personal data.

Retention Period

The ICAV, as a data controller within the meaning of Data Protection Legislation, undertakes to hold any personal information provided by you in confidence and in accordance with applicable Data Protection Legislation. The Administrator and the Manager may and will hold all or part of your personal data in accordance with applicable laws even after you have fully redeemed from the ICAV. Your personal data will be kept for no longer than is necessary for the purpose(s) for which it was obtained. In determining appropriate retention periods, the ICAV shall have regard to the Statute of Limitations, 1957 (as amended), and any statutory or regulatory obligations to retain information, including anti money laundering, counter-terrorism, revenue and tax legislation.

It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed, using the Contact Us details below if any of your personal data changes during your relationship with us.

Defined Terms

For the purpose of this notice, “Data Protection Legislation” means the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018 (as amended, extended or replaced from time to time) and the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC and any implementing legislation and all amendments, extensions or re-enactments thereto. The terms "controller”; “data subject”; “personal data”; “processor”; and “processing” (and any derivations of this term) shall each have the meaning given to them under the Data Protection Legislation.

We may amend this privacy notice from time to time, to reflect any changes in the way that we process your personal data.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy notice, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact us via the Administrator at administrator@contrarius.com.

Please read the Legal Statement and Terms of Use carefully. Your use of this website and email services is subject to your acceptance of and compliance with our terms and conditions. There are country specific terms and conditions which may also apply to your use of this website, depending on your country of residence. By using this website, you agree and accept all of the terms and conditions, including the processing of your information in accordance with our Privacy Policies and Notices. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, please do not access this website.

LEGAL STATEMENT

The information contained on our website and email services is being made available for the benefit of the present investors in the Contrarius funds disclosed on this website (collectively referred to as “the Funds”) and such other persons expressly authorised by the Funds to receive such information, provided that such investors and other persons are not prohibited under the applicable laws of their citizenship, domicile or residence from receiving such information. No other persons are authorised by the Funds to receive such information.

The Funds are made available by prospectus or other offering or disclosure document(s) specified by applicable law only. Each Fund's prospectus/offering or disclosure document contains important information which you should read carefully before investing.

General Information & Risk Warnings

Investments in the Contrarius Funds involve risk and places your capital at risk. The value of investments may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amount invested. Contrarius Funds’ share prices fluctuate and are not guaranteed. Returns may decrease or increase as a result of currency fluctuations. There is no guarantee that an investor's capital will be preserved. Where we provide information on past performance of the Funds, such information is not indicative of future performance. The Fund’s fees and expenses may offset any Fund’s gains or income and allocations are subject to change at any time.

Contrarius does not provide investment advice or personal recommendations. You agree to not rely on the information provided by the website as investment advice. You remain solely responsible for any decision to invest in the Funds. Please consider the Funds’ most recent prospectus, Key Investor Information Document, or other offering or disclosure document(s) , and seek your own independent financial advice tailored to your personal circumstances before deciding whether to invest in the Funds. You should not invest in the Funds unless you have fully understood the risks of such investment and independently determined whether the investment is appropriate for you.

Notice of non-solicitation

The information contained on our website is not intended to constitute an offer or solicitation of any securities to any person, and is not intended for distribution to anyone in any jurisdiction where such distribution is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such distribution. By proceeding to access the prospectus/offering or other disclosure document(s) and transaction forms for the Funds, users are representing and warranting that the law of the relevant jurisdiction allows them to access such information. This warning is made in addition to the investment warnings and important notices set out in the prospectus or other offering or disclosure document(s) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Funds are not obliged to issue Fund Shares to any person and reserve the right, in their absolute discretion, to refuse any application for Fund Shares. Persons in receipt of the information contained herein are therefore required to inform themselves about and observe such restrictions.

The distribution of the information contained on our website and the offering of shares in the Funds is restricted in certain jurisdictions. Except as noted below, no action has been taken to permit either the distribution of this information or the offering of any of the shares of the Funds in any jurisdiction where action would be required for such purpose.

Australia

Fund units are not being offered, directly or indirectly to the public through our website. The offer to invest in a Contrarius Fund is made through the current Product Disclosure Statement and Reference Guide for the Fund. Disclosure documents for the Australian registered Contrarius Global Equity Fund and Contrarius Global Balanced Fund are issued by Equity Trustees Limited (ABN 46 004 031 298, AFSL No. 240975) (‘Equity Trustees’), as the Fund’s responsible entity or trustee. Equity Trustees is a subsidiary of EQT Holdings Limited (ABN 22 607 797 615), a publicly listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: EQT).

This website has been prepared by Contrarius Investment Management Limited (‘Contrarius’) to provide you with general information only. In preparing this information, we did not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. It is not intended to take the place of professional advice and you should not take action on specific issues in reliance on this information. Neither Contrarius, Equity Trustees nor any of its related parties, their employees or directors, provide a warranty of accuracy or reliability in relation to such information or accepts any liability to any person who relies on it. Past performance should not be taken as an indicator of future performance. You should obtain a copy of the Product Disclosure Statement before making a decision about whether to invest in this product.

Australian resident investors should contact Contrarius’ distributor in Australia, Contrarius Investment Advisory Pty Limited, ABN 48 618 145 449, AFSL No. 506315 (‘Contrarius Australia’), at investorservices@contrarius.com.au for further information regarding the Fund.

Contrarius Australia’s privacy policy is available from www.contrarius.com.

European Economic Area

Only those sub-funds of Contrarius ICAV (an Irish UCITS fund) that have been notified to the competent authority of a relevant European Economic Area ("EEA") member state will be marketed in the EEA.

South Africa

Contrarius ICAV, comprising its Sub-Funds Contrarius Global Equity Fund and Contrarius Global Balanced Fund, have been approved for marketing in South Africa in terms of section 65 of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, 2002 by the South African Registrar of Collective Investment Schemes. South African residents interested in receiving a prospectus or other information on these funds should contact the authorised representative for those funds, Contrarius Investment Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd at clientservice@contrarius.co.za. Contrarius Investment Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd is a member of the Association for Savings & Investment South Africa. Contrarius Investment Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (FSP48937), Contrarius Investment Management Limited (FSP42707) and Contrarius Investment Advisory Limited (FSP53817) are authorised financial services providers with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority of South Africa in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (“FAIS”).

United Kingdom

Relevant sections of the website are approved for issue in the United Kingdom by Contrarius Investment Advisory Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered office: 22 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1LS. Contrarius ICAV is a recognised collective investment scheme under Section 264 of the Financial Services and Markets Act, 2000 of the United Kingdom, and the ICAV is therefore permitted by the Financial Conduct Authority to be distributed in the United Kingdom. The ICAV is available in the United Kingdom. Recognition or other approval does not mean that the regulator has determined that the ICAV is suitable for all investors. You should not invest in the Funds unless you have fully understood the risks of such investment and independently determined whether the investment is appropriate for you. In connection with the ICAV’s recognition under section 264 of the Financial Services and Markets Act, 2000, the ICAV maintains in the United Kingdom the facilities required of a recognised scheme pursuant to the rules contained in the Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook published by the Financial Conduct Authority. The office of the UK Facilities Agent is at: 42 Brook Street, London, W1K 5DB. At these facilities a person may:

Inspect (free of charge) a copy (in English) of:
1. The registration order and IOI;
2. The latest version of the Prospectus;
3. The latest versions of the Key Investor Information Documents for the relevant Fund;
4. The latest annual and half-yearly reports most recently prepared and published by the ICAV;
Obtain a copy of the any of the above documents (free of charge);
Obtain information (in English) about the prices of Shares in the ICAV;
Submit redemption requests which the UK Facilities Agent will transmit to the Administrator of the ICAV; and
Make a complaint about the operation of the ICAV, which the UK Facilities Agent will transmit to the ICAV.

Further details on these facilities are set out under “UK Facilities Agent” on page 12 of Contrarius ICAV’s Prospectus. Most or all of the protection provided by the United Kingdom regulatory structure will not apply. The rights of Shareholders may not be protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme established in the United Kingdom.

United States of America

The information posted on our website is not intended and in no circumstances should it be regarded as an offer of sale of the Funds in the United States or to U.S. persons. Any offer and sale of Fund shares made in the United States will be made only in full compliance with US securities laws. Neither the Fund Shares nor the Funds themselves have been registered under any United States securities legislation and, except in a transaction which does not violate such legislation or require the registration of the Funds, the Fund Shares are not being offered, directly or indirectly, in the United States of America or in any of its territories or possessions or areas subject to its jurisdiction or to citizens or persons thereof. Any offer and sale of Fund shares made in the United States will be made only in full compliance with US securities laws.

TERMS OF USE

This website provides general information for the benefit of the present Investors in the Funds and such other persons expressly authorised by the Funds to receive such information, provided that such investors and other persons are not prohibited under the applicable laws of their citizenship, domicile or residence from receiving such information. No other persons are authorised by the Funds to receive such information. It may not be complete and up to date for your purposes. It is not intended as financial advice or as an offer, solicitation or recommendation of securities or other financial products. Only investors with appropriate knowledge and experience to evaluate the applicable merits and risks should consider an investment in the instruments discussed herein. If in doubt, you should obtain independent financial advice that addresses your particular investment objectives, financial situation and needs before making investment decisions. The information and materials contained on this website, including all terms, conditions, and descriptions are subject to change.

Our website is made available to you for your personal use only. The Funds and their agents (collectively "Contrarius") will provide you and your authorised users who agree to abide by our terms of use, as amended from time to time, with access to our website. Our terms of use in effect from time to time constitute the agreement between Contrarius, you and any users you have authorised relating to the access to our website. If you and your authorised users are provided with usernames and passwords, then you and your authorised users are solely responsible for protecting those usernames and passwords from disclosure to third parties and are not permitted to avoid the use of required encryption technologies. You must provide current, accurate identification, contact, and other information that may be required as part of the classification and/or registration process and/or continued use of our website. You will be liable for all losses that occur if your usernames or passwords are used to access services whether or not you authorized such use. You agree to discontinue use of our website if requested, for any security reasons cited by Contrarius.

The information provided in any e-mail sent by Contrarius is provided to the recipient only and for the information purposes of the recipient only. Such information is not intended for, may not, without the express consent of Contrarius, be distributed to, and may not be relied upon by, any other party, including without limitation, any advisory or other client of the recipient. Any such information will not constitute and may not be construed as (i) an offer to sell, or an invitation to purchase securities issued by any Fund or (ii) the provision of investment advice. Contrarius reserves the right to refuse service to anyone at any time without notice for any reason.

You agree that you are responsible for your own communications and for any consequences thereof. You agree that you will use our website in compliance with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations, including any laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from your country of residence. You shall not, shall not agree to, and shall not authorize or encourage any third party to: (i) use our website to upload, transmit or otherwise distribute any content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, obscene, contains viruses, or is otherwise objectionable as reasonably determined by Contrarius; (ii) upload, transmit or otherwise distribute content that infringes upon another party's intellectual property rights or other proprietary, contractual or fiduciary rights or obligations; (iii) prevent others from using our website; or (iv) use our website for any fraudulent or inappropriate purpose. Violation of any of the foregoing may result in immediate termination of access to our website and/or e-mail services, and may subject you to other legal consequences. Contrarius reserves the right to investigate your use of our website in order to determine whether a violation of our terms of use has occurred or to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.

Content

The website's purpose is only to provide general information or factual information regarding your investment with Contrarius (if applicable). The website does not take into account your particular circumstances, investment objectives or the investment needs of any user. The information in our website or the content provided through e-mail services, including, without limitation, all research, opinions or other content, is not intended to, nor does it, constitute financial, accounting, tax, legal, investment, consulting or other professional advice or services. Before making any decision or taking any action which might affect your personal finances or business you should consult your own professional advisors.

The information and content contained on our website or received through e-mail services is relevant as of the dates expressly stated therein and no implication is being made that there has been no change in such information subsequent to such dates. The information is subject to change without notice.

Changes are periodically made to the information on our website or the content provided through e-mail services and these changes will be incorporated in new editions of our website. Contrarius expressly reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to alter or amend any criteria or information set out in our website without notice.

Our website may now, or hereafter from time to time contain certain statements or information with respect to the projection of revenues, income, earnings per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure, or other financial items; or the plans, objectives and/or projections of Contrarius for future operations; or future economic performance. Contrarius wishes to caution you that such projections are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. Contrarius is an active manager and any statement that relates to a specific issuer should not be treated as a representation that Contrarius is pursuing any particular trading strategy. In particular, where the website or the content received through e-mail services provides commentary on securities, financial instruments, indices, financial products or indicators, or economic conditions, it is done in the context of investment decisions for the Funds. It is not intended to be, and it should not be construed as, a recommendation to (or not to) deal in the particular security, index or financial instrument. Contrarius may be buying or selling any securities or other financial instrument discussed.

Disclaimer

Our website, content provided through e-mail services and the information contained therein are provided "as is" and your use of our website and the information contained therein is entirely at your own risk. You assume full responsibility and risk of loss for the investment decisions, results obtained, regulatory reports and statements produced using our website and the information contained therein, including your account information. Neither Contrarius, its affiliated companies, holding companies, subsidiaries or subsidiaries of its holding companies, or their shareholders, agents, consultants, officers, directors or employees will be liable for any damages whatsoever relating to the use of our website or the information contained therein, including, without limitation any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, whether in an action arising out of contract, statute, wrongful conduct or otherwise.

Contrarius expressly disclaims all implied warranties, including, without limitation, warranties of merchantability, title, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy. Any warranty implied by law is hereby excluded except to the extent such exclusion would be unlawful. Contrarius disclaims all liability from the availability, timeliness, security or reliability of our website, e-mail services and the information contained therein. Contrarius will not be responsible or liable for the exercise or non-exercise of its rights under these terms.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (i) Contrarius does not warrant that our website, the content provided through e-mail services or information contained therein will be error-free or will meet any particular criteria of accuracy, completeness or reliability of information, performance or quality; and (ii) while Contrarius has taken reasonable measures to ensure the integrity of our website, the content provided through e-mail services and the information contained therein, no warranty, whether express or implied is given that any files, downloads or applications available via our website are free of viruses, trojans, time-locks or any other data or code that has the ability to corrupt or affect the operation of your system.

Modification of Terms of Use

Contrarius reserves the right to suspend, terminate or modify our website, e-mail services or these terms of use at any time without notice. Any changes to the Terms of Use will appear in this document, which you can access at any time by selecting the "Legal Statement" hyperlink displayed on our website. Your usage of our website after the changed terms of use have been posted, will constitute your acceptance of the changed terms of use.

Ownership & Copyright

Contrarius maintains all copyrights in the text, graphic images and logos contained in this website. You may download or print hard copy of individual pages and/or sections of the Contrarius website provided you do not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices. Any download or copy from the Contrarius website will not transfer title to any software or material from Contrarius. You may not reproduce (in whole or in part), transmit (by electronic means or otherwise), modify, link into or use for any public or commercial purpose the Contrarius website without Contrarius’ prior written consent.

Without derogating from the foregoing, Contrarius hereby authorises you to view, copy, download to a local drive, print and distribute the content of our website, or any part thereof, provided that: (i) such content is used for your information purposes only; (ii) such content is used for non-commercial purposes and you and your authorised users are expressly prohibited from incorporating any material of Contrarius proprietary material from our website or provided through e-mail services in any other work, publication or website either of your own or belonging to any third party; and (iii) any reproduction of Contrarius proprietary material from our website or portion thereof must include this notice in its entirety.

The trademarks and logos displayed on our website are registered and unregistered trademarks of their owners. Nothing contained on our website or in content provided through email services should be construed as granting any licence right to use any trademark without written consent of the owner thereof. No right, title or interest in any proprietary material contained in our website is granted to you hereunder.

Third party sites

The Contrarius website may contain external links to third party websites for your convenience. Contrarius makes no representation or endorsement as to their content. Your use of or reliance on any external links provided is at your own risk.

Permission for hyperlinks

No person shall be entitled to link to a website or any web pages of this website without prior written consent of Contrarius.

Privacy, Confidentiality & Information Security

Contrarius subscribes to internationally recognised standards of personal privacy protection, complying with the requirement of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018. Please refer to www.oicjersey.org for further details and guidance. We are committed to protecting the security of your personal information. Even though we have taken significant steps to ensure that your personal information is not misused, you should know that we cannot fully eliminate security risks associated with personal information.

In order to provide its services to users, Contrarius shall process any personal data it holds in accordance with its Privacy Policies and Notices and applicable data protection legislation and may use agents and other third-parties in Jersey and elsewhere to hold or process personal data or other confidential information. As a user and party to these terms it is an express term that you agree to the transfer, holding and processing of such personal data and other confidential information in this way and agree that your use of this website is subject to the Contrarius Privacy Policies and Notices. Contrarius does not sell, rent, loan, trade or lease any personal information collected, including application forms, financial data or email addresses.

Contrarius will disclose otherwise confidential personal data and confidential information if it is compelled to do so by laws and regulations applicable to it and/or its agents, and whether in Jersey or elsewhere.

The use of cookies

The Contrarius website uses two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies:

Session cookies that are temporary and expire at the end of a browser session. The session cookie we use allows us to link your actions during a single browser session so you can use our website most efficiently.
Persistent cookies that are stored on your equipment until deleted. An example is the cookie used to record if you have accepted the use of cookies on the Contrarius website by continuing to browse as normal. This cookie allows you to browse the Contrarius website in future without being shown our cookie notice.

This cookie policy applies to our website, mobile applications and emails and forms part of our Privacy Notice.

Third Party Analytics

From time to time, the Contrarius website may use web analytics service providers, for instance Google Analytics, to help Contrarius analyse how users use the website. Third-party cookies from Google are used in these instances which allows us to recognise, measure and track users of the website. The information collected includes the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they have visited. This helps us improve the way the website works, for example, by determining whether visitors can find information easily or by identifying aspects of the website that are of the most interest to them.

More information on “How Google uses data” can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found here: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/gb/

Blocking Cookies

However, if you decline the use or prevent the usage of cookies on your browser, you may encounter problems browsing our website.

For more information about cookies and how cookie regulation affects you, please visit: http://ico.org.uk/for_the_public/topic_specific_guides/online/cookies.

Sources

"MSCI" is a trademark of MSCI Inc. and is used by Contrarius Group under licence. The MSCI information (1) may not be redistributed or used as a component of a financial product or index; (2) does not constitute investment advice; and (3) is provided on an "as is" basis with each of its users assuming the risk of his/her use. MSCI and related parties expressly disclaim all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to this information. None of those parties shall have any liability for any damages (whether direct or otherwise).

J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index (the “GBI Global Index”): Information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable but J.P. Morgan does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. The GBI Global Index is used with permission. Copyright 2024, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. The 60/40 Index may not be copied, used, or distributed without prior written approval.

Average Fund data source is Morningstar Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

The FTSE/JSE Capped All Share Index and FTSE/JSE All Bond Index are calculated by FTSE International Limited (“FTSE”) in conjunction with the JSE Limited (“JSE”) in accordance with standard criteria. The FTSE/JSE Capped All Share Index and FTSE/JSE All Bond Index are the proprietary information of FTSE and the JSE. All copyright subsisting in the values and constituent lists of the FTSE/JSE Capped All Share Index and FTSE/JSE All Bond Index vests in FTSE and the JSE jointly. All their rights are reserved.

Benchmarks and indexes are shown for illustrative purposes only, may not be available for direct investment, are unmanaged, assume reinvestment of income, and have limitations when used for comparison purposes because they may have volatility, credit, or other material characteristics (such as number and types of securities) that are different from the Funds.

Transmission of Information

Your attention is drawn to the fact that information transmitted via the Internet, including without limitation e-mail, is susceptible to monitoring and interception. Contrarius disclaims any liability for the interception or monitoring of, or access to, such information by any person. Contrarius requests that no unsolicited confidential or proprietary information be sent to Contrarius. Any such unsolicited information or material sent to Contrarius will be deemed not to be confidential, unless otherwise agreed in writing by Contrarius.

Your Account

Adding your investment account to your user profile or requesting account information constitutes and shall be deemed to be an acceptance of the following terms:

You and your authorised users agree to observe the remote access operating standards and procedures and username or other password control requirements and other security procedures as may be issued from time to time by Contrarius for you to access your account.

You and your authorised users are exclusively responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Contrarius user profile, password, account numbers and any other personal or security information required to access your account.

The linking of your account information to your user profile on our website will involve the transmission and storage of personal or security data including account numbers and personal identification numbers. You agree to notify Contrarius without delay if you have reason to believe that others may have gained unauthorised access to your personal user profile or other personal data. For more information please see the Privacy Policy.

We will presume any person that possess the required information to pass through all security measures to be you or your authorised representative. You agree that all information that you may provide to us and the Fund Administrators is complete and true and the telephone number and e-mail address at which you may be reached to discuss any correspondence submitted to us via our website or by email is valid and current. You also agree to advise us promptly of any changes in your personal information.

Apex Fund Services (Ireland) Limited in Ireland is the administrator of Contrarius ICAV. BNP Securities Services in Australia is the administrator of the Australia registered Contrarius Global Equity Fund and Contrarius Global Balanced Fund. Boutique Collective Investments is the administrator of the Contrarius BCI South Africa Funds and BCI Contrarius Feeder Funds. The administrators are the initial source of most of your account information provided on our website. This information is input into a Contrarius database and accessed from that database for use by our website. Other information is developed by Contrarius. There may be periods when your account information is inaccessible, or when delays, omissions or inaccuracies occur in your account information provided on our website. You agree to advise us promptly if you are aware of any discrepancies in the information we hold for you.

You agree to use your user profile information only in connection with the proper purposes of our Terms of Use. You will not, and will cause your authorised users not to: (i) permit any third party to use our website to access your account; (ii) sell, rent, license or otherwise use your account information on our website in the operation of a service bureau or for any purpose other than as expressly authorised; (iii) use your account information on our website for any other fund, trust or other investment vehicle without the prior written consent of Contrarius; or (iv) allow or cause any information transmitted from Contrarius’ databases, including data from third party sources, available through use of our website, to be published, redistributed or retransmitted for other than use for or on behalf of yourself, as a member of Contrarius.

General Provisions

Any views expressed reflect the current views of Contrarius and do not necessarily represent the view of any other members of the Contrarius Group. The views expressed may change without notice or liability.

Contrarius maintains the highest possible professional standards in its dealings with clients and complies with, and expects its clients to comply with, all relevant laws including those relating to money laundering.

Contrarius and/or its appointed agents reserve the right to record telephone conversations. Access to records is highly restrictive.

You and your authorised users may not assign or delegate any of your rights or obligations under our terms of use without the prior written consent of Contrarius, which consent may be withheld in its absolute and sole discretion. Any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be null and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any third party rights or benefits.

These terms of use, your rights and obligations, and all actions contemplated by these terms of use (and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them), shall be governed by the laws of Jersey, as if these terms of use were a contract wholly entered into and wholly performed within Jersey.

If any provision in these terms of use is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

Website operator

With the exception of fund specific pages and fund specific information which are operated and maintained by the relevant Contrarius Group entity as set out below, this website is operated and issued by Contrarius Investment Management Limited, a private company incorporated in Jersey (Company No. 100697) and is authorised and regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (Reference No. FSB1906) for the purpose of carrying on funds services business. Correspondence in relation to Contrarius Investment Management Limited's business can be addressed to 2 Bond Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3NP, Channel Islands or clientservice@contrarius.com.

With the exception of fund specific pages and fund specific information which are operated and maintained by the relevant Contrarius Group entity as set out below, this website constitutes a financial services advertisement within the meaning of the Financial Services (Advertising) (Jersey) Order 2008 (the 'Order') and Contrarius Investment Management Limited is the issuer of such advertisement for the purposes of the Order.

SOUTH AFRICA

If you are resident in South Africa, the following terms and conditions should be read in conjunction with the above terms and conditions, which shall be equally applicable.

Terms of use: Contrarius Investment Services (South Africa) (Pty) Limited and its subsidiaries, affiliates, principals and employees (“Contrarius South Africa” or “us” or “we”) do not, subject to applicable law, guarantee the accuracy, validity, timeliness, completeness or suitability of any information or data made available to you through this website. The information contained on this website is compiled for the convenience of website visitors and is accepted by the website visitor on the condition, where permitted by applicable law, that errors or omissions (apart from errors and omissions caused by willful intent or gross negligence) shall not be made the basis for any claim, demand or cause of action. The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of Contrarius South Africa nor do they constitute investment, tax, legal or any other advice. You must speak to a financial advisor or other appropriate professional advisor if you wish to obtain investment advice. The views reflected herein are subject to change without notice. We will use reasonable endeavours to update the information contained on this website but we are under no obligation to update the content of this website except where required by regulation or applicable law. Contrarius South Africa reserves the right to modify or amend these Terms of use at any time, for example to comply with new or updated laws or regulations. You agree to monitor these Terms of use and to cease all access or use of this website if you no longer agree to abide by the Terms of use. Your continued use of the website shall constitute acceptance of any modifications. Information on this website may be provided in more than one language. By continuing to use this website you are consenting to us communicating to you in this way.

We may modify, withdraw or deny access to this website at any time.

Information contained on this website is published in good faith and while Contrarius South Africa takes reasonable steps to ensure its accuracy, subject to applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of title, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, for the information provided on this website. The use of this website is at your own risk. Where permitted by applicable law, Contrarius South Africa will not be liable (except for damages or injuries arising out of Contrarius South Africa’s willful intent or gross negligence) for any damages or injuries arising out of your use of any such information or data, including without limitation, damages relating to any (i) error, omission, interruption, information being out of date, delay in operation or transmission, (ii) computer virus, worm, “trojan horse” or other malicious software, (iii) failure or defect in any communication facilities, hardware or software, (iv) theft and destruction or unauthorised access to, alteration of, or use of information, or (v) damages or injuries arising from links to other websites.

Decisions based on information contained on this website are the sole responsibility of the user, and in exchange for using this website, the user agrees to hold Contrarius South Africa harmless against any claims for damages arising from any decisions the user makes based on such information.

The services, investments or products referred to on this website are not available to persons resident in any jurisdiction where such availability or distribution would be contrary to local law or regulation. This website is designed for information purposes only and, subject to applicable law, does not constitute a solicitation, a recommendation or offer by Contrarius South Africa to buy or sell any securities, futures, options or other financial instruments or to provide any investment advice or service. Visitors should not use this website as their sole source of information on investments.

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Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future. Potential investors should seek their own financial and tax advice.

Contrarius Investment Management Limited (“Contrarius”) (FSP42707) is an authorized financial services provider with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority of South Africa in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 2002 (“FAIS”). Contrarius Investment Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (“Contrarius South Africa”) (FSP48937) is an authorized financial services provider with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority of South Africa in terms of FAIS, and is a member of ASISA. Contrarius and Contrarius South Africa are not authorized to and do not provide financial advice. In providing investment management services to the Contrarius South Africa Funds, Contrarius South Africa utilises research and advice from Contrarius Investment Advisory Limited. Contrarius Investment Advisory Limited (FSP53817) is an authorized financial services provider with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority of South Africa in terms of FAIS. No information contained on this website should be construed or relied upon, as advice. If you require financial and/or investment advice, please engage the services of an independent financial adviser.

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Contrarius BCI South Africa Funds

Boutique Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd (“BCI”) is approved by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (“FSCA”) . BCI is registered Manager of the Boutique Collective Investments Scheme, approved in terms of the Collective Investments Schemes Control Act, No 45 of 2002 (“CISCA”) and is a full member of the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (“ASISA”). Contrarius BCI SA Equity Fund, Contrarius BCI Equity Fund and Contrarius BCI Balanced (together, “Contrarius BCI South Africa Funds”) are co-named portfolios of the Boutique Collective Investment Scheme. BCI has appointed Contrarius South Africa as Investment Manager of the Contrarius BCI South Africa Funds. While the Manager appointed Contrarius South Africa as its authorised agent to solicit investment and to manage the co-named funds, the Manager retains full legal responsibility for the co-named funds. The relationship between the Manager and Investment Manager is governed by CISCA, the scheme deed, and formal written agreements. South African residents interested in receiving information on the Contrarius BCI South Africa Funds should contact the Investment Manager, Contrarius South Africa at clientservice@contrarius.co.za.

BCI Contrarius Feeder Funds

BCI Contrarius Global Equity Feeder Fund and BCI Contrarius Global Balanced Feeder Funds (together, “BCI Contrarius Feeder Funds”) are co-named portfolios of the Boutique Collective Investment Scheme. BCI is the Manager and Investment Manager of the BCI Contrarius Feeder Funds. A feeder fund is an investment vehicle that invests in a single portfolio of a CIS scheme and levies its own charges, which could result in a higher fee structure for investors in the feeder fund. South African residents interested in information on the BCI Contrarius Feeder Funds the Manager at clientservices@bcis.co.za, or the authorised representative of the BCI Contrarius Feeder Funds, Contrarius South Africa at clientservice@contrarius.co.za.

Contrarius ICAV

Collective Investment Schemes (“CIS”) are generally medium- to long-term investments. The value of units may go down as well as up and past performance is not necessarily a reliable indicator of future performance. Movements in exchange rates may also cause the value of underlying international investments to go up or down. It is therefore important to understand the risks involved before investing. Contrarius provides no guarantee with respect to capital or the Funds returns. It is therefore important to understand the risks involved before investing. The Funds are priced daily. Funds may be closed to new investments at any time in order for them to be managed according to their mandates. CIS are traded at ruling prices and can engage in borrowing and scrip lending. Commissions and incentives may be paid by investors to third parties and, if so, would be included in the overall cost. A schedule of fees, charges and maximum commissions is available on request, at no charge, from Contrarius. The Funds may invest in foreign securities. Depending on their markets, trading in those securities may carry risks relating to, among others, macroeconomic and political circumstances, constraints on liquidity or the repatriation of funds, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, taxation and trade settlement.

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A "Permitted Client" means any of the following:

A Canadian financial institution or a Schedule III bank;
The Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (Canada);
A subsidiary of any person or company referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), if the person or company owns all of the voting securities of the subsidiary, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of the subsidiary;
A person or company registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as an adviser, investment dealer, mutual fund dealer or exempt market dealer;
A pension fund that is regulated by either the federal Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions or a pension commission or similar regulatory authority of a jurisdiction of Canada or a wholly-owned subsidiary of such a pension fund;
An entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e);
The Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada, or any Crown corporation, agency or wholly-owned entity of the Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada;
Any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that government;
A municipality, public board or commission in Canada and a metropolitan community, school board, the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’île de Montréal or an intermunicipal management board in Québec;
A trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, acting on behalf of a managed account managed by the trust company or trust corporation, as the case may be;
A person or company acting on behalf of a managed account managed by the person or company, if the person or company is registered or authorized to carry on business as an adviser or the equivalent under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction;
An investment fund if one or both of the following apply:
1. The fund is managed by a person or company registered as an investment fund manager under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada;
2. The fund is advised by a person or company authorized to act as an adviser under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada;
In respect of a dealer, a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that obtains advice on the securities to be traded from an eligibility adviser, as defined in section 1.1 of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions, or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity;
In respect of an adviser, a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that is advised by an eligibility adviser, as defined in section 1.1 of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions, or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity;
An individual who beneficially owns financial assets, as defined in section 1.1 of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions, having an aggregate realizable value that, before taxes but net of any related liabilities, exceeds $5 million;
A person or company that is entirely owned by an individual or individuals referred to in paragraph (o), who holds the beneficial ownership interest in the person or company directly or through a trust, the trustee of 9 which is a trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction;
A person or company, other than an individual or an investment fund, that has net assets of at least $25 million as shown on its most recently prepared financial statements;
A person or company that distributes securities of its own issue in Canada only to persons or companies referred to in paragraphs (a) to (q).

A "Professional Investor" means a person who is considered to be a professional client or may, on request, be treated as a professional client within the meaning of Annex II of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2004/39/EC). Under Annex II of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, a professional client is a client who possesses the experience, knowledge and expertise to make its own investment decisions and properly assess the risks that it incurs. In order to be considered a professional client, the client must comply with the following criteria:

Categories of client who are considered to be professionals

Entities which are required to be authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets. The list below should be understood as including all authorised entities carrying out the characteristic activities of the entities mentioned:
1. credit institutions
2. investment firms
3. other authorised or regulated financial institutions
4. insurance companies
5. collective investment schemes and management companies of such schemes
6. pension funds and management companies of such funds
7. commodity and commodity derivatives dealers
8. locals
9. other institutional investors
Large undertakings meeting two of the following size requirements on a company basis:
1. balance sheet total: EUR 20,000,000;
2. net turnover: EUR 40,000,000;
3. own funds: EUR 2,000,000.
National and regional governments, public bodies that manage public debt, Central Banks, international and supranational institutions such as the World Bank, the IMF, the ECB, the EIB and other similar international organisations.
Other institutional investors whose main activity is to invest in financial instruments, including entities dedicated to the securitisation of assets or other financing transactions.

An "accredited investor" means any of the following:

a Canadian financial institution, or a Schedule III bank;
the Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (Canada);
a subsidiary of any person referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b), if the person owns all of the voting securities of the subsidiary, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of that subsidiary;
a person registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as an adviser or dealer, other than a person registered solely as a limited market dealer under one or both of the Securities Act (Ontario) or the Securities Act (Newfoundland and Labrador);
an individual registered or formerly registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as a representative of a person referred to in paragraph;
the Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada, or any crown corporation, agency or wholly owned entity of the Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada;
a municipality, public board or commission in Canada and a metropolitan community, school board, the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’île de Montréal or an intermunicipal management board in Québec;
any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that government;
a pension fund that is regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada), a pension commission or similar regulatory authority of a jurisdiction of Canada;
an individual who, either alone or with a spouse, beneficially owns financial assets having an aggregate realizable value that before taxes, but net of any related liabilities, exceeds $1 000 000;
an individual whose net income before taxes exceeded $200 000 in each of the 2 most recent calendar years or whose net income before taxes combined with that of a spouse exceeded $300 000 in each of the 2 most recent calendar years and who, in either case, reasonably expects to exceed that net income level in the current calendar year;
an individual who, either alone or with a spouse, has net assets of at least $5 000 000;
a person, other than an individual or investment fund, that has net assets of at least $5 000 000 as shown on its most recently prepared financial statements;
an investment fund that distributes or has distributed its securities only to:
1. a person that is or was an accredited investor at the time of the distribution;
2. a person that acquires or acquired securities in the circumstances referred to in sections 2.10 of National Instrument 45-106 (NI 45-106) [Minimum amount investment], or 2.19 of NI 45-106 [Additional investment in investment funds], or
3. a person described in paragraph (i) or (ii) that acquires or acquired securities under section 2.18 of NI 45-106 [Investment fund reinvestment].
an investment fund that distributes or has distributed securities under a prospectus in a jurisdiction of Canada for which the regulator or, in Québec, the securities regulatory authority, has issued a receipt;
a trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed by the trust company or trust corporation, as the case may be;
a person acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed by that person, if that person:
1. is registered or authorized to carry on business as an adviser or the equivalent under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, and
2. in Ontario, is purchasing a security that is not a security of an investment fund.
a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that, in regard to the trade, has obtained advice from an eligibility adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity to give advice on the securities being traded;
an entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) or paragraph (i) in form and function
a person in respect of which all of the owners of interests, direct, indirect or beneficial, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors, are persons that are accredited investors;
an investment fund that is advised by a person registered as an adviser or a person that is exempt from registration as an adviser, or
a person that is recognized or designated by the securities regulatory authority or, except in Ontario and Quebec, the regulator as an accredited investor.

For the purposes of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (“SFO”), “professional investor” means:

any recognized exchange company, recognized clearing house, recognized exchange controller or recognized investor compensation company, or any person authorized to provide automated trading services under section 95(2) of the SFO;
any intermediary, or any other person carrying on the business of the provision of investment services and regulated under the law of any place outside Hong Kong;
any authorized financial institution, or any bank which is not an authorized financial institution but is regulated under the law of any place outside Hong Kong
any insurer authorized under the Insurance Companies Ordinance (Cap. 41 of the laws of Hong Kong), or any other person carrying on insurance business and regulated under the law of any place outside Hong Kong
any scheme which:
1. is a collective investment scheme authorized under section 104 of the SFO; or
2. is similarly constituted under the law of any place outside Hong Kong and, if it is regulated under the law of such place, is permitted to be operated under the law of such place.
3. or any person by whom any such scheme is operated;
any registered scheme as defined in section 2(1) of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (“MPFSO”) (Cap. 485 of the laws of Hong Kong), or its constituent fund as defined in section 2 of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (General) Regulation (Cap. 485 subsidiary legislation), or any person who, in relation to any such registered scheme, is an approved trustee or service provider as defined in section 2(1) of the MPFSO or who is an investment manager of any such registered scheme or constituent fund;
any scheme which:
1. is a registered scheme as defined in section 2(1) of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (“ORSO”) (Cap. 426); or
2. is an offshore scheme as defined in section 2(1) of the ORSO and, if it is regulated under the law of the place in which it is domiciled, is permitted to be operated under the law of such place, or any person who, in relation to any such scheme, is an administrator as defined in section 2(1) of the ORSO;
any government (other than a municipal government authority), any institution which performs the functions of a central bank, or any multilateral agency;
except for the purposes of Schedule 5 to the SFO, any corporation which is:
1. a. a wholly owned subsidiary of:
  1. an intermediary, or any other person carrying on the business of the provision of investment services and regulated under the law of any place outside Hong Kong; or
  2. an authorized financial institution, or any bank which is not an authorized financial institution but is regulated under the law of any place outside Hong Kong; or
2. a holding company which holds all the issued share capital of:
  1. an intermediary, or any other person carrying on the business of the provision of investment services and regulated under the law of any place outside Hong Kong; or
  2. an authorized financial institution, or any bank which is not an authorized financial institution but is regulated under the law of any place outside Hong Kong; or
3. any other wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company referred to in subparagraphs (ii); or
any person of a class which is prescribed by rules made under section 397 of the SFO for the purposes of this paragraph as within the meaning of this definition for the purposes of the provisions of the SFO, or to the extent that it is prescribed by rules so made as within the meaning of this definition for the purposes of any provision of the SFO.

For the purposes of paragraph 10 above, the following persons are “prescribed”:

any trust corporation having been entrusted under the trust or trusts of which it acts as a trustee with total assets of not less than HKD$40 million or its equivalent in any foreign currency:
1. as stated in the most recent audited financial statement prepared: in respect of the trust corporation; and within 16 months before the relevant date;
2. as ascertained by referring to one or more audited financial statements, each being the most recent audited financial statement, prepared:
  1. in respect of the trust or any of the trusts; and
  2. within 16 months before the relevant date; or
3. as ascertained by referring to one or more custodian statements issued to the trust corporation:
  1. in respect of the trust or any of the trusts; and
  2. within 12 months before the relevant date;
any individual, either alone or with any of his associates on a joint account, having a portfolio of not less than HKD$8 million or its equivalent in any foreign currency:
1. as stated in a certificate issued by an auditor or a professional accountant of the individual within 12 months before the relevant date; or
2. as ascertained by referring to one or more custodian statements issued to the individual (either alone or with the associate) within 12 months before the relevant date;
any corporation or partnership having:
1. a portfolio of not less than HKD$8 million or its equivalent in any foreign currency; or
2. total assets of not less than HKD$40 million or its equivalent in any foreign currency, as ascertained by referring to:
3. the most recent audited financial statement prepared:
  1. in respect of the corporation or partnership (as the case may be); and
  2. within 16 months before the relevant date; or
4. one or more custodian statements issued to the corporation or partnership (as the case may be) within 12 months before the relevant date; and
any corporation the sole business of which is to hold investments and which is wholly owned by an individual who, either alone or with any of his associates on a joint account, falls within the description in paragraph (b).

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