DECLARATION OF DIVIDENDS

Preference shareholders and ordinary shareholders

Notice is hereby given that:

  • a preference dividend of 494,795 cents per preference share has been declared payable to holders of non-redeemable, non-participating preference shares; and
  • a final dividend in an amount of 120 cents per ordinary share has been declared payable to ordinary shareholders.

The company has determined the following salient dates for the payment of the preference dividend and ordinary dividend: 
   2009 
Last day for preference shares and ordinary shares respectively to trade cum-preference dividend and cum-ordinary dividend  Thursday, 17 September 
Preference and ordinary shares commence trading ex- preference dividend and ex-ordinary dividend respectively  Friday, 18 September 
Record Date  Friday, 25 September 
Payment Date  Monday, 28 September 
     

Share certificates may not be dematerialised/rematerialised between Friday, 18 September 2009 and Friday, 25 September 2009, both days inclusive.

On Monday, 28 September 2009, amounts due in respect of the preference dividend and the ordinary dividend will be electronically transferred to the bank accounts of certificated shareholders that utilise this facility. In respect of those who do not, cheques dated 28 September 2009 will be posted on or about that date. Shareholders who have dematerialised their shares will have their accounts, held at their CSDP or Broker, credited on Monday, 28 September 2009.

Preferred ordinary shareholders (unlisted)

Notice is hereby further given that a preferred ordinary dividend of 267.5 cents per preferred ordinary share has been declared and is payable to preferred ordinary shareholders recorded in the registers of the company at the close of business on Wednesday, 23 September 2009.

On Friday, 25 September 2009 the preferred ordinary dividend will be electronically transferred to the bank accounts of preferred ordinary shareholders.

On behalf of the board

RA Venter
Group Company Secretary

25 August 2009