Declaration of interim dividends
PREFERENCE DIVIDEND
Notice is hereby given that a dividend of 406 cents per cumulative, non-redeemable, non-participating and non-convertible preference share (H1 2009: 522,5 cents) has been declared, payable to preference shareholders in accordance with the timetable below.
ORDINARY DIVIDEND
Notice is hereby given that an interim dividend of 27 cents per ordinary share (H1 2009: 30 cents) has been declared, payable to ordinary shareholders in accordance with the timetable below.
TIMETABLE
| Last day to trade cum-dividend | Friday, 3 September 2010 |
| Shares commence trading ex-dividend | Monday, 6 September 2010 |
| Record date | Friday, 10 September 2010 |
| Dividend payment date | Monday, 13 September 2010 |
No dematerialisation or rematerialisation of shares will be allowed for the period from 6 September 2010 to 10 September 2010, both days inclusive.
The dividends are declared in the currency of the Republic of South Africa. By order of the Board
CAS Robertson
Secretary
18 August 2010
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Directors
IAJ Clark* (Chairman), AK Olivier (Group CEO), H Adams*, MR Faku*, WD Geach*, IM Groves*, MJ Hankinson*, JG Jones, DA Polkinghorne, DA Rennie, AF Stewart, LR Stuart-Hill, SDM Zungu*. *Non-executive
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