15 May 2015 08:00
AECI LTD - Statement re Payment of Special DividendAECI LTD - Statement re Payment of Special Dividend
PR Newswire
London, May 14
AECI LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (Registration Number 1924/002590/06) Share code: AFE ISIN: ZAE000000220 ("AECI" or "the Company") FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT: PAYMENT OF SPECIAL DIVIDEND APPROVED AECI shareholders are referred to the declaration of a special dividend of 375cents per ordinary share ("Special Dividend") published on SENS on Tuesday, 24February 2015. In that declaration, shareholders were advised that the SpecialDividend was subject to approval by the Financial Surveillance Department ofthe South African Reserve Bank. Such approval has been received and, accordingly, the salient dates for theSpecial Dividend are confirmed as follows: 2015 Last day of trade to receive Special Dividend Friday, 22 May Shares commence trading ex Special Dividend Monday, 25 May Record date Friday, 29 May Payment date Monday, 1 June Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised from Monday, 25May 2015 to Friday, 29 May 2015, both days inclusive. Any change of address or dividend instruction must be received on or beforeThursday, 21 May 2015. The Special Dividend is a dividend as defined in the Income Tax Act, 1962 andin terms of this Act a dividend withholding tax rate of 15% is applicable toshareholders who are not exempt from dividend withholding tax, resulting in anet dividend amount of 318,75000 cents per share. The dividend has beendeclared from the income reserves of the Company. No Secondary Tax onCompanies' credits are available to be used. The Directors have satisfied the solvency and liquidity test as required interms of section 4(1) of the Companies Act, Act No. 71 of 2008. The issuedshare capital is 128 241 140 listed ordinary shares and 10 117 951 unlistedredeemable convertible B ordinary shares. By order of the Board EN Rapoo Group Company Secretary Woodmead, Sandton 15 May 2015 Transfer Secretaries Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd 70 Marshall Street Johannesburg 2001 and Computershare Investor Services Plc PO Box 82 The Pavilions Bridgwater Road Bristol BS 99 7NH England Sponsor
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