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AFEP - AECI Limited - Notice to preference shareholders: Dividend no. 140
AECI LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration Number 1924/002590/06)
SHARE CODE AFEP ISIN NO ZAE000000238
("AECI" or "the Company")
NOTICE TO PREFERENCE SHAREHOLDERS: Dividend No. 140
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Friday, 16 May 2008 the directors of AECI Limited
declared a dividend at the rate of 5.5 per cent per annum for the six months
ending Friday, 13 June 2008 payable on Friday, 13 June 2008 to holders of
preference shares recorded in the books of the Company at the close of business
on Friday, 6 June 2008.
The last day to trade cum dividend will be Friday, 30 May 2008 and shares will
commence trading ex dividend as from Monday, 2 June 2008.
The dividend is declared in pound sterling and payment will be made from the
offices of the transfer secretaries in South Africa and the United Kingdom on
Friday, 13 June 2008.
Dividends payable from South Africa will be paid in South African currency at
the rate of 41.08603 cents per share in accordance with the exchange rate ruling
on Monday, 12 May 2008 (1 pound sterling = R14.940375).
Dividends payable from the United Kingdom office will be subject to such tax
deductions as are prescribed by United Kingdom legislation unless a certificate
exempting the shareholder concerned from such tax deduction is received before
Friday, 30 May 2008.
Any change of address or dividend instruction must be received on or before
Friday, 30 May 2008.
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised from Monday, 2
June 2008 to Friday, 6 June 2008, both days inclusive.
By order of the Board
A Kennedy
Company secretary
Woodmead, Sandton
16 May 2008
Transfer secretaries
Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited
70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg 2001
and
Computershare Investor Services PLC
P O Box 82
The Pavilions
Bridgwater Road
Bristol BS99 7NH
England
Registered office
1st Floor, AECI Place
24 The Woodlands
Woodlands Drive
Woodmead
Sandton
Sponsor: RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
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