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BRAIT
BAT - Brait S.A - Results Of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Held On
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Brait S.A.Societe Anonyme
("the Company")
(Incorporated in Luxembourg)
Registration number: RC Luxembourg B-13861
Registered office: 180 rue des Aubepines, L-1145, Luxembourg
Share code: BAT
ISIN code: LU0011857645
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ("AGM") HELD ON
WEDNESDAY, 30 JULY 2008
At the AGM of the Company held on Wednesday, 30 July 2008, all the resolutions
contained in the notice of AGM, which formed part of the annual financial
statements to shareowners, dated 20 June 2008, were passed by the requisite
number of shareowners. These resolutions regulate:
1. AGM
- the ratification and confirmation of the interim dividend on 3 December
2007;
- the adoption of directors` and auditors` reports;
- the adoption of the annual financial statements;
- the discharge of directors, officers and statutory auditors of their
mandates;
- the re-election of the following existing directors:
- AC Ball
- PAB Beecroft
- JE Bodoni
- AC Campbell
- BI Childs
- JA Gnodde
- ME King
- RJ Koch
- AM Rosenzweig
- MS Masithela
- HRW Troskie
- SJP Weber
- PL Wilmot;
- the re-appointment of auditors;
- the ratification of the allocation of profits to legal reserve;
- the declaration and payment of a final dividend for the year ended 31 March
2008 of 11.80 US cents per share and 91.27 cents per share for the
shareowners registered on the South African register;
- the authority to repurchase shares; and
- the directors` authority to issue further ordinary shares to be delivered
to participants under the Group`s share incentive schemes.
2. Final dividend
The important dates pertaining to the final dividend are as follows:
2008
Last day to trade cum dividend Friday, 1 August
First trading day ex dividend Monday, 4 August
Record date (close of business) Friday, 8 August
Electronic transfer of funds or cheques Monday, 11 August
posted by ordinary post in respect of
certificated shareowners
Dematerialised shareowners` accounts, held Monday, 11 August
at their CSDP and/or broker, credited
Shareowners are reminded that ordinary shares on the JSE Limited, may not
be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday, 4 August 2008 and
Friday, 8 August 2008.
Non-resident shareowners registered on the South African register, who
prefer their dividends to be paid in US Dollars, are advised to inform
their CSDPs/brokers accordingly and provide their banking details to their
CSDPs/brokers by the required deadline in terms of their agreements entered
into with their CSDPs/brokers.
By order of the board
ME King
Chairman
31 July 2008
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