DIVIDENDS
Recommendation
The Board recommends a final dividend of 97.4 pence per ordinary share of 25p for the year ended 31 December 2013. If approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 30 April 2014, the final dividend will be payable on 8 May 2014 to shareholders registered on either the UK main register or the South Africa branch register on 14 March 2014 (the record date).
General Dividend Information
The following is a summary of the dividends declared/recommended for the years ended 31 December 2013 and 2012.
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2013 |
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2012 |
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Pence per |
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£m |
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Pence |
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£m |
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share |
share |
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Ordinary shares |
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Interim |
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- 2013 paid 30 September 2013 |
45.0 |
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846 |
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- 2012 paid 26 September 2012 |
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42.2 |
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815 |
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Final |
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- 2013 payable 8 May 2014 |
97.4 |
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1,838 |
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- 2012 paid 8 May 2013 |
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92.7 |
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1,765 |
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142.4 |
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2,684 |
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134.9 |
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2,580 |
Key Dates and South Africa Branch Register
In compliance with the requirements of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and of Strate, the electronic settlement and custody system used by the JSE Limited (JSE), the following salient dates for the payment of the final dividend are applicable:
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Event |
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Date 2014 |
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Last Day to Trade (LDT) cum dividend (JSE) |
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Friday 7 March |
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Shares commence trading ex dividend (JSE) |
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Monday 10 March |
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Shares commence trading ex dividend (LSE) |
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Wednesday 12 March |
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Record date (JSE and LSE) |
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Friday 14 March |
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Payment date |
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Thursday 8 May |
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No removal requests permitted between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register |
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Thursday 27 February to Friday 14 March (inclusive) |
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No transfers permitted between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register |
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Monday 10 March to Friday 14 March (inclusive) |
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No shares may be dematerialised or rematerialised |
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Monday 10 March to Friday 14 March (inclusive) |
