Financial calendar
Important investor dates
Key dates 2014
| 2014 | |
|---|---|
| 27 February | Preliminary announcement |
| 30 April | Interim management statement for the 3 months ended 31 March |
| 30 April | Annual General Meeting |
| 30 July | Half-yearly Report |
| 22 October | Interim management statement for the 9 months ended 30 September |
Calendar for the interim dividend 2014
| 2014 | |
|---|---|
| 30 July | Half-Yearly Report (to include announcement of declaration of interim dividend: amount of dividend per share in both sterling and rand; applicable exchange rate and conversion date – 28 July 2014; plus additional applicable information as required in respect of South African dividend tax). |
| 30 July to 22 August | From the commencement of trading on Wednesday 30 July 2014 to Friday 22 August 2014 (inclusive), no removal requests in either direction between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register will be permitted. |
| 15 August | Last Day to Trade or LDT (JSE) |
| 18 August to 22 August | From the commencement of trading on Monday 18 August 2014 to Friday 22 August 2014 (inclusive), no transfers between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register will be permitted; no shares may be dematerialised or rematerialised. |
| 18 August | Ex-dividend date (JSE) |
| 20 August | Ex-dividend date (LSE) |
| 22 August | Record date (LSE and JSE) |
| 9 September | Last date for receipt of Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) elections (UK main register only). |
| 30 September | Payment date (sterling and rand) |
Calendar for the final dividend 2014
| 2015 | |
|---|---|
| 26 February | Preliminary Announcement (to include announcement of recommended final dividend: amount of dividend per share in both sterling and rand; applicable exchange rate and conversion date - 24 February 2015; plus additional applicable information as required in respect of South Africa Dividends Tax). |
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26 February to 20 March |
From the commencement of trading on 26 February 2015 to 20 March 2015 (inclusive), no removal requests in either direction between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register will be permitted. |
| 13 March | Last Day to Trade (JSE) |
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16 March to 20 March |
From the commencement of trading on 16 March 2015 to 20 March 2015 (inclusive), no transfers between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register; no shares may be dematerialised or rematerialised. |
| 16 March | Ex-dividend date (JSE) |
| 19 March | Ex-dividend date (LSE) |
| 20 March | Record date (LSE and JSE) |
| 15 April | Last date for receipt of Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) elections (UK main register only) |
| 7 May | Payment date (Sterling and Rand) |
Notes:
- A recommended final dividend may be paid only after it has been approved at the Annual General Meeting of the Company which is scheduled for Wednesday 29 April 2015.
- Any changes to the dates set out above will be notified. The dates will be restated in the Preliminary Announcement scheduled for Thursday 26 February 2015.