N O T I C E   T O   S H A R E H O L D E R S Declaration of interim ordinary dividend (No 106) Notice is hereby given that an interim ordinary dividend No 106 of 15 cents per share (2004: 15 cents), in respect of the financial year ending 30 June 2005 has been declared payable to shareholders recorded in the register on Friday 15 April 2005. Salient dates 2005 Last day to trade cum dividend Friday 8 April Trading ex dividend commences Monday 11 April Record date Friday 15 April Payment date Monday 18 April Share certificates may not be dematerialised or re-materialised between Monday 11 April 2005 and Friday 15 April 2005, both days inclusive. On Monday 18 April 2005 the interim dividend will be electronically transferred to the bank accounts of all certificated shareholders where this facility is available. Where electronic funds transfer is not available or desired, cheques dated 18 April 2005 will be posted on that date. Shareholders  who  have  dematerialised  their  share  certificates  will  have  their  accounts  at  their  CSDP  or  broker  credited  on Monday 18 April 2005. By order of the Board Sandi Linford Company Secretary Bedfordview 28 February 2005 Tax implication of interim dividend – corporate shareholders only Shareholders  are  advised  that  at  the  annual  general  meeting  of  the  company  held  on  25  October  2000,  the  following  special
 resolution was passed: “RESOLVED  THAT  in  terms  of  Article  42(f)  of  the  company’s  Articles  of  Association,  the  company’s  share  premium  account  be reduced from R1 995.0 million to R1 681.4 million by the transfer of an amount of R273.6 million from the share premium account to the company’s distributable reserves.” Corporate shareholders are advised that a portion of the interim dividend (35.85%) will be payable from the company’s distributable reserves that were transferred from the share premium account in 2000. The implication of this will be that companies/corporates receiving this interim dividend will not be entitled to a secondary tax on companies credit to the extent of 35.85% of the interim dividend so received.