Declaration of ordinary and preference dividends
for the six months ended 31 December 2014
PREFERENCE SHAREHOLDERS
Notice is hereby given that a gross final preference dividend of 381,36473 cents per preference share has been declared payable,
by the Board of Imperial, to holders of non-redeemable, non-participating preference shares. The dividend will be paid out of reserves.
The preference dividend will be subject to a local dividend tax rate of 15%. No STC credits will be utilised for the preference dividend. The net preference dividend, to those shareholders who are not exempt from paying dividend tax, is therefore 324,16002 cents per share.
ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS
Notice is hereby given that a gross final ordinary dividend in the amount of 350 cents per ordinary share has been declared payable,
by the Board of Imperial, to holders of ordinary shares. The dividend will be paid out of reserves.
The ordinary dividend will be subject to a local dividend tax rate of 15%. The total STC credits utilised for the ordinary dividend amounted
to R9 251 862. The number of ordinary shares in issue at the date of the declaration was 207 815 753 and consequently the STC credits utilised
amounted to 4,45195 cents per share. The net ordinary dividend, to those shareholders who are not exempt from paying dividend tax,
is therefore 298,16779 cents per share.
The company has determined the following salient dates for the payment of the preference dividend and ordinary dividend:
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2015 |
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| Last day for preference shares and ordinary shares respectively to trade cum-preference
dividend and cum ordinary dividend |
Friday, 20 March |
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| Preference and ordinary shares commence trading ex-preference dividend and ex-ordinary
dividend respectively |
Monday, 23 March |
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| Record date |
Friday, 27 March |
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| Payment date |
Monday, 30 March |
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The company’s income tax number is 9825178719.
Share certificates may not be dematerialised/rematerialised between Monday, 23 March 2015 and Friday, 27 March 2015, both days inclusive.
On Monday, 30 March 2015, amounts due in respect of the preference dividend and the ordinary dividend will be electronically transferred
to the bank accounts of certificated shareholders that utilise this facility. In respect of those who do not, cheques dated 30 March 2015
will be posted on or about that date. Shareholders who have dematerialised their shares will have their accounts held at their CSDP or Broker,
credited on Monday, 30 March 2015.
On behalf of the board
RA Venter
Group Company Secretary
23 February 2015 |
