At the Board meeting on 24 July 2023, the directors approved a gross interim cash dividend of 2,260 cents per share on the ordinary shares from profits accrued during the period ended 30 June 2023.The dividend has been declared from income reserves.
The dividend will be subject to a dividend withholding tax of 20% for all shareholders who are not exempt from or do not qualify for a reduced rate of withholding tax. The net dividend payable to shareholders after withholding tax at a rate of 20% amounts to 1,808 cents per share.
The issued share capital at the declaration date is 322,085,974 ordinary shares.
The salient dates are as follows:
| Publication of declaration data | Tuesday, 25 July 2023 |
| Last day for trading to qualify and participate in the interim dividend | Tuesday, 15 August 2023 |
| Trading ex-dividend commences | Wednesday, 16 August 2023 |
| Record date | Friday, 18 August 2023 |
| Dividend payment date | Monday, 21 August 2023 |
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday, 16 August 2023 and Friday, 18 August 2023, both days inclusive.
By order of the Board