LHC - Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited - Cash dividend declaration

LHC - Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited - Cash dividend declaration        
LIFE HEALTHCARE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED                                          
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 2003/002733/06)                                           
ISIN: ZAE000145892                                                              
Share Code: LHC                                                                 
("Life")                                                                        
CASH DIVIDEND DECLARATION                                                       
Life shareholders are referred to the condensed consolidated interim financial  
information for the six months ended 31 March 2010 and dividend policy contained
in the pre-listing statement dated 18 May 2010 and are hereby advised that the  
directors of Life confirmed that they intend declaring an annual dividend 2     
times to 2.25 times covered by headline earnings, payable in approximately equal
interim and final dividends.  The directors have, following the completion of   
the listing on the main board of the JSE Limited, resolved to declare an interim
dividend of 23 cents per share for the six month period ended 31 March 2010.    
Future interim dividends will be considered with the announcement of the interim
results to March each year and a final dividend will be considered with the     
release of the annual results for the year ended September.                     
The salient dates will be as follows:                                           
Last day to trade "cum" the dividend on              Thursday, 5 August 2010    
Shares commence trading "ex" dividend on               Friday, 6 August 2010    
Record date on                                        Friday, 13 August 2010    
Payment date on                                       Monday, 16 August 2010    
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Friday, 6
August 2010 and Friday, 13 August 2010, both days inclusive.                    
Illovo                                                                          
22 July 2010                                                                    
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Date: 22/07/2010 11:20:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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