TRANS HEX GROUP LIMITED - DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND NO. 39

(INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA)
(REGISTRATION NUMBER 63/07579/06)
("TRANS HEX")
DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND NO. 39

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF 21 CENTS PER SHARE PAYABLE
OUT OF DISTRIBUTABLE RESERVES HAS BEEN DECLARED TO HOLDERS OF ORDINARY SHARES
REGISTERED IN THE BOOKS OF THE COMPANY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON 24 MARCH
2000. THIS DIVIDEND IS INTENDED TO REWARD EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS OF TRANS HEX
PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MERGERS WITH BENGUELA CONCESSIONS LIMITED
AND GEM DIAMOND MINING CORPORATION LIMITED. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE NEXT
DIVIDEND PAYABLE BY TRANS HEX WILL BE THE INTERIM DIVIDEND WITH RESPECT TO THE
HALF-YEAR ENDING 31 SEPTEMBER 2000.

PAYMENT OF THE DIVIDEND WILL BE MADE ON OR BEFORE 5 MAY 2000, BY MEANS OF
ELECTRONIC TRANSFER INTO THE BANK ACCOUNTS OF SHAREHOLDERS WHO UTILISE THIS
FACILITY. DIVIDEND CHEQUES WILL BE POSTED ON THE SAME DAY TO ALL OTHER
SHAREHOLDERS.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
G J ZACHARIAS
SECRETARY
3 MARCH 2000

TRANSFER SECRETARIES.               REGISTERED OFFICE;

COMPUTERSHARE SERVICES LIMITED      405 VOORTREKKER ROAD
41 FOX STREET                       PAROW
JOHANNESBURG                        CAPE TOWN
TRANS HEX SOLID AS A ROCK
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TRANS HEX SOLID AS A ROCK

TRANS HEX TODAY ANNOUNCED THE DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND NUMBER 39, IN THE AMOUNT
OF 21 CENTS PER SHARE, AND CONTINUED A TREND OF CONSISTENT INVESTOR

REMUNERATION THAT STARTED WITH THE COMPANY'S LISTING IN 1981 AND HAS CONTINUED
UNINTERRUPTED EVER SINCE.

THE DECLARATION OF A DIVIDEND PRIOR TO YEAR-END HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED FOR A
SPECIFIC REASON.

"THE VARIOUS CORPORATE ACTIVITIES UNDERWAY ARE NEARING IMPLEMENTATION AND WILL
RESULT IN A DILUTION OF SHARE HOLDING. IT WAS FELT PRUDENT TO REWARD OUR
EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS PRIOR TO THE MERGERS OF GEM DIAMONDS AND BENGUELA
CONCESSIONS TAKING EFFECT," EXPLAINED TRANS HEX CHAIRMAN BERNARD VAN ROOYEN.
THIS DIVIDEND COMBINED WITH THE INTERIM DECLARED IN NOVEMBER 1999 TOTALS 33
CENTS PER SHARE AND REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 15.8% OVER LAST FINANCIAL YEAR.
"FAVOURABLE EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS AND THE CONTINUED
BUOYANT ROUGH DIAMOND MARKET IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR EFFECTIVE MARKETING
PROGRAMME HAS CONTINUED TO WORK WELL FOR US," ADDS VAN ROOYEN.

TRANS HEX OPERATES A NUMBER OF MINING AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS ALONG THE SOUTH
BANK OF THE ORANGE RIVER, ON THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THROUGH A
SUBSIDIARY IN BRAZIL AND NAMIBIA.
ENDS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION : BERNARD VAN ROOYEN
TRANS HEX GROUP LIMITED
TEL : (011) 476-5031 / 082 659-1421
ISSUED BY : CULLUM JOHNSTON
BHA COMMUNICATIONS
TEL : (021) 683-2685 / 083 212-2455
DATE : 3RD MARCH 2000