SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LIMITED - Declaration Of Preference Share Dividends

Declaration Of Preference Share Dividends

Shoprite Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1936/007721/06)
ISIN no:   ZAE 000012084
JSE share code: SHP
NSX share code: SRH
(“Shoprite Holdings”)



DECLARATION OF PREFERENCE SHARE DIVIDENDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following preference share dividends have been declared
out of income reserves for the six months to 31 August 2013, payable on Monday,
2 September 2013.


                                                             JSE code                     ISIN

6% CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES
Dividend No. 155 of 6 (six) cents per share.                    SHP1            ZAE000006672

5% CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES
Dividend No. 140 of 5 (five) cents per share.                   SHP2            ZAE000006680

SECOND 5% CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES
Dividend No. 135 of 5 (five) cents per share.                   SHP3            ZAE000006698

THIRD 5% CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES
Dividend No. 133 of 5 (five) cents per share.                   SHP4            ZAE000006706


The last day on which shares will trade cum dividend will be Friday, 23 August 2013. Shoprite
Holdings preference shares will trade ex-dividend as from Monday, 26 August 2013. The
record date will be Friday, 30 August 2013.

Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised                between   Monday,
26 August 2013 and Friday, 30 August 2013, both days inclusive.

In terms of the new Dividends Tax effective 1 April 2012, the following additional information
is disclosed:

1. The local dividend tax rate is 15%.

2. No STC credits have been utilised.

3. The gross local dividend amounts and the net local dividend amounts payable to preference
   shareholders are follows:

                                                 Gross local dividend   Net local dividend amount
                                                              amount            (cents per share)
                                                   (cents per share)
    6% cumulative preference shares                                6                         5.1
    5% cumulative preference shares                                5                        4.25
    Second 5% cumulative preference                                5                        4.25
    shares
    Third 5% cumulative preference                               5                        4.25
    shares

4. The issued preference share capital of Shoprite Holdings’ preference shares as at the date
   of this declaration is as follows:

   4.1   175,000 6% cumulative preference shares;
   4.2   325,000 5% cumulative preference shares;
   4.3   225,000 Second 5% cumulative preference shares;
   4.4   5000,000 Third 5% cumulative preference shares;

5. Shoprite Holdings’ tax reference number is 9775/112/71/8.



Cape Town                                        By order of the Board
7 August 2013                                    P G du Preez
                                                 Company Secretary


Transfer secretaries                              Registered office
Computershare Investors Services (Pty) Ltd        Corner William Dabs & Old Paarl Roads
70 Marshall Street                                Brackenfell
Johannesburg 2001                                 7560

Sponsor
Nedbank Capital

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