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AFROX - RESULTS OF CAPITALISATION SHARE AWARD

Release Date: 23/01/2001 13:55
Code(s): AFX
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AFRICAN OXYGEN LIMITED
(INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA)
(REGISTRATION NUMBER 1927/000089/06)
("AFROX")

RESULTS OF CAPITALISATION SHARE AWARD AND RIGHT OF ELECTION TO RECEIVE THE FINAL CASH DIVIDEND OF 28,0 CENTS PER SHARE IN LIEU THEREOF
HSBC SECURITIES (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LIMITED IS AUTHORISED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE RIGHT OF SHAREHOLDERS REGISTERED AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON FRIDAY, 1 DECEMBER 2000 TO ELECT TO RECEIVE THE FINAL CASH DIVIDEND OF 28,0 CENTS PER ORDINARY SHARE INSTEAD OF THE AWARD OF CAPITALISATION SHARES OF 2,945431 FOR EVERY 100 EXISTING SHARES HELD ("THE NEW ORDINARY SHARES"), CLOSED AT 12:00 ON FRIDAY, 19 JANUARY 2001.
ELECTIONS TO RECEIVE THE FINAL CASH DIVIDEND OF 28,0 CENTS PER ORDINARY SHARE WERE MADE IN RESPECT OF 236 542 746 ORDINARY SHARES RESULTING IN A TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT OF R66 231 968,88. ACCORDINGLY, 2 413 645 NEW ORDINARY SHARES OUT OF A POSSIBLE 9 380 848 NEW ORDINARY SHARES ARE TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE CAPITALISATION SHARE AWARD, BEING A 25,7% ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH AWARD. FOLLOWING THE ISSUE OF THE NEW ORDINARY SHARES, THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF AFROX WILL CONSIST OF 320 901 793 ORDINARY SHARES OF 5,0 CENTS EACH. LISTING OF NEW ORDINARY SHARES
THE LISTING OF 2 413 645 NEW ORDINARY SHARES IN AFROX WILL COMMENCE ON THE JSE SECURITIES EXCHANGE SOUTH AFRICA AND THE NAMIBIAN STOCK EXCHANGE WITH EFFECT FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF BUSINESS ON WEDNESDAY, 24 JANUARY 2001. POSTING OF SHARE CERTIFICATES AND CHEQUES
SHARE CERTIFICATES IN RESPECT OF NEW ORDINARY SHARES AND CHEQUES IN RESPECT OF DIVIDENDS AND/OR PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF FRACTIONAL ENTITLEMENTS TO NEW ORDINARY SHARES WILL BE POSTED TO THE RELEVANT SHAREHOLDERS ON OR ABOUT WEDNESDAY, 24 JANUARY 2001. JOHANNESBURG 23 JANUARY 2001 SPONSORING BROKER IN SOUTH AFRICA HSBC SECURITIES SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LIMITED REG. NO. 1999/010899/07 MEMBER OF THE JSE SECURITIES EXCHANGE SOUTH AFRICA SPONSORING BROKER IN NAMIBIA HSBC PHILLIP JA VAN HEERDEN MEMBER OF THE NAMIBIAN STOCK EXCHANGE TRADING AS HSBC SECURITIES (NAMIBIA) (PTY) LIMITED REG. NO.95/505 MEMBER OF THE JSE SECURITIES EXCHANGE SOUTH AFRICA

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