AECI Limited - Notice To Preference Shareholders AECI LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration No 1924/002590/06) Share CODE : AFEP ISIN CODE : ZAE000000238 NOTICE TO PREFERENCE SHAREHOLDERS DIVIDEND NO. 128 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 13 May 2002 the directors of AECI Limited declared a dividend at the rate of 5.5 per cent per annum for the six months ending 15 June 2002 payable on 18 June 2002 to holders of preference shares recorded in the books of the Company at the close of business on 14 June 2002. The last day to trade cum dividend will be Friday, 7 June 2002, and shares will commence trading ex dividend as from Monday, 10 June 2002. The dividend is declared in United Kingdom currency and payment will be made from the offices of the transfer secretaries in South Africa and the United Kingdom on Tuesday, 18 June 2002. Dividends payable from Johannesburg will be paid in South African currency at the rate of 40.25244 cents per share in accordance with the exchange rate ruling on 20 May 2002 (1 = R14.63725). Dividends payable from the United Kingdom office will be subject to such tax deductions as are prescribed by United Kingdom legislation unless a certificate exempting the shareholder concerned from such tax deduction is received before Friday, 7 June 2002. Any change of address or dividend instruction must be received before Friday, 7 June 2002. Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised from Monday, 3 June 2002 to Friday, 14 June 2002, both days inclusive. By order of the Board M J F Potgieter Secretary Sandton 23 May 2002 Transfer secretaries Computershare Computershare Investor Services Limited 41 Fox Street, Johannesburg and Computershare Investor Services PLC PO Box 82, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road Bristol, BS99 7 NH, England Date: 23/05/2002 02:00:00 PM Produced by the SENS Department