AECI Limited - Notice to preference shareholders: Dividend No. 131

AECI Limited - Notice to preference shareholders: Dividend No. 131              
AECI LIMITED                                                                    
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                                    
(Registration No. 1924/002590/06)                                               
Share code: AFEP    ISIN No: ZAE000000238                                       
("AECI" or "the Company")                                                       
Notice to preference shareholders:                                              
Dividend No. 131                                                                
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, 17 November 2003 the directors of AECI   
Limited declared a dividend at the rate of 5.5 per cent per annum for the six   
months ending Monday, 15 December 2003 payable on Monday, 15 December 2003 to   
holders of preference shares recorded in the books of the Company at the close  
of business on Friday, 12 December 2003.                                        
The last day to trade cum dividend will be Friday, 5 December 2003, and shares  
will commence trading ex dividend from Monday, 8 December 2003.                 
The dividend is declared in pound sterling and payment will be made from the    
offices of the transfer secretaries in South Africa and the United Kingdom on   
Monday, 15 December 2003.                                                       
Dividends payable from South Africa will be paid in South African currency at   
the rate of 32.00209 cents per share in accordance with the exchange rate ruling
on Monday, 10 November 2003 (1 pound sterling = R11.63713).                     
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, 5 December 2003.                                                        
Any change of address or dividend instruction must be received before Friday, 5 
December 2003.                                                                  
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised from Monday, 8   
December 2003, to Friday, 12 December 2003, both days inclusive.                
By order of the Board                                                           
M J F Potgieter                                                                 
Secretary                                                                       
Woodmead, Sandton                                                               
18 November 2003                                                                
Transfer secretaries                                                            
Computershare Limited                                                           
70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg, 2001                                          
and                                                                             
Computershare Investor Services PLC                                             
PO Box 82, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road                                       
Bristol BS99 7NH, England                                                       
Sponsor                                                                         
JP Morgan                                                                       
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