AECI LIMITED - NOTICE TO PREFERENCE SHAREHOLDERS

AECI LIMITED - NOTICE TO PREFERENCE SHAREHOLDERS                                
AECI LIMITED                                                                    
("AECI" or "the Company")                                                       
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                                    
(Registration No. 1924/002590/06)                                               
Share code AFEP   ISIN No. ZAE000000238                                         
Notice to preference shareholders                                               
Dividend no. 133                                                                
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, 15 November 2004 the Directors of AECI   
Limited declared a dividend at the rate of 5.5 per cent per annum for the six   
months ending Wednesday, 15 December 2004 payable on Wednesday, 15 December 2004
to holders of preference shares recorded in the books of the Company at the     
close of business on Friday, 10 December 2004.                                  
The last day to trade cum dividend will be Friday, 3 December 2004, and shares  
will commence trading ex dividend as from Monday, 6 December 2004.              
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   
Wednesday, 15 December 2004.                                                    
Dividends payable from South Africa will be paid in South African currency at   
the rate of 30.976 cents per share in accordance with the exchange rate ruling  
on Monday, 15 November 2004 (GBP1 UK = R11.264).                                
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, 3 December 2004.                                                        
Any change of address or dividend instruction must be received before Friday, 3 
December 2004.                                                                  
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised from Monday, 6   
December 2004 to Friday, 10 December 2004, both days inclusive.                 
By order of the Board                                                           
MJF Potgieter                                                                   
Secretary                                                                       
Woodmead, Sandton                                                               
16 November 2004                                                                
Transfer secretaries                                                            
Computershare Investor Services 2004 (Pty) Limited                              
70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg, 2001                                          
and                                                                             
Computershare Investor Services plc                                             
PO Box 82, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road                                       
Bristol BS 99 7NH, England                                                      
Sponsor                                                                         
Cazenove                                                                        
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