MSP - Mas Plc - Results of scrip dividend and issue of new shares

MSP - Mas Plc - Results of scrip dividend and issue of new shares               
MAS PLC                                                                         
(Incorporated in the Isle of Man)                                               
(Registration number 2893V)                                                     
(Registered as an external company in the Republic of South Africa)             
(Registration number 2010/000338/10)                                            
JSE share code: MSP                                                             
ISIN: IM00B4LFGH00                                                              
("the Company")                                                                 
RESULTS OF SCRIP DIVIDEND AND ISSUE OF NEW SHARES                               
Shareholders are referred to the previous announcements, the last of which was  
released on 27 May 2011, in respect of the Company`s final dividend of 2.10 euro
cents per share for the year ended 28 February 2011.                            
The Company hereby announces that following the election by shareholders either 
to receive cash ("cash dividend") or for the dividend to be applied to fund the 
issue of new shares and thereby to receive the final dividend in the form of    
shares in lieu of cash ("scrip dividend"), a total of 410,312 new shares ("New  
Shares") are to be issued on market as listed shares today (Friday, 17 June     
2011) on both the Euro MTF of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and the Alternative 
Exchange of the JSE Limited.  The New Shares will rank pari passu in every      
respect with existing listed shares of the Company and are fully fungible with  
effect from listing.                                                            
Following the issue of the New Shares in the Company, the total issued share    
capital of the Company will increase to 20,173,271 ordinary shares.             
Certificated shareholders who elected to receive the scrip dividend should note 
that share certificates in respect of the New Shares will be posted to          
shareholders on or around 17 June 2011. Cheques in respect of the cash dividend 
will be dispatched on or around 17 June 2011 to shareholders who did not elect  
to receive New Shares.                                                          
Dematerialised shareholders should note that the CREST, CSDP and Broker accounts
holding dematerialised shares are in the process of being credited, according to
the elections made.                                                             
17 June 2011                                                                    
For further information please contact:                                         
Helen Cullen, Company Secretary, MAS plc     +44 1624625000                     
Java Capital, South African Sponsor          +27 11 2830042                     
Herman Troskie, M Partners, Luxembourg       +352 263868                        
Date: 17/06/2011 15:00:02 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
Produced by the JSE SENS Department.                  
The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the    
JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or            
implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or   
completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers,     
employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct,     
indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature,     
howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on,          
information disseminated through SENS.