APKP - Astrapak Limited - Dividend declaration in respect of 364.932 cents per

APKP - Astrapak Limited - Dividend declaration in respect of 364.932 cents per  
non-redeemable, non-participating, cumulative Astrapak preference shares        
ASTRAPAK LIMITED                                                                
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1996/009169/06)                                            
ISIN: ZAE000087201                                                              
Share Code: APKP                                                                
("Astrapak")                                                                    
DIVIDEND DECLARATION IN RESPECT OF 364.932 CENTS PER NON-REDEEMABLE, NON-       
PARTICIPATING, CUMULATIVE ASTRAPAK PREFERENCE SHARES                            
Holders of Astrapak preference shares are advised that the salient dates for    
the tenth dividend declaration in respect of the non-redeemable, non-           
participating, cumulative preference shares in Astrapak ("preference shares"),  
in the amount of 364.932 cents per preference share for the period between 1    
April 2011 and 3 October 2011, will be as follows:                              
Last day to trade                           Friday, 30 September 2011           
Shares commence trading "ex" the                                                
preference share dividend from the                                              
commencement of business on                 Monday, 3 October 2011              
Record date                                 Friday, 7 October 2011              
Payment date of the preference share                                            
dividend                                           Monday, 10 October 2011      
Certificated holders of preference shares may not dematerialise or              
rematerialise their preference share certificates, between Monday,              
3 October 2011 and Friday, 7 October 2011, both days inclusive.                 
In the event that there is a change to the prime rate between the preference    
share dividend declaration date ("the dividend declaration date") and the       
preference share dividend payment date ("the dividend payment date"), the       
prevailing prime rate at the dividend declaration date will be applied from     
the dividend declaration date to the dividend payment date.                     
The effect of the aforementioned will be that the preference share dividend     
will not be adjusted for any changes in the prime rate between the dividend     
declaration date and the dividend payment date.                                 
Sandton                                                                         
09 September 2011                                                               
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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