OPT - Optimum Coal Holdings Limited - Finalisation Announcement- Special

OPT - Optimum Coal Holdings Limited - Finalisation Announcement- Special        
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Optimum Coal Holdings Limited                                                   
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number: 2006/007799/06                                             
Share code: OPT ISIN: ZAE000144663                                              
("the Company")                                                                 
FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT- SPECIAL DIVIDEND                                     
Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 25 August     
2011, wherein the Company declared a special dividend of 30 cents per share,    
subject to approval by the Exchange Control Department of the South African     
Reserve Bank.                                                                   
Shareholders are hereby advised that this approval has now been obtained.       
Accordingly, the salient dates of the special dividend remain unchanged as      
follows:                                                                        
Last day to trade "cum" the ordinary share           Friday, 21 October 2011    
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Shares commence trading "ex" the ordinary share      Monday, 24 October 2011    
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Record date on                                       Friday, 28 October 2011    
Payment date on                                      Monday, 31 October 2011    
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday,  
24 October 2011, and Friday, 28 October 2011.                                   
Johannesburg                                                                    
14 September 2011                                                               
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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