APKP - Astrapak Limited - Dividend declaration in respect of 351.123 cents per

APKP - Astrapak Limited - Dividend declaration in respect of 351.123 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 351.123 CENTS PER NON-REDEEMABLE, NON-       
PARTICIPATING, CUMULATIVE ASTRAPAK PREFERENCE SHARES                            
Holders of Astrapak preference shares are advised that the salient dates for the
eleventh dividend declaration in respect of the non-redeemable, non-            
participating, cumulative preference shares in Astrapak ("preference shares"),  
in the amount of 351.123 cents per preference share for the period between 4    
October 2011 and 30 March 2012, will be as follows:                             
Last day to trade                                Friday, 23 March 2012          
Shares commence trading "ex" the preference      Monday, 26 March 2012          
share dividend from the commencement of                                         
business on                                                                     
Record date                                      Friday, 30 March 2012          
Payment date of the preference share dividend     Monday, 2 April 2012          
                                                                                
Certificated holders of preference shares may not dematerialise or rematerialise
their preference share certificates, between Monday, 26 March 2012 and          
Friday, 30 March 2012, 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                                                                         
06 March 2012                                                                   
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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