AVI - AVI Limited - Declaration of interim dividend

AVI - AVI Limited - Declaration of interim dividend                             
AVI Limited                                                                     
(Registration Number 1944/017201/06)                                            
(Tax Registration Number 9500/046/71/0)                                         
Share Code: AVI                                                                 
ISIN: ZAE000049433                                                              
("AVI")                                                                         
DECLARATION OF INTERIM DIVIDEND                                                 
Notice is hereby given that a gross interim dividend No 75 of 83 cents per share
for the six months ended 31 December 2011 has been declared payable to          
shareholders of ordinary shares.  The total STC credits utilised as part of this
declaration amount to R12 925 764,00. The number of ordinary shares in issue at 
the date of this declaration is 342 144 990 and consequently the STC credits    
utilised per share amount to 3,78 cents per share. The dividend will be subject 
to a local dividend tax rate of 15% which will result in a net dividend to those
shareholders who are not exempt from paying dividend tax of 71,12 cents per     
share. The salient dates relating to the payment of the dividend are as follows:
Last day to trade cum dividend on the JSE    Thursday 19 April 2012             
First trading day ex dividend on the JSE     Friday 20 April 2012               
Record date                                  Thursday 26 April 2012             
Payment date                                 Monday 30 April 2012               
In accordance with the requirements of Strate Limited, no share certificates may
be dematerialised or rematerialised between Friday 20 April 2012 and Thursday 26
April 2012, both days inclusive.                                                
Dividends in respect of certificated shareholders will be transferred           
electronically to shareholders` bank accounts on payment date. In the absence of
specific mandates, dividend cheques will be posted to shareholders. Shareholders
who hold dematerialised shares will have their accounts at their Central        
Securities Depository Participant ("CSDP") or broker credited on Monday, 30     
April 2012.                                                                     
Illovo                                                                          
Sandton                                                                         
2 April 2012                                                                    
Sponsor                                                                         
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited                                       
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