ASTRAPAK LIMITED - Dividend Declaration Per Non-Redeemable, Non-Participating, Cumulative Astrapak Preference Shares

Dividend Declaration Per Non-Redeemable, Non-Participating, Cumulative Astrapak Preference Shares

ASTRAPAK LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1996/009169/06)
(Income tax number: 9513/681/71/9)
ISIN: ZAE000087201
Share Code: APKP
(“Astrapak” or “the Company”)

DIVIDEND DECLARATION IN RESPECT OF 436.24689 CENTS PER NON-
REDEEMABLE, NON-PARTICIPATING, CUMULATIVE ASTRAPAK PREFERENCE SHARES

1. DIVIDEND DECLARATION
Holders of Astrapak preference shares are advised that the Board of
directors have declared a thirteenth dividend in respect of the non-
redeemable, non-participating, cumulative preference shares in
Astrapak (“preference shares”), in the amount of 397.44789 cents per
preference share for the period between 9 October 2012 and 19 April
2013.

2. SPECIAL PREFERENCE SHARE DIVIDEND DECLARATION
The Board of directors also declares a special dividend of 38.79900
cents per share as communicated in the SENS announcement dated 7
September 2012.

3. SALIENT DATES
The salient dates for the dividend will be as follows:

Last day to trade                                Friday, 12 April 2013
Shares commence trading “ex” the
preference share dividend from the
commencement of business on                      Monday, 15 April 2013
Record date                                      Friday, 19 April 2013
Payment date of the preference share
dividend                                         Monday, 22 April 2013

Certificated holders of preference shares may not dematerialise or
rematerialise their preference share certificates, between Monday,
15 April 2013 and Friday, 19 April 2013, both days inclusive.

The dividend has been declared from income reserves and no secondary
tax on companies’ credits has been used.

A dividend withholding tax of 15% will be applicable to all
shareholders who are not exempt. The net dividend thus amounts to
337.83071 cents per share and 32.97915 cents per share for the
special dividend.

The issued share capital at the declaration date is 1,500,000
preference shares.

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
20 March 2013

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

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