A E C I LIMITED - Finalisation announcement: payment of special dividend approved

Finalisation announcement: payment of special dividend approved

AECI LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration Number 1924/002590/06)
Share code: AFE
ISIN: ZAE000000220
(“AECI” or “the Company”)

FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT: PAYMENT OF SPECIAL DIVIDEND APPROVED

AECI shareholders are referred to the declaration of a special dividend of 375 cents per ordinary
share (“Special Dividend”) published on SENS on Tuesday, 24 February 2015. In that declaration,
shareholders were advised that the Special Dividend was subject to approval by the Financial
Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank.

Such approval has been received and, accordingly, the salient dates for the Special Dividend are
confirmed as follows:

                                                                           2015
Last day of trade to receive Special Dividend                              Friday, 22 May
Shares commence trading ex Special Dividend                                Monday, 25 May
Record date                                                                Friday, 29 May
Payment date                                                               Monday, 1 June


Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised from Monday, 25 May 2015 to
Friday, 29 May 2015, both days inclusive.

Any change of address or dividend instruction must be received on or before Thursday, 21 May
2015.

The Special Dividend is a dividend as defined in the Income Tax Act, 1962 and in terms of this Act a
dividend withholding tax rate of 15% is applicable to shareholders who are not exempt from
dividend withholding tax, resulting in a net dividend amount of 318,75000 cents per share. The
dividend has been declared from the income reserves of the Company. No Secondary Tax on
Companies’ credits are available to be used.

The Directors have satisfied the solvency and liquidity test as required in terms of section 4(1) of
the Companies Act, Act No. 71 of 2008. The issued share capital is 128 241 140 listed ordinary
shares and 10 117 951 unlisted redeemable convertible B ordinary shares.

By order of the Board
EN Rapoo
Group Company Secretary

Woodmead, Sandton
15 May 2015

Transfer Secretaries
Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd
70 Marshall Street
Johannesburg
2001
and
Computershare Investor Services Plc
PO Box 82
The Pavilions
Bridgwater Road
Bristol BS 99 7NH
England

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

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