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Dividend: Tax treatment and salient dates
HYPROP INVESTMENTS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1987/005284/06)
JSE share code: HYP ISIN: ZAE000190724
(Approved as a REIT by the JSE)
(“Hyprop” or “the Company”)
DIVIDEND: TAX TREATMENT AND SALIENT DATES
Shareholders are referred to Hyprop’s summarised audited consolidated results announcement for the year ended
30 June 2015, published on SENS on Friday, 2 September 2016, and in particular, the notification of a gross dividend
payment of 322.10 cents per share (“the dividend”) referred to therein, and are advised as follows:
In accordance with Hyprop’s status as a REIT, shareholders are advised that the dividend meets the requirements of a
“qualifying distribution” for the purposes of section 25BB of the Income Tax Act, No. 58 of 1962 (“Income Tax
Act”). The distribution on the shares will be deemed to be a dividend for South African tax purposes, in terms of
section 25BB of the Income Tax Act.
The dividend received by or accrued to South African tax residents must be included in the gross income of such
shareholders and will not be exempt from income tax (in terms of the exclusion to the general dividend exemption,
contained in paragraph (aa) of section 10(1)(k)(i) of the Income Tax Act) because it is a dividend distributed by a
REIT. This dividend is, however, exempt from dividend withholding tax in the hands of South African tax resident
shareholders, provided that the South African resident shareholders provided the following forms to their Central
Securities Depository Participant (“CSDP”) or broker, as the case may be, in respect of uncertificated shares, or the
company, in respect of certificated shares:
a) a declaration that the dividend is exempt from dividends tax; and
b) a written undertaking to inform the CSDP, broker or the company, as the case may be, should the circumstances
affecting the exemption change or the beneficial owner cease to be the beneficial owner,
both in the form prescribed by the Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service. Shareholders are advised to
contact their CSDP, broker or the company, as the case may be, to arrange for the abovementioned documents to be
submitted prior to payment of the dividend, if such documents have not already been submitted.
Dividends received by non-resident shareholders will not be taxable as income and instead will be treated as an
ordinary dividend which is exempt from income tax in terms of the general dividend exemption in section 10(1)(k)(i)
of the Income Tax Act. It should be noted that up to 31 December 2013 distributions received by non-residents from a
REIT were not subject to dividend withholding tax. From 1 January 2014, any distribution received by a non-resident
from a REIT will be subject to dividend withholding tax at 15%, unless the rate is reduced in terms of any applicable
agreement for the avoidance of double taxation (“DTA”) between South Africa and the country of residence of the
shareholder. Assuming dividend withholding tax will be withheld at a rate of 15%, the net dividend amount due to
non-resident shareholders is 273.785 cents per share. A reduced dividend withholding rate in terms of the applicable
DTA, may only be relied upon if the non-resident shareholder has provided the following forms to their CSDP or
broker, as the case may be, in respect of uncertificated shares, or the company, in respect of certificated shares:
a) a declaration that the distribution is subject to a reduced rate as a result of the application of a DTA; and
b) a written undertaking to inform their CSDP, broker or the company, as the case may be, should the
circumstances affecting the reduced rate change or the beneficial owner cease to be the beneficial owner,
both in the form prescribed by the Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service. Non-resident shareholders
are advised to contact their CSDP, broker or the company, as the case may be, to arrange for the abovementioned
documents to be submitted prior to payment of the distribution if such documents have not already been submitted, if
applicable.
The dividend is payable to Hyprop’s shareholders in accordance with the timetable set out below:
2016
Last day to trade cum dividend Tuesday, 27 September
Shares trade ex dividend Wednesday, 28 September
Record date Friday, 30 September
Payment date Monday, 3 October
Shareholders may not dematerialise or rematerialise their shares between Wednesday, 28 September 2016 and Friday,
30 September 2016, both days inclusive. In respect of dematerialised shareholders, the dividend will be transferred
to the CSDP accounts/broker accounts on Monday, 3 October 2016. Certificated shareholders’ dividend payments will
be deposited on or about Monday, 3 October 2016.
Shares in issue at the date of declaration of dividend: 248 441 278.
Hyprop’s income tax reference number: 9425177715.
2 September 2016
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