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Dividend Declaration - Dividend No. 132
Hammerson plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Company number 360632)
LSE share code: HMSO JSE share code: HMN
ISIN: GB0004065016
(‘Hammerson’ or ‘the Company’)
Dividend Declaration
Dividend No. 132
20 February 2017
Notice is hereby given that a final dividend on the Company’s ordinary share capital in respect of the year
ended 31 December 2016 will be paid as follows:
2017
Dividend declaration announcement released Monday, 20 February
Last day to effect removal of shares between the United Kingdom (UK) and South Monday, 6 March
African (SA) registers
Currency conversion announcement released Tuesday, 7 March
Last day to trade on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to qualify for the Tuesday, 14 March
dividend
Ex-dividend on the JSE from commencement of trading on Wednesday, 15 March
Ex-dividend on the London Stock Exchange from the commencement of trading Thursday, 16 March
on
Record date (applicable to both the UK principal register and the SA branch Friday, 17 March
register)
Removal of shares between the UK and SA registers permissible from Monday, 20 March
Last day for receipt of Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) mandates by Central Friday, 24 March
Securities Depository Participants (CSDPs)
Last day for receipt of DRIP elections to SA Transfer Secretaries Monday, 27 March
by 13h00 (SA time)
Last day for receipt of DRIP elections by UK Registrars Sunday, 2 April
Final dividend payable (UK) Thursday, 27 April
Final dividend payable (SA) Friday, 28 April
DRIP purchases settlement date (subject to market conditions and the purchase of Friday, 5 May
shares in the open market)
Notes:
1. The removal of shares to and from the UK principal register and the SA branch register will not be
permitted between Tuesday, 7 March 2017 and the close of business on Friday, 17 March 2017, both
dates inclusive.
2. Shareholders registered on the SA branch register should note that, in accordance with the
requirements of Strate, no dematerialisation or rematerialisation of shares will be possible from
Wednesday, 15 March 2017 to Friday, 17 March 2017, both dates inclusive.
3. Shareholders registered on the SA branch register will be paid in SA Rand.
4. Shareholders registered on the SA branch register are liable to dividends tax in South Africa at the rate
of 15%. This tax is reduced to the extent that the Company is obliged to withhold tax in the UK. The
Company is obliged to withhold tax at the rate of 20% in the UK. There will therefore be no dividends
tax withheld in South Africa. Under the double tax agreement between South Africa and the UK, the
maximum amount of tax payable in the UK is 15%. Shareholders may reclaim any amount of UK
withholding tax in excess of 15% from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in terms of the double tax
agreement, in accordance with the relevant reimbursement process. Further information on the
reimbursement process will be communicated in the currency conversion announcement on Tuesday,
7 March 2017.
5. Those shareholders who already participate in the DRIP need not complete a DRIP mandate form for
each dividend as such forms provide an ongoing authority to participate in the DRIP until cancelled in
writing.
6. Shareholders on the UK principal register who wish to participate in the DRIP should complete an
application form online at: www.capitashareportal.com.
7. Shareholders registered on the SA branch register who hold their shares through the Strate system and
who wish to participate in the DRIP should contact their CSDP.
8. Copies of the terms and conditions of the UK DRIP are available from the UK Registrars.
9. As at Monday, 20 February 2017, being the declaration date of the dividend, the Company had a total
of 793,188,451 ordinary shares in issue. The Company held no ordinary shares in treasury.
10. The final dividend will be paid out of the Company’s UK distributable reserves.
11. The final dividend should be regarded as a ‘foreign dividend’ for SA income tax and dividends tax
purposes.
12. The final dividend is subject to the approval of shareholders at the Annual General Meeting scheduled
for Tuesday, 25 April 2017.
13. The dates above are subject to change. Any changes made will be communicated as soon as
practicably possible.
Registered Office UK Registrars SA Transfer Secretaries
Kings Place Capita Asset Services Computershare Investor Services
90 York Way The Registry Proprietary Limited
London 34 Beckenham Road (Registration
N1 9GE Beckenham number 2004/003647/07)
United Kingdom Kent 1st Floor, Rosebank Towers,
BR3 4TU 15 Biermann Avenue, Rosebank,
United Kingdom 2196
South Africa
(PO Box 61051, Marshalltown, 2107,
South Africa)
Hammerson has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary inward listing on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Joint Sponsors:
Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited
Java Capital
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