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ADCOCK INGRAM HOLDINGS LIMITED - Change in the dividend withholding tax rate

Release Date: 24/02/2017 07:45
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Change in the dividend withholding tax rate

Adcock Ingram Holdings Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration number 2007/016236/06)
Share code: AIP ISIN: ZAE000123436
(“Adcock Ingram” or “the Company”)

CHANGE IN THE DIVIDEND WITHHOLDING TAX RATE

Shareholders are advised that following the announcement by the South African Minister of Finance on 22
February 2017, the dividend withholding tax rate has been increased from 15.0% to 20.0%, effective 22
February 2017.

Further to the announcement released on the Stock Exchange News Service of the JSE Limited on 22
February 2017, of the unaudited results of the Company for the six-month period ended 31 December 2016,
shareholders are requested to refer to the updated dividend declaration paragraph included below:

CASH DIVIDEND

The Board has declared an interim gross dividend out of income reserves of 63 cents per share in respect of
the six months ended 31 December 2016. The South African dividend tax ("DT") rate is 20% and the net
dividend payable to shareholders who are not exempt from DT is 50.40 cents per share. Adcock Ingram
currently has 175 748 048 ordinary shares in issue of which 149 905 089 qualify for ordinary dividends.
The income tax reference number is 9528/919/15/3.

The salient dates for the distribution are detailed below:

Last date to trade cum distribution                                              Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Shares trade ex distribution                                                   Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Record date                                                                       Friday, 17 March 2017
Payment date                                                                      Monday, 20 March 2017

Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday, 15 March 2017 and
Friday, 17 March 2017, both dates inclusive.

Midrand
24 February 2017

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

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