E-Malt.com News article: South Africa: SABMiller Plc announced interim dividend of 100.03140 SA cents per share

In its Interim Results announcement for the six months ended 30 September 2006, published on 9 November 2006, SABMiller plc announced that the exchange rate to be used to determine the Sterling and Rand equivalent of the interim dividend of 14 US cents per share would be calculated using the exchange rates prevailing on 16 November 2006 for the Rand equivalent and 4 December 2006 for the Sterling equivalent, FIN24 released November 17.

The rate of exchange determined on 16 November 2006 is $:R = 7.14510 resulting in an equivalent interim dividend of 100.03140 SA cents per share.

The dividend will be payable on 22 December 2006 to all shareholders registered on the London and Johannesburg registers on 1 December 2006. The ex-dividend trading dates will be 29 November 2006 on the London Stock Exchange and 27 November 2006 on the JSE Limited. The Sterling exchange rate will be announced on 5 December 2006.

From the close of business on 16 November 2006 until the close of business on 1 December 2006, no transfers between the London and Johannesburg. Registers will be permitted and from the close of business on 24 November 2006 until the close of business on 1 December 2006, no shares may be de-materialized or re-materialized.


17 November, 2006