declaration of interim dividends
Preference dividend
Notice is hereby given that a dividend of 522,5 cents per cumulative, non-redeemable, non-participating and non-convertible preference share (H1 2008: 589 cents) has been declared, payable to preference shareholders in accordance with the timetable below.
Ordinary dividend
Notice is hereby given that an interim dividend of 30 cents per ordinary share (H1 2008: 68 cents) has been declared, payable to ordinary shareholders in accordance with the timetable below.
| Timetable | |
| Last day to trade cum-dividend | Friday, 4 September 2009 |
| Shares commence trading ex-dividend | Monday, 7 September 2009 |
| Record date | Friday, 11 September 2009 |
| Dividend payment date | Monday, 14 September 2009 |
No dematerialisation or rematerialisation of shares will be allowed for the period from 7 September 2009 to 11 September 2009, both days inclusive.
The dividends are declared in the currency of the Republic of South Africa. By order of the Board
C A S Robertson
Secretary
19 August 2009
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.GRINDROD.CO.ZA
Directors
I A J Clark* (Chairman), A K Olivier (Group CEO), H Adams*, W D Geach*, I M Groves*, J G Jones, T J T McClure, R A Norton*, D A Polkinghorne, D A Rennie, N Y T Siwendu*, A F Stewart, L R Stuart-Hill *Non-executive
| Registered office | Transfer secretaries |
| Quadrant House | Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited |
| 115 Margaret Mncadi Avenue | 70 Marshall Street |
| Durban | Johannesburg |
| 4001 | 2001 |
| PO Box 1 | PO Box 61051 |
| Durban | Marshalltown |
| 4000 | 2107 |
| Registration number: 1966/009846/06 | Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa |
| Share code: GND & GNDP | ISIN: ZAE000072328 & ZAE000071106 |