17th Nov 2006 15:59
Lonmin PLC17 November 2006 17 November 2006 LONMIN PLC - FINAL DIVIDEND TIMETABLE The Board of Lonmin Plc has recommended a final dividend for the year ended 30September 2006 of 55 US cents per share, payable on Friday 9 February 2007.Payment of the final dividend is subject to the approval of shareholders at theAGM on 25 January 2007. Following a request from the JSE, the date for determining the USD/rand exchangerate as disclosed in the Company's final results announcement on Wednesday 15November 2006 has been brought forward by one day. The timetable for the final dividend for the year ended 30 September 2006 is,therefore, as follows:- UK SA USD/rand exchange rate Thursday 28 December 2006 (noon SA time) Last day to trade cum div Tuesday Friday 9 January 2007 5 January 2007 Last day to trade on the JSE Friday 5 January 2007 Ex div date Wednesday Monday 10 January 2007 8 January 2007 Record date Friday Friday 12 January 2007 12 January 2007 USD/sterling exchange rate Friday 19 January 2007 Deadline for receipt of new Friday Friday DRIP applications 26 January 2007 26 January 2007 Dividend payment date Friday Friday 9 February 2007 9 February 2007 (1) No transfers between the UK principal register and the SA branch register will be permitted from the date on which the USD/rand exchange rate is announced to the record date, both dates inclusive (i.e. last date to transfer Wednesday 27 December 2006). (2) The SA branch register will be closed for the purposes of trades (dematerialisation and rematerialisation) from Monday 8 January 2007 to Friday 12 January 2007, both dates inclusive. (3) The dividend will be paid:- (i) In rand to shareholders on the SA branch register calculated at the US dollar to rand exchange rate on Thursday 28 December 2006; (ii) In sterling to shareholders domiciled in the UK (unless they elect to receive US dollar dividends) calculated at the US dollar to sterling exchange rate on Friday 19 January 2007; and (iii) In US dollars to all other overseas shareholders (unless they elect to receive sterling dividends or have mandated their dividends to a UK bank or participate in TAPS - see below). (4) Elections to receive an alternative currency (US dollars or sterling) should comprise a signed request to Lloyds TSB Registrars to be received by 17:00 hours on Friday 12 January 2007. (5) Transcontinental Automated Payment System (TAPS) TAPS permits shareholders resident in certain countries to receive dividend payments to their local bank and in their local currency. All eligible shareholders have been, or will be, sent information relating to TAPS by Lloyds TSB Registrars. Enquiries: Alex Shorland-Ball Lonmin PlcVice-President, Investor Relations & Communications+44 (0) 20 7201 6060 Lloyds TSB Registrars Helpline0870 600 3970 (UK callers)+44 (0) 121 415 7047 (International callers) END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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