21st Sep 2006 17:43
Henderson Group plc21 September 2006 Record and payment dates21 September 2006 Henderson Group plc wishes to confirm the timetable for its upcoming dividendand proposed Return of Cash to shareholders. The Directors declared a dividend in respect of the six months ended 30 June2006 of 0.88 pence* per ordinary share. The dividend will be paid on shares heldon the Record Date before any cancellation of shares associated with theproposed Return of Cash. Under the Return of Cash, which is subject to UK Court approval, allshareholders will have 22 shares cancelled for every 100 shares held on theRecord Date and in return receive a cash payment of 78 pence* per ordinary sharecancelled. The timetable is as follows: Court hearing to confirm the cancellation of ordinary sharesand share premium account needed for the Return of Cash 4 October Last date for processing requests by CDI holders to convertCDIs into ordinary shares or by ordinary shareholdersto convert ordinary shares into CDIs before the payment ofdividend and Return of Cash 6 October CDIs commence trading on the ASX on an ex-dividend andex-Return of Cash/deferred settlement basis 9 October Ordinary shares commence trading on the LSE on an ex-dividend basis 11 October Record Date for dividend and Return of Cash, share cancellationtakes effect 13 October CREST accounts adjusted to reflect remaining ordinary shares 16 October Ordinary shares commence trading on the LSE on an ex-Returnof Cash basis 16 October Processing recommences for requests by CDI holders to convertCDIs into ordinary shares and by ordinary shareholders to convertordinary shares into CDIs 16 October Dividend and Return of Cash payments 24 October Commencement of normal trading of CDIs on the ASX 25 October *For holders of CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs), the A$ or the NZ$ equivalentwill be confirmed on the Record Date. Henderson Group plc 4 Broadgate London EC2M 2DA Registered in England No. 2072534 ABN 30 106 988 836 For further information:www.henderson.com or Mav WynnHead of Investor Relations [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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