REG - Hammerson PLC - Dividend Currency Conversion Announcement

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25/03/2024 09:00

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RNS Number : 0460I  Hammerson PLC  25 March 2024

Hammerson plc (the "Company")

Dividend Currency Conversion Announcement

 

25 March 2024

 

On 29 February 2024, the Company announced that the Board of Directors had
recommended a final cash dividend of 0.78p per ordinary share ("Share") for
the period ended 31 December 2023 (the "Final 2023 Dividend"), subject to
approval by the shareholders of the Company at the 2024 Annual General
Meeting.

The Final 2023 Dividend will be paid as a non-Property Income Distribution
("non-PID"), and treated as an ordinary UK company dividend.

The Company will not be offering a scrip dividend alternative but, for
shareholders who wish to receive their dividend in the form of Shares, the
Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") will be available. The terms and
conditions of the DRIP can be found at www.signalshares.com
(http://www.signalshares.com) . Shareholders registered on the South African
Branch Register should contact their CSDP or Broker for further information.

Subject to approval by shareholders, the Final 2023 Dividend is payable on
Friday, 10 May 2024 to shareholders registered on the UK principal register
("UK Shareholders") and the South African branch register ("SA Shareholders")
who have elected to receive the dividend in cash. The Record Date for both UK
Shareholders and SA Shareholders is at the close of business on Friday, 5
April 2024. The DRIP purchases settlement date (subject to market conditions
and the purchase of shares in the open market) is expected to be Tuesday, 14
May 2024 in the UK and Friday, 24 May 2024 in South Africa.

The Final 2023 Dividend should be regarded as a 'foreign dividend' for SA
income tax and dividends tax purposes and the funds will be paid from the
United Kingdom.

Shareholders receiving the Final 2023 Dividend in cash

The Company confirms that the South African Rand exchange rate for the Final
2023 Dividend will be ZAR 23.9233 to GBP 1. The currency conversion date was
22 March 2024. The Final 2023 Dividend is payable in South African Rand to SA
Shareholders. Shareholders who do not elect the DRIP will be paid as follows:

 Non-PID*                                      UK Shareholders  SA Shareholders

                                               (GBP pence)      (ZAR cents)
 Gross amount of non-PID                       0.78             18.66017
 Less 20% SA dividends tax (where applicable)  n/a              3.73203
 Net non-PID payable*                          0.78             14.92814

* Non-PID - taxed as a normal dividend

Cash non-PIDs

SA dividends tax at the rate of 20% will apply to cash non-PIDs paid by the
Company, unless the beneficial owner of the Dividend is exempt from SA
dividends tax (e.g. if the beneficial owner is a South African company or a
non-South African resident). Since no withholding tax is suffered in the UK on
cash non-PIDs, no rebate can be claimed.  The relevant regulated intermediary
(being the SA transfer secretaries or other CSDP, broker or institution, as
applicable) will therefore be required to deduct 20% tax on all cash non-PID's
paid to persons who are not exempt from SA dividends tax, and pay this to the
South African Revenue Service.

Shareholders electing the DRIP

Partial elections are not permitted under the DRIP.

SA Shareholders electing the DRIP should note that, in respect of fractional
entitlements that may arise, all allocations of shares will be rounded down to
the nearest whole number, and any residual amounts that are not used to
reinvest in shares (as a result of rounding down) will be paid out to these SA
Shareholders in cash.

It is the Company's understanding that the residual cash paid to SA
Shareholders who have made DRIP elections would already have been taxed prior
to the calculation of the number of shares and any residual cash owing to such
SA Shareholders.  Accordingly, no further tax should be payable on the cash
paid to SA Shareholders as a result of any fractional entitlements.

The above information and the guidelines on the taxation of dividends are
provided as a general guide based on the Company's understanding of the law
and practice currently in place. Any shareholder who is in any doubt as to
their tax position should seek independent professional advice.

 Registered Office   UK Registrars          SA Transfer Secretaries
 Marble Arch House   Link Group             Computershare Investor

 66 Seymour Street   Central Square         Services Proprietary Limited

 London              29 Wellington Street   (Registration number

 W1H 5BX             Leeds                  2004/003647/07)

 United Kingdom      LS1 4DL                1st Floor, Rosebank Towers

                                            15 Biermann Avenue,

                                            Rosebank, 2196

                                            South Africa

                                            (Private Bag, X9000, Saxonwold 2132 South Africa)

 

For further information contact:

 

Josh Warren

Director of Strategy, Commercial Finance and Investor Relations

Tel: +44 20 7887 1053

josh.warren@hammerson.com (mailto:josh.warren@hammerson.com)

 

Richard Crowle

Senior Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: +44 20 7887 1000

Richard.crowle@hammerson.com (mailto:Richard.crowle@hammerson.com)

 

The announcement above has also been released on the SENS system of the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange and on Euronext Dublin.

 

This announcement is for information purposes only and is not intended to, and
does not constitute or form part of any offer to sell or issue, or the
solicitation of an offer to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire any
securities of the Company, whether pursuant to this announcement or otherwise.

 

 

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