REG - Shaftesbury Capital - 2023 Final Dividend - Exchange Rate

Shaftesbury CapitalAnnouncement

16/04/2024 09:30

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RNS Number : 6715K  Shaftesbury Capital PLC  16 April 2024

 

SHAFTESBURY CAPITAL PLC (the "Company" or "Shaftesbury Capital")

 

2023 FINAL CASH DIVIDEND - EXCHANGE RATE

 

This announcement sets out additional information relating to the 2023 final
cash dividend of 1.65 pence per ordinary share (of which 0.65 pence will be
paid as a property income distribution ("PID") and 1.0 pence will be paid as
an ordinary dividend ("non-PID")), which is to be paid on Friday 31 May 2024
to all shareholders registered on Friday 26 April 2024. The proposed final
cash dividend is subject to approval by shareholders at the Company's Annual
General Meeting, to be held on Thursday 23 May 2024.

 

Exchange Rate for 2023 final cash dividend:

 

The Company confirms that the ZAR exchange rate for the 2023 final cash
dividend will be 23.62660 ZAR to 1 GBP, which is the rate determined on Monday
15 April 2024.

 

On this basis, shareholders who hold their shares via the South African
register will receive a cash dividend of 38.98389 ZAR cents per ordinary share
(35.91243 ZAR cents net of UK withholding tax).

 

PID, NON-PID AND WITHHOLDING TAXES

 

The PID element of the proposed 2023 final cash dividend (being 0.65 pence)
will be subject to deduction of a 20 per cent UK withholding tax unless
exemptions apply. The non-PID element (being 1.0 pence) will be treated as an
ordinary UK company dividend. SA dividends tax will also apply, where
applicable. Details of the split (per ordinary share), and withholding taxes
are set out below:

 

                                                                            UK (p)  SA (ZAR cents)
 Total (gross)                                                              1.65    38.98389

 PID (gross)                                                                0.65    15.35729
 UK withholding tax (20%)                                                   0.13    3.07146
 PID (net of UK withholding tax)                                            0.52    12.28583
 Less effective 5% SA dividends tax for SA shareholders, where applicable*  -       0.76786

 Net PID payable                                                            0.52    11.51797

 Non-PID                                                                    1.00    23.62660
 Less SA withholding tax (20%)                                              -       4.72532
 Net Non-PID payable                                                        1.00    18.90128

*Where the 20% SA dividends tax rate applies, this will be 3.07146 ZAR cents
per ordinary share on the PID element of the proposed 2023 final cash
dividend, and after UK withholding tax and SA Dividends Tax have been
withheld, the total net proposed 2023 final cash dividend will be 28.11565 ZAR
cents per ordinary share (total net proposed 2023 final cash dividend where 5%
SA Dividends Tax applies is 30.41925 ZAR cents per ordinary share).

 

Information for shareholders:

 

The information below is included only as a general guide to taxation for
shareholders based on Shaftesbury Capital's understanding of the law and the
practice currently in force. Any shareholder who is in any doubt as to their
tax position should seek independent professional advice.

 

UK shareholders - PIDs

 

Certain categories of shareholders may be eligible for exemption from the 20
per cent UK withholding tax and may register to receive their dividends on a
gross basis. Further information, including the required forms, is available
from the 'Investors' section of the Company's website
(www.shaftesburycapital.com), or on request from our UK registrars, Link
Group. Validly completed forms must be received by Link Group no later than
the dividend Record Date, as advised; otherwise the dividend will be paid
after deduction of tax.

 

South African shareholders

 

The proposed 2023 final cash dividend declared by the Company is a foreign
payment and the funds are sourced from the UK.

 

PIDs: South African shareholders may apply to HMRC after payment of the PID
element of the proposed 2023 final cash dividend for a refund of the
difference between the 20 per cent UK withholding tax and the UK/South African
double taxation treaty rate of 15 per cent.

 

The PID element of the proposed 2023 final cash dividend will be exempt from
income tax but will constitute a dividend for Dividends Tax purposes, as it
will be declared in respect of a share listed on the exchange operated by the
JSE. SA Dividends Tax will therefore be withheld from the PID element of the
proposed 2023 final cash dividend at a rate of 20 per cent, unless a
shareholder qualifies for an exemption and the prescribed requirements for
effecting the exemption are in place by the requisite date. Certain
shareholders may also qualify for a reduction of SA Dividends Tax liability to
5 per cent, (being the difference between the SA dividends tax rate and the
effective UK withholding tax rate of 15 per cent) if the prescribed
requirements for effecting the reduction are in place by the requisite date.

 

Non-PID: The non-PID element of the proposed 2023 final cash dividend will be
exempt from income tax but will constitute a dividend for SA Dividends Tax
purposes, as it will be declared in respect of a share listed on the exchange
operated by the JSE. SA Dividends Tax will therefore be withheld from the
non-PID element of the proposed 2023 final cash dividend at a rate of 20 per
cent, unless a shareholder qualifies for an exemption and the prescribed
requirements for effecting the exemption are in place by the requisite date.

 

Other overseas shareholders:

 

Other non-UK shareholders may be able to make claims for a refund of UK
withholding tax deducted pursuant to the application of a relevant double
taxation convention. UK withholding tax refunds can only be claimed from HMRC,
the UK tax authority.

 

Additional information on PIDs can be found at:
https://www.shaftesburycapital.com/en/investors/investor-information/reit.html

 

The salient dates in the dividend timetable published in the announcement
published on Thursday 29 February 2024 remain unchanged.

 

 

Enquiries

Desna Martin

Group Company Secretary

Shaftesbury Capital PLC

+ 44 (0) 20 3214 9150

 

16 April 2024

 

 

 

 

 

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