REG - South32 Limited - 2020 Interim and Special Dividend Exchange Rates

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12/03/2020 08:45

RNS Number : 9033F
  
South32 Limited
  
12 March 2020
  
 

 
 
 






12 March 2020




South32 Limited
(Incorporated in Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth))
(ACN 093 732 597)
ASX / LSE / JSE Share Code: S32 ADR: SOUHY
ISIN:  AU000000S320
south32.net




 
 
2020 INTERIM AND SPECIAL DIVIDEND CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES
 
South32 Limited (ASX, LSE, JSE: S32; ADR: SOUY) (South32) advised on 13 February 2020 that the Board resolved to pay an interim dividend of US 1.1 cents per share (fully franked) for the half year ended 31 December 2019, and a special dividend of US 1.1 cents per share (fully franked) (collectively referred to herein as the 'dividends'). The dividends' payment date is 2 April 2020.
 
The US cent currency exchange rate applicable to the dividends payable in Australian cents, British pence and New Zealand cents is determined as the volume weighted average price achieved on foreign exchange trades executed over the period 24 February 2020 to 11 March 2020, and is detailed below:
 




Currency


Exchange rate


Total Dividends per ordinary share in local currency




Australian cents


0.657250


3.347280




British pence


1.289477


1.706118




New Zealand cents


0.628060


3.502850




 
On 28 February 2020, South32 announced to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange that the US cent currency exchange rate applicable to the dividends payable in South African cents to shareholders on the South African branch register on the Record Date is the volume weighted average price achieved on foreign exchange trades executed over the period 24 February 2020 to 28 February 2020:
 




Currency


Exchange rate


Total Dividends per ordinary share in local currency




South African cents


15.23338


33.51344




 
About South32
South32 is a globally diversified mining and metals company.  We produce bauxite, alumina, aluminium, energy and metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, silver, lead and zinc at our operations in Australia, Southern Africa and South America. We are also the owner of a high grade zinc, lead and silver development option in North America and have several partnerships with junior explorers with a focus on base metals. Our purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people's lives now and for generations to come, and to be trusted by our owners and partners to realise the potential of their resources. 




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Shareholders can manage their shareholding via the Computershare Investor Centre at www.computershare.com to:
·      update their address, communication preferences, banking and tax details;
·      view their holdings, dividend and payment, and transaction history information; and
·      download statements and documents.
Alternatively, refer to the relevant Investor Centre noted below:
·      Australian holders may visit online at www.computershare.com.au/Investor or by calling Computershare Investor Services on 1800 019 953 or +61 3 9415 4169 (Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm AEDT)
·      South African holders may call smart number:  +27 086 110 0950, +27 086 11 00 933 or

e-mail: ficaverifyelectronic@computershare.co.za
·      UK Depositary Interest holders may visit online at www.investorcentre.co.uk or call +44 (0) 370 873 5884.
Further information on South32 can be found at www.south32.net.
Approved for release by Nicole Duncan, Company Secretary, South32
JSE Sponsor:  UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

12 March 2020
 


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