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ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - AGL : Anglo American plc - provisional full year and interim dividend timetables 2020
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AGL : Anglo American plc - provisional full year and interim dividend timetables 2020: Anglo American plc (the 'Company') Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AN Registered number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales) Legal Entity Identifier: 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43 ISIN: GBOOB1XZS820 JSE Share Code: AGL NSX Share Code: ANM ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - PROVISIONAL FULL YEAR AND INTERIM DIVIDEND TIMETABLES 2020 Anglo American announces, for information purposes only, the following provisional timetables for any dividends that become payable in 2020. Confirmation of any actual dividends payable, and the dates thereof, will as usual be contained within interim and final results announcements. PROVISIONAL FINAL DIVIDEND DATES 2020 (Dividend no 36) Announcement date (amount declared in US$ with ZAR Thursday, 20 February equivalent): Last day to effect removal of shares between the United Monday, 09 March Kingdom (UK) and South African (SA) registers: Last day to trade on the JSE Limited (JSE) to qualify for Tuesday, 10 March dividend: Ex-dividend on the JSE from the commencement of trading Wednesday, 11 March on: Ex-dividend on the London Stock Exchange from the Thursday, 12 March commencement of trading on: Record date (applicable to both the UK principal register Friday, 13 March and SA branch register): Movement of shares between the UK and SA registers Monday, 16 March permissible from: Last day for receipt of US$:P/E currency elections by the Wednesday, 8 April UK Registrars (note 1): Last day for receipt of Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) Wednesday, 8 April mandate forms by the UK Registrars (notes 4, 5 and 6): Currency conversion US$:P/E rates announced on: Friday, 17 April Last day for receipt of DRIP mandate forms by Central Tuesday, 21 April Securities Depository Participants (CSDPs) (notes 4, 5 and 6): Last day for receipt of DRIP mandate forms by the South Wednesday, 22 April African Transfer Secretaries (notes 4, 5 and 6): Dividend warrants mailed UK: Wednesday, 6 May Payment date of dividend: Thursday, 7 May Crest Credit Date UK: accounts updated with shares in Wednesday, 13 May terms of the DRIP election, where applicable: CSDP accounts credited/updated with shares in terms of On or about Tuesday, 2 June the DRIP election, where applicable: (subject to the purchase of shares by the Transfer Secretaries in the open market/refer note 5 below) Removal of shares to and from the United Kingdom principal register and the South African branch register will not be permitted between Tuesday, 10 March 2020 and close of business on Friday 13 March 2020 inclusive. Note: the final dividend is subject to the approval of shareholders at the Annual General Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, 5 May 2020. Any changes to the abovementioned dates will be notified. Notes 1. Shareholders on the United Kingdom register of members with an address in the United Kingdom will be paid in pounds sterling and those with an address in a country in the European Union which has adopted the euro, will be paid in euros. Such shareholders may, however, elect to be paid their dividends in US dollars, provided the UK Registrars receive such election by Wednesday, 8 April 2020. Shareholders with an address elsewhere will be paid in US dollars except those registered on the South African branch register who will be paid in South African rand. 2. Dividend Tax will be withheld from the amount of the gross dividend paid to South African shareholders at the rate of 20% unless a shareholder qualifies for exemption. In South Africa the dividend will be distributed by Anglo American South Africa Proprietary Limited, or one of its South African subsidiaries, in accordance with the Company's dividend access share arrangements. 3. Dematerialisation and rematerialisation of registered share certificates in South Africa will not be affected by CSDPs during the period from the JSE ex-dividend date to the record date (both days inclusive). 4. Those shareholders who already participate in the DRIP need not complete a DRIP mandate form for each dividend as such forms provide an ongoing authority to participate in the DRIP until cancelled in writing. Shareholders who wish to participate in the DRIP should obtain a mandate form from the UK Registrars, the South African Transfer Secretaries or, in the case of those who hold their shares through the STRATE system, their CSDP. 5. In terms of the DRIP, and subject to the purchase of shares in the open market, share certificates/CREST notifications are expected to be mailed and CSDP investor accounts credited/updated on or about Tuesday, 2 June 2020. CREST accounts will be credited on Thursday, 14 May 2020. 6. Copies of the terms and conditions of the DRIP are available from the UK Registrars or the South African Transfer Secretaries. 7. The US$: P / E conversion rates will be determined by the actual rates achieved by Anglo American buying forward contracts for those currencies, during the two days preceding the announcement of the conversion rates, for delivery on the dividend payment date. PROVISIONAL INTERIM DIVIDEND DATES 2020 (Dividend no 37) Announcement date (amount declared in US$ with Thursday, 30 July ZAR equivalent): Last day to effect removal of shares between the Monday, 17 August United Kingdom (UK) and South African (SA) registers: Last day to trade on the JSE Limited (JSE) to qualify Tuesday, 18 August for dividend: Ex-dividend on the JSE from the commencement of Wednesday, 19 August trading on: Ex-dividend on the London Stock Exchange from the Thursday, 20 August commencement of trading on: Record date (applicable to both the UK principal Friday, 21 August register and SA branch register): Movement of shares between the UK and SA registers Monday, 24 August permissible from: Last day for receipt of US$:P/E currency elections by Friday, 4 September the UK Registrars (note 1): Last day for receipt of Dividend Reinvestment Plan Friday, 4 September (DRIP) mandate forms by the UK Registrars (notes 4, 5 and 6): Currency conversion US$:P/E rates announced on: Friday, 11 September Last day for receipt of DRIP mandate forms by Central Friday, 18 September Securities Depository Participants (CSDPs) (notes 4, 5 and 6): Last day for receipt of DRIP mandate forms by the Monday, 21 September South African Transfer Secretaries (notes 4, 5 and 6): Dividend warrants mailed UK: Thursday, 24 September Payment date of dividend: Friday, 25 September Crest Credit Date UK: accounts updated with shares in Wednesday, 30 September terms of the DRIP election, where applicable: CSDP accounts credited/updated with shares in terms On or about Monday, 19 October of the DRIP election, where applicable: (subject to the purchase of shares by the Transfer Secretaries in the open market/refer note 5 below) Removal of shares to and from the United Kingdom principal register and the South African branch register will not be permitted between Tuesday, 18 August 2020 and close of business on Friday, 21 August 2020 inclusive. Any changes to the abovementioned dates will be notified. Notes 1. Shareholders on the United Kingdom register of members with an address in the United Kingdom will be paid in pounds sterling and those with an address in a country in the European Union which has adopted the euro, will be paid in euros. Such shareholders may, however, elect to be paid their dividends in US dollars, provided the UK Registrars receive such election by Friday, 4 September 2020. Shareholders with an address elsewhere will be paid in US dollars except those registered on the South African branch register who will be paid in South African rand. 2. Dividend Tax will be withheld from the amount of the gross dividend paid to South African shareholders at the rate of 20% unless a shareholder qualifies for exemption. In South Africa the dividend will be distributed by Anglo American South Africa Proprietary Limited, or one of its South African subsidiaries, in accordance with the Company's dividend access share arrangements. 3. Dematerialisation and rematerialisation of registered share certificates in South Africa will not be affected by CSDPs during the period from the JSE ex-dividend date to the record date (both days inclusive). 4. Those shareholders who already participate in the DRIP need not complete a DRIP mandate form for each dividend as such forms provide an ongoing authority to participate in the DRIP until cancelled in writing. Shareholders who wish to participate in the DRIP should obtain a mandate form from the UK Registrars, the South African Transfer Secretaries or, in the case of those who hold their shares through the STRATE system, their CSDP. 5. In terms of the DRIP, and subject to the purchase of shares in the open market, share certificates/CREST notifications are expected to be mailed and CSDP investor accounts credited/updated on or about Monday, 19 October 2020. CREST accounts will be credited on Wednesday, 30 September 2020. 6. Copies of the terms and conditions of the DRIP are available from the UK Registrars or the South African Transfer Secretaries. 7. The US$: P / E conversion rates will be determined by the actual rates achieved by Anglo American buying forward contracts for those currencies, during the two days preceding the announcement of the conversion rates, for delivery on the dividend payment date. Ellie Klonarides Deputy Company Secretary 14 January 2020 The Company has a primary listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and secondary listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Botswana Stock Exchange, the Namibia Stock Exchange and the SIX Swiss Exchange. 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