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Shareholders' information

Analysis of ordinary shareholders as at 31 December 1998

The primary listing of the company's ordinary shares is on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Its ordinary shares are also listed on the stock exchanges in London and Paris as well as being quoted in Brussels in the form of International Depositary Receipts (IDRs) and in New York in the form of American Depositary shares (ADSs).

Shareholder classification
Other
Insurance Pension Nominee corporate
Shareholdings Individuals companies funds companies bodies Total
1 to 5 000 Holders 33 562 16 45 759 1 491 35 873
Shares 2 162 682 10 027 49 499 326 988 309 776 2 858 972
5 001 to 10 000 Holders 20 ? 2 20 13 55
Shares 74 722 ? 14 660 136 383 110 792 336 557
Over 10 000 Holders 17 ? 6 56 43 122
Shares 1 180 808 ? 519 439 35 382 096 57 575 327 94 657 670
Total Holders 33 599 16 53 835 1 547 36 050
% 93,2 ? 0,2 2,3 4,3 100,0
Shares 3 418 212 10 027 583 598 35 845 467 57 995 895 97 853 199
% 3,5 ? 0,6 36,6 59,3 100,0

Stock exchange information

1998 1997
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Rands per share:
Market price ? high 361,60 350,00
? low 167,40 149,00
? year end 229,20 195,00
Shares traded ? 000 18 251 6 016
London Stock Exchange
Pounds per share:
Market price ? high 35.35 48.11
? low 20.09 18.89
? year end 23.42 24.35
Shares traded ? 000 12 206 2 717
Paris Stock Exchange
French francs per share:
Market price ? high 338.80 458.00
? low 189.90 181.20
? year end 221.10 244.00
Shares traded ? 000 1 437 649
Brussels Stock Exchange
Belgian francs per share:
Market price ? high 2 060.00 2 475.00
? low 1 150.00 1 140.00
? year end 1 398.00 1 466.00
Shares traded ? 000 2 273 1 127
New York Stock Exchange*
Dollars per ADS:
Market price ? high 31.00 ?
? low 16.00 ?
? year end 19.56 ?
ADSs traded ? 000 14 213 ?
*First listed 5 August 1998
Each ADS represents one-half of an ordinary share in the company

 

Shareholder spread as at 31 December 1998

Pursuant to the Listings Requirements of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, with the best knowledge of the directors and after reasonable enquiry, the spread of shareholders was as follows:

Number of % of ordinary
holders issued capital
Non-public shareholders:
Directors 10 0,69
Shares held by Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited and its subsidiaries 10 50,95
Public shareholders 36 030 48,36
36 050 100,00

Major shareholders as at 31 December 1998
According to information available to the directors, the following are the only shareholders beneficially holding, directly or indirectly, in excess of 5 per cent of the ordinary share capital of the company.

Ordinary shares held
Number %
Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited and its subsidiaries 49 854 508 50,95
First National Nominees (Proprietary) Limited 5 287 855 5,40
Standard Bank Nominees (Transvaal) (Proprietary) Limited 23 538 428 24,05

Diary

Financial year end 31 December
Annual financial statements Issued 24 March 1999
Annual general meeting 30 April 1999
Quarterly reports Published 3 May 1999
5 August 1999
1 November 1999
31 January 2000
Dividends
Interim Declared 3 August 1999
Paid 23 September 1999
Final Declared 27 January 2000
Paid 24 March 2000

Currency conversion guide
At 31 December one rand was equal to:
1998 1997
US dollars 0,17 0,21
Pounds sterling 0,10 0,12
Swiss francs 0,23 0,30
Deutschemarks 0,28 0,36
French francs 0,95 1,21
Japanese yen 19,20 26,74

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