Notes to the consolidated annual financial statements

for the year ended 30 September

		2008	2007	2006
		Rm	Rm	Rm
28.	Dividends
	Ordinary shares
	Final dividend No 158 paid on 14 January 2008: 200 cents per share
	(2007: No 155 – 450 cents per share; 2006: No 153 – 325 cents
	per share)	409	911	745
	Special dividend paid on 2 April 2007: 500 cents per share		1 017
	Interim dividend (Capital distribution) No 159 paid on 9 June 2008:
	100 cents per share (2007: No 157 – 175 cents per share;
	2006: No 154 – 150 cents per share)	205	357	312
		614	2 285	1 057
	Dividend attributable to treasury shares			(62)
	Paid to Barloworld Limited shareholders	614	2 285	995
	Paid to minorities	8	344	300
		622	2 629	1 295

On 17 November 2008 the directors declared dividend No 160 of 150 cents per share.
This dividend has not been included as a liability in these financial statements.
In compliance with the requirements of the JSE Limited, the following dates are applicable:

Date declared	Monday	17 November 2008
Last day to trade cum dividend	Friday	9 January 2009
Shares trade ex dividend	Monday	12 January 2009
Record date	Friday	16 January 2009
Payment date	Monday	19 January 2009

Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday, 12 January 2009 and Friday, 16 January 2009, both days inclusive.

	2008	2007	2006
	Cents	Cents	Cents
Analysis of dividends declared in respect of current year’s
earnings:
Ordinary dividends per share
Interim dividend	100	175	150
Final dividend	150	200	450
	250	375	600
6% cumulative non-redeemable preference shares Preference dividends totalling R22 500 were declared on each of the following dates: 25 April 2008 (paid on 26 May 2008) 10 October 2007 (paid on 5 November 2007) 26 April 2007 (paid on 28 May 2007) 29 September 2006 (paid on 30 October 2006) 29 March 2006 (paid on 24 April 2006) 30 October 2005 (paid on 31 October 2005)

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