Lewis Group Limited announced that hereby given that a final gross cash dividend of 218 cents per share in respect of the year-ended 31 March 2023 has been declared payable to holders of ordinary shares. The number of shares in issue as of the date of declaration is 57 259 052. The dividend has been declared out of income reserves and is subject to a dividend tax of 20%. The dividend for determining the dividend tax is 218 cents and the dividend tax payable is 43.6 cents for shareholders who are not exempt. The net dividend for shareholders who are not exempt will therefore be 174.4 cents. The dividend tax rate may be reduced where the shareholder is tax resident in a foreign jurisdiction which has a Double Tax Convention with South Africa and meets the requirements for a reduced tax rate. Last date to trade "cum" dividend is 18 July 2023. Date trading commences "ex" dividend is 19 July 2023
Record date is 21 July 2023. Date of payment is 24 July 2023.