Dividend declaration

The board of directors has declared a final cash dividend of 22.5 cents per share payable on Monday, 20 December 2004 to shareholders recorded in the books of the company at the close of business on Friday, 17 December 2004. The last day to trade ("cum" the dividend) in order to participate in the dividend will be Thursday, 9 December 2004 and the shares will trade "ex dividend" from the commencement of business on Friday, 10 December 2004. The record date will be Friday, 17 December 2004.

Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Friday, 10 December 2004 and Friday, 17 December 2004, both dates inclusive.

By order of the Board

ALLAN SCOTT
Company Secretary

20 October 2004

Registered address Cnr Searle and Pontac Streets, Cape Town 8001, PO Box 5142, Cape Town 8000 
Directors D.M. Nurek* (Chairman), T.C. Honneysett, R.B. Godfrey, E. Osrin*, R.L. Lumb*, L.A. Swartz*, P.E.I. Swartz*, A. Zimbler* 
* non-executive
Transfer Secretaries Computershare Investor Services 2004 (Proprietary) Limited, 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg 2001, PO Box 61051, Marshalltown 2107 
Sponsor Investec Bank Limited

Registration Number 1996/000645/06 Share Code: NCL ISIN: ZAE000014585