dividend

In the annual results announcement by Dimension Data Holdings plc for the year ended 30 September 2009 published on Wednesday, 18 November 2009, the Company announced a dividend of 1.9 US cents per share or its equivalent in other currencies of payment using the exchange rates prevailing as at the close of business on Thursday, 4 February 2010. 

The local currency equivalent of the dividend has now been established and is as follows:

South Africa:     US$1 - ZAR 7.6278 which equates to a dividend amount of 14.4928 cents per share

United Kingdom: US$1 - GBP 0.6334 which equates to a dividend amount of 1.2035 pence per share

The dividend will be paid on Friday, 19 March 2010.

The record date for this dividend payment is the close of business on Friday, 19 February 2010 for all the Exchanges where the Company's shares are listed. The last day to trade cum-dividend on the JSE Limited ("JSE") will be Friday, 12 February 2010. The shares will trade ex-dividend from the opening of business on Monday, 15 February 2010 on the JSE and from the opening of business on Wednesday, 17 February 2010 on the London Stock Exchange.

Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised on the South African branch register between Monday, 15  February 2010 and Friday, 19 February 2010, both dates inclusive, and transfers between the UK and South African registers may not take place during the period Friday 5  February 2010 and Friday, 19 February 2010 (both days inclusive).