Dividend History

The dividend is declared and paid out in Rand for the holders of ordinary shares. For investors in the depositary receipt (ADR) on the NYSE, the dividends are paid out in US dollars.

Sasol declares dividends semi-annually in March and September respectively.

A final gross cash dividend of South African 790 cents per share (30 June 2017 – 780 cents per ordinary share) has been declared for the year ended 30 June 2018. The cash dividend is payable on the ordinary shares and the Sasol BEE ordinary shares. The Board is satisfied that the liquidity and solvency of the company, as well as capital adequacy remaining after payment of the dividend is sufficient to support the current operations for the ensuing year. The dividend has been declared out of retained earnings (income reserves). The South African dividend withholding tax rate is 20%. At the declaration date, there are 623 081 550 ordinary, 16 085 199 preferred ordinary and 6 394 179 Sasol BEE ordinary shares in issue. The net dividend amount payable to shareholders who are not exempt from the dividend withholding tax, is 632 cents per share, while the dividend amount payable to shareholders who are exempt from dividend withholding tax is 790 cents per share.

Details of Sasol’s recently declared dividends.

The salient dates for holders of ordinary shares and Sasol BEE ordinary shares are:

Declaration date	Monday, 20 August 2018
Last day for trading to qualify for and participate in the final dividend (cum dividend)	Tuesday, 4 September 2018
Trading ex dividend commences	Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Record date	Friday, 7 September 2018
Dividend payment date	Monday, 10 September 2018

 

The salient dates for holders of our American Depositary Receipts are¹ :

Ex dividend on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)	Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Record date	Friday, 7 September 2018
Approximate date of currency conversion	Tuesday, 11 September 2018
Approximate dividend payment date	Friday, 21 September 2018

¹All dates are approximate as the NYSE sets the record date after receipt of the dividend declaration 

 

Details on recent dividends paid/payable are included below.

Dividend history	Date paid/payable	Dividend number	SA cents	US cents
FY18 Final Dividend	10 September 2018	78	790
	21 September 2018			TBC
FY18 interim Dividend	19 March 2018	77	500
	29 March 2018			31.09
FY17 final dividend	11 September 2017	76	780
	21 September 2017			46,13
FY17 interim dividend	20 March 2017	75	480
	30 March 2017			28.29
FY16 final dividend	3 October 2016	74	910
	13 October 2016			66.44
FY16 interim dividend	11 April 2016	73	570
	21 April 2016			30.84
FY15 final dividend	12 October 2015	72	1150
	22 October 2015			70.54
FY15 interim dividend	13 April 2015	71	700
	23 April 2015			46.88
FY14 final dividend	13 October 2014	70	1350
	24 October 2014			101
FY14 interim dividend	14 April 2014	69	800
	24 April 2014			79
FY13 final dividend	14 October 2013	68	1330
FY13 interim dividend	15 April 2013	67	570
	25 April 2013			67
FY12 final dividend	15 October 2012	66	1180
	26 October 2012			144
FY12 interim dividend	16 April 2012	65	570
	24 April 2012			70
FY11 final dividend	17 October 2011	64	990
	27 October 2011			146
FY11 interim dividend	11 April 2011	63	310
	21 April 2011			46.12
FY10 final dividend	18 October 2010	62	770
	28 October 2010			110.21
FY10 interim dividend	12 April 2010	61	280
	23 April 2010			38.34
FY09 final dividend	19 October 2009	60	600
	29 October 2009			91.37
FY09 interim dividend	14 April 2009	59	250
	24 April 2009			27.09
FY08 final dividend	13 October 2008	58	935
	23 October 2008			99.70
FY08 interim dividend	14 April 2008	57	365
	24 April 2008			45.94
FY07 final dividend	15 October 2007	56	590
	25 October 2007			85.60
FY07 interim dividend	10 April 2007	55	310
	20 April 2007			43.29
FY06 final dividend	16 October 2006	54	430
	26 October 2006			56.25
FY06 interim dividend	10 April 2006	53	280
	20 April 2006			45.53
FY05 final dividend	17 October 2005	52	310
	27 October 2005			46.84
FY05 interim dividend	11 April 2005	51	230
	21 April 2005			37.17