Calendar of Financial Events
Financial Year Ended 31 December 2011
 
Date Event
  Announcement of Results:
11 May 2011 Announcement of First Quarter Results
12 August 2011 Announcement of Second Quarter and Half Year Results
10 November 2011 Announcement of Third Quarter and Nine-Month Results
29 February 2012 Announcement of Full Year Results
   
  Books Closure and Dividend Payment Dates:
10 June 2011 Books closure date for Preference Dividend^
30 June 2011 Payment of Preference Dividend^
6 September 2011 Books closure date for Special Interim Ordinary Dividend
28 September 2011 Payment of Special Interim Ordinary Dividend
9 December 2011 Books closure date for Preference Dividend^
3 January 2012 Payment of Preference Dividend^
4 May 2012 Books closure date for proposed 2011 Final and Special Final Dividends*
18 May 2012 Proposed payment of 2011 Final and Special Final Dividends*
   
  Shareholders’ Meeting:
27 April 2012 49th Annual General Meeting
 
^ The Preference Dividend is paid semi-annually in arrears.
* The declaration and payment of the 2011 Final and Special Final Dividends is subject to approval of shareholders at the 49th Annual General Meeting.

Financial Year Ending 31 December 2012
 
Date Event
  Announcement of Results:
May 2012 Proposed Announcement of First Quarter Results
August 2012 Proposed Announcement of Second Quarter and Half Year Results
November 2012 Proposed Announcement of Third Quarter and Nine-Month Results
February 2013 Proposed Announcement of Full Year Results
   
  Shareholders’ Meeting:
April 2013 50th Annual General Meeting