Dividend Declaration

RNS Number:5818W
Griqualand West Diamond Mng Co Ld
29 May 2002

         GRIQUALAND WEST DIAMOND MINING COMPANY DUTOITSPAN MINE LIMITED

                  Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa


                    Company Registration No. 1880/000013/06



NOTICE OF DIVIDEND DECLARATION

Notice is hereby given that a dividend of 20,5 cents (2001 : 20,5 cents) per
ordinary share, being the interim dividend in respect of the year ending
31 December 2002, has been declared payable to ordinary shareholders registered
in the books of the Company at the close of business on Friday, 28 June 2002.



CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND

The dividend is declared in the currency of the Republic of South Africa.

The payment date for the dividend is Tuesday, 30 July 2002 and dividend cheques
will be posted from the offices of the transfer secretaries in Kimberley or from
the offices of the registrar in the United Kingdom on or about Monday, 29 July
2002, in terms of paragraphs 1 and 2 below.

1(a) In the case of

(i) shareholders with registered addresses in Europe (including the United
Kingdom), or

(ii) shareholders who have mandated payments to addresses in Europe, or

(iii) shareholders who have requested payment in United Kingdom currency,

cheques will be posted from the United Kingdom and will be drawn in United
Kingdom currency converted at the rate of exchange applicable on Monday, 1 July
2002, less appropriate taxes.

1(b) Shareholders referred to in paragraph 1(a) above may, however, elect to be
paid in South African Rands provided that any such request is received by the
Company's South African transfer secretaries or its United Kingdom registrar on
or before Friday, 28 June 2002.

 2. In the case of

(i) shareholders whose registered addresses are elsewhere than in Europe
(including the United Kingdom), or

(ii) shareholders who have mandated payments to addresses outside Europe, or

(iii) shareholders who have elected to be paid in South African Rands in terms
of paragraph 1(b) above,

the dividend will be paid from Kimberley in South African Rands.

Any change of address or dividend instruction involving a change of office of
payment to apply to this dividend must be received by the Company's transfer
secretaries/registrar on or before Friday, 28 June 2002. In this regard,
shareholders must, where necessary, have obtained the approval of the South
African exchange control authorities or any other exchange control authorities
having jurisdiction in respect thereof.

By order of the board

DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES LIMITED

Secretaries



Per : M J WARD



29 May 2002





South African Transfer Secretaries :

De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited

36 Stockdale Street

KIMBERLEY 8301, South Africa

(P O Box 616

KIMBERLEY 8300)



Registered Office :

36 Stockdale Street

KIMBERLEY 8301

South Africa

United Kingdom Registrar :

Computershare Investor Services PLC

P O Box 82

The Pavilions

Bridgwater Road

BRISTOL BS99 7NH

England



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