Griqualand West - Dividend Declaration

RNS Number:0539B
Griqualand West Diamond Mng Co Ld
19 November 1999


GRIQUALAND WEST DIAMOND MINING COMPANY DUTOITSPAN MINE LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Company Registration No. 11/00013/06


       NOTICE OF DIVIDEND DECLARATION

Notice is hereby given that a dividend of 21 cents (1998:21 cents) per
ordinary share being  the final dividend in respect of the year ending 31
December 1999 has been declared payable to ordinary  shareholders  registered 
in  the  books of  the  Company  at  the close of business on Friday, 17 
December 1999.

       CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND

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

Dividend warrants 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, 24 January 2000, 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,

warrants will be posted from the United Kingdom and will be drawn in United
Kingdom currency converted at the rate of exchange applicable on Monday, 20
December 1999 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, 17 December 1999.

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, 17 December 1999.   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.

In respect of dividends payable from the offices of the United Kingdom
registrar on account of shareholders whose registered addresses are in the
United Kingdom and on account of other shareholders who have mandated payment
of their dividends to addresses in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom 
registrar will deduct United Kingdom income tax at the applicable rate of 
20 per cent, except where authority has been received from the Inspector of
Foreign Dividends to pay without such deduction.  In all other cases no United
Kingdom income tax will be deducted.




By order of the board
DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES LIMITED
Secretaries


Per :  M J WARD       19 November 1999



South African Transfer Secretaries :                     Registered Office :

De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited                     36 Stockdale Street
36 Stockdale Street                                     KIMBERLEY  8301
KIMBERLEY 8301, South Africa                            South Africa
(P O Box 616
KIMBERLEY 8300)


United Kingdom Registrar

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