Finalisation information pertaining to the special dividend
Master Drilling Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 2011/008265/06)
JSE share code: MDI
ISIN: ZAE000171948
("Master Drilling" or the "Company")
FINALISATION INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SPECIAL DIVIDEND
Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on the Stock Exchange News Service of the
JSE Limited ("SENS") on 11 June 2026 (the "Announcement"), wherein the Board of Directors of the
Company advised that it had resolved to declare a special gross cash dividend in respect of the financial
year ended 31 December 2025 of ZAR 0,40 (forty cents) per ordinary share from income reserves (the
"Special Dividend"), subject to obtaining the requisite Exchange Control approval from the Financial
Surveillance Department of the South African Reserve Bank ("SARB").
Shareholders are advised that the Company has now received the required exchange control approval
from the SARB, accordingly the Special Dividend is now unconditional
The salient dates in respect of Special Dividend therefore remain unchanged from those communicated
by the Company in the Announcement, as set out below:
Last day to trade cum dividend Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Shares commence trading ex-dividend Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Record date Friday, 14 August 2026
Payment date Monday, 17 August 2026
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or re-materialised between Wednesday, 12 August 2026
and Friday, 14 August 2026, both days inclusive.
All other details relating to the Special Dividend, including the tax implications, remain unchanged as
set out in the Announcement.
Fochville
14 July 2026
Sponsor
Investec Bank Limited
Date: 14-07-2026 10:45:00
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