Notice to shareholders - interim ordinary dividend no. 145

AECI LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration No. 1924/002590/06)
Share code:  AFE     ISIN No. ZAE000000220

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, 24 July 2006 the directors of AECI Limited declared an interim ordinary dividend of 64 cents per share, in respect of the financial year ending 31 December 2006, payable on Monday, 18 September 2006 to ordinary shareholders recorded in the books of the Company at the close of business on Friday, 15 September 2006.

The last day to trade cum dividend will be Friday, 8 September 2006 and shares will commence trading ex dividend as from Monday, 11 September 2006. Any change of address or dividend instruction must be received on or before Friday, 8 September 2006.

Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised from Monday, 11 September 2006 to Friday, 15 September 2006, both days inclusive.

This announcement will be mailed to all recorded shareholders on or about Tuesday, 25 July 2006.

By order of the Board
E A Rea
Acting secretary

Sandton
24 July 2006

Transfer secretaries
Computershare Investor Services 2004 (Pty) Limited
70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg, 2001
and
Computershare Investor Services plc
PO Box 82, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road
Bristol BS 99 7NH, England

Sponsor
JP Morgan Equities Limited

Date: 25/07/2006 07:00:21 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department