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   Group  Company
        2006 2005   2006 2005
        Rm Rm   Rm Rm

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Dividends paid

              
  Dividend no.1 declared on 15 November 2004 and paid on 31 January 2005     – 61.0   – 61.0
  Dividend no.2 declared on 16 May 2005 and paid on 25 July 2005     74.0 –   74.0 –
  Dividend no.3 declared on 14 November 2005 and paid on 30 January 2006     88.0 –   88.0 –
  Dividends received on treasury shares:              
     Lewis Stores (Pty) Ltd     (2.5) –   – –
     Lewis Employee Share Incentive Scheme Trust     (2.6) –   – –
        156.9 61.0   162.0 61.0