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Guinness Peat Group PLC 15 April 2002 GUINNESS PEAT GROUP plc ('GPG') or 'the Company') PROPOSED YEAR END TIMETABLE 2002 On 15 March 2002 the Company announced that payment of an interim dividend in respect of the year ended 31 December 2001 would be made on 3 May 2002. An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held on 3 May 2002 to consider and hopefully approve the allotment of shares under the Scrip Dividend Alternative and the proposed Capitalisation Issue. A circular will be posted on 16 April 2002 which will contain further details of the Interim Dividend, the Scrip Dividend Alternative and the Capitalisation Issue and Notice of EGM. In order to accommodate the different market practices of the London Stock Exchange ('LSE'), Australian Stock Exchange ('ASX') and New Zealand Stock Exchange ('NZSE'), being those markets on which GPG's shares are quoted and subject to approval by shareholders, the Stock Events timetable will be as follows*: Preliminary announcement of results, dividend and Scrip Dividend 15.03.02 Alternative and Capitalisation Issue Shares marked ex-dividend (ASX) 25.03.02 Shares marked ex-dividend (UK) 27.03.02 Record date for dividend 02.04.02 Head securities quoted ex-dividend (NZSE) 03.04.02 Post out Circular with Forms of Election for the Scrip Dividend and Notice of EGM 16.04.02 Final date for receipt of EGM proxies (48 hours in advance of the EGM) 01.05.02 Final date for receipt of Scrip Dividend elections 07.05.02 EGM (11:00am UK time) 03.05.02 Allotment of Scrip Shares (5:00pm) 10.05.02 Payment of Cash Dividend ** 13.05.02 Update of UK CREST accounts (5:00am UK time) 13.05.02 Dealings commence in Scrip Dividend Shares 13.05.02 Dispatch of FASTER mailings notifying NZ holders of the change in holdings following the Scrip Dividend allotment 13.05.02 Dispatch of Scrip Dividend Share Certificates 13.05.02 Shares marked Ex-Capitalisation on ASX and traded on deferred settlement basis 14.05.02 Record date for Capitalisation Issue 17.05.02 Update of UK CREST accounts (5:00am UK time) 20.05.02 Allotment of Capitalisation Shares (5:00pm UK time) 20.05.02 Shares marked Ex-Capitalisation in UK 20.05.02 Head shares marked Ex-Capitalisation Shares in NZ 21.05.02 Last day of deferred settlement trading on ASX 21.05.02 Dealings commence in Capitalisation Shares on LSE and NZSE 21.05.02 Post out Capitalisation Shares Certificates (UK and Australia) 21.05.02 Dealings commence in Capitalisation Shares (ASX) 22.05.02 Dispatch of FASTER mailings in NZ notifying NZ holders of change in holdings following Capitalisation Issue 22.05.02 Notes: * Actions take place on all three Exchanges on the date specified unless otherwise indicated. ** The cash payment will be made to Shareholders on the Australian and New Zealand share registers in Australia and New Zealand dollars respectively, calculated at the rates of exchange ruling at 4:30pm (UK time) on 3 May 2002. Shareholders on all 3 registers will have the opportunity to elect for one of the other two currencies, and a circular containing further information and a currency election form will be circulated with the Annual Report. To ensure the integrity of the registers over record dates and 'ex' dates the 3 registers will be closed for transmissions between the registers at certain times. Enquiries: Richard Russell, Company Secretary 020 7236 0 336 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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