INTERIM RESULTS
For the six months 31 December 2004


Abridged group income statements

(Rand 000's unless otherwise stated)

  %
increase
Unaudited
six months to
31 December 2004
Unaudited
six months to
31 December 2003
Audited
year to
30 June 2004

Trading profit before depreciation  

130 505

99 572 229 052
Depreciation  

(10 308)

(5 654) (15 395)

Trading profit 28,0

120 197

93 918 213 657
Net investment income  

5 522

4 350 8 209
Goodwill amortised   (64)

Profit before taxation 27,9

125 719

98 268 221 802
Taxation  

(39 472)

(29 848) (66 888)

Profit after taxation 26,1

86 247

68 420 154 914
Outside shareholders’ interest  

(3 290)

(2 136) (4 119)

Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders 25,2

82 957

66 284 150 795

Number of shares in issue (000’s)  

17 860

17 691 17 646
Earnings per share (cents) 24,0

464,5

374,7 854,6
Headline earnings per share (cents) 23,9

463,9

374,3 856,3
Ordinary dividend per share (cents)  

110,0

70,0 160,0
Special dividend per share (cents)   140,0

Reconciliation of Headline Earnings

Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders  

82 957

66 270 150 795
(Profit)/loss on sale of fixed assets  

(110)

(45) 241
Goodwill amortised   64

Headline earnings 25,1

82 847

66 225 151 100

Reconciliation of Shares In Issue

Total number of shares issued  

18 677

18 677 18 677
Share Incentive Trust shares  

817

986 1 031

Shares in issue to external parties

17 860

17 691 17 646

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