INTERIM RESULTS
For the six months ended 31 December 2008


Abridged Group Income Statements

(Rand million unless otherwise stated)

  %
increase
Unaudited
six months to
31 December 2008
Unaudited
six months to
31 December 2007
Unaudited
year to
30 June 2008

Trading profit before depreciation  

214

227 463
BEE share option expense  

 

  (25)
Depreciation  

(20)

(21) (41)
Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment  

-

2 2

Trading profit (7)

194

208 399
Net investment income  

10

9 20

Profit before interest paid  

204

217 419
Interest paid  

(7)

(7) (14)

Profit before taxation (6)

197

210 405
Taxation  

(58)

(67) (128)

Profit for the year 3

139

143 277

Attributable to:

Equity holders of the parent  

136

142 275
Minority interests  

3

1 2

  (3)

139

143 277

Number of shares in issue (000’s)*  

793 893

796 308 793 823
Earnings per share (cents) (4)

17,1

17,5 34,6
Headline earnings per share (cents) (2)

17,1

17,5 34,4
Diluted earnings per share (cents) (3)

17,1

17,7 34,4
Diluted headline earnings per share (cents) (2)

17,1

17,4 34,2
Dividends per share (cents) 50

6,0

4,0 12,0

Reconciliation of Headline Earnings

Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders  

136

142 275
Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment  

-

(2) (2)

Headline earnings (3)

136

140 273

Reconciliation of Shares In Issue

Total number of shares issued (000’s)  

909 800

909 800 909 800
Share Incentive Trust shares (000’s)  

27 907

25 492 27 977
BEE treasury shares (000's)  

88 000

88 000 88 000

Shares in issue to external parties (000’s)

793 893

796 308 793 823

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