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Tue 12 May 2009, 7:05 PPC - Pretoria Portland Cement Company - Unaudited interim result for the
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PPC                                                                             
PPC - Pretoria Portland Cement Company - Unaudited interim result for the       
                                       half-year ended 31 March 2009            
Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited                                        
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Company registration number: 1892/000667/06)                                   
JSE Code: PPC                                                                   
ISIN: ZAE000125886                                                              
("PPC" or "the company")                                                        
PPC Unaudited interim result for the half-year ended 31 March 2009              
- Strong cash-generation of R1,03 billion                                       
- Revenues up 12% to R3,3 billion                                               
- New Dwaalboom kiln contributing to improved efficiencies                      
- Reducing input costs positive for second half                                 
John Gomersall, CEO said "PPC has again managed to produce a solid set of       
results with strong operating cash flows, despite our economy experiencing      
the effects of the global crisis."                                              
Commentary                                                                      
Industry regional cement demand declined by 7,5% for the period under           
review. Rural demand showed positive growth, reflecting both the increased      
level of social grants and consumers` increased access to building supplies     
in these areas. Demand in the construction sector increased by 12%,             
indicating that infrastructure project offtake partially offsetting the         
slowdown in the residential sector.                                             
PPC`s total regional sales volumes ended only 6% below last year benefiting     
from growing demand from major projects and the continued growth in the         
Botswana market which helped offset the lower demand in coastal markets.        
PPC Lime`s sales volumes declined significantly due to lower demand from        
the steel industry resulting in a commensurately sharp fall in operating        
profit to R31 million (2008: R77 million).                                      
Group revenue increased by 12% to R3 261 million (2008: R2 919 million)         
whilst operating profit before the IFRS 2 charges for the BBBEE transaction     
rose 2% to R1 100 million (2008: R1 077 million).                               
The group EBITDA grew by 5% to R1 245 million (2008: R1 181 million). The       
group EBITDA percentage margin decreased compared to the same period last       
year, reflecting the lower lime and cement volumes and input cost               
increases. The cement EBITDA margin dropped 1,7 percentage points as the        
consistently high cost increases experienced since last year were only          
partially recovered by the January cement selling price increase in the         
second quarter. The cost recovery impact effect thereof will be more            
significant in the second half.                                                 
Finance charges increased to R171 million (2008: R69 million) and               
investment income declined to R39 million (2008: R59 million) due mainly to     
the increased borrowings on capital expansions.                                 
Cash generated from operations remained strong at R1 026 million (2008: R1      
106 million) in spite of an increase in working capital, and earnings per       
share excluding BBBEE IFRS 2 charges declined by 16% to 105,8 cents             
(2008: 125,8 cents).                                                            
Long-term borrowings increased to R2,6 billion post the finalisation of the     
BBBEE transaction. R1,5 billion was raised to replace expansion capex           
related short-term debt and R1,1 billion relates to debt consolidated in        
respect of the BBBEE transaction funding. The company will continue to          
raise appropriate long-term debt to fund future major expansion projects.       
In view of the continued strong cash-generation, the directors have             
declared an unchanged interim dividend of 45 cents per share (2008: 45          
cents per share). The company expects to maintain dividend cover for the        
full year in the stated range of 1,2 to 1,5 times based on earnings before      
the IFRS 2 charges resulting from the BBBEE transaction.                        
Cement                                                                          
PPC`s regional cement sales volumes were down 6% compared to the                
corresponding period last year while some export opportunities were re-         
established. PPC`s inland market share increased in most bag markets and        
through several major infrastructural projects that are now consuming           
cement and this helped offset the decline in the coastal markets.               
Input cost increases particularly on coal, put pressure on margins but          
recent price trends and renegotiated contracts will see recoveries in the       
second half and into next year. Transport costs are coming down which           
together with the strong rand`s impact on other inputs should also provide      
a benefit in the second half.                                                   
The output of the new kiln at Dwaalboom continues to improve and it has         
regularly performed at daily production and cost levels beyond our              
expectations.                                                                   
In view of expected cost reductions and the current economic situation, it      
is possible that the normal mid-year selling price increase may be              
deferred.                                                                       
The Hercules mill expansion project has experienced a capital cost              
escalation of R95 million and experienced some delays and will now only         
contribute to output and cost savings in the new financial year. The            
environmental approvals for the proposed Riebeeck expansion are still           
awaited.                                                                        
In Zimbabwe, the formation of the Inclusive Government and the                  
dollarisation of the economy are a step forward, but difficult operating        
and trading conditions are likely to persist for some time. Operations at       
Porthold are still plagued by low demand and significant input constraints      
particularly electricity and coal.                                              
Lime and aggregates                                                             
Lime sales volumes declined by 36% reflecting mainly lower steel sector         
demand, severely impacting margins. Some improvement however can be             
expected when the current global destocking cycle has run its course. This      
is supported by a recent press release from the World Steel Association         
predicting that global usage of steel will only decline                         
by 14,9% in 2009.                                                               
Continued substantial energy input cost increases are a concern but will be     
recovered through the cost recovery mechanisms in long-term supply              
agreements in due course.                                                       
Aggregates` overall profitability reduced marginally due to reduced demand      
for metallurgical stone from the steel                                          
industry and tighter market conditions in Gauteng, which were partially         
offset by continued strong demand in                                            
Botswana.                                                                       
Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment transaction                              
The 15% BBBEE transaction became effective on 15 December 2008, with 48,6       
million new shares being issued in terms of the transaction and treated as      
a separate class of shares. As required by IFRS a further 38 million shares     
valued at R1,2 billion are consolidated as treasury shares as a result of       
PPC guarantees for part of the transaction funding.                             
The IFRS 2 charges for the transaction for this period were R487 million of     
the currently estimated R492 million for this financial year in total.          
Further charges totaling an estimated R80 million will be expensed in           
future financial years over the respective vesting periods.                     
Board changes                                                                   
During the period under review the following board changes took place.          
Mr BL Sibiya was appointed as a non-executive director to the PPC board on      
10 November 2008 and assumed the role of chairman with effect from 17           
November 2008. He succeeds Mr MJ Shaw who retired as chairman on                
10 November 2008 and retired from the board following the annual general        
meeting on 26 January 2009.                                                     
Messrs MP Malungani and JS Vilakazi were appointed as non-executive             
directors with effect from 27 February 2009.                                    
Prospects                                                                       
The government commitment to infrastructural development indicates that         
growth in Gross Fixed Capital Formation is likely to continue until well        
beyond 2010 and to this end the government`s infrastructural budget of R787     
billion over the next three years confirms this. This incorporates housing      
delivery and the formation of the Housing Development                           
Agency to secure land for low cost housing which should accelerate the much     
needed delivery of low cost housing.                                            
Further reductions in SA interest rates are likely to generate some             
resumption of activity in the residential and other interest rate sensitive     
sectors later in 2009 and heading into 2010. In the meantime, rural demand      
should continue to underpin bagged cement demand.                               
Although these are positive signs, the company anticipates that industry        
regional cement demand for this financial year could decline by up to 10%       
from the prior year volumes demand.                                             
With the new Dwaalboom kiln now running, as planned the company was able to     
shut down three older production units to match output to current demand        
and take advantage of the more efficient new capacity. In addition, the         
easing in cement demand growth provides us with the opportunity to switch       
production between plants to undertake some of the major maintenance            
required on existing lines that have been running at high output levels for     
the last five years as it is vital that they are fully fit and ready for        
the next demand growth phase.                                                   
The Lime division should see some improvement in the second half and            
Aggregates should maintain a steady performance.                                
Management remains confident, given the economic circumstances, that a          
solid performance reflecting strong operating cash flows will be reported       
for the full year.                                                              
On behalf of the board                                                          
BL Sibiya                     JE Gomersall                                      
Chairman                      Chief executive officer                           
11 May 2009                                                                     
DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT                                                           
Notice is hereby given that interim ordinary dividend number 211 of 45          
cents per share has been declared in respect of the six months ended 31         
March 2009.                                                                     
This dividend will be paid out of profits as determined by the directors.       
The important dates pertaining to this dividend for shareholders trading on     
the JSE Limited are as follows:                                                 
Last day to trade "CUM"                                                         
Dividend                                          Friday, 29 May 2009           
Shares trade "EX" dividend                        Monday, 1 June 2009           
Record date                                       Friday, 5 June 2009           
Payment date                                      Monday, 8 June 2009           
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between          
Monday, 1 June 2009 and Friday, 5 June 2009, both days inclusive.               
Zimbabwe                                                                        
The important dates pertaining to this dividend for shareholders trading on     
the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange are as follows:                                     
Shares trade "EX" dividend                        Monday, 1 June 2009           
Last day to register to receive the dividend      Friday, 5 June 2009           
Payment date                                      on or shortly after           
                                                 Monday, 8 June 2009            
The register of members in Zimbabwe will be closed from Monday, 1 June 2009     
to Friday, 5 June 2009, both days inclusive, for the purpose of determining     
those shareholders to whom the dividend will be paid.                           
The dividend payable to shareholders registered in Zimbabwe will be paid in     
SA rand.                                                                        
By order of the board                                                           
JHDLR Snyman                                                                    
Group company secretary                                                         
11 May 2009                                                                     
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                  
                                  Six months ended              Year ended      
                              31 March    31 March                 30 Sept      
2009        2008                    2008      
                             Unaudited  Unaudited*         %      Audited*      
                                    Rm          Rm    Change            Rm      
                                                                                
Revenue                           3 261       2 919        12         6 248     
Cost of sales                     1 956       1 673      (17)         3 547     
Gross profit                      1 305       1 246         5         2 701     
Administration and net              205         169      (21)           378     
operating expenditure                                                           
Operating profit before           1 100       1 077         2         2 323     
item listed below                                                               
BBBEE IFRS 2 charges                487           -                       -     
Operating profit                    613       1 077      (43)         2 323     
Fair value (losses)/gains           (9)          12                       4     
on financial instruments                                                        
Finance costs                       171          69     (148)           157     
Investment income                    39          59      (34)            84     
Profit before exceptional           472       1 079      (56)         2 254     
items                                                                           
Exceptional items                     -           1                       2     
Share of associate`s                  4           7                      10     
retained profit                                                                 
Profit before taxation              476       1 087      (56)         2 266     
Taxation                            363         413        12           767     
Profit for the period               113         674      (83)         1 499     
Attributable to:                                                                
Ordinary shareholders               103         674      (85)         1 499     
Other shareholders                   10           -                       -     
113         674      (83)         1 499      
Profit for the period               113         674                   1 499     
Other comprehensive                 (6)          28                      17     
income, net of taxation                                                         
Effect of translation of              2           9                       5     
foreign operation                                                               
Effect of cash flow hedges         (10)          27                       4     
Investments available-for-            -           -                      10     
sale revalued                                                                   
Taxation on other                     2         (8)                     (2)     
comprehensive income                                                            
                                                                                
Total comprehensive income          107         702                   1 516     
Earnings per share (cents)                                                      
- basic                            20,7       125,8      (84)         283,5     
- diluted                          20,6       125,8      (84)         283,5     
Earnings per share (cents)                                                      
(excluding BBBEE IFRS 2                                                         
charges)                                                                        
- basic                           105,8       125,8      (16)         283,5     
- diluted                         105,4       125,8      (16)         283,5     
*Reclassified for the disclosure impact of IAS 1 (revised): Presentation of     
Financial Statements.                                                           
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION                          
31 March    31 March       30 Sept      
                                            2009        2008          2008      
                                       Unaudited   Unaudited       Audited      
                                              Rm          Rm            Rm      

ASSETS                                                                          
Non-current assets                          3 498       2 885         3 196     
Property, plant and equipment               3 114       2 487         2 813     
Intangible assets                              18          20            19     
Investment in non-consolidated                260         260           260     
subsidiary                                                                      
Other non-current financial assets             90         105            90     
Investment in associate                        16          13            14     
Current assets                              1 713       1 560         1 338     
Inventories                                   482         336           363     
Trade and other receivables                   857         756           751     
Cash and cash equivalents                     374         468           224     
                                                                                
Total assets                                5 211       4 445         4 534     
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                                                          
Capital and reserves                                                            
Share capital and premium                 (1 070)         279           115     
Other reserves                                163          47            57     
Retained profit                             1 073         972         1 541     
Total equity                                  166       1 298         1 713     
Non-current liabilities                     3 174         360           511     
Deferred taxation liabilities                 340         165           299     
Long-term borrowings                        2 627          68            55     
Provisions and other non-current              207         127           157     
liabilities                                                                     
Current liabilities                         1 871       2 787         2 310     
Short-term borrowings                       1 237       2 161         1 619     
Accounts payable and provisions               634         626           691     
Total equity and liabilities                5 211       4 445         4 534     
Net asset value per share (cents)              31         248           331     
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY                                        
Six months ended    Year ended      
                                        31 March    31 March       30 Sept      
                                            2009        2008          2008      
                                       Unaudited  Unaudited*      Audited*      
Rm          Rm            Rm      
                                                                                
Total equity                                                                    
Balance at beginning of period              1 713       2 349         2 349     
Total comprehensive income                    107         702         1 516     
Equity-settled share-based payment            487           -             4     
reserves                                                                        
Dividends paid                              (956)     (1 166)       (1 401)     
Other movements                                 -           2           (2)     
Treasury shares purchased and held              -       (589)         (753)     
by group subsidiary company                                                     
                                           1 351       1 298         1 713      
Other BBBEE transaction impacts as                                              
below:                                                                          
  Issue of PPC Company Limited                 5           -             -      
  shares                                                                        
Treasury shares (refer note 8)         (1 190)           -             -      
Balance at end of period                      166       1 298         1 713     
*Reclassified for the disclosure impact of IAS 1 (revised): Presentation of     
Financial Statements.                                                           
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS                                  
                                            Six months ended    Year ended      
                                       31 March     31 March       30 Sept      
                                           2009         2008          2008      
Unaudited    Unaudited       Audited      
                                             Rm           Rm            Rm      
Cash flow from operating activities                                             
Operating cash flows before                1 258        1 194         2 563     
movements in working capital                                                    
Net increase in working capital            (232)         (88)          (17)     
Cash generated from operations             1 026        1 106         2 546     
Net (finance costs)/investment              (97)            9         (102)     
income                                                                          
Taxation paid                              (398)        (555)         (800)     
Cash available from operations               531          560         1 644     
Dividends paid                             (956)      (1 166)       (1 401)     
Equity-settled share incentive                 -            -             2     
scheme receipt                                                                  
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from             (425)        (606)           245     
operating activities                                                            
Acquisition of property, plant and         (396)        (433)         (809)     
equipment and other movements                                                   
Acquisition of treasury shares           (1 190)        (589)         (753)     
Net cash outflow from investing          (1 586)      (1 022)       (1 562)     
activities                                                                      
Net cash inflow from financing             2 161          795           240     
activities                                                                      
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and          150        (833)       (1 077)     
cash equivalents                                                                
Cash and cash equivalents at                 224        1 301         1 301     
beginning of period                                                             
Cash and cash equivalents at end of          374          468           224     
period                                                                          
NOTES                                                                           
1.   Basis of preparation                                                       
This unaudited interim report has been prepared using accounting policies       
compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and is       
in compliance with IAS 34: Interim Financial Reporting, the JSE Limited`s       
listing requirements and the South African Companies Act. The accounting        
polices and methods of computation used are consistent with those applied       
in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended 30     
September 2008, except where the group has adopted new or revised               
accounting standards and interpretations of those standards.                    
The group has adopted the following revised accounting standards,               
amendments and interpretations in the current period, which did not have a      
material impact on the reported results:                                        
IAS 1 (revised): Presentation of Financial Statements                           
IFRS 1 and IAS 27 (revised): Cost of an Investment in Subsidiary, Jointly       
Controlled Entity or Associate                                                  
IFRS 3 (revised): Business Combinations, IAS 27 (revised): Consolidated and     
Separate Financial Statements, IAS 28 (amendment): Investments in               
Associates and IAS 31 (amendment): Interests in Joint Ventures                  
IFRS 7 (amendment): Financial Instruments: Disclosures - fair value and         
liquidity risk enhancements                                                     
IFRIC 17: Distributions of Non-cash Assets to Owners                            
IFRIC 18: Transfer of Assets from Customers                                     
IAS 32 (amendment) and IAS 1 (amendment): Puttable Financial Instruments        
and Obligations Arising on Liquidation                                          
IAS 39 (amendment): Eligible Hedged Items                                       
IAS 39 and IFRS 7 (amendment): Reclassification of Financial Assets             
Improvements to International Financial Reporting Standards 2008                
                                          31 March    31 March     30 Sept      
                                              2009        2008        2008      
                                         Unaudited   Unaudited     Audited      
Rm          Rm          Rm      
2.  Profit before taxation                                                      
   Included in profit before taxation                                           
   are:                                                                         
Amortisation of intangible assets             3           2           4      
   Depreciation                                142         102         214      
   BBBEE consultation fees expensed              8           -          20      
   Dividends paid to BBBEE trusts                5           -           -      
treated as an expense                                                        
3.  Finance costs                                                               
   Bank borrowings                              93          80         182      
   Dividends on redeemable preference           18           -           -      
shares                                                                       
   Long-term borrowings                         58           -           -      
   Financial lease interest                      4           5          10      
   Unwinding of discount on                      5           4           9      
rehabilitation provisions                                                    
                                               178          89         201      
   Interest capitalised to property,           (7)        (20)        (44)      
   plant and equipment                                                          
171          69         157      
4.  Headline earnings per share                                                 
   Headline earnings per share                                                  
   (cents)                                                                      
- basic                                    20,4       125,6       282,6      
   - diluted                                  20,3       125,6       282,6      
   Headline earnings per share                                                  
   (cents) (excluding BBBEE IFRS 2                                              
charges)                                                                     
   - basic                                   105,4       125,6       282,6      
   - diluted                                 105,0       125,6       282,6      
   Determination of headline earnings                                           
per share (cents)                                                            
   Earnings per share                         20,7       125,8       283,5      
   Adjusted for (after taxation):                                               
   - Profit on disposal of property,         (0,3)       (0,2)       (0,9)      
plant and equipment and intangible                                           
   assets                                                                       
   Headline earnings per share                20,4       125,6       282,6      
   BBBEE IFRS 2 charges                       85,0           -           -      
Headline earnings per share               105,4       125,6       282,6      
   (excluding BBBEE IFRS 2 charges)                                             
   Headline earnings (Rm)                                                       
   Profit for the period attributable          103         674       1 499      
to ordinary shareholders                                                     
   Profit on disposal of property,             (2)         (1)         (4)      
   plant and equipment                                                          
   and intangible assets                                                        
Headline earnings                           101         673       1 495      
   BBBEE IFRS 2 charges (after                 421           -           -      
   taxation)                                                                    
   Headline earnings (excluding BBBEE          522         673       1 495      
IFRS 2 charges)                                                              
5.  Reconciliation of weighted average                                          
   number of ordinary shares in issue                                           
   (000)                                                                        
Weighted average number of shares       537 612     537 612     537 612      
   in issue                                                                     
   Less: Weighted average number of       (20 140)     (1 766)     (8 562)      
   shares held by consolidated                                                  
subsidiary company                                                           
   Add: Weighted average number of          28 548           -           -      
   shares issued to the BBBEE CSG and                                           
   SBP funding SPVs                                                             
Less: Weighted average number of       (28 548)           -           -      
   shares issued to the BBBEE CSG and                                           
   SBP funding SPVs*                                                            
   Less: Weighted average number of       (22 336)           -           -      
shares held by consolidated BBBEE                                            
   trusts and trust funding SPVs^                                               
   Weighted average number of shares       495 136     535 846     529 050      
   used for the basic earnings per                                              
share calculation                                                            
   Add: Dilutive adjustment for              1 717           -           -      
   potential ordinary shares                                                    
   Weighted average number of shares       496 853     535 846     529 050      
used for the dilutive earnings per                                           
   share calculation                                                            
*Treated as a separate class of shares for earnings per share                   
calculations.                                                                   
^For additional information refer note 8.                                       
CSG: Community Service Groups; SBP: Strategic Black Partners; Also refer        
notes 8 and 11.                                                                 
6.  Dividend per share (cents)                                                  
- final                                       -           -         180      
   - interim                                    45          45          45      
                                                45          45         225      
7.  Cash earnings per share                                                     
Cash earnings per share (cents)                                              
   - basic                                   101,4       104,3       310,9      
   Cash earnings per share is                                                   
   calculated using cash available                                              
from operations divided by the                                               
   weighted average number of shares                                            
   in issue for the period.                                                     
   Reconciliation of weighted average                                           
number of shares used for cash                                               
   earnings per share                                                           
   Weighted average number of shares       495 136     535 846     529 050      
   used for the basic earnings per                                              
share calculation                                                            
   Add: Weighted average number of          28 548           -           -      
   shares issued to the BBBEE CSG and                                           
   SBP funding SPVs                                                             
Weighted average number of shares       523 684     535 846     529 050      
   used for the cash earnings per                                               
   share calculation                                                            
8.  Share capital and premium                                                   
Issued share capital                                                         
   517 471 989 (March 2008 and                  52          54          54      
   September 2008: 537 612 390)                                                 
   ordinary shares in issue at                                                  
beginning of the period^                                                     
   Nil (March 2008:                              -         (1)         (2)      
   14 900 000; September 2008:                                                  
   20 140 401) ordinary shares bought                                           
back during the year                                                         
   37 991 203 treasury shares held by          (4)           -           -      
   the consolidated BBBEE trusts and                                            
   trust funding SPVs                                                           
48 557 982 other shares issued to             5           -           -      
   the BBBEE CSG and SBP funding SPVs                                           
   528 038 768 (March 2008:                     53          53          52      
   522 712 390; September 2008:                                                 
517 471 989) shares in issue at                                              
   end of the period^                                                           
   Share premium                           (1 123)         226          63      
   Balance at beginning of the period           63         814         814      
Utilised for purchase of treasury             -       (588)       (751)      
   shares held consolidated                                                     
   subsidiary company                                                           
   Adjustment for treasury shares          (1 186)           -           -      
held in respect of the BBBEE                                                 
   transaction*                                                                 
   Total issued share capital and          (1 070)         279         115      
   premium                                                                      
^ Net of treasury shares.                                                    
   * In terms of IFRS SIC Interpretation 12 (Consolidation - Special            
   Purpose Entities), The PPC Black Managers Trust, The Current PPC Team        
   Trust, The Future PPC Team Trust, The PPC Black Independent Non-             
executive Directors Trust and the Trust funding SPVs are consolidated,       
   and as a result, shares owned by the entities are carried as treasury        
   shares on consolidation.                                                     
9.  Group segment analysis                                                      
Revenue                                                                      
   Cement                                    2 900       2 514       5 368      
   Lime                                        239         286         599      
   Aggregates                                  124         121         281      
3 263       2 921       6 248      
   Less: Inter-segment revenue                 (2)         (2)           -      
   Total revenue                             3 261       2 919       6 248      
   EBITDA                                                                       
Cement                                    1 168       1 056       2 281      
   Lime                                         46          90         167      
   Aggregates                                   31          35          93      
   EBITDA (excluding BBBEE IFRS 2            1 245       1 181       2 541      
charge)                                                                      
   Operating profit                                                             
   Cement                                    1 043         970       2 100      
   Lime                                         31          77         141      
Aggregates                                   26          30          82      
   Operating profit (excluding BBBEE         1 100       1 077       2 323      
   IFRS 2 charges)                                                              
   BBBEE IFRS 2 charges                      (487)           -           -      
Operating profit                            613       1 077       2 323      
   Assets                                                                       
   Cement                                    4 702       3 959       3 944      
   Lime                                        338         357         404      
Aggregates                                  171         129         186      
   Total assets                              5 211       4 445       4 534      
10.  Non-consolidation of Portland Holdings Limited (Porthold)                  
The results of Porthold, a wholly-owned Zimbabwean subsidiary, have not         
been consolidated as at 31 March 2009. There still remain significant           
constraints impacting on the normal operations of Porthold and the PPC          
board concluded that management does not have the ability to exercise           
effective control over the business. In addition, Porthold does not             
currently have the ability to produce financial statements in conformity        
with IFRS in that the requirements of IAS 29: Financial Reporting in            
Hyperinflationary Economies could not be complied with due to the absence       
of meaningful financial indices.                                                
11. Borrowings                                                                  
   - Long-term*                              1 517           -           -      
   - Finance lease liability                    55          68          55      
   - Preference shares^                        152           -           -      
1 724          68          55      
   Consolidated debt - BBBEE                   903           -           -      
   Transaction
                                                                 
   Long-term borrowings                      2 627          68          55      
Short-term borrowings                     1 237       2 161       1 619      
   Total borrowings                          3 864       2 229       1 674      
*Comprises a bullet loan advanced by the BBBEE CSG and SBP funding SPVs,        
bearing interest at a fixed rate of 10,86% p.a. This loan is repayable on       
15 December 2016, with interest payable semi-annually.                          
^Redeemable preference shares bearing semi-annual dividends, after giving       
effect to fixed-for-variable interest rate swaps, at a rate of 9,01% p.a.,      
with repayment dates varying between 5 - 8 years.                               

Redeemable preference shares bearing semi-annual dividends, after giving       
effect to fixed-for-variable interest rates swaps, at rates between 9,00%       
and 9,62% p.a., with repayment dates varying between 5 - 8 years, and loans     
bearing interest, after giving effect to fixed-for-variable interest rates      
swaps, at a rate of 11,20% p.a., with interest and capital repayable on 15      
December 2013.                                                                  
In terms of IFRS, the long-term borrowings have been consolidated as            
Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited has provided guarantees for            
funding that had an outstanding balance of R862 million as at 31 March          
2009.                                                                           
The company`s borrowing powers are not restricted.                              
12. Commitments                                                                 
- Contracted capital commitments            315         648         378      
   - Approved capital commitments              589         563         427      
   Capital commitments                         904       1 211         805      
   Operating lease commitments                  35          44          31      
939       1 255         836      
These commitments will be met from existing cash resources and borrowing        
facilities available to the group.                                              
13.  Post-balance sheet events                                                  
There are no post-balance sheet events that may have an impact on the           
group`s reported financial position at 31 March 2009.                           
PRETORIA PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED                                        
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Company registration number: 1892/000667/06)                                   
JSE code: PPC    ISIN: ZAE000125886                                             
DIRECTORS: BL Sibiya (Chairman), JE Gomersall* (Chief executive officer), O     
Fenn* (Chief operating officer), S Abdul Kader, RH Dent, P Esterhuysen, ZJ      
Kganyago, AJ Lamprecht, NB Langa-Royds, MP Malungani, TDA Ross,                 
J Shibambo, J Vilakazi                                                          
*British                                                                        
REGISTERED OFFICE                                                               
180 Katherine Street Sandton, South Africa                                      
PO Box 782248, Sandton, 2146                                                    
South Africa                                                                    
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4th Floor, Intermarket Centre                                                   
Corner First Street/Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, Harare, Zimbabwe                      
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12 May 2009                                                                     
SPONSOR:                                                                        
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited                                        
DISCLAIMER                                                                      
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profit forecasts or profit estimates, and the information published in this     
report is unaudited.                                                            
These results and other information are available on the PPC website:           
www.ppc.co.za                                                                   
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