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Thu 6 May 2010, 16:57 OCE - Oceana Group Limited - Interim report and dividend declaration for the
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OCE - Oceana Group Limited - Interim report and dividend declaration for the    
six months ended 31 March 2010                                                  
OCEANA GROUP LIMITED                                                            
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                                    
(Registration Number 1939/001730/06)                                            
JSE Share Code: OCE                                                             
ISIN Number: ZAE000025284                                                       
NSX Share Code: OCG                                                             
("Oceana" or "the group")                                                       
INTERIM REPORT AND DIVIDEND DECLARATION FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH       
2010                                                                            
The unaudited results of the group for the six months ended 31 March 2010 are   
set out herein.                                                                 
CONDENSED GROUP STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                               
                                       Unaudited  Unaudited                     
six        six           Audited   
                                          months     months                     
                                           ended      ended              year   
                                                                        ended   
31 March   31 March           30 Sept   
                                            2010       2009  Change      2009   
                                  Note     R`000      R`000       %     R`000   
                                                                                
Revenue                                 1,526,401  1,620,760     (6) 3,301,288  
Cost of sales                             982,961  1,169,169    (16) 2,231,648  
Gross profit                              543,440    451,591      20 1,069,640  
Sales and distribution                    133,361    109,314      22   246,473  
expenditure                                                                     
Marketing expenditure                      15,041     12,077      25    29,641  
Overhead expenditure                      195,085    180,711       8   377,760  
Net foreign exchange                        8,174   (24,622)             4,900  
loss/(profit)                                                                   
Operating profit before abnormal          191,779    174,111      10   410,866  
items                                                                           
Abnormal items                        3  (19,239)      3,416            19,329  
Operating profit                          172,540    177,527     (3)   430,195  
Dividends received and accrued              6,846     11,624            18,731  
Net interest received                         877      3,856             7,230  
Profit before taxation                    180,263    193,007     (7)   456,156  
Taxation                                   68,646     63,093       9   148,223  
Profit after taxation                     111,617    129,914    (14)   307,933  
Other comprehensive income                                                      
Movement on foreign currency                                                    
translation reserve                       (3,037)    (6,324)          (24,894)  
Movement on cash flow hedging               6,485    (3,357)           (7,856)  
reserve                                                                         
Other comprehensive income, net                                                 
of taxation                                 3,448    (9,681)          (32,750)  
Total comprehensive income for            115,065    120,233     (4)   275,183  
the period                                                                      
Profit attributable to:                                                         
Shareholders of Oceana Group              106,671    122,504    (13)   292,199  
Limited                                                                         
Non-controlling interest                    4,946      7,410    (33)    15,734  
                                         111,617    129,914    (14)   307,933   
Total comprehensive income                                                      
attributable to:                                                                
Shareholders of Oceana Group              110,119    112,823     (2)   259,449  
Limited                                                                         
Non-controlling interest                    4,946      7,410    (33)    15,734  
                                         115,065    120,233     (4)   275,183   
                                                                                
Weighted average number of shares                                               
on which earnings per share is        7    99,578     98,998            99,041  
based (000`s)                                                                   
Adjusted weighted average number                                                
of shares on which diluted                                                      
earnings per share is based               104,981    101,527           101,950  
(000`s)                                                                         
Earnings per share (cents)                                                      
 Basic                                     107.1      123.7    (13)     295.0   
Diluted                                   101.6      120.7    (16)     286.6   
Dividends per share (cents)                  33.0       31.0       6     184.0  
                                                                                
Headline earnings per share                                                     
(cents)                                                                         
 Basic                                     126.4      120.8       5     279.4   
 Diluted                                   119.9      117.8       2     271.5   
CONDENSED GROUP STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION                                 
Unaudited   Unaudited  Audited        
                                          31 March    31 March   30 Sept        
                                          2010        2009       2009           
                                          R`000       R`000      R`000          
Assets                                                                          
Non-current assets                         515,643     524,188    534,276       
 Property, plant and equipment            344,206     342,225    352,170        
 Goodwill                                             21,720     18,774         
Trademark                                16,286      20,064     17,343         
 Deferred taxation                        7,694       6,577      5,878          
 Investments and loans                    147,457     133,602    140,111        
Current assets                             1,181,426   1,060,673  1,188,010     
Inventories                              587,666     491,667    589,814        
 Accounts receivable                      504,747     467,928    408,793        
 Cash and cash equivalents                89,013      101,078    189,403        
Total assets                               1,697,069   1,584,861  1,722,286     
Equity and liabilities                                                          
Equity                                                                          
 Share capital and premium                23,065      14,656     16,536         
 Foreign currency translation reserve     (5,555)     16,052     (2,518)        
Capital redemption reserve               130         130        130            
 Cash flow hedging reserve                (1,371)     (3,357)    (7,856)        
 Share-based payment reserve              34,696      28,502     32,015         
 Distributable reserves                   1,007,928   914,449    1,053,395      
Interest of own shareholders             1,058,893   970,432    1,091,702      
 Non-controlling interest                 30,144      30,136     33,994         
Total equity                               1,089,037   1,000,568  1,125,696     
Non-current liabilities                    81,969      60,264     76,291        
Liability for share-based payments       30,445      18,227     26,462         
 Deferred taxation                        51,524      42,037     49,829         
Current liabilities                        526,063     524,029    520,299       
 Accounts payable and provisions          444,531     443,670    499,866        
Bank overdrafts                          81,532      80,359     20,433         
Total equity and liabilities               1,697,069   1,584,861  1,722,286     
Number of shares in issue net of                                                
 treasury shares (000`s)                  99,687      99,150     99,269         
Net asset value per ordinary share (cents) 1,062       979        1,100         
Total liabilities excluding deferred                                            
 taxation:  Total equity (%)              51          54         49             
Total borrowings: Total equity(%)          7           8          2             
CONDENSED GROUP STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY                                  
                                           Unaudited  Unaudited                 
                                                 six        six      Audited    
                                              months     months                 
ended      ended         year    
                                                                       ended    
                                            31 March   31 March      30 Sept    
                                                2010       2009         2009    
R`000      R`000        R`000    
                                                                                
Balance at the beginning of the             1,125,696    999,558      999,558   
period                                                                          
Shares issued                                   6,428     11,294       12,979   
Decrease in treasury shares held                                                
by share trusts                                    99        992        1,187   
Movement on foreign currency                                                    
translation reserve                           (3,037)    (6,324)     (24,894)   
Movement on cash flow hedging                   6,485    (3,357)      (7,856)   
reserve                                                                         
Recognition of share-based                      2,705      3,920        7,466   
payments                                                                        
Profit after taxation                         111,617    129,914      307,933   
(Loss)/profit on sale of treasury                 (3)                     307   
shares                                                                          
Dividends declared                          (160,953)  (135,429)    (170,984)   
Balance at the end of the period            1,089,037  1,000,568    1,125,696   
                                                                                
Comprising:                                                                     
Share capital and premium                      23,065     14,656       16,536   
Foreign currency translation                  (5,555)     16,052      (2,518)   
reserve                                                                         
Capital redemption reserve                        130        130          130   
Cash flow hedging reserve                     (1,371)    (3,357)      (7,856)   
Share-based payment reserve                    34,696     28,502       32,015   
Distributable reserves                      1,007,928    914,449    1,053,395   
Non-controlling interest                       30,144     30,136       33,994   
Total                                       1,089,037  1,000,568    1,125,696   
CONDENSED GROUP STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS                                         
                                            Unaudited Unaudited                 
                                                  six       six      Audited    
months    months                 
                                                ended     ended         year    
                                                                       ended    
                                             31 March  31 March      30 Sept    
2010      2009         2009    
                                                R`000     R`000        R`000    
                                                                                
Cash flows from operating                                                       
activities                                                                      
Operating profit before abnormal               191,779   174,111      410,866   
items                                                                           
Adjustment for non-cash and                     41,193    37,110       89,659   
other items                                                                     
Cash operating profit before                                                    
working                                        232,972   211,221      500,525   
capital changes                                                                 
Working capital changes                      (168,028) (196,574)    (206,875)   
Cash generated from operations                  64,944    14,647      293,650   
Interest and dividends received                  3,826    11,363       16,509   
Interest paid                                  (2,611)   (4,157)      (5,600)   
Taxation paid                                 (50,340)  (68,689)    (138,822)   
Dividends paid                               (160,953) (133,925)    (170,984)   
Cash outflow from operating                  (145,134) (180,761)      (5,247)   
activities                                                                      
Cash outflow from investing                   (27,299)  (28,632)     (62,429)   
activities                                                                      
Capital expenditure                           (27,765)  (38,792)     (91,138)   
Proceeds on disposal of                                                         
property,                                        1,304       814       10,275   
plant and equipment                                                             
Net movement on loans and                        (838)     5,930       14,221   
advances                                                                        
Cash related abnormal items                                3,416        4,213   
Cash inflow from financing                      10,933    16,545       15,670   
activities                                                                      
Proceeds from issue of share                     6,527    12,286       14,472   
capital                                                                         
Short-term borrowings raised                     4,406     4,259        1,198   
                                                                                
Net decrease in cash and cash                (161,500) (192,848)     (52,006)   
equivalents                                                                     
Cash and cash equivalents at the                                                
beginning of the period                        168,970   218,133      218,133   
Effect of exchange rate changes                     11   (4,566)        2,843   
Cash and cash equivalents at the                                                
end of the period                                7,481    20,719      168,970   
CONDENSED GROUP SEGMENTAL REPORT                                                
                                            Unaudited Unaudited                 
six       six      Audited    
                                               months    months                 
                                                ended     ended         year    
                                                                       ended    
31 March  31 March      30 Sept    
                                                 2010      2009         2009    
                                                R`000     R`000        R`000    
                                                                                
Revenue                                                                         
Inshore fishing                                999,981   983,895    2,142,497   
Midwater and deep-sea fishing                  428,958   555,533      948,267   
Commercial cold storage                         97,462    81,332      210,524   
Total                                        1,526,401 1,620,760    3,301,288   
                                                                                
Operating profit before abnormal                                                
items                                                                           
Inshore fishing                                 67,790    58,838      165,451   
Midwater and deep-sea fishing                   99,893    96,473      177,681   
Commercial cold storage                         24,096    18,800       67,734   
Total                                          191,779   174,111      410,866   

Total assets                                                                    
Inshore fishing                              1,042,554   809,616      926,830   
Midwater and deep-sea fishing                  233,878   357,172      286,029   
Commercial cold storage                        176,472   176,816      174,035   
Financing                                      236,471   234,680      329,514   
                                            1,689,375 1,578,284    1,716,408    
Deferred taxation                                7,694     6,577        5,878   
Total                                        1,697,069 1,584,861    1,722,286   
                                                                                
Total liabilities                                                               
Inshore fishing                                302,193   245,025      351,170   
Midwater and deep-sea fishing                  123,731   177,575      128,385   
Commercial cold storage                         42,311    33,900       44,437   
Financing                                       88,273    85,756       22,769   
                                              556,508   542,256      546,761    
Deferred taxation                               51,524    42,037       49,829   
Total                                          608,032   584,293      596,590   
NOTES                                                                           
1.   The unaudited results of the group for the six months ended 31 March       
2010 have been prepared in compliance with International Financial          
    Reporting Standards (IFRS) applicable to Interim Financial Reporting        
    (IAS 34) and in accordance with the principles applied in the most          
    recently published annual financial statements, except as described in      
note 2.                                                                     
2.   During the period, the group adopted IAS 1 Presentation of Financial       
    Statements and IFRS 8 Operating Segments.                                   
    The principle effects of the changes required by IAS 1 were as follows:     
-    The condensed group income statement is now the condensed group        
         statement of comprehensive income.                                     
    -    All non-owner changes in equity are now presented in other             
         comprehensive income in the condensed group statement of               
comprehensive income.                                                  
    -    The condensed group balance sheet is now the condensed group           
         statement of financial position.                                       
    -    The condensed group cash flow is now the condensed group statement     
of cash flows.                                                         
The adoption of IFRS 8 had no effect on the presentation of the current and     
prior period results.                                                           
                                            Unaudited Unaudited                 
six       six      Audited    
                                               months    months                 
                                                ended     ended         year    
                                                                       ended    
31 March  31 March      30 Sept    
                                                 2010      2009         2009    
                                                R`000     R`000        R`000    
                                                                                
3.    Abnormal Items                                                           
       Goodwill impairment                   (19,279)                           
       Net surplus on disposal of property         40                  8,474    
       Reversal of provision for loans in                                       
Namibian                                                  3,416        7,422    
       whitefish business                                                       
       Profit on disposal of investment                                1,413    
       Reversal of provision for                                         600    
irrecoverable loans                                                             
       Insurance proceeds                                              2,799    
       Impairment charge on vessels and                                (713)    
equipment                                                                       
Utilisation of pension fund surplus                             (666)    
       Abnormal(loss)/profit before          (19,239)     3,416       19,329    
taxation                                                                        
       Taxation                                         (1,196)      (2,312)    
Abnormal(loss)/profit after           (19,239)     2,220       17,017    
taxation                                                                        
                                                                                
 4. Determination of headline earnings                                          
Profit after taxation attributable to own                                      
 shareholders                                 106,671   122,504      292,199    
 Adjusted for:                                                                  
 Goodwill impairment                           19,279                           
Net surplus on disposal of property,                                           
plant                                            (86)     (705)      (9,954)    
 and equipment                                                                  
 Reversal of provision for loans in                                             
Namibian                                                (2,220)      (7,422)    
 whitefish business                                                             
 Profit on disposal of investment                                    (1,413)    
 Impairment charge on vessels and                                        713    
equipment                                                                       
 Total tax effect of adjustments                   13                  2,641    
 Headline earnings for the period             125,877   119,579      276,764    
5.  Dividends                                                                   
Estimated dividend declared after                                        
reporting                                      32,897    30,737      151,881    
       date                                                                     
       Dividend on shares issued prior to                                       
last day                                                    318          254    
       to trade                                                                 
       Actual dividend declared after                    31,055      152,135    
reporting date                                                                  

                                            Unaudited Unaudited                 
                                                  six       six      Audited    
                                               months    months                 
ended     ended         year    
                                                                       ended    
                                             31 March  31 March      30 Sept    
                                                 2010      2009         2009    
R`000     R`000        R`000    
                                                                                
6.  Supplementary information                                                   
 Depreciation                                  34,294    30,688       72,035    
Operating lease charges                       10,825     9,223       24,239    
 Capital expenditure                           27,765    38,792       91,138    
   Expansion                                             16,901       19,618    
   Replacement                                 27,765    21,891       71,520    
Budgeted capital commitments                 118,208    74,847      105,264    
   Contracted                                  66,533     4,396        9,449    
   Not contracted                              51,675    70,451       95,815    
                                                                                
Number of Number of    Number of    
                                               shares    shares       shares    
                                                 `000      `000         `000    
                                                                                
7.  Elimination of treasury shares                                              
 Weighted average number of shares in         118,894   118,345      118,386    
issue                                                                           
 Less: treasury shares held by share         (14,222)  (14,253)     (14,251)    
trusts                                                                          
 Less: treasury shares held by subsidiary                                       
 company                                      (5,094)   (5,094)      (5,094)    
 Weighted average number of shares on                                           
which                                                                           
 earnings per share and headline earnings      99,578    98,998       99,041    
 per share is based                                                             
COMMENTS                                                                        
Financial Results                                                               
Operating profit before abnormal items increased by 10% compared with the       
first half of the previous year due to improved results from each of the        
three segments. Abnormal items primarily comprise an impairment expense         
relating to goodwill which arose on acquisition of the Glenryck UK business     
in 2004. Investment income was lower than last year mainly as a consequence     
of increased inventory of imported canned fish to meet market requirements.     
Headline earnings per share for the six months rose by 5%.                      
An interim dividend of 33 cents per share has been declared (2009: 31 cents     
per share).                                                                     
Review of operations                                                            
Inshore Fishing                                                                 
The 2010 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for pilchard in South Africa is 90 000     
tons (2009: 90 000 tons). Pilchard landings and processing yields at the St     
Helena Bay cannery were good. The Namibian pilchard TAC is 25 000 tons (2009:   
17 000 tons). Fishing commenced in May and similar landings to last season      
are expected at Etosha in Walvis Bay despite the increased TAC. Overall         
production at Etosha is, however, expected to be higher for the year due to     
the canning of frozen fish from Morocco.                                        
Canned fish sales volumes increased due to a more robust supply chain with      
imported product continuing to supplement local supplies.  Margins showed       
some improvement and Lucky Star`s market share recovered further as a result    
of the higher sales.                                                            
Market conditions at Glenryck in the United Kingdom were extremely difficult    
with margins under pressure due to pound weakness and competitor activity.      
Overall, profit from canned fish operations was above that of the same period   
last year.                                                                      
Fishmeal turnover declined due to lower volumes mainly as a result of low       
opening stock and poor landings at the end of last season.  The lack of         
volume together with high maintenance costs incurred during the annual          
shutdown period resulted in a loss at the half year. The initial anchovy A      
season TAC for 2010 is 303 183 tons (final A season TAC for 2009: 449 437       
tons). Current season landings of anchovy and redeye herring to the group`s     
fishmeal plants are higher than in the same period last year and the            
expectation is that this will continue into the winter. Fishmeal selling        
prices increased substantially in recent months due to concerns of an           
international market shortage, the benefits of which should be seen in the      
second half.                                                                    
The TAC for west coast lobster increased to 2 393 tons (2009: 2 340 tons).      
All commercial rights holders were allocated the same quota as the prior year   
which for Oceana was 348 tons. The additional 53 tons were allocated to         
subsistence fishermen. Catch rates were substantially better than last year     
which resulted in lower catching costs per unit.  At 31 March 2010, 53% of      
Oceana`s quotas had been landed compared to 28% at the same time last year.     
Selling prices were higher in foreign currency but lower in rand terms.         
Profits from lobster increased due to higher sales volumes and lower unit       
costs.                                                                          
After a strong start to the season squid catches declined somewhat but          
nevertheless were better than the comparative period which had been affected    
by an industry-wide strike by fishermen. Despite selling prices in the          
European markets remaining under pressure the business returned to              
profitability.                                                                  
The purchase cost of potatoes at the French fries business increased            
substantially during the first quarter of the financial year due to major       
crop failures in the growing areas.  This impacted on volumes which declined    
as a result of lower production and competitive imported product resulting in   
a decline in profit for the six months.                                         
Midwater and Deep-sea Fishing                                                   
The Namibian horse mackerel TAC increased to 247 000 tons (2009: 243 000        
tons). Catch rates in Namibia were very good with no production lost through    
vessel dry-dock refits. In South Africa the Maximum Precautionary Catch limit   
remained at 31 500 tons.                                                        
Oceana`s vessel experienced less favourable fishing conditions than in the      
prior year resulting in lower catches. Vessel operating costs in both Namibia   
and South Africa were lower due to reduced fuel and maintenance costs.          
Selling prices were generally higher in US dollar terms but lower on            
conversion to rand compared to the first half of last year. Horse mackerel      
trading volumes out of Mauritania and the South Pacific were significantly      
lower.  Overall, profit from horse mackerel was slightly up on the              
comparative period.                                                             
Hake made a loss for the period as a result of low selling prices, the firm     
rand exchange rate and costs associated with a breakdown on one of the          
vessels.                                                                        
Cold Storage                                                                    
Revenue increased due to higher frozen capacity in the division and a higher    
overall occupancy rate driven mainly by the facilities at City Deep and         
Epping. The number of pallets handled also increased. Further expansion of      
the City Deep facility is currently under construction. Operating profit for    
the six months improved.                                                        
Prospects                                                                       
Fishing conditions in the southern African region are expected to remain        
reasonably stable. Our South African, other African and Asian markets are       
anticipated to show growth whilst our European export markets have yet to       
recover to levels experienced before the global economic crisis.                
MA Brey                                           FP Kuttel                     
Chairman                                          Chief executive officer       
6 May 2010                                                                      
DIVIDEND DECLARATION                                                            
Notice is hereby given that an interim dividend number 133 of 33 cents per      
share, in respect of the year ending 30 September 2010, was declared on         
Thursday 6 May 2010. Relevant dates are as follows:                             
Last day to trade cum dividend    - Friday 25 June 2010                         
Commence trading ex dividend      - Monday 28 June 2010                         
Record date                       - Friday 2 July 2010                          
Dividend payable                  - Monday 5 July 2010                          
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or re-materialised between         
Monday, 28 June 2010 and Friday, 2 July 2010, both dates inclusive.             
By order of the board                                                           
M Allie                                                                         
Company Secretary                                                               
6 May 2010                                                                      
Directors:                                                                      
MA Brey (Chairman), RA Williams (Vice Chairman), FP Kuttel (Chief Executive     
Officer), PG de Beyer, ABA Conrad*, M Fleming, PB Matlare, RG Nicol*, S         
Pather, NV Simamane, TJ Tapela (*executive)                                     
Company Secretary:                                                              
M Allie                                                                         
Registered Office:                                                              
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Transfer Secretaries:                                                           
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(P.O. Box 61051, Marshalltown, 2107)                                            
Sponsor:                                                                        
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited                                       
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