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Thu 27 May 2010, 13:01 NPK - Nampak Limited - Interim report and dividend declaration for the six
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NPK - Nampak Limited - Interim report and dividend declaration for the six      
months ended 31 March 2010                                                      
NAMPAK LIMITED                                                                  
Registration number: 1968/008070/06                                             
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Share code: NPK & ISIN: ZAE000071676                                            
INTERIM REPORT AND DIVIDEND DECLARATION FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2010  
- Operating profit up 13%                                                       
- Headline earnings per share up 16%                                            
- Dividend per share up 39%                                                     
CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT                                                      
Unaudited            Audited                         
                           6 months             year                            
                           ended                ended                           
                           31 March             30 Sept                         
2010      2009       Change  2009                    
                   Notes   Rm        Rm         %       Rm                      
Revenue                      9 433.6   10 091.2   (6.5)   19 585.6              
Operating profit    4        799.6     707.0      13.1    595.2                 
Finance costs                (144.1)   (226.8)            (441.7)               
Finance income               15.5      69.6               113.8                 
Income from                  4.9       5.5                5.5                   
investments                                                                     
Share of                     0.1       2.7                (0.5)                 
profit/(loss) from                                                              
associates                                                                      
Profit before tax            676.0     558.0      21.1    272.3                 
Taxation                     200.3     169.8              70.2                  
Profit for the               475.7     388.2      22.5    202.1                 
period                                                                          
Attributable to:                                                                
Owners of Nampak             476.0     395.2      20.4    204.8                 
Limited                                                                         
Non-controlling              (0.3)     (7.0)              (2.7)                 
interest in                                                                     
subsidiaries                                                                    
                            475.7     388.2              202.1                  
Basic earnings per           80.9      67.5       19.9    34.9                  
share (cents)                                                                   
Fully diluted                79.7      67.2       18.6    37.8                  
earnings per share                                                              
(cents)                                                                         
Headline earnings            77.8      66.9       16.3    83.8                  
per ordinary share                                                              
(cents)                                                                         
Fully diluted                76.7      66.7       15.0    85.3                  
headline earnings                                                               
per share (cents)                                                               
Dividend and cash            25.0      18.0       38.9    42.0                  
distribution per                                                                
share (cents)                                                                   
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                     
                                Unaudited               Audited                 
                                6 months                year                    
                                ended                   ended                   
31 March                30 Sept                 
                                2010         2009       2009                    
                                Rm           Rm         Rm                      
Profit for the period             475.7        388.2      202.1                 
Other comprehensive income                                                      
Exchange differences on          (175.3)       (113.0)    (426.9)               
translation of foreign                                                          
operations                                                                      
Net actuarial losses from         -            (116.8)    (135.3)               
retirement benefit obligations                                                  
Gains/(losses) on cash flow       0.7          -          (1.7)                 
hedges                                                                          
(174.6)      (229.8)    (563.9)                
Total comprehensive               301.1        158.4      (361.8)               
income/(expense) for the period                                                 
Attributable to:                                                                
Owners of Nampak Limited          304.0        163.5      (352.9)               
Non-controlling interest in       (2.9)        (5.1)      (8.9)                 
subsidiaries                                                                    
                                 301.1        158.4      (361.8)                
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION                                       
                                  Unaudited            Audited                  
                                  31 March             30 Sept                  
                                  2010       2009      2009                     
Notes   Rm         Rm        Rm                       
ASSETS                                                                          
Non-current assets                                                              
Property, plant and                6 242.6     7 110.8   6 392.9                
equipment and investment                                                        
property                                                                        
Goodwill and other                  362.6      476.0     389.4                  
intangible assets                                                               
Other non-current                   404.1      460.8     399.1                  
financial assets and                                                            
associates                                                                      
Deferred tax assets                 10.3       4.6       200.9                  
7 019.6    8 052.2   7 382.3                 
Current assets                                                                  
Inventories                         2 387.3    2 887.3   2 643.8                
Trade receivables and               2 999.6    3 317.4   2 864.3                
other current assets                                                            
Tax assets                          12.6       16.9      11.0                   
Bank balances, deposits    2        437.1      882.3     1 016.1                
and cash                                                                        
5 836.6    7 103.9   6 535.2                 
Assets classified as held  3        152.5      36.2      174.9                  
for sale                                                                        
Total assets                        13 008.7   15 192.3  14 092.4               
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                                                          
Capital and reserves                                                            
Capital reserves                    (544.3)    (473.7)   (576.0)                
Other reserves                      (555.3)    (55.7)    (383.3)                
Retained earnings                   6 399.5    6 254.5   6 064.3                
Shareholders` equity                5 299.9    5 725.1   5 105.0                
Non-controlling interest            21.6       28.3      24.5                   
Total equity                        5 321.5    5 753.4   5 129.5                

Non-current liabilities                                                         
Loans and borrowings                1 954.8    1 978.6   2 121.5                
Retirement benefit                  1 229.7    1 270.5   1 246.2                
obligations                                                                     
Other non-current                   16.2       7.5       36.5                   
liabilities                                                                     
Deferred tax liabilities            278.2      442.0     293.1                  
3 478.9    3 698.6   3 697.3                 
                                                                                
Current liabilities                                                             
Trade payables,                     2 939.1    3 416.7   3 307.0                
provisions and other                                                            
current liabilities                                                             
Bank overdrafts            2        543.9      391.5     619.3                  
Loans and borrowings                608.7      1 872.9   1 186.1                
Tax liabilities                     45.0       59.2      73.1                   
                                   4 136.7    5 740.3   5 185.5                 
Liabilities directly       3        71.6       -         80.1                   
associated with assets                                                          
classified as held for                                                          
sale                                                                            
Total equity and                    13 008.7   15 192.3  14 092.4               
liabilities                                                                     
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS                                               
                                 Unaudited             Audited                  
                                 6 months              year                     
                                 ended                 ended                    
31 March              30 Sept                  
                                 2010       2009        2009                    
                          Notes  Rm         Rm          Rm                      
Operating profit before            1 177.9    1 176.9     1 969.8               
working capital changes                                                         
Working capital changes            (355.4)    (94.0)      198.4                 
Cash generated from                822.5      1 082.9     2 168.2               
operations                                                                      
Net interest paid                  (143.1)    (199.1)     (363.9)               
Income from investments            4.9        5.5         5.5                   
Tax paid                           (17.1)     (228.9)     (416.4)               
Replacement capital                (99.7)     (287.1)     (466.4)               
expenditure                                                                     
Cash retained from                 567.5      373.3       927.0                 
operations                                                                      
Dividends and cash                 (140.8)    (421.7)     (528.8)               
distributions paid                                                              
Net cash retained                  426.7      (48.4)      398.2                 
from/(utilised in)                                                              
operating activities                                                            
Net cash utilised in               (187.2)    (673.2)     (705.4)               
investing activities                                                            
Net cash                           239.5      (721.6)     (307.2)               
retained/(utilised)                                                             
before financing                                                                
activities                                                                      
Net cash (utilised                 (708.6)    11.9        (459.3)               
in)/generated from                                                              
financing activities                                                            
Net decrease in cash and           (469.1)    (709.7)     (766.5)               
cash equivalents                                                                
Cash and cash equivalents  2       397.9      1 221.7     1 221.7               
at beginning of period                                                          
Translation of cash in             (32.7)     (21.2)      (57.3)                
foreign subsidiaries                                                            
Net (overdrafts)/cash and  2       (103.9)    490.8       397.9                 
cash equivalents at end                                                         
of period                                                                       
                                                                                
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY                                        
Unaudited             Audited                  
                                 6 months              year                     
                                 ended                 ended                    
                                 31 March              30 Sept                  
2010        2009        2009                    
                                Rm          Rm          Rm                      
Opening balance                   5 129.5     5 991.9     5 991.9               
Net shares issued during period   13.3        -           13.7                  
Share-based payment expense       18.4        24.8        14.5                  
Total comprehensive income for    301.1       158.4       (361.8)               
the period                                                                      
Dividends paid                    (140.8)     -           (0.1)                 
Dividends paid to non-            -           -           (1.6)                 
controlling shareholders                                                        
Capital distributions from share  -           (421.7)     (527.1)               
premium                                                                         
Closing balance                   5 321.5     5 753.4     5 129.5               
Comprising:                                                                     
Capital reserves                 (544.3)     (473.7)     (576.0)                
Share capital                    35.6        35.5        35.6                   
Share premium                    259.7       351.2       246.4                  
Treasury shares                  (1 150.0)   (1 163.0)   (1 150.0)              
Share option reserve             310.4       302.6       292.0                  
Other reserves                   (555.3)     (55.7)      (383.3)                
Foreign currency translation     (148.0)     332.1       24.7                   
reserve                                                                         
Hyperinflation capital           (24.3)      (24.3)      (24.3)                 
adjustment                                                                      
Financial instruments hedging    (1.2)       (0.2)       (1.9)                  
reserve                                                                         
Recognised actuarial losses      (346.4)     (327.9)     (346.4)                
Share of non-distributable       3.3         3.3         3.3                    
reserves in associates                                                          
Available for sale financial     (38.9)      (38.9)      (38.9)                 
assets revaluation reserve                                                      
Other                            0.2         0.2         0.2                    
Retained earnings                6 399.5     6 254.5     6 064.3                
Shareholders` equity             5 299.9      5 725.1    5 105.0                
Non-controlling interest         21.6        28.3        24.5                   
Total equity                     5 321.5     5 753.4     5 129.5                
NOTES                                                                           
                                   Unaudited            Audited                 
                                   6 months             year                    
                                   ended                ended                   
31 March             30 Sept                 
                                   2010       2009      2009                    
                                   Rm         Rm        Rm                      
1. Basis of preparation and                                                     
accounting policies                                                             
The condensed interim consolidated                                              
financial statements have been                                                  
prepared in compliance with the                                                 
Listings Requirements of the JSE                                                
Limited, International Financial                                                
Reporting Standards (IFRS) (in                                                  
particular, International                                                       
Accounting Standard 34 Interim                                                  
Financial Reporting), the AC500                                                 
standards as issued by the                                                      
Accounting Practices Board and the                                              
South African Companies Act, 1973,                                              
as amended.                                                                     
The accounting policies applied                                                 
are consistent with those applied                                               
for the group`s 2009 annual                                                     
financial statements, except for                                                
the following:                                                                  
- IAS 1: Presentation of financial                                              
statements (amendments)                                                         
The amendments involved                                                         
terminology changes (including                                                  
revised titles for the financial                                                
statements) and changes in the                                                  
format and content of the                                                       
financial statements.                                                           
- IFRS 8: Operating segments                                                    
The standard required a                                                         
redesignation of the group`s                                                    
reportable segments. Generally,                                                 
the information reported is that                                                
which management uses internally                                                
for evaluating segment performance                                              
and deciding how to allocate                                                    
resources to operating segments.                                                
Revenue reported represents                                                     
external revenue.                                                               
The adoption of the above                                                       
standards did not have a                                                        
significant impact on the                                                       
financial statements and has                                                    
affected presentation only.                                                     
2. Net (overdrafts)/cash and cash                                               
equivalents                                                                     
Bank overdrafts                      (543.9)    (391.5)   (619.3)               
Bank balances, deposits and cash     437.1      882.3     1 016.1               
Bank balances, deposits and cash     2.9        -         1.1                   
included in assets held for sale                                                
                                   (103.9)     490.8     397.9                  
3. Assets held for sale                                                         
The assets and liabilities                                                      
attributable to business units and                                              
assets which are expected to be                                                 
sold in the next 12 months have                                                 
been classified as disposal groups                                              
held for sale and are presented                                                 
separately in the balance sheet.                                                
The assets and disposal groups                                                  
have been measured at fair value                                                
less cost to sell. No impairment                                                
charge has been recognised in the                                               
current period (2009 full year:                                                 
R52.0m).                                                                        
4. Included in operating profit                                                 
are:                                                                            
Depreciation                         328.3      368.1     729.3                 
Amortisation                         32.1       41.5      82.0                  
5. Reconciliation of operating                                                  
profit and trading profit                                                       
Operating profit                     799.6      707.0     595.2                 
Abnormal losses/(gains)*             9.4        74.4      532.3                 
Share-based payment expense on BEE   14.8       10.2      18.0                  
transaction                                                                     
Financial instruments fair value     10.5       63.3      54.1                  
adjustment                                                                      
Retrenchment and restructuring       9.6        4.1       107.0                 
costs                                                                           
Net impairment losses/(gains) on     1.1        (3.2)     389.8                 
goodwill, plant, property and                                                   
equipment and intangible assets                                                 
Net profit on disposal of property   (26.6)     -         (1.8)                 
Net profit on disposal of            -          -         (26.7)                
businesses                                                                      
Impairments of loans to minority     -          -         36.9                  
shareholders                                                                    
Insurance proceeds from Thorpe       -          -         (18.9)                
fire                                                                            
Net onerous lease provisions         -          -         (26.1)                
reversed                                                                        
Trading profit                       809.0      781.4     1 127.5               
*Abnormal losses/(gains) are                                                    
defined as losses and gains which                                               
do not arise from normal trading                                                
activities or are of such a size,                                               
nature or incidence that their                                                  
disclosure is relevant to explain                                               
the performance for the period.                                                 
6. Determination of headline                                                    
earnings                                                                        
Profit attributable to equity        476.0      395.2     204.8                 
holders of the company for the                                                  
period                                                                          
Less: preference dividend            -          -         (0.1)                 
Basic earnings                       476.0      395.2     204.7                 
Adjusted for :                                                                  
Net impairment losses/(gains) on     1.1        (3.2)     389.8                 
goodwill, plant, property and                                                   
equipment and intangible assets                                                 
Net (profit)/loss on disposal of     (20.3)     (1.5)     33.0                  
property, plant and equipment and                                               
intangible assets                                                               
Net profit on disposal of            -          -         (26.7)                
businesses and other investments                                                
Tax effects                          0.8        1.3       (110.1)               
Headline earnings for the period     457.6      391.8     490.7                 
7. Supplementary information                                                    
Capital expenditure                  345.9      759.1     1,129.3               
- expansion                          243.3      472.0     653.5                 
- replacement                        99.7       287.1     466.4                 
- intangibles                        2.9        -         9.4                   
Capital commitments                  501.6      756.7     593.0                 
- contracted                         289.9      462.6     357.0                 
- approved not contracted            211.7      294.1     236.0                 
Lease commitments                    276.9      411.7     383.3                 
- land and buildings                 189.4      325.3     299.6                 
- other                              87.5       86.4      83.7                  
Contingent liabilities               2.9        3.4       17.2                  
- customer claims and guarantees     2.9        3.4       17.2                  
8. Share statistics                                                             
Ordinary shares in issue (000)      660 338    658 142   659 264                
Ordinary shares in issue - net of   587 846    585 650   586 773                
treasury shares (000)                                                           
Weighted average number of          588 165    585 650   585 858                
ordinary shares on which headline                                               
earnings and basic earnings per                                                 
share are based (000)                                                           
Weighted average number of          611 148    605 188   602 185                
ordinary shares on which diluted                                                
headline earnings and diluted                                                   
basic earnings per share are based                                              
(000)                                                                           
9. Additional disclosures                                                       
Net gearing                         50%        58%       52%                    
Net debt: EBITDA*                   1.1 times  1.5 times 1.6 times              
EBITDA: interest cover*             9.0 times  7.1 times 5.6 times              
Total liabilities: equity           143%       166%      173%                   
Return on equity                    18%        14%       4%                     
Return on net assets                17%        13%       6%                     
Net worth per ordinary share        905        982       884                    
(cents)**                                                                       
* EBITDA is calculated before net                                               
impairments                                                                     
** calculated on ordinary shares                                                
in issue - net of treasury shares                                               
10. Related party transactions                                                  
Group companies, in the ordinary course of business, entered into various       
purchase and sale transactions with associates, joint ventures and other        
related parties. The effect of these transactions is included in the financial  
performance and results of the group.                                           
COMMENTS                                                                        
NAMPAK PROFILE                                                                  
Nampak is the largest and most diversified packaging manufacturer in Africa     
with extensive manufacturing operations in South Africa and in 11 other         
African countries. It produces packaging products from metal, glass, paper and  
plastics and is a major manufacturer and marketer of tissue products.           
It is one of the leading suppliers of folding cartons to the food and           
healthcare sectors in Europe and is the major supplier of plastic bottles to    
the dairy industry in the United Kingdom.                                       
The group is actively engaged in the collection and recycling of all forms of   
used packaging.                                                                 
Nampak recently achieved a BBBEE rating of Level 4, up from Level 6 in 2009 as  
a result of various initiatives across all seven legs of the Black Empowerment  
Scorecard as certified by independent ratings agency Empowerdex.                
GROUP PERFORMANCE                                                               
Operating profit increased by 13% whilst the operating margin improved from     
7.0% to 8.5%. Turnarounds in the paper businesses in both South Africa and      
Europe contributed to this improvement.                                         
Headline earnings per share increased by 16.3% from 66.9 cents to 77.8 cents    
as a result of the improvement in operating profit and the reduction in         
finance costs.                                                                  
Revenue decreased by 7% due partly to lower volumes in South Africa and the     
effect of a stronger rand on translated revenue from Europe and the rest of     
Africa. On a constant exchange rate basis revenue would have been similar to    
2009.                                                                           
Net finance costs decreased by 18% to R129 million as a result of lower         
interest rates, reduced capital expenditure and lower dividends paid.           
The effective tax rate was 29.6% compared to 30.4% in 2009.                     
Total capital expenditure amounted to R346 million compared to R759 million in  
2009 with R76 million spent on the completion of the glass cullet plant and     
R97 million on the Angolan beverage can factory.                                
Working capital increased mainly due to the timing of payments to creditors     
and an increase in receivables. This resulted in cash generated from            
operations decreasing by R260 million to R823 million.                          
Net debt to equity decreased from 52% in September 2009 to 50% in March 2010    
mainly as a result of the reduction in capital expenditure and dividends,       
partly offset by the increase in working capital.                               
                  Revenue            Trading        Margin                      
                                     profit*                                    
                  2010     2009      2010   2009    2010   2009                 
Rm       Rm        Rm     Rm      %      %                    
South Africa       6 748    6 641     573    536      8.5    8.1                
Rest of Africa     595      821       50     58       8.4    7.1                
Europe             2 091    2 629     106    101      5.1    3.8                
Other              -        -          80     86     -      -                   
Total              9 434    10 091    809    781      8.6    7.7                
*operating profit before abnormal items                                         
South Africa                                                                    
Sales volumes declined by 2.5%. Demand for beverage packaging was adversely     
affected by the wetter conditions in the summer rainfall region of the          
country. There was acceptable demand for diversified and fish cans but lower    
sales of all other food cans. Paper packaging sales were generally lower but    
there was good demand for a number of plastic and flexible packaging products.  
Trading profit increased by 7% to R573 million with the margin increasing from  
8.1% to 8.5%.                                                                   
Rest of Africa                                                                  
Trading profit decreased by 14% to R50 million mainly due to the strength of    
the rand and lower sales of tobacco packaging in Nigeria as a result of         
destocking by the major customer. The Nigerian metals business achieved a good  
turnaround in performance. The margin in the region improved from 7.1% to       
8.4%.                                                                           
Europe                                                                          
Sales of GBP175 million were at a similar level to last year whilst trading     
profit increased from GBP6.7 million to GBP8.9 million. The average exchange    
rate to the pound was R11.99 compared to R14.93 last year.                      
SEGMENTAL REVIEW                                                                
Metals and Glass                                                                
                  Revenue            Trading        Margin                      
profit*                                    
                  2010     2009     2010    2009    2010   2009                 
                  Rm       Rm       Rm      Rm      %      %                    
South Africa       2 745    2 533    344     395     12.5   15.6                
Rest of Africa      272      367      18      4      6.6    1 .1                
Total              3 017    2 900    362      399    12.0   13.8                
*operating profit before abnormal items                                         
South Africa                                                                    
Sales increased by 11% due largely to the tinplate price increase in April      
2009. Although the price decreased in October 2009, the price in the first      
half of 2010 was nevertheless substantially higher than in 2009. Trading        
profit decreased by 12%.                                                        
Weak demand for beverage cans resulted in sales volumes decreasing by 8%.       
Exports to Angola were lower as a result of a full supply chain at customers.   
Construction of the new beverage can factory building in Angola is complete     
and final project approval was granted on 21 May 2010. Shipping of the plant    
and equipment has commenced and commissioning is expected in the first quarter  
of 2011.                                                                        
Food can volumes decreased by 11%. There was improved demand for fish cans      
which benefited from the canning of fish caught outside South African waters.   
Fruit, vegetable, meat and other food can sales were lower. Demand for          
aerosol, polish and other diversified cans was generally up on last year, but   
still at a low level.                                                           
There was reasonable demand for glass bottles and, together with the            
investment in manufacturing technology, contributed to an improvement in        
performance. The new state-of-the-art cullet plant costing R160 million, which  
was commissioned in March 2010, will enable greater quantities of recycled      
glass to be used.                                                               
Rest of Africa                                                                  
A strong turnaround in the Nigerian operation and steady contributions from     
other countries resulted in the substantial improvement in trading profit from  
R4 million to R18 million.                                                      
Paper and Flexibles                                                             
                  Revenue            Trading        Margin                      
                                     profit*                                    
                  2010     2009     2010    2009    2010   2009                 
Rm       Rm       Rm      Rm      %      %                    
South Africa       2 115    2 241    37      (39)    1.7    (1.7)               
Rest of Africa      323      454      32      54     9.9    11.9                
Europe             1 451    1 768    53      48      3.7    2.7                 
Total              3 889    4 463    122     63      3.1    1.4                 
*operating profit before abnormal items                                         
South Africa                                                                    
Sales decreased by 6% but there was a substantial increase in segment profit    
as a result of a reduced loss in the corrugated business.                       
Sales volumes of corrugated boxes increased by 6% as a result of improved       
demand from the agriculture sector together with higher sales to key            
customers. Although production efficiencies at the new Rosslyn paper mill       
continue to improve they are still erratic and not yet at a consistently        
acceptable level. Tighter management controls and higher factory efficiencies   
in the converting business contributed to an improvement in performance of the  
corrugated business as a whole.                                                 
Demand for folding cartons was weak across most sectors and volumes were also   
affected by the continued substitution of detergent cartons for flexible        
packaging. Cigarette packaging sales were flat whilst there was continued good  
demand for fast-food packaging.                                                 
The flexible business continued to improve and was assisted by stronger demand  
from key customers as well as the benefit of higher sales of detergent bags     
which have converted from folding cartons. The loss-making Flexpak and Foam     
businesses were sold or closed in 2009.                                         
The paper sacks business performed well although sales remained depressed on    
weak demand for cement packaging.                                               
Rest of Africa                                                                  
The folding cartons business in Nigeria was adversely affected by lower sales   
due to destocking in the first quarter at the major customer. Demand has since  
recovered. There was good demand for liquid cartons in Zambia, and Malawi       
continued to perform well.                                                      
Europe                                                                          
Sales increased by 2% to GBP121 million whilst trading profit increased by 41%  
to GBP4.5 million.                                                              
Folding cartons volumes were marginally lower than last year but demand for     
healthcare packaging improved. The Leeds factory, which recorded a loss in      
2009, showed a pleasing turnaround in performance following realisation of the  
benefits of the cost reduction programme towards the end of last year.          
Plastics                                                                        
                  Revenue            Trading        Margin                      
profit*                                    
                2010      2009     2010    2009    2010    2009                 
                Rm        Rm       Rm      Rm      %       %                    
South Africa     1 125     1 124    101     110     9.0     9.8                 
Europe           640       861      53      52      8.3     6.0                 
Total            1 765     1 985    154     162     8.7     8.2                 
*operating profit before abnormal items                                         
South Africa                                                                    
Sales were flat whilst trading profit fell by 8%.                               
Sales of PET bottles for carbonated soft drinks (CSD) were affected by the      
unusually wet summer as well as the loss of business in Bloemfontein following  
the award of a new CSD in-plant contract to a competitor.                       
Demand for most products in the tubes, tubs and containers business remained    
weak with plastic, paint and chemical containers experiencing especially poor   
sales. The business continued to perform poorly and is currently being          
restructured.                                                                   
There was marginal volume growth in plastic bottles for milk and juice. Demand  
from the beverage, food and agricultural sectors for crates was well up on      
last year and contributed to a good overall performance of the business.        
Sales of metal closures for food jars and wine bottles increased as did         
plastic closures for energy drinks bottles.                                     
Europe                                                                          
Sales were 7% lower at GBP53 million whilst trading profit increased by 26% to  
GBP4.4 million. Volumes were negatively impacted by the insolvency of a major   
customer last year but the profit improvement programme implemented to counter  
the loss of this business contributed to an improvement in performance.         
Tissue                                                                          
                  Revenue            Trading        Margin                      
profit*                                    
                2010      2009     2010    2009    2010    2009                 
                Rm        Rm       Rm      Rm      %       %                    
South Africa     763       743      91      71      11.9    9.6                 
*operating profit before abnormal items                                         
There was weaker demand for toilet tissue and disposable diapers but improved   
margins, good cost management and higher efficiencies at the diaper factory     
contributed to an improvement in performance.                                   
Other                                                                           
              Revenue                    Trading profit                         
              2010         2009         2010          2009                      
              Rm           Rm           Rm            Rm                        
Total          -            -             80            86                      
This segment comprises corporate services, procurement, treasury and property   
rentals.                                                                        
CORPORATE ACTIVITY                                                              
In line with the stated strategy to fix, close or sell underperforming          
businesses, a number of operations have been sold or closed:                    
- The Durban and Cape Town operations of Redibox were sold to their management  
and the other operations were closed.                                           
- Disaki Cores & Tubes was sold to Transpaco Limited subject to fulfillment of  
a number of conditions precedent, including approval by the Competition         
Commission.                                                                     
- An offer for L & CP has been accepted and the necessary contracts are in the  
process of finalisation.                                                        
- An agreement for the sale of the containers business of the Tubes & Tubs      
division is expected to be signed in the near future.                           
- The 55% shareholding in Cartonagens de Mocambique (Carmoc), was sold to the   
other shareholder, Mopac.                                                       
PROSPECTS                                                                       
Last year`s results were severely impacted by significant losses in the         
corrugated division, the major impairment of assets as well as losses in the    
Leeds, UK cartons business, most of which occurred in the second half of the    
2009 financial year. These losses are not expected to recur in the second half  
of the 2010 financial year. As a consequence the board expects a considerable   
improvement in earnings for the year ending September 2010. Further guidance    
will be given following the board meeting in July 2010.                         
This statement has not been reviewed by the group`s auditors.                   
CHANGES IN THE DIRECTORATE                                                      
Mr T Evans will step down as chairman and retire as a non-executive director    
on 31 May 2010.                                                                 
Mr TT Mboweni has been appointed chairman and an independent non-executive      
director effective 1 June 2010.                                                 
DECLARATION OF ORDINARY DIVIDEND NUMBER 76                                      
Notice is hereby given that an interim dividend number 76 of 25.0 cents per     
share (2009:capital reduction of 18.0 cents per share) has been declared in     
respect of the six months ended 31 March 2010, payable to shareholders          
recorded as such in the register of the company at the close of business on     
the record date, Friday 9 July 2010. The last day to trade to participate in    
the dividend is Friday 2 July 2010. Shares will commence trading "ex" dividend  
from Monday 5 July 2010.                                                        
The important dates pertaining to this dividend are as follows:                 
Last day to trade ordinary shares "cum"        Friday 2 July 2010               
dividend                                                                        
Ordinary shares trade "ex" dividend            Monday 5 July 2010               
Record date                                    Friday 9 July 2010               
Payment date                                   Monday 12 July 2010              
Ordinary share certificates may not be de-materialised or re-materialised       
between Monday 5 July 2010 and Friday 9 July 2010, both days inclusive.         
On behalf of the board                                                          
T Evans                                                                         
Chairman                                                                        
AB Marshall                                                                     
Chief executive officer                                                         
27 May 2010                                                                     
Non-executive directors:                                                        
T Evans* (Chairman), RC Andersen*, RJ Khoza, PM Madi*, DC Moephuli*, CWN        
Molope*, RV Smither*, PM Surgey*, MH Visser.                                    
*Independent                                                                    
Executive directors:                                                            
AB Marshall (Chief executive officer), G Griffiths (Chief financial officer),   
FV Tshiqi (Group human resources director).                                     
Secretary: NP O`Brien.                                                          
Registered office:               Share registrar:                               
Nampak Centre, 114 Dennis Road   Computershare Investor                         
Atholl Gardens, Sandton 2196     Services (Pty) Limited                         
South Africa                     70 Marshall Street                             
(PO Box 784324 Sandton 2146      Johannesburg 2001, South Africa                
South Africa)                    (PO Box 61051 Marshalltown 2107                
Telephone: +27 11 719 6300       South Africa)                                  
Telephone: +27 11 370 5000                      
                                Sponsor:                                        
                                UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited                  
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