MSM - Massmart Holdings - Trading statement for the 52 weeks to 27 June 2010
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MSM - Massmart Holdings - Trading statement for the 52 weeks to 27 June 2010
Massmart Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration Number: 1940/014066/06)
Share code: MSM
ISIN: ZAE000029534
("Massmart" or "the Group")
Massmart trading statement for the 52 weeks to 27 June 2010
Shareholders are advised that Massmart expects to release reviewed earnings,
headline earnings, earnings per share (Basic EPS) and headline earnings per
share (HEPS) for the 52 weeks to 27 June 2010 within the ranges shown in the
table below.
Headline earnings excluding the foreign exchange losses and HEPS excluding the
foreign exchange losses are also shown in the table.
Expected
Ranges Actual Expected
June 2010 June 2009 % Change
Rm`s
Earnings 1 099.5 - 1 160.0 1 210.9 (4.2) - (9.2)
Headlines earnings 1 108.1 - 1 168.5 1 207.1 (3.2) - (8.2)
Headline earnings 1 225.6 - 1 288.8 1 263.5 2.0 - (3.0)
before foreign
exchange
Cents
Basic EPS 547.4 - 577.8 606.9 (4.8) - (9.8)
HEPS 552.4 - 582.6 605.0 (3.7) - (8.7)
HEPS before foreign 610.5 - 642.2 633.3 1.4 - (3.6)
exchange
The June 2009 financial year was also a 52-week period.
Massmart`s reviewed preliminary results for the financial year to 27 June 2010
will be released on 26 August 2010.
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been
reviewed or reported on by Massmart`s external auditors.
Johannesburg
18 August 2010
Sponsor:
Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited
Date: 18/08/2010 16:07:42 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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