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MFL - Metrofile Holdings Limited - Trading Statement
Metrofile Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1983/012697/06)
Share code: MFL
ISIN: ZAE000061727
("Metrofile Holdings")
TRADING STATEMENT
In terms of rule 3.4(b) of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited a listed
company is required to publish a trading statement as soon as a reasonable
degree of certainty exists that the financial results for the next reporting
period will differ by at least 20% from those of the previous corresponding
reporting period.
Shareholders are advised that headline earnings per share ("HEPS") and earnings
per shares ("EPS") for the period ending 31 December 2010 are expected to be
between 26% and 33% higher than the previous corresponding reporting period.
(Expected HEPS and EPS between 8,0 and 8,3 cents per share)
Normalised HEPS for the period ending 31 December 2010 are expected to be
between 12% and 17% higher than the previous corresponding reporting period.
(Expected Normalised HEPS between 8,0 and 8,3 cents per share). Normalised HEPS
are calculated by excluding the impact of non-recurring costs and fair value
adjustments relating to interest rate swaps which do not comply with hedge
accounting requirements.
DIVIDEND
The Board intends to recommend a maiden interim dividend of 2 cents per share.
The information on which this announcement has been based has not been reviewed
or reported on by the group`s auditors.
Johannesburg
14 January 2011
Sponsor
Standard Bank
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