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YRK                                                                             
YRK - York Timber Holdings Limited - Unaudited consol. financial results for the
6 months ended 31 Dec 2010                                                      
York Timber Holdings Limited                                                    
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number:  1916/004890/06)                                          
JSE Share code: YRK                                                             
ISIN: ZAE000133450                                                              
("York", "the Company" or "the Group")                                          
SALIENT FEATURES                                                                
- Revenue up by 21%                                                             
- Operating profit up by 467%                                                   
- Earnings per share up from a loss of 135c to a profit of 2c                   
- Headline earnings per share up from a loss of 141c to a profit of 6c          
- Net asset value per share up from 520c to 599c                                
- Cash generated by operations up by R109 million                               
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                   
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010                                       
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION                
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                                     31 Dec      31 Dec      30 Jun             
                                       2010        2009        2010             
Unaudited   Unaudited     Audited             
                                      R`000       R`000       R`000             
ASSETS                                                                          
NON-CURRENT ASSETS                                                              
Biological assets (note 6)         1 610 614   1 414 822   1 562 936            
Investment property                   24 740       5 020      24 740            
Property, plant and equipment        418 023     428 665     420 184            
Goodwill                             565 442     610 352     565 442            
Intangible assets                      2 374       2 609       2 691            
Other financial assets                   881         816       1 345            
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS           2 622 074   2 462 284   2 577 338            
CURRENT ASSETS                                                                  
Biological assets (note 6)           320 611     243 216     358 738            
Instalment sale receivables                -       1 259         606            
Inventories                          119 441     165 367     138 040            
Trade and other receivables          119 980     124 358     104 334            
Cash and cash equivalents             84 856      21 754      84 493            
Current tax receivable                 3 503           -       3 503            
Assets of disposal group (note 9)          -       3 187           -            
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                 648 391     559 141     689 714            
TOTAL ASSETS                       3 270 465   3 021 425   3 267 052            
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                                                          
EQUITY                                                                          
Share capital (note 7)                16 562      16 419      16 562            
Share premium                      1 505 352   1 477 295   1 505 352            
Reserves                             (16 802)    (35 350)    (26 236)           
Retained income                      479 053     262 563     471 863            
TOTAL EQUITY                       1 984 165   1 720 927   1 967 541            
LIABILITIES                                                                     
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES                                                         
Cash settled                                                                    
share based payments (note 8)          5 569         419       2 104            
Deferred tax                         411 317     364 020     409 510            
Retirement benefit obligation         23 222      22 916      22 463            
Loans and borrowings                 575 868     670 948     626 479            
Provisions                            55 265      54 643      55 496            
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES      1 071 241   1 112 946   1 116 052            
CURRENT LIABILITIES                                                             
Loans and borrowings                  78 273      45 553      55 491            
Current tax payable                      369       2 999         369            
Provisions                               375           -         285            
Trade and other payables             136 042     137 043     127 314            
Liabilities of disposal group                                                   
(note 9)                                   -       1 957           -            
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES            215 059     187 552     183 459            
TOTAL LIABILITIES                  1 286 300   1 300 498   1 299 511            
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES       3 270 465   3 021 425   3 267 052            
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME              
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                                 Six months  Six months        Year             
                                      ended       ended       ended             
31 Dec      31 Dec      30 Jun             
                                       2010        2009        2010             
                                  Unaudited   Unaudited     Audited             
                                      R`000       R`000       R`000             
Continuing operations                                                           
Revenue                              491 096     407 333     909 361            
Cost of sales                       (262 066)   (260 394)   (559 244)           
Gross profit                         229 030     146 939     350 117            
Other operating income                 2 390      12 619      19 962            
Selling, general and                                                            
administration expenses             (163 847)   (147 359)   (300 815)           
Operating profit before                                                         
separately disclosed items           67 573      12 199      69 264             
Insurance proceeds                         -           -       8 519            
Impairment of operating assets             -           -     (42 598)           
Operating profit                      67 573      12 199      35 185            
Restructuring costs                        -           -        (333)           
Loss on non-current assets                                                      
held for sale                       (13 126)          -           -             
Fair value adjustments                 9 551     (80 646)    200 269            
Profit/(loss) before finance costs    63 998     (68 447)    235 121            
Investment income                      1 136       1 298       2 810            
Finance costs excl. hedge                                                       
interest expense                    (41 723)    (69 700)   (107 978)            
Hedge interest expense                                                          
- paid                                (9 855)     (8 675)    (16 791)           
- ineffective portion                 (8 238)    (15 101)    (23 015)           
- due to early settlement                  -     (29 577)    (29 577)           
Profit/(loss) before taxation          5 318    (190 202)     60 570            
Taxation                               1 872      49 668       4 056            
Profit/(loss)                                                                   
from continuing operations            7 190    (140 534)     64 626             
Discontinued operations                                                         
Loss from discontinued operations                                               
(net of tax) (note 9)                     -      (4 140)          -             
Profit/(loss) for the period           7 190    (144 674)     64 626            
Other comprehensive income/(loss):                                              
Available-for-sale                                                              
financial assets adjustments           (464)        188         716             
Effects of cash flow hedges           13 657      43 740      52 499            
Taxation related to components of                                               
other comprehensive income           (3 759)          -      10 273             
Other comprehensive income for the                                              
period net of taxation (subtotal)     9 434      43 928      63 488             
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)     16 624    (100 746)    128 114            
Profit/(loss) attributable                                                      
to owners of the parent               7 190    (144 674)     64 626             
Total comprehensive income/(loss)                                               
attributable to owners of the                                                   
parent                               16 624    (100 746)    128 114             
EARNINGS PER SHARE                                                              
Basic earnings/(loss) per share                                                 
(cents) (note 11)                         2        (135)         30             
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share                                               
(cents) (note 11)                         2        (129)         30             
Headline earnings/(loss) per share                                              
(cents) (note 12)                         6        (141)         40             
Continuing operations                                                           
Basic earnings/(loss) per share                                                 
(cents) (note 11)                         2        (131)         30             
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share                                               
(cents) (note 11)                         2        (126)         30             
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY                 
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                          Share       Share    Retained                         
                        capital     premium      income                         
                          R`000       R`000       R`000                         
BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2009     3 919   1 026 888     407 237                        
Profit for the year            -           -      64 626                        
Total comprehensive                                                             
income for the year           -           -      64 626                         
Transactions with owners                                                        
recorded directly in equity                                                     
Contributions by and                                                            
distributions to owners                                                         
Issue of shares through                                                         
rights issue             12 500     487 500           -                         
Share issue costs written                                                       
off against share premium     -     (12 844)          -                         
Reversal of share premium                                                       
due to disposal of                                                              
treasury shares               -     (24 266)          -                         
Conversion of preference                                                        
shares into ordinary shares 143      28 074           -                         
Total transactions                                                              
with owners              12 643     478 464      64 626                         
BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2010   16 562   1 505 352     471 863                        
Profit for the year            -           -       7 190                        
Total comprehensive income                                                      
for the period and total                                                        
transactions with owners      -           -       7 190                         
BALANCE AT 31 DEC 2010    16 562   1 505 352     479 053                        
                                 Fair value                                     
                                 adjustment                                     
                                    assets-       Share                         
available       based                         
                        Hedging   -for-sale     payment       TOTAL             
                        Reserve     reserve     reserve      EQUITY             
                          R`000       R`000       R`000       R`000             
BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2009   (89 545)       (179)      1 286   1 349 606            
Profit for the year            -           -           -      64 626            
Other comprehensive income                                                      
Change in fair value of                                                         
cash flow hedge,                                                                
net of tax               62 872           -           -      62 872             
Change in fair value                                                            
of available-for-sale                                                           
financial assets,                                                               
net of tax                    -         616           -         616             
Total other comprehensive                                                       
income                   62 872         616           -      63 488             
Total comprehensive income                                                      
for the year             62 872         616           -     128 114             
Transactions with owners                                                        
recorded directly in equity                                                     
Contributions by and                                                            
distributions to owners                                                         
Issue of shares through                                                         
rights issue                  -           -           -     500 000             
Share issue costs written                                                       
off against share premium     -           -           -     (12 844)            
Increase in share based                                                         
payment reserve               -           -       9 160       9 160             
Reversal of share premium                                                       
due to disposal of                                                              
treasury shares               -           -           -     (24 266)            
Conversion of preference                                                        
shares into ordinary shares   -           -     (10 446)    (10 446)            
Total transactions                                                              
with owners              62 872         616      (1 286)    489 821             
BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2010  (26 673)        437           -   1 967 541            
Profit for the year            -           -           -       7 190            
Other comprehensive income                                                      
Change in fair value of                                                         
cash flow hedge,                                                                
net of tax                9 833           -           -       9 833             
Change in fair value                                                            
of available-for-sale                                                           
financial assets,                                                               
net of tax                    -        (399)          -        (399)            
Total other comprehensive                                                       
income                    9 833        (399)          -       9 434             
Total comprehensive income                                                      
for the period and total                                                        
transactions with owners  9 833        (399)          -       9 434             
BALANCE AT 31 DEC 2010   (16 840)         38           -   1 984 165            
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS                        
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                                 Six months  Six months        Year             
                                      ended       ended       ended             
31 Dec      31 Dec      30 Jun             
                                       2010        2009        2010             
                                  Unaudited   Unaudited     Audited             
                                      R`000       R`000       R`000             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                            
Cash receipts from customers         470 472     442 009   1 050 337            
Cash paid to suppliers & employees  (386 674)   (466 916)   (948 469)           
Cash generated from/                                                            
(utilised in) operations             83 798     (24 907)    101 868             
Investment income                      1 136       1 298       2 111            
Finance costs                        (48 601)   (123 053)   (129 665)           
Tax (paid)/received                      (81)     (2 426)      1 594            
Cash flow from discontinued operations     -      (4 166)          -            
NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES    36 252    (153 254)    (24 092)           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                            
Purchase of                                                                     
property, plant and equipment       (11 248)    (10 938)    (17 095)            
Sale of property, plant and equipment    194          94         933            
Purchase of other intangible assets      (65)          -        (457)           
Withdrawal from self-insurance fund        -           -       3 282            
NET CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES   (11 119)    (10 844)    (13 337)           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                            
Proceeds on share issue                    -      12 500      12 643            
Increase in share premium                  -     463 251     491 308            
Share issue cost deducted                                                       
from share premium                        -     (12 844)    (12 844)            
Net movement in loans and borrowings (25 376)   (402 436)   (484 855)           
Movement in instalment sale receivables  606         595       1 248            
NET CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES   (24 770)     61 435      (2 500)           
TOTAL CASH MOVEMENT FOR THE PERIOD       363    (102 663)    (39 929)           
Cash at beginning of period           84 493     124 422     124 422            
CASH AT END OF PERIOD                 84 856      21 754      84 493            
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED                                   
INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                                    
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1. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE                                                      
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The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the               
six months ended 31 December 2010, have been prepared in accordance             
with the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited and the Companies             
Act of South Africa, 1973 (as amended). The recognition and                     
measurement requirements of International Financial Reporting                   
Standards ("IFRS") and the AC 500 standards as issued by the                    
Accounting Practices Board ("APB") and the presentation and disclosure          
requirements of International Accounting Standard ("IAS") 34 Interim            
financial reporting have been applied.                                          
These condensed results do not include all the information required             
for full annual financial statements, and should be read in                     
conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements as               
at and for the year ended 30 June 2010.                                         
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial results, which have              
been prepared on the going concern basis, were approved by the                  
Board of Directors on 9 March 2011.                                             
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial results have not been            
reviewed or audited.                                                            
2. ESTIMATES                                                                    
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The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial               
statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and                
assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies, and             
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses.            
Actual results may differ from these estimates.                                 
In preparing these unaudited condensed consolidated financial results,          
the significant judgements made by management in applying the Group`s           
accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were          
the same as those applied in the preparation of the audited                     
consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended                  
30 June 2010.                                                                   
3.  ACCOUNTING POLICIES                                                         
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The accounting policies and methods of computation are consistent with          
those used for the year ended 30 June 2010.                                     
4. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE ITEMS                                                  
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                                     31 Dec      31 Dec      30 Jun             
2010        2009        2010             
                                  Unaudited   Unaudited     Audited             
                                      R`000       R`000       R`000             
Authorised capital commitments:                                                 
- Contracted, but not provided         4 261         400       2 900            
- Not contracted                       3 938       8 555       5 894            
Depreciation of                                                                 
property, plant & equipment          13 318      11 789      25 931             
Amortisation of intangible assets        382         375         750            
Reversal of impairment of                                                       
property, plant & equipment               -           -       3 184             
Impairment/(reversal of impairment)                                             
of trade receivables                    161      (2 584)     (2 912)            
(Reversal of provision)/provision                                               
for restructuring costs                   -         (62)        333             
- The Group did not have any litigation settlements during the                  
reporting period and did not have any contingent liabilities                   
 at period end.                                                                 
- The Group did not have any covenant defaults or breaches of its loan          
 agreements at the reporting date.                                              
- No events occurred between the reporting date and the release of              
 these results which require adjustment of or disclosure in                     
 these results.                                                                 
5. OPERATING SEGMENTS                                                           
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Timber products                       31 Dec      31 Dec      30 Jun            
                                       2010        2009        2010             
                                      R`000       R`000       R`000             
Revenue: external sales              459 721     398 238     872 741            
Revenue: inter-segment sales          66 803      34 668      55 683            
Total revenue                        526 524     432 906     928 424            
Depreciation and amortisation         (9 653)     (8 874)    (22 307)           
Reportable segment profit/(loss)*     14 453     (17 093)      1 550            
Reportable segment assets            198 780     232 995     236 697            
Capital expenditure                    4 511      10 938      10 364            
Reportable segment liabilities             -           -           -            
Forestry                              31 Dec      31 Dec      30 Jun            
                                       2010        2009        2010             
                                      R`000       R`000       R`000             
Revenue: external sales               30 451      27 867      34 747            
Revenue: inter-segment sales         214 118     164 807     375 104            
Total revenue                        244 569     195 674     409 851            
Depreciation and amortisation         (2 943)     (2 037)     (4 374)           
Reportable segment profit/(loss)*     78 637      39 920     103 255            
Reportable segment assets          1 937 947   1 669 428   1 942 707            
Capital expenditure                    5 383           -       5 360            
Reportable segment liabilities             -           -           -            
Total for reportable segments         31 Dec      31 Dec      30 Jun            
2010        2009        2010             
                                      R`000       R`000       R`000             
Revenue: external sales              490 172     426 105     907 488            
Revenue: inter-segment sales         280 921     199 475     430 787            
Total revenue                        771 093     625 580   1 338 275            
Depreciation and amortisation        (12 596)    (10 911)    (26 681)           
Reportable segment profit/(loss)*     93 090      22 827     104 805            
Reportable segment assets          2 136 727   1 902 424   2 179 404            
Capital expenditure                    9 894      10 938      15 724            
Reportable segment liabilities             -           -           -            
* being the earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation &                  
 amortisation ("EBITDA")                                                        
31 Dec      31 Dec      30 Jun             
                                       2010        2009        2010             
                                  Unaudited   Unaudited     Audited             
                                      R`000       R`000       R`000             
Reconciliation of                                                               
reportable segment profit or loss                                               
Total EBITDA for reportable segments  93 090      22 827     104 805            
Depreciation, amortisation                                                      
and impairment                      (13 700)    (16 664)    (66 093)            
Unallocated amounts                  (11 817)      6 037      (3 527)           
Operating profit                      67 573      12 199      35 185            
6. BIOLOGICAL ASSETS                                                            
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                                     31 Dec      31 Dec      30 Jun             
                                       2010        2009        2010             
                                  Unaudited   Unaudited     Audited             
R`000       R`000       R`000             
Reconciliation of biological assets                                             
Opening balance                    1 921 674   1 738 371   1 738 371            
Fair value adjustment:                                                          
- Increase due to growth             181 308      71 748     326 846            
- Decrease due to harvesting        (227 289)   (124 460)   (308 633)           
- Adjustment  to  standing timber                                               
 values  to reflect fair value less                                             
point of sale cost at period end    55 532     (27 621)    165 090             
Closing balance                    1 931 225   1 658 038   1 921 674            
Classified as non-current assets   1 610 614   1 414 822   1 562 936            
Classified as current assets*        320 611     243 216     358 738            
1 931 225   1 658 038   1 921 674             
* Being the biological assets to be harvested and sold in the                   
 12 months after the reporting date.                                            
Key assumptions used                                                            
Long term inflation rate                 5.5%          #          6%            
Cost of equity                          12.3%          #         13%            
Pre-tax cost of debt                     9.0%          #         10%            
Target debt:equity ratio               30:70           #      30:70             
# During the six months ended 31 December 2009 the Group used the               
 net standing valuation method and therefore no discount rate                   
 was applicable.                                                                
The other key assumptions have been updated as follows:                         
- Volumes: Forecast volumes were updated at the reporting date using a          
 merchandising model.                                                           
- Timber prices: The market selling prices are unchanged from those             
 used in the year ending 30 June 2010.                                          
- Operating costs: The costs are based on unit cost of the forest               
 management activities required to enable the trees to reach the age            
 of felling. These costs have been reviewed and updated to the latest           
 applicable amounts.                                                            
7. SHARE CAPITAL                                                                
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                                     31 Dec      31 Dec      30 Jun             
                                       2010        2009        2010             
`000        `000        `000             
Reconciliation of the                                                           
number of shares issued                                                         
Opening balance                      331 241      78 370      78 370            
Issue of shares through rights offer       -     250 000     250 000            
Conversion of preference shares                                                 
into ordinary shares                      -           -       2 871             
Closing balance                      331 241     328 370     331 241            
8. SHARE BASED PAYMENTS                                                         
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The Group offers its key employees an employee share appreciation               
rights scheme. In addition to the allotment reported for the year               
ended 30 June 2010, the Group made a second allotment on 1 July 2010.           
The details of the allotments are as follows:                                   
                                                  Allotment made on             
                                           17 Nov 2009   1 Jul 2010             
Outstanding at period end (`000)                  6 601        5 695            
Weighted exercise price                           R2.74        R3.19            
Vesting portions in 3 equal trenches                                            
annually commencing on                     17 Nov 2012   1 Jul 2013             
Expiry date                                 17 Nov 2015   1 Jul 2016            
The fair value was determined using the Black-Scholes model.                    
Key assumptions used                                                            
                                      31 Dec      31 Dec      30 Jun            
2010        2009        2010            
Closing share price at period end       R4.00       R2.90       R3.07           
Dividend yield                              0%          0%          0%          
Bootstrapped zero coupon                                                        
perfect fit swap curve             5.82-7.30%  7.96-8.66%  6.89-7.81%           
9. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS                                                      
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In September 2009 the Group discontinued certain of its less                    
efficient sawmilling operations as part of a restructuring exercise.            
A third plant was mothballed and set aside for possible future use.             
The start-up cost relating to the third mill becoming operational               
again has not been included in the current figures and will be                  
expensed if and when the start-up occurs.                                       
The sawmill plants that were affected are:                                      
a) Roburnia Sawmill            Closed                                           
b) Golden Rhino Lumber         Mothballed                                       
c) Madiba Mill                 Closed                                           
These plants were still operational at 30 June 2009 and closure of              
these operations occurred in the 2010 financial year. The assets and            
liabilities of the disposal group are set out below.                            
Six months ended                                       
                              31 Dec 2009                                       
                                    R`000                                       
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES                                                          
Assets of disposal group             3 187                                      
Inventories                            207                                      
Trade and other receivables          2 980                                      
Liabilities of disposal group                                                   
Trade and other payables             1 957                                      
RESULTS FROM OPERATIONS                                                         
Revenue                             19 712                                      
Cost of sales                      (21 601)                                     
Gross profit                        (1 889)                                     
Other operating income                  20                                      
Selling, general and                                                            
administration expenses            (2 333)                                      
Operating loss                      (4 202)                                     
Restructure costs                       62                                      
Net loss before taxation            (4 140)                                     
Taxation                                 -                                      
Loss for the period                                                             
from discontinued operations       (4 140)                                      
10. COMPARATIVE FIGURES                                                         
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The Group previously disclosed other financial liabilities,                     
finance lease obligations and installment sale liabilities                      
separately on the face of the statement of financial position.                  
During the current reporting period these categories have been                  
consolidated and presented as loans and borrowings.                             
The effects of the reclassification of line items are as follows:               
Non-current liabilities                           31 Dec      30 Jun            
                                                   2009        2010             
R`000       R`000             
Other financial liabilities                      628 752     612 317            
Finance lease obligation                          40 523      13 245            
Installment sale liability                         1 673         917            
Total disclosed as loans and borrowings          670 948     626 479            
Current liabilities                               31 Dec      30 Jun            
                                                   2009        2010             
                                                  R`000       R`000             
Other financial liabilities                       38 999      51 698            
Finance lease obligation                           5 031       2 278            
Installment sale liability                         1 523       1 515            
Total disclosed as loans and borrowings           45 553      55 491            
11. EARNINGS PER SHARE                                                          
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The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on:                        
                                     31 Dec      31 Dec      30 Jun             
2010        2009        2010             
                                  Unaudited   Unaudited     Audited             
Profit/(loss) attributable to                                                   
ordinary shareholders (`000)                                                    
- from all operations               R 7 190  R (144 674)   R 64 626             
- from continuing operations        R 7 190  R (140 534)   R 64 626             
Reconciliation of weighted average                                              
number of ordinary shares              `000        `000        `000             
Issued number of shares              331 241      78 370      78 370            
Effect of shares issued in Dec 2009        -      28 533     138 356            
Effect of conversion of preference shares  -           -          55            
Weighted average                                                                
number of ordinary shares           331 241     106 903     216 781             
During the six months ended 31 December 2010 and the year ended                 
30 June 2010, there were no instruments that had a dilutive effect.             
At 31 December 2009, 109.774 million convertible preference shares              
were outstanding, which had a dilutive effect.  These preference                
shares were converted into 2.871 million ordinary shares on                     
24 June 2010. The weighted average number of ordinary shares,                   
after the effect of the conversion was 109.774 million. The loss                
attributable to ordinary shareholders was adjusted by preference                
dividends of R2.64 million, resulting in a diluted loss of                      
R142.03 million and a diluted loss from continuing operations of                
R137.90 million.                                                                
12. HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE                                                 
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The calculation of headline earnings per share is based on:                     
                                     31 Dec      31 Dec      30 Jun             
2010        2009        2010             
                                  Unaudited   Unaudited     Audited             
Reconciliation of basic earnings                                                
to headline earnings                  R`000       R`000       R`000             
Basic earnings attributable                                                     
to ordinary shareholders              7 190    (144 674)     64 626             
Profit on sale of assets and                                                    
liabilities (net of tax)                (72)     (5 745)     (7 872)            
Loss on non-current assets                                                      
held for sale                        13 126           -           -             
Fair value adjustment on                                                        
investment property (net of tax)          -           -     (12 216)            
Impairment of plant, equipment                                                  
and vehicles (net of tax)                 -           -      (2 292)            
Impairment of goodwill                     -           -      44 910            
Headline earnings for the period      20 244    (150 419)     87 156            
Weighted average                                                                
number of ordinary shares (`000)    331 241     106 903     216 781             
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COMMENTARY TO THE FINANCIAL RESULTS                                             
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010                                       
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COMPANY DESCRIPTION                                                             
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York Timber Holdings Limited is an integrated timber company with               
operations in Mpumalanga in South Africa. York processes its own                
timber, grown on 67 000 hectares of plantations, through its five               
processing plants.                                                              
RESULTS                                                                         
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In the period under review York produced solid operating results                
and made satisfactory progress on the achievement of its goals,                 
as set out in the 2010 annual report. In a challenging market                   
environment, York worked to stabilise operations and its                        
restructuring plans are now implemented.                                        
- Revenue increased by 21%                                                      
- Operating profit increased from R12 million for the six months                
 ended December 2009 to R68 million                                             
- Cash generated from operations was R84 million for the six month              
 period                                                                         
- Earnings per share increased from a loss of 135 cents to a profit             
 of 2 cents                                                                     
- Headline earnings per share of 6 cents (2009: loss of 141 cents)              
- Net asset value per share of 599 cents (2009: 520 cents)                      
A focus on optimisation across the organisation and the streamlining            
of the various cost structures were the key drivers in achieving these          
results. York is driven to further reduce costs to ensure that the              
Company remains competitive.                                                    
York has invested in enhancing the skill set within the organisation            
and continues to look for further expertise to support the growth               
strategy of the Company.                                                        
York maintained its status as a level 4 BBBEE contributor.                      
YORK`S PLANTATION ASSET                                                         
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York adopted the discounted cashflow method in calculating the fair             
value of its biological assets. This method incorporates forward                
looking assumptions to illustrate the underlying plantation value.              
York manages the biological asset according to a high level of                  
compliance to environmental standards. All York`s plantations                   
are Forest Stewardship Council certified.                                       
Despite the number of fire incidents being higher than the previous             
period, no major losses were experienced. The actual number of                  
hectares affected was significantly lower due to the implementation             
of more stringent fire prevention methods.                                      
The sustainability of the plantation is being enhanced through                  
accelerated replanting of the 2007/2008 fire damaged areas.                     
Temporary unplanted areas decreased by 1 868 hectares.                          
PROSPECTS                                                                       
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York believes that the performance during the first six months of               
the 2011 financial year can be sustained. This prospect is not a                
forecast and has not been reviewed or reported on by York`s auditors.           
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE                                                            
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The Board is in the process of reviewing and, where relevant,                   
implementing the King III Code.                                                 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS                                                              
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Dr Azar Jammine was appointed as an independent non-executive                   
director to the Board on 5 October 2010. Mr Paul Botha and                      
Mr Shakeel Meer were reappointed to the Board in the                            
Shareholders meeting held 16 November 2010.                                     
On behalf of the Board of Directors                                             
PIET VAN ZYL (Chief Executive Officer)                                          
DUNCAN ERSKINE (Chief Financial Officer)                                        
Sabie, Mpumalanga                                                               
14 March 2011                                                                   
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Executive directors:     Piet van Zyl (CEO) and Duncan Erskine (CFO)            
Non-executive directors: Jim Myers* (Chairman, USA), Paul Botha,                
Dr Azar Jammine*, Shakeel Meer*,                        
                        Gavin Tipper* (* independent)                           
Registered office:       York Corporate Office, 3 Main Street,                  
                        Sabie, 1260                                             
Postal address:          PO Box 1191, Sabie, 1260                               
Company secretary:       Fusion Corporate                                       
                        Secretarial Services (Pty) Ltd                          
Transfer secretaries:    Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd              
Sponsor:                 One Capital                                            
Auditors:                KPMG Incorporated                                      
www.york.co.za                                                                  
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