ELR 201809130043A
Trading Statement
ELB Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1930/002553/06)
Share code: ELR
ISIN: ZAE000035101
(“ELB”, “the Company” or “the Group”)
TRADING STATEMENT
In terms of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements companies are required to provide guidance to the
market when they are satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial results
for the current reporting period will differ by at least 20% from the financial results of the previous
corresponding reporting period.
Accordingly, shareholders of the Company are advised that:
• Earnings per share for the year ended 30 June 2018 is likely to be between 342.9 cents per share
and 343.9 cents per share (2017: 247.3 cents per share). This represents an increase of between
95.6 cents per share and 96.6 cents per share, being an improvement of between 38.7% and
39.1% when compared to 2017; and
• Headline earnings per share for the year ended 30 June 2018 is likely to be between 340.0 cents
per share and 341.0 cents per share (2017: 243.2 cents per share). This represents an increase of
between 96.8 cents per share and 97.8 cents per share, being an improvement of between 39.8%
and 40.2% when compared to 2017.
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or
reported on by the Company’s external auditors.
The results of the Group for the year ended 30 June 2018 are expected to be released on or about
19 September 2018.
Johannesburg
13 September 2018
Sponsor
Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited
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