SUMMARY OF THE AHEALTH BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS AS
Afrox Healthcare Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1985/001313/06)
("Ahealth" or "Afrox hospitals")
ISIN: ZAE000022059 Share code: AHH
Summary of the Ahealth Business segment results as reported by The BOC Group plc
("BOC") for the three months to 31 December 2002 ("the results")
The following information is an extract of the results made available by BOC,
Ahealth`s ultimate parent company:
"Operating profit increased by 51 per cent, with growth derived almost equally
from existing business and from the acquisition of the Amahosp and Wilgers
hospital groups. These were consolidated in the second fiscal quarter of 2002.
The acquisitions added 13 per cent to turnover and so did the existing business,
with similar underlying occupancy rates to a year ago.
Business segment results
All comparisons that follow are on the basis of constant exchange rates.
Operating profits exclude exceptional items. Comparisons are made with the
fiscal first quarter a year ago unless stated otherwise.
Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal
first first first first
quarter quarter quarter quarter
(year to (year to (year to (year to
30 30 30 30
September September September September
2003) 2003) 2003) 2003)
Business segments Turnover Turnover Operating Operating
(GBPm) profit profit
(GBPm)
Afrox hospitals 70.3 +26% 6.8 +51%"
The details of the results for the three months to December 2002 are available
on BOC`s website at the following address: www.boc.com.
By order of the Board
Johannesburg
10 February 2003
Sponsor
Nedbank Corporate
Date: 10/02/2003 02:30:59 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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