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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Results for the six month-period ended 31 August 2023
VUNANI LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 1997/020641/06
JSE code: VUN ISIN: ZAE000163382
"Vunani" or "the company" or "the group"
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTH-PERIOD ENDED 31
AUGUST 2023
- Revenue and premiums up 4% to R336.7 million
- Profit after tax of R36.1 million (2022: R38.9 million)
- Earnings per share decreased to 18.2 cents (2022: 20.4 cents)
- Headline earnings per share decreased to 18.2 cents (2022: 20.4 cents)
- Interim dividend of 9.0 cents (2022: 9.0 cents)
Vunani's performance for the six-month period to 31 August 2023 was slightly down in comparison
to the prior period. The group generated total comprehensive income for the period of R35.9 million
(2022: R39.3 million), while total profit attributable to equity holders of the company amounted to
R28.9 million (2022: R32.3 million).
The group's reporting segments include fund management, asset administration, insurance,
investment banking (advisory services and institutional securities broking).
DIVIDEND DECLARED
Notice is hereby given that a gross ordinary dividend of 9.0 cents per share has been declared out of
income reserves on 19 October 2023 and are payable to ordinary shareholders in accordance with
the following timetable.
In terms of dividend tax effective since 1 April 2012, the following additional information is
disclosed:
• The local Dividends Tax rate is 20%
• 161 155 915 shares are in issue
• The gross ordinary dividend is 9.00000 cents per share for shareholders exempt from paying
Dividends Tax
• The net ordinary dividend is 7.20000 cents per share for ordinary shareholders who are not
exempt from Dividends Tax
• Vunani Limited's tax reference number is 9841003032
Timetable 2023
Declaration and finalisation date announcement Thursday, 19 October
Last day to trade cum dividend Tuesday, 21 November
Shares commence trading ex-dividend Wednesday, 22 November
Record date Friday, 24 November
Dividend payment date Monday, 27 November
No dematerialisation or rematerialisation of shares will be allowed for the period from Wednesday,
22 November 2023 to Friday, 24 November 2023, both dates inclusive.
Dividends are declared in the currency of the Republic of South Africa. The directors have confirmed
that the company will satisfy the liquidity and solvency requirements immediately after the payment
of the dividend.
This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the directors and is only a summary of the
information in the full announcement and does not contain full or complete details. The full
announcement was released on SENS on 19 October 2023 and can be found on the company's
website at https://www.vunanilimited.co.za/investor-relations/financial-results/ and at
https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2023/jse/isse/VUN/In2023.pdf
Copies of the full announcement may also be requested at the company's registered office, or the
office of the sponsor at no charge, during office hours.
Any investment decision should be based on the full announcement published on the company's
website.
By order of the board
Ethan Dube and Tafadzwa Mika
CEO and CFO
19 October 2023
CORPORATE INFORMATION
Executive directors
E Dube (Chief Executive Officer)
T Mika (Chief Financial Officer)
BM Khoza
NM Anderson
Non-executive directors
LI Jacobs – independent chairman
NS Mazwi – independent
G Nzalo – independent
JR Macey – independent
S Mthethwa
M Golding
Company secretary
CIS Company Secretaries Proprietary Limited
Sponsor
Grindrod Bank Limited
Financial communications adviser
Singular Systems Proprietary Limited
Transfer secretaries
Singular Systems Proprietary Limited
Date: 19-10-2023 12:00:00
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