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Thu 15 May 2003, 16:23 Group results for the six months ended 31
Tiger Brands Limited -                                                     
Tiger Brands Limited                                                            
(Registration number 1944/017881/06)                                            
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Share code: TBSP                                                                
ISIN: ZAE 000023560                                                             
Group results for the six months ended 31 March 2003                            
The unaudited results for the six months ended 31 March 2003 are set            
out below.                                                                      
This report has been prepared in accordance with AC127 - Interim                
Financial Reporting. The principles adopted herein are consistent, in           
all material respects, with those applied in the most recently                  
published annual financial statements, except as disclosed in note 4,           
and comply with the requirements of Statements of South African                 
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.                                         
GROUP INCOME STATEMENT                                                          
                                 Unaudited                  Audited             
                                 Six months ended           Year                
31 March                   ended               
                                                            30 Sept             
                          Notes  2003      2002      Change 2002                
                                 Rm        Rm        %      Rm                  
Revenue                          11,346.0  9,793.2   16     20,181.9            
Continuing operations            11,346.0  9,723.2   17     20,071.3            
Discontinued operations                    70.0             110.6               
Operating Income before                                                         
amortisation of                                                                 
Intangibles                                                                     
                          1      806.6     853.8     (6)    2,036.6             
Continuing operations            806.6     842.1     (4)    2,017.7             
Discontinued operations                    11.7             18.9                
Amortisation of           2       6.6      1.9              3.9                 
intangibles                                                                     
Operating Income after                                                          
amortisation of                                                                 
Intangibles                      800.0     851.9     (6)    2,032.7             
Income from investments          20.2      10.1             33.9                
Net financing costs              (102.5)   (147.8)          (274.5)             
Profit before taxation           717.7     714.2     0      1,792.1             
and abnormal items                                                              
Abnormal items            3      (32.7)    33.7             18.3                
Profit before taxation           685.0     747.9     (8)    1,810.4             
Income tax expense               229.7     249.0            577.8               
Net profit after                 455.3     498.9     (9)    1,232.6             
taxation                                                                        
Income from associates           64.3      79.8      (19)   177.1               
Minority interest                17.6      25.0             49.6                
Net profit for the year          502.0     553.7     (9)    1,360.1             
Number of ordinary               167,169   166,344          166,792             
shares in issue (000"s)                                                         
Weighted average number                                                         
of ordinary                                                                     
shares on which headline                                                        
earnings                                                                        
and net profit per share         167,013   166,176          166,331             
are based (000"s)                                                               
Headline earnings per           327.6     306.3    7        816.6               
ordinary share (cents)                                                          
Diluted headline                                                                
earnings per                                                                    
ordinary share (cents)          326.1     304.3    7        809.4               
Basic earnings per              300.6     333.2             817.7               
ordinary share (cents)                                                          
Diluted earnings per            299.2     331.0             810.5               
ordinary share (cents)                                                          
Dividends per ordinary          79.0      79.0     (100)    290.0               
share (cents)                                                                   
Interim dividend                79.0      79.0              79.0                
declared                                                                        
Final dividend declared                            211.0                        
post balance sheet date                                                         
Reconciliation between                                                          
net profit and headline                                                         
earnings                                                                        
Rm        Rm                Rm                  
Net profit for the period       502.0     553.7             1,360.1             
Adjusted for:                                                                   
Losses on sale or                                                               
discontinuation of                                                              
operations, net                                                                 
                                35.0      -                 35.6                
Losses/(profits) on sale of                                                     
fixed assets,                                                                   
including impairment charge on                                                  
fixed properties                                                                
                                3.8       27.4              (8.1)               
Net loss/(profit) on sale of                                                    
Interest in                                                                     
subsidiaries and joint ventures                                                 
                                2.2       (84.1)            (151.9)             
Amount written off investments                              103.0               
Goodwill amortisation           3.7       1.4               2.8                 
Other, including associates     0.5       10.6              16.8                
Headline earnings for the       547.2     509.0   8         1,358.3             
period                                                                          
GROUP BALANCE SHEET                                                             
                               Unaudited                  Audited As            
                               As at 31 March             at 30 Sept            
2003            2002       2002                  
                               Rm              Rm         Rm                    
ASSETS                                                                          
Non-current assets             4,561.2         4,194.4    4,109.9               
Property, plant & equipment    1,500.8         1,410.9    1,454.3               
Goodwill and other             377.0           43.0       44.0                  
intangibles                                                                     
Investments                    2,470.1         2,480.0    2,333.8               
Deferred tax asset             213.3           260.5      277.8                 
Current assets                 6,242.9         5,939.2    6,408.9               
Inventories                    2,497.1         1,703.0    1,999.1               
Accounts receivable            3,109.9         2,900.7    2,784.8               
Cash and cash equivalents      635.9           1,335.5    1,625.0               
TOTAL ASSETS                   10,804.1        10,133.6   10,518.8              
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                                                          
Capital and reserves           2,987.3         2,085.9    2,728.8               
Share capital and premium      709.7           678.9      696.4                 
Non-distributable reserves     2,277.6         1,407.0    2,032.4               
and accumulated profits                                                         
Minority interest              134.3           119.5      121.0                 
Total non-current liabilities  3,085.5         3,134.6    3,009.3               
Deferred tax liability         338.8           251.2      294.0                 
Provision for post-retirement  383.7           347.4      359.9                 
medical aid                                                                     
Long-term borrowings           2,363.0         2,536.0    2,355.4               
Total current liabilities      4,597.0         4,793.6    4,659.7               
Short-term borrowings          533.5           1,082.9    835.3                 
Accounts payable               4,063.5         3,710.7    3,824.4               
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES   10,804.1        10,133.6   10,518.8              
ABRIDGED CASH FLOW STATEMENT                                                    
                                    Unaudited            Audited                
                                    Six months ended                            
31 March                                    
                                                         Year ended             
                                                         30 Sept                
                                    2003      2002       2002                   
Rm        Rm         Rm                     
Cash operating profit               944.7     979.7      2,347.3                
Working capital changes             (328.5)   (259.4)    (438.4)                
Net interest paid                   (102.5)   (147.7)    (274.5)                
Dividends received                  32.1      10.1       52.0                   
Taxation paid                       (466.3)   (248.9)    (378.7)                
Cash available from operations      79.5      333.8      1,307.7                
Dividends paid                      (357.1)   (253.0)    (387.3)                
Net cash (utilised)/inflow from     (277.6)   80.8       920.4                  
operating activities                                                            
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from      (588.7)   (60.0)     (332.7)                
investing activities                                                            
Net cash (outflow)/inflow before    (866.3)   20.8       587.7                  
financing activities                                                            
Net cash outflow from financing     (122.8)   (633.7)    (915.7)                
activities                                                                      
Net decrease in cash and cash       (989.1)   (612.9)    (328.0)                
equivalents                                                                     
Segmental analysis                                                              
               Unaudited        Unaudited                 Audited               
Six months ended Six months                Year ended            
               31 March 2003    ended                     30 Sept 2002          
                                31 March 2002                                   
                                                 Change                         
Rm         %     Rm        %      %        Rm         %          
Revenue -                                                                       
continuing                                                                      
operations                                                                      
FMCG           5,135.0    45    4,434.3   44     16       9,305.5    46         
Domestic Food  4,080.1    36    3,535.5   35     15       7,620.2    37         
- Meal         1,499.0    13    1,309.5   13     14       2,763.9    13         
Occasions                                                                       
- Culinary     890.5      8     794.9     8      12       1,637.7    8          
- Snack &      447.5      4     427.2     4      5        827.1      4          
Treats                                                                          
- Milling      1,243.1    11    1,003.9   10     24       2,391.5    12         
Consumer       672.1      6     468.8     5      43       989.2      5          
Healthcare                                                                      
- OTC          235.6      2     222.2     2      6        476.7      2          
Medicines                                                                       
- Personal     237.2      2     193.8     2      22       412.2      2          
and Babycare                                                                    
- Homecare     199.3      2     52.8      1      277      100.3      1          
Exports        382.8      3     430.0     4      (11)     696.1      3          
REGULATED      631.0      5     538.0     5      17       1,114.7    5          
HEALTHCARE                                                                      
Prescription   329.4      3     301.8     3      9        613.9      3          
Medicines                                                                       
Hospital       301.6      2     236.2     2      28       500.8      2          
Products                                                                        
Spar           5,074.5    43    4,105.6   41     24       8,345.3    40         
FISHING        870.3      7     965.9     10     (10)     1,843.0    9          
OTHER          1.6        0     1.6       0      0        6.3        0          
               11,712.4   100   10,045.4  100    17       20,614.8   100        
Less:          366.4            322.2                     543.5                 
Intragroup                                                                      
Revenue                                                                         
               11,346.0         9,723.2                   20,071.3              
Operating                                                                       
Income -                                                                        
continuing                                                                      
operations*                                                                     
FMCG           304.7      38    347.9     42     (12)    1,004.1  49            
Domestic Food  189.3      24    151.6     18     25      591.5    29            
- Meal         122.9      15    48.1      6      155     178.3    9             
Occasions                                                                       
- Culinary     31.9       4     18.9      2      69      60.4     3             
- Snack &      46.1       6     33.2      4      39      70.8     4             
Treats                                                                          
- Milling      (11.6)     (1)   51.4      6              282.0    13            
Consumer       155.3      19    124.4     15     25      274.7    13            
Healthcare                                                                      
- OTC          91.7       11    90.2      11     2       191.6    9             
Medicines                                                                       
- Personal     33.8       4     29.6      4      14      73.7     4             
and Babycare                                                                    
- Homecare     29.8       4     4.6       0      548     9.4      0             
Exports        (39.9)     (5)   71.9      9              137.9    7             
REGULATED      219.0      27    208.8     24     5       427.4    21            
HEALTHCARE                                                                      
Prescription   129.7      16    133.7     16     (3)     275.5    14            
Medicines                                                                       
Hospital       89.3       11    75.1      8      19      151.9    7             
Products                                                                        
Spar           178.1      22    140.5     17     27      293.3    15            
FISHING        118.2      15    158.0     19     (25)    339.5    17            
OTHER          (13.4)     (2)   (13.1)    (2)    (2)     (46.6)   (2            
                                                                  )             
806.6      100   842.1     100    (4)     2,017.7  10            
                                                                  0             
*Operating Income is stated before amortisation of Intangible assets            
NOTES                                                                           
Unaudited          Audited              
                                        Six months ended                        
                                        31 March                                
                                                           Year                 
ended                
                                                           30 Sept              
                                        2003      2002     2002                 
                                        Rm        Rm       Rm                   
1.Operating income                                                              
Operating income before amortisation of                                         
intangibles is reflected after                                                  
charging:                                                                       
Cost of inventories utilised            8,053.4   6,561.4  14,478.4             
Depreciation                            128.7     105.4    223.8                
2.Amortisation of Intangibles           6.6       1.9      3.9                  
Goodwill                                3.7       1.4      2.8                  
Trademarks and other intangible assets  2.9       0.5      1.1                  
3.Abnormal Items                                                                
Net loss on discontinuance of           (35.0)             (35.1)               
operations                                                                      
Profit/(loss) on sale of land and                                               
buildings including impairment charge                                           
on properties                                                                   
                                        4.5       (30.0)   4.5                  
Net (loss)/profit on sale of interest                                           
in subsidiaries and joint ventures                                              
                                        (2.2)     84.6     173.3                
Amount written off investments                             (103.0)              
Other, including associates                       (20.9)   (21.4)               
Abnormal (loss)/profit before taxation  (32.7)    33.7     18.3                 
Taxation                                0.9       (6.3)    15.7                 
                                        (33.6)    40.0     2.6                  
Outside shareholders" interest          1.5                0.6                  
Abnormal (loss)/profit attributable to                                          
shareholders in Tiger Brands Limited                                            
                                        (32.1)    40.0     3.2                  
4.   Change in accounting policy                                                
With effect from 1 October 2002 the group has adopted accounting                
statement AC 133 relating to the recognition and measurement of                 
financial instruments. In terms of AC 133, opening reserves at 1                
October 2002 have been adjusted according to the transitional                   
provisions of AC 133. Therefore, opening reserves at 1 October 2002             
have been increased by an amount of R291.2 million as reflected in              
the statement of changes in equity. In terms of AC 133, comparative             
figures have not been restated as a result of this change in policy.            
The major impact of AC133 on the balance sheet is to increase the               
carrying value of investments by R297,5 million as at 31 March 2003,            
being the excess of the fair valuation over the carrying value of               
listed and unlisted investments. In addition, non-distributable                 
reserves reflect an increase of R234,7 million as at 31 March 2003,             
being the investment revaluation excess after providing for deferred            
tax.                                                                            
The impact on the Income statement for the current six months is to             
reduce earnings by an amount of R54,2 million. This comprises an                
after tax charge of R28,2 million in respect of margin deposits on              
maize futures (for physical delivery in the second half), an after              
tax charge of R22,1 million in respect of options taken out to hedge            
the price of maize for the new season, and an after tax amount of               
R3,9 million being the estimated cost of unwinding interest rate swap           
contracts at 31 March 2003.                                                     
OTHER GROUP SALIENT FEATURES                                                    
                                         Unaudited         Audited              
                                         Six months ended                       
                                         31 March                               
Year                 
                                                           ended                
                                                           30 Sept              
                                         2003     2002     2002                 
Net worth per ordinary share (cents)     1,787    1,537    1,863                
Net debt to equity (%)                   72.4     103.5    54.9                 
Interest cover - net (times)             8.0      5.8      7.5                  
Current ratio (:1)                       1.4      1.2      1.4                  
Capital expenditure (R million)          162,3    107,2    250,6                
- expansion                              81.2     50.9     145.9                
- replacement                            81.1     56.3     104.7                
Capital commitments (R million)          82.7     95.8     125.9                
- contracted                             33.5     38.4     44.6                 
- approved                               49.2     57.4     81.3                 
Capital commitments will be funded from                                         
normal operating cash flows and the                                             
utilisation of existing borrowing                                               
facilities                                                                      
Contingent liabilities (R million)                                              
Guarantees and contingent liabilities*   605.9    598.2    605.5                
* R429,3 million (2002: R427,9 million)                                         
comprises contingencies in respect of                                           
head leases entered into by the Spar                                            
group for which they have entered into                                          
equivalent sub-leases                                                           
Carrying value of investments (R         2,470.1  2,480.0  2,333.8              
million)                                                                        
Listed                                   238.0    288.8    98.6                 
Unlisted                                 2,232.1  2,191.2  2,235.2              
Fair valuation of investments (R         2,470.1  2,949.8  2,712.9              
million)                                                                        
Listed - market value                    238.0    552.0    357.6                
Unlisted - directors" valuation          2,232.1  2,397.8  2,355.3              
Statement of changes in equity                                                  
                     Share        Non-                                          
                     capital      distributable Accumulated                     
and                                                        
                     premium      reserves      profits       Total             
                     Rm           Rm            Rm            Rm                
Balance at 30        696.4        556.2         1,476.2       2,728.8           
September 2002 (as                                                              
previously reported)                                                            
Adjustment to                     290.3         0.9           291.2             
opening reserves in                                                             
terms of AC 133                                                                 
Restated balance at  696.4        846.5         1,477.1       3,020.0           
30 September 2002                                                               
Issue of share       13.3                                     13.3              
capital and premium                                                             
Current period AC                 (55.6)                      (55.6)            
133 adjustment                                                                  
Foreign currency                  (200.1)                     (200.1)           
translation reserve                                                             
movement                                                                        
Transfers between                 21.9          (21.9)                          
reserves                                                                        
Movements on                      60.4                        60.4              
associates not taken                                                            
to income                                                                       
Net profit for the                              502.0         502.0             
period                                                                          
Dividends on                                    (352.7)       (352.7)           
ordinary shares                                                                 
Balance at 31 March  709.7        673.1         1,604.5       2,987.3           
2003                                                                            
Balance at 30        664.6        393.2         620.8         1,678.6           
September 2001 (as                                                              
previously reported)                                                            
Prior year                                      270.8         270.8             
adjustment in terms                                                             
of AC107                                                                        
Prior year                                      (68.9)        (68.9)            
adjustment in terms                                                             
of AC135                                                                        
Prior year                                      (170.2)       (170.2)           
adjustment in terms                                                             
of AC116                                                                        
Restated balance at   664.6       393.2         652.5         1,710.3           
30 September 2001                                                               
Issue of share        14.3                                    14.3              
capital and premium                                                             
Foreign currency                  45.8                        45.8              
translation reserve                                                             
movement                                                                        
Transfers between                 79.3          (79.3)                          
reserves                                                                        
Prior year goodwill                             1.8           1.8               
written off now                                                                 
realised                                                                        
Net profit for the                              553.7         553.7             
period                                                                          
Other movements                                 1.3           1.3               
Dividends on                                    (241.3)       (241.3)           
ordinary shares                                                                 
Balance at 31 March   678.9       518.3         888.7         2,085.9           
2002                                                                            
Balance at 30         664.6       393.2         620.8         1,678.6           
September 2001 (as                                                              
previously reported)                                                            
Prior year                                      270.8         270.8             
adjustment in terms                                                             
of AC107                                                                        
Prior year                                      (68.9)        (68.9)            
adjustment in terms                                                             
of AC135                                                                        
Prior year                                      (170.2)       (170.2)           
adjustment in terms                                                             
of AC116                                                                        
Restated balance at   664.6       393.2         652.5         1,710.3           
30 September 2001                                                               
Issue of share        31.8                                    31.8              
capital and premium                                                             
Foreign currency                  (39.4)                      (39.4)            
translation reserve                                                             
movement                                                                        
Transfers between                 164.7         (164.7)                         
reserves                                                                        
Movements on                      43.3                        43.3              
associates not taken                                                            
to income                                                                       
Prior year goodwill                             1.3           1.3               
Realised surplus on               (5.6)                       (5.6)             
revaluation of                                                                  
financial                                                                       
instruments                                                                     
Net profit for the                              1,360.1       1,360.1           
year                                                                            
Dividends on                                    (373.0)       (373.0)           
ordinary shares                                                                 
Balance at 30         696.4       556.2         1,476.2       2,728.8           
September 2002                                                                  
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS                                                            
For the six months ended 31 March 2003, Tiger Brands achieved an                
increase of 7% in headline earnings per share compared to the same              
period last year.                                                               
The results for the period under review were adversely affected by              
the sharp decline in the maize price which has led to falling market            
prices for maize products. Consequently, the utilisation of higher              
priced maize stocks carried over from 2002 had a severe effect on               
margins. In addition, the period was also characterised by the                  
strengthening of the Rand and its impact on both export realisations            
and the translation of the earnings of Tiger"s foreign associates.              
The reporting period saw the finalisation and implementation of the             
acquisition of Robertsons Homecare and the acquisition of certain               
consumer brands from Abbott Laboratories.                                       
In furtherance of the move towards a branded, demand-driven                     
organisation based on category structures, the segmentation of the              
business has been refined to more accurately reflect this strategic             
focus. The new segmental reporting format is discussed in more detail           
hereunder.                                                                      
Results                                                                         
Revenue from continuing operations increased by 17% compared to the             
previous year, whilst operating income declined by 4%, reflecting a             
reduction in the operating margin to 7.1% (2002: 8.7%).                         
In the previous year the company benefited from the depreciation of             
the Rand, whilst in the review period it has been adversely affected            
by the Rand"s strong recovery. Whereas Fast Moving Consumer Goods               
(FMCG) exports (excluding Fishing) contributed an operating profit of           
R71.9 million in the equivalent period last year, a pre-tax loss of             
R39.9 million has been incurred in the current period. This adverse             
result was mainly caused by the reversal in the current period of               
previously raised currency translation profits and further realised             
foreign exchange losses in respect of foreign monetary assets, which            
together totalled R51 million.                                                  
The balance sheet reflects an increase of R694.9 million in net                 
borrowings since 30 September 2002. Before financing activities,                
there was a net cash outflow of R866.3 million compared to a cash               
inflow of R20.8 million in the same period last year. This was                  
primarily influenced by the funding of new acquisitions (R407.1                 
million) and an increase of R217.4 million in tax payments compared             
to the previous year.                                                           
Notwithstanding the increase in net borrowings, there was a reduction           
of R45.3 million in finance charges and a further improvement in the            
interest cover ratio to 8.0 times (2002: 5.8).                                  
Income from associates reflected a decrease of 19% compared to the              
previous year. This result was negatively impacted by the lower Rand            
conversion of the profits of the foreign associates, ConAgra Malt and           
Carozzi. Excluding currency translation differences, the contribution           
from associates showed a decrease of 5%.                                        
Segmental re-evaluation                                                         
In line with Tiger"s transformation towards a branded, demand-driven            
organisation, the company has segmented its activities into four                
distinct areas:                                                                 
FMCG (which is further categorised into Domestic Food, Consumer                 
Healthcare and Exports);                                                        
Regulated Healthcare (comprising Prescription Medicines and Hospital            
Products);                                                                      
Spar; and                                                                       
Fishing.                                                                        
FMCG                                                                            
The newly created FMCG grouping reflected a decrease in operating               
income of 12% on revenue growth of 16%. This overall profit reduction           
was primarily caused by currency translation losses in the export               
division and an operating loss in Milling.                                      
The Domestic Food operations, in aggregate, produced a satisfactory             
result, achieving an increase in operating income of 25% on a revenue           
increase of 15%. The Meal Occasions, Culinary and Snacks & Treats               
categories increased profits by 155%, 69% and 39% respectively, which           
results were partly offset by the poor performance in Milling.                  
Within Meal Occasions, the rice (Tastic), pasta (Fatti"s & Moni"s),             
fruit & vegetables (Koo) and baking (Albany) businesses all achieved            
strong profit growth, with operating margins showing a good                     
improvement. Breakfast cereals (Jungle, Morvite, Mabella) also                  
achieved a pleasing result following a more appropriate pricing                 
strategy, which in turn led to higher sales volumes. The rice                   
category benefited from a stronger Rand and the utilisation of                  
competitively priced rice imported from the USA. Economy rice volumes           
were below the previous year as a result of the discontinuation of              
specific brands which were unprofitable. The bakery business recorded           
a further improvement in sales volumes, whilst the Albany brand was             
successfully relaunched during March.                                           
The condiments and ingredients (All Gold, Colmans) and spreads (All             
Gold, Black Cat) categories contributed strongly to Culinary"s sound            
performance. However, the oils and margarine businesses recorded a              
loss for the period on substantially lower sales volumes. The fresh             
milk operations returned a small profit after incurring a loss in the           
same period last year. The cheese category (DairyBelle) achieved an             
increase in sales volumes, but margins were under pressure as a                 
result of the high cost of raw milk.                                            
The Snacks & Treats category (Beacon) benefited from a good                     
performance from the sugar confectionery operations where, despite              
lower volumes, there was a favourable sales mix towards higher margin           
products. Milling, which comprises the maize (Ace), wheat (Golden               
Cloud) and sorghum (King Korn) milling operations, is shown as a                
separate sub-segment under Domestic Food. This is influenced by the             
fact that the performance of the milling operations tends to be                 
cyclical and determined by external factors such as the international           
pricing of agricultural raw materials and the exchange rate.                    
Furthermore, although the products are branded, they do not command a           
significant brand premium. Partly as a consequence of the utilisation           
of high priced maize stocks carried over from 2002, relative to the             
sharp reduction in the average maize price over the current period,             
the overall Milling result reflected an operating loss of R11.6                 
million compared to a profit of R51.4 million achieved in the same              
period last year. In addition, maize sales volumes declined by some             
10% as a result of increased competitor activity in the market place.           
An amount of R32 million was also written off in the current period             
in respect of maize options taken out to protect the company from               
future increases in the maize price, whilst a further amount of R41             
million was expensed in respect of margin calls on maize futures (for           
physical delivery in the second half). Wheat volumes held up                    
reasonably well despite difficult trading conditions. However,                  
realisations are now under pressure, which will impact negatively on            
the results for the second half.                                                
The Consumer Healthcare operations increased operating income by 25%            
on a revenue growth of 43%. This result was favourably influenced by            
the acquisition of Robertsons Homecare and the purchase of certain              
brands from Abbott Laboratories. Excluding these acquisitions,                  
operating income and revenue grew by 4% and 13% respectively. The               
Homecare business performed above expectations and is being                     
successfully integrated into the company"s operations. The Personal             
and Babycare category did well to achieve an increase in operating              
income of 14%. OTC Medicines reflected operating income marginally              
ahead of the previous year on a revenue increase of 6%. This category           
suffered from lower sales volumes for certain key brands such as                
Panado and Syndol.                                                              
Regulated Healthcare                                                            
The Regulated Healthcare segment, which comprises Prescription                  
Medicines and Hospital Products, achieved a revenue increase of 17%             
and an increase in operating income of 5%. The performance of                   
Prescription Medicines, which recorded lower profits than the                   
previous year, was largely influenced by the changing nature of the             
industry and by increasing margin pressure from healthcare funders.             
Hospital Products (formerly Critical Care) performed well, increasing           
operating income by 19% on a revenue increase of 28%. There was a               
steady performance from the intravenous solutions business, whilst              
the provision of complementary hospital products and services                   
continues to make a growing contribution to profits, albeit at lower            
margins.                                                                        
Spar                                                                            
Spar has had another successful six months, achieving an improvement            
in operating income of 27% on a revenue increase of 24%. There was a            
further increase in market share, whilst 26 new stores were opened              
during the period. A further 34 stores were also upgraded.                      
Warehouse capacity is being expanded in Gauteng to meet increased               
demand, improve service levels and drive future growth.                         
The Spar group is seeing the benefits of a more effective category              
management system, which is bringing about improved sales and stock             
management in the Spar stores.                                                  
2003 will mark another milestone event for Spar which is celebrating            
its 40th anniversary of operating in South Africa.                              
Fishing                                                                         
The company"s fishing interests (which comprise 73% held Sea Harvest            
and 42% held Oceana) reflected a 25% decline in operating income on a           
10% reduction in revenue. The company"s investment in Oceana is                 
proportionately consolidated. Sea Harvest experienced a significant             
reduction in its operating margin as a result of poor deep water                
catching conditions, a 5% reduction in sales tonnages and export                
prices which in Rand terms showed no increase over the previous year.           
Separately listed Oceana achieved a 13% increase in headline earnings           
per share. Despite lower turnover, operating income improved by 8%              
due to higher margins, particularly from the midwater pelagic fishing           
operations.                                                                     
Associates                                                                      
Carozzi is currently performing ahead of budget, whilst ConAgra                 
Malt"s results are being adversely affected by the inability of the             
US and Canadian operations to fully recover the high increases in the           
price of barley, being the major raw material input.                            
The contribution from Enterprise Foods reflected a good increase over           
the same period last year.                                                      
AC 133                                                                          
The group has adopted the provisions of accounting statement AC 133             
with effect from 1 October 2002. The impact on the income statement             
in the current period is reflected in note 4 to the accompanying                
results.                                                                        
Acquisitions                                                                    
Subsequent to 31 March 2003, the Competition Tribunal approved the              
acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in Enterprise Foods held by           
Foodcorp. The acquisition is effective from 1 May 2003. Enterprise,             
with annual sales in excess of R800 million, will prove to be an                
important addition to the company"s strong basket of branded consumer           
products.                                                                       
Agreement has recently been reached to acquire the Parke-Med division           
of Pfizer Laboratories, subject to the approval of the Competition              
Authorities. Parke-Med is a generics company with an impressive range           
of cardiovascular and anti-depressant products. The acquisition will            
represent an important complementary addition to the existing                   
generics business, especially in the area of chronic medication.                
Auditors                                                                        
During the period under review, in furtherance of sound corporate               
governance practices, it was decided that the principal external and            
internal audit functions should be provided by different audit firms.           
The external and internal audit functions had in the main been                  
performed by KPMG. As a consequence of this decision, Ernst & Young             
have been appointed as external auditors of the company with KPMG               
retaining internal audit responsibilities. Deloitte & Touche will               
continue to act as external auditors to Spar, Sea Harvest and Oceana.           
Interim dividend                                                                
The company has declared an unchanged interim dividend of 79 cents              
per share for the year ending 30 September 2003.                                
Prospects                                                                       
The company achieved exceptional profits in the second six months to            
30 September 2002. This was partly attributable to the impact of                
currency benefits related to exports and the Rand translated earnings           
of the foreign associates. Based on the current strength of the Rand,           
and taking into account current trading conditions, earnings in the             
second half of 2003 are forecast to be well below those of the                  
comparable period last year. As a result, headline earnings for the             
full year ending 30 September 2003 will show a decrease on the prior            
year.                                                                           
Tiger Brands will continue to focus on innovation in products and               
processes, and invest in its core brands in order to ensure that its            
long-term objective of delivering profitable top-line growth for its            
shareholders, on a sustainable basis, is met.                                   
For and on behalf of the Board:                                                 
R A WILLIAMS     N DENNIS                                                       
(Chairman)       (Chief Executive Officer)                                      
15 May 2003                                                                     
Directors:                                                                      
Non-executive: R A Williams (Chairman), B H Adams, D D B Band,                  
B P Connellan, U P T Johnson, A C Nissen, G N Padayachee, B L Sibiya,           
J L van den Berg, L C van Vught                                                 
Executive:     N Dennis (Chief Executive Officer) (British), M H                
Franklin, J H McBain (British), M C Norris, R V Smither, C F H Vaux             
Company secretary: I W M Isdale                                                 
Share registrars:                                                               
South Africa:Computershare Investor Services Limited, 70 Marshall               
Street, Johannesburg, 2001                                                      
Postal address: PO Box 1053, Johannesburg, 2000                                 
United Kingdom: Computershare Investor Services plc, PO Box 82, The             
Pavilions, Bridgewater Road, Bristol, BS99 7NH                                  
Registered office: 85 Bute Lane, Sandown, Sandton, South Africa                 
Postal address: PO Box 78056, Sandton, 2146, South Africa                       
London office: St James Corporate Services Limited, 6 St James"s                
Place, London, SW1A 1NP                                                         
These results and a copy of the presentation given to analysts and              
investors in respect of these results will be available on the                  
company"s web site.                                                             
WEBSITE ADDRESS: http://www.tigerbrands.com                                     
Date: 15/05/2003 04:07:48 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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