African Oxygen Limited - Trading Update
AFRICAN OXYGEN LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1927/000089/06)
JSE Share code: AFX
NSX Share code: AOX
ISIN: ZAE000030920
(`Afrox` or `the company` or `the Group`)
AFROX TRADING UPDATE
Afrox`s interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2005 are expected to
be released on 29 April 2005.
In compliance with the Listings Requirements of the JSE Securities Exchange
South Africa and in respect of the six months ended 31 March 2005, the Group is
pleased to advise shareholders that basic earnings per share are expected to be
261 cents higher than those reported for the previous corresponding period. The
major reason for the growth in basic earnings per share is due to the
exceptional surplus that was realised from the disposal of the healthcare
investment (`the disposal`). The headline earnings per share will not be
impacted by the exceptional surplus from the disposal.
Shareholders are advised that the forecast financial information contained in
this trading update has neither been reviewed nor reported on by the company`s
external auditors.
Johannesburg
12 April 2005
Sponsor
Barnard Jacobs Mellet Corporate Finance (Pty) Limited
Date: 12/04/2005 05:15:04 PM
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