Afrox - 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: ZAE000067120
("Afrox" or "the company" or "the Group")
AFROX TRADING UPDATE
Afrox"s final results for the year ended 30 September 2005 are expected to
be released on 3 November 2005.
In compliance with the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited and in respect
of the year ended 30 September 2005, the Group is pleased to advise shareholders
that basic earnings per share are expected to be 226 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
14 October 2005
Sponsor
Barnard Jacobs Mellet Corporate Finance (Pty) Limited
Date: 14/10/2005 12:24:17 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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