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Truworths - Trading statement
Truworths International Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1944/017491/06)
JSE Code: TRU: ISIN: ZAE000028296
("Truworths" or "the group")
TRADING STATEMENT
Truworths anticipates that basic earnings and headline earnings per share for
the 26-week period to 25 December 2005 will be between 28% and 34% higher than
the basic earnings and headline earnings per share reported for the
corresponding period in 2004. The group recorded merchandise sales of R2 056
million for the 26 weeks, 23% more than the R 1 677 million achieved in the 2004
period. Sales growth included comparable store sales growth of 15 % with product
inflation of approximately 3%. Trading space, compared to the corresponding
period for 2004, increased by 8% through the opening of eight Truworths and ten
Identity stores.
The buoyant conditions that underpinned trading in the first 17 weeks continued
through the remaining nine weeks to 25 December. During this period sales
increased 23% and were ahead of plan.
Shareholders are advised that the financial information contained in this
statement has not been reviewed or reported on by the external auditors, and
that the group"s unaudited interim results for the period will be announced on
or about 22 February 2006.
Cape Town
17 January 2006
Lead Sponsor:
Barnard Jacobs Mellet Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd
Date: 17/01/2006 03:59:33 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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