ASR
ASR
Assore Limited - Trading Update
Assore Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1950/037394/06
Share code : ASR
ISIN: ZAE000017117
("the Assore group")
TRADING UPDATE
Shareholders are advised that the results of the Assore group have been affected
by recent negative market conditions for manganese ore, ferromanganese and
charge chrome, resulting in lower sales volumes and lower metal prices. As a
result, headline and attributable earnings for the half year ended 31 December
2005 are anticipated to be between R140,0 million and R150,0 million (6 months
to 31 December 2004: headline earnings were R195,5 million and attributable
earnings were R199,8 million).
The above earnings forecast information has not been reviewed or reported on by
the Assore group"s auditors and the interim results for the six months ended 31
December 2005 are expected to be published by the middle of March 2006.
Illovo
Johannesburg
Contact details:
Celine Stemmett
Switchboard : (+27 11) 770 6800
Direct line: (+27 11) 770 6948
Email: celinestemmett@assore.com
Sponsor
Standard Bank
Date: 14/02/2006 12:37:41 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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