LEWIS GROUP LIMITED - Audited 2016 Annual Financial Statements

Audited 2016 Annual Financial Statements

Lewis Group Limited
Reg. No. 2004/009817/06
JSE Share Code : LEW
ISIN : ZAE 000058236
JSE Code : LEW01
ISIN No. : ZAG000110222

(“Lewis” or the “group”)


Audited 2016 Financial Statements

Shareholders are referred to the Lewis reviewed results announcement for the year ended 31
March 2016 released on the Stock Exchange News Service on 25 May 2016 (“reviewed
results”) and are advised that the group has issued its audited financial statements for the year
ended 31 March 2016 today (“audited 2016 financial statements”) which are available for
inspection at our offices or upon request. These audited financial statements will be made
available on the Lewis website www.lewisgroup.co.za on Thursday 30 June 2016.

The earnings per share and headline earnings per share in the reviewed results are unchanged
in the audited 2016 financial statements, being:

                                                                  2015
                                                 2016
                                                               (restated)
             Earnings per share              1082.6 cents     907.5 cents
             Headline earnings per share     621.7 cents      845.3 cents

The balance sheet and cash flow statement have changed subsequent to the reviewed results
as a result of the additional reclassifications noted below. Neither of these reclassifications
have any effect on the net asset value per share.

The reclassifications are as follows:

-   Re-insurance and insurance liabilities included re-insurance assets. These re-insurance
    assets have been reclassified and reflected separately under current assets.
-   The movements in the long-term and short-term portion of borrowings in the cash flow
    statement have been reclassified as proceeds from borrowings and repayments of
    borrowings.

The annual financial statements were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. The
unqualified audit reports are available for inspection at our registered office.


Cape Town
27 June 2016
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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