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MUR - Murray & Roberts Holdings Limited - Trading Statement

Release Date: 27/02/2007 10:25
Code(s): MUR
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MUR - Murray & Roberts Holdings Limited - Trading Statement MURRAY & ROBERTS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number 1948/029826/06 JSE Share Code: MUR ISIN Code: ZAE000073441 ("Murray & Roberts" or "the Group") TRADING STATEMENT Shareholders are referred to the Trading Statement published on SENS on 30 November 2006. The Group will publish its Unaudited Summarized Consolidated Results for the six months to 31 December 2006 ("Half-Year") on Wednesday 28 February 2007. Headline earnings per share ("HEPS") for the Half-Year is now expected to show an increase of between 90% and 110% over the 65 cents (excluding the effect of the Group`s BBBEE transaction) ("Adjusted HEPS") recorded in the previous comparable period. HEPS for the full year to 30 June 2007 is expected to grow between 50% and 70% compared with full year Adjusted HEPS for the period to 30 June 2006. Earnings per share ("EPS") for the Half-Year are expected to increase between 150% and 170% over the 46 cents recorded in the previous comparable period and between 60% and 80% for the full-year to 30 June 2007 over the 165 cents recorded in the previous comparable period. Shareholders are cautioned that EPS is calculated in terms of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and for the previous comparable reporting period included once-off costs associated with the Group`s BBBEE transaction and a profit on the disposal of discontinued operations as well as the taxation charges associated thereto. This Trading Statement has not been audited or reviewed and is provided in terms of paragraph 3.4(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements. Johannesburg 27 February 2007 Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 27/02/2007 10:25:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department.