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METAIR INVESTMENTS LIMITED - Condensed audited consolidated results for the year ended 31 December 2022 and notice of annual general meeting

Release Date: 30/03/2023 07:05
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Condensed audited consolidated results for the year ended 31 December 2022 and notice of annual general meeting

METAIR INVESTMENTS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Reg No. 1948/031013/06)
Share code: MTA    
ISIN code: ZAE000090692
("Metair" or "the group" or "the company")

CONDENSED AUDITED CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

  -   Consolidated group assessed at B-BBEE Level 1 and South African subsidiaries at level 4 or better
  -   Turnover increased 10% to R14 bn
  -   Normalised HEPS 243 cps
  -   Normalised EBITDA R1.48 bn

Shareholders are advised to refer to the full abridged results announcement (which may be accessed via the links
provided below) for commentary in respect of the year ended 31 December 2022.

                                                                                  Year ended
                                                                         31 December       31 December
FINANCIAL SUMMARY                                                               2022              2021
                                                                             Audited           Audited
                                                                               R'000             R'000     Change %
Revenue                                                                   13 905 467        12 621 070          10%
Operating profit                                                             452 708         1 159 039        (61%)
EBITDA                                                                       825 659         1 461 035        (43%)
EPS (cents)                                                                     (21)               350       (106%)
HEPS (cents)                                                                    (17)               354       (105%)
No. of shares in issue ('000)                                                198 986           198 986           0%
Net asset value per share (cents)                                              2 615             1 946          34%
Cash generated from operations                                               151 195           648 930        (77%)

HIGHLIGHTS

  -   SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF NEW FORD MODEL
  -   RECORD EXPORT VOLUMES FROM MUTLU AKU
  -   LTIFR IMPROVED TO 0.20
  -   NAVIGATING THROUGH SUCCESSFUL TOYOTA RECOVERY FROM KZN FLOODS AND CONCLUSION OF BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE CLAIM


No final dividend was declared in respect of the year ended 31 December 2022 (2021: 90 cents per share).
Normalisation adjustments exclude the non-cash impact of hyperinflation on Mutlu Aku's results and once-off items.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the directors and is only a summary of the information in the full
announcement and does not contain full or complete details. Shareholders are advised that the forecast financial
information contained in this announcement has not been reviewed or reported on by the company's auditors and is the
responsibility of the directors of the company. Any investment decisions by investors and/or shareholders should be based
on consideration of the full announcement that has been published on SENS today, 30 March 2023
(https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2023/JSE/ISSE/MTA/AFS2022.pdf) and is also available on our website
(https://www.metair.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Metair-IAR-Abridged-2022.pdf).
The full announcement is also available at our registered office and our sponsor's office for inspection, at no charge,
during office hours. The audited consolidated financial statements, from which this summarised report is extracted,
have been audited by Ernst and Young Inc., who expressed an unmodified opinion thereon. The key audit matters relating to
the Multu hyperinflation as well as goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets impairment assessment have been addressed
in the auditor's report, as contained on pages 115 to 119 of the audited consolidated financial statements,
which is available on our website (https://www.metair.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Metair-IAR_2022.pdf).

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting (AGM) will be held remotely through an electronic interactive
platform hosted by The Meeting Specialist (Pty) Ltd (TMS) on Thursday, 4 May 2023 at 14h00, as set out in the
notice of AGM, which is incorporated into the group's annual report for 2022, which is available on the company's website
(https://www.metair.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Metair-IAR_2022.pdf) and which will be mailed to shareholders
tomorrow, 31 March 2023. Shareholders who wish to electronically attend, participate in and/or vote at the AGM are
required to contact TMS at proxy@tmsmeetings.co.za or on +27 84 433 4836; +27 81 711 4255; or +27 61 440 0654 as soon
as possible, in any event by no later than 14h00 on Tuesday, 2 May 2023. Shareholders are encouraged to read the notice
of AGM for further information on, inter alia, how to attend electronically, participate in and vote at the AGM and/or
details on how to submit forms of proxy. The record date for purposes of determining which shareholders are entitled to
receive the notice of AGM is Friday, 24 March 2023. The record date for purposes of determining which shareholders must be
registered as such in the company's securities register in order to attend and vote at the AGM is Friday, 21 April 2023.
The last day to trade in order to be entitled to vote at the AGM will therefore be Tuesday, 18 April 2023. Duly completed
proxy forms must be received by the company or by TMS by no later than Tuesday, 2 May 2023 at 14h00.


30 March 2023

Registrars
Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd
Rosebank Towers, 15 Biermann Avenue, Rosebank, 2196

Sponsor
One Capital
17 Fricker Road
Illovo, 2196

Investor relations
Instinctif Partners

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS:
R Haffejee (CEO); S Douwenga (CFO/interim CEO effective 22 March 2023); A Jogia (interim CFO effective 22 March 2023)

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS:
TN Mgoduso (Chairperson); PH Giliam; B Mathews; B Mawasha (Lead Independent);
N Mkhondo; MH Muell (German); A Sithebe; S Sithole (Zimbabwean) (Alternate director to N Mkhondo)

COMPANY SECRETARY: SM Vermaak

Date: 30-03-2023 07:05:00
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