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Provisional reviewed results and dividend announcement for the year ended 31 December 2020
GRINDROD LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1966/009846/06)
Share code: GND and GNDP
ISIN: ZAE000072328 and ZAE000071106
("Grindrod" or "the Company")
GRINDROD LIMITED Provisional reviewed results and dividend announcement for the year ended 31 December 2020
COMMENTARY - CORE BUSINESSES
Grindrod achieved a robust performance for the 12 months ended 31 December 2020 ("the period"). The Port and Terminals and Logistics businesses recovered
well in the second half of the financial year. The Group's agility and strategy focusing on the corridor approach has enabled these businesses to report
good earnings.
Port and Terminals matched prior year earnings before interest, tax and depreciation, despite the volume decline across the business mainly due to the
weaker Rand and commendable recoveries in the last quarter of 2020.
The coastal shipping, container depots and multi-purpose terminal businesses achieved earnings on the back of increased shipping activities, a buoyant
citrus season and strong mineral volumes. Grindrod's presence in Northern Mozambique as a key logistics corridor player in the liquefied natural gas (LNG)
project development has yielded positive results. The service offering has expanded to operate seven vessels, transport, shore-side equipment and
stevedoring to provide effective supply chain solutions to the region. The focus for Rail remains on securing deployment opportunities off the low-cost
asset base.
Grindrod Bank delivered a profitable result in a challenging market. The Bank focused on its client relationships and quality lending during the period
ensuring it retained a strong liquidity and capital position throughout the period. Grindrod Bank continues to focus on platform banking solutions and SME
strategies.
Core operations (inclusive of joint ventures)
Reviewed
Reviewed 31 December
31 December 2019
2020 R'000
R'000 Restated* % Change
Revenue 4 749 621 4 816 335 (1)
Earnings before interest, taxation,
depreciation and amortisation 1 355 700 1 406 237 (4)
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 329 434 316 081 4
COMMENTARY - NON-CORE BUSINESSES
The Group remains committed to exit the Marine Fuels business, however as a result of the time elapsed, this business has been reclassified into continuing
operations. The private equity portfolio consists of private and property equity investments and loans provided to KZN North Coast property companies. The
portfolio remains subject to a disposal process.
Results include impairments and fair value losses on private and property equity portfolio of R329.9 million. The carrying value of these investments, after
impairments and fair value losses, is R1.5 billion. With respect to the assessment of the carrying value of the North Coast property loans at period end,
impairments and fair value losses of R253.4 million were recorded. The carrying value of these loans at year end is R1.0 billion. Impairments and fair value
losses are not added back in calculating headline earnings.
RESULTS
The Group incurred an earnings loss of R415.2 million for the period, mainly due to the fair value and impairments detailed above against a loss of R615.6
million in 2019. Headline loss decreased by 10% to R168.1 million compared to R152.7 million in 2019.
Reviewed
Reviewed 31 December
31 December 2019
2020 R'000
R'000 Restated* % Change
Revenue 3 751 156 3 834 459 (2)
Earnings before interest, taxation,
depreciation and amortisation 333 585 536 441 (38)
Headline loss (168 118) (152 696) (10)
Basic loss per share (cents) 61.4 90.5 32
Headline loss per share (cents) 24.8 22.5 (10)
*Represented for the impact of reclassifying Marine Fuels and Agricultural Logistics back into continuing operations and restated for the impact of equity
accounting prior year earnings of Marine Fuels. Details of the restatement are disclosed in the provisional reviewed results and dividend announcement
available on the website.
DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND
Ordinary dividend
Notice is hereby given that no gross final dividend has been declared out of income reserves for the year ended 31 December 2020 (2019: 14.2 cents final
dividend declared).
At the date of this announcement, there were 698 031 586 issued ordinary shares.
Preference dividend
Notice is hereby given that a gross final dividend of 312.0 cents (2019: 445.0 cents) per cumulative, non-redeemable, non-participating and non-convertible
preference share has been declared out of income reserves for the year ended 31 December 2020, payable to preference shareholders in accordance with the
timetable below.
At the date of this announcement, there were 7 400 000 cumulative, non-redeemable, non-participating and non-convertible preference shares in issue. The
final net preference dividend is 249.6 cents per share for preference shareholders who are not exempt from dividends tax.
With respect to the preference dividend, in terms of the dividends tax effective since 22 February 2017, the following additional information is disclosed:
The local dividends tax rate is 20%; and Grindrod Limited's tax reference number is 9435/490/71/0.
Preference dividend timetable
Dividend declaration date Thursday, 4 March 2021
Last date to trade cum dividend Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Securities start trading ex dividend Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Record date Friday, 26 March 2021
Payment date Monday, 29 March 2021
No dematerialisation or rematerialisation of shares will be allowed for the period Wednesday, 24 March 2021 to Friday, 26 March 2021, both days inclusive.
Directors' statement
This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the directors and is only a summary of the information of the full announcement and does not contain
full or complete details. The full announcement is available for inspection at no charge, Monday to Friday, during office hours at the Company's registered
office, the office of the sponsor and on the Company's website at www.grindrod.com. The full announcement is available on the JSE's website on 4 March 2021
at https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2021/jse/isse/GNDE/ye2020.pdf. Copies of the full announcement may also be requested by email at
investorrelations@grindrod.com or telephonically from the Company's registered office and the office of the sponsor. Any investment decision by investors
and/or shareholders should be made having considered the full announcement as a whole.
By order of the Board
VB Commaille
Group Company Secretary
4 March 2021
Registered office and business address
Grindrod Mews, 106 Margaret Mncadi Avenue, Durban, 4001
Sponsor
Nedbank Limited, acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division
135 Rivonia Road, Sandton, 2196
PO Box 1144, Johannesburg, 2000
P +27 11 294 3524
michellebenade@nedbank.co.za
Review opinion
The condensed consolidated financial statements for the 12 months ended 31 December 2020 have been reviewed by Grindrod's auditors, Deloitte & Touche, who
issued an unmodified review conclusion report thereon. The auditor's review conclusion and the condensed financial statements are available on the Company's
website at www.grindrod.com.
Date: 04-03-2021 08:00:00
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