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Trading Announcement - interim results
Letshego Holdings Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of Botswana
Registration number 98/442
(“Letshego Holdings” or “the Company”)
This announcement is being released on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
for information purposes only in respect of Letshego Holdings
Limited’s Note Programme
TRADING ANNOUNCEMENT – Interim Financial Results
Letshego is a leading provider of unsecured consumer loans and offers
other financial services to consumers in sub-Saharan Africa. The
Company is listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange and is accredited
with the Botswana International Financial Services Centre. Letshego is
a holding company with subsidiaries operating in 11 African countries
in Southern and Eastern Africa.
The Board of Directors of the Company (“the Board”) wish to provide an
update to the Shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”) on the
financial position of the Company as at 31st July 2013. In this
regard, they advise that loans and advances to customers have
increased by 22% from the previous financial period with strong growth
recorded in Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique, the three largest
markets of the Letshego Group. The quality of the loans and advances
to customers has remained consistent with previous financial periods.
In a declining interest rate environment where the Letshego Group
operates, coupled with a large equity base and fixed cost of funding,
the profit before tax for the interim financial period ended 31 July
2013 is expected to be 7% higher than the previous financial period.
Profit after tax is expected to increase by 8% for the same period.
Basic earnings per share are expected to be 2% higher than the
previous financial period as a result of the successful conversion of
a convertible loan during April 2013.
In line with the Botswana Stock Exchange Listings Requirements, the
Company will publish the Letshego Group unaudited financial results
and dividend declaration for the six month period ended 31 July 2013
once the external review has been finalized and all internal
governance processes have been completed. This is expected to be on
or about the 17th of October 2013.
The Board of the Company also brings to the attention of the
Shareholders that it is considering raising additional debt funding by
way of a maiden offering of Notes to be issued under the Letshego
Medium Term Note Programme. This is expected to be completed by
November 2013 and is subject to all necessary regulatory approvals and
compliances being completed.
Gaborone
20 September 2013
Debt sponsor in South Africa
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, acting through its Corporate
and Investment Banking division
Sponsoring broker in Botswana
Stockbrokers Botswana Limited
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