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AFRICAN EQUITY EMPOWERMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED - Short Form Announcement - Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Results for the six months ended 28 February 2023

Release Date: 13/06/2023 17:22
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Short Form Announcement - Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Results for the six months ended 28 February 2023

African Equity Empowerment Investments Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1996/006093/06
Share code: AEE ISIN: ZAE000195731
(“AEEI” or “the Group” or “the Company”)


            SHORT FORM ANNOUNCEMENT - UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
               INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2023


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                                                                                        Reclassified
                                                                 28 February            28 February
                                                                        2023                   2022
                                                                       R’000                  R’000            % Change
 Revenue from continuing operations                                    344 634                283 421                     22
 Revenue from discontinued operations                                1 018 901                783 311                     30
 Net cash utilised in operating activities                           (368 715)              (239 420)                   (54)
 Loss before tax from continuing operations                          (159 268)                 (2 166)              (7 253)
 Loss before tax from discontinued operations                        (146 549)                (84 150)                  (74)
 Basic loss per share (cents) from continuing
 operations                                                              (2 821)                     (8)          (35 163)
 Basic loss per share (cents) from
 discontinued operations                                                   (623)               (2 363)                    74
 Headline loss from continuing operations                            (138 511)                  (4 891              (2 732)
 Headline loss from discontinued operations                            (30 838)               (64 109)                    52
 Headline loss per share (cents) from
 continuing operations                                                   (2 821)                  (100)             (2 732)
 Headline loss per share (cents) from
 discontinued operations                                                   (628)               (1 306)                    52
 Normalised headline earnings from continuing
 operations*                                                             26 340                  2 638                  899
 Normalised headline loss from discontinued
 operations*                                                           (42 065)               (42 329)                     1
 Normalised headline earnings per share
 (cents) from continuing operations                                          536                     54                 899
 Normalised headline earnings per share
 (cents) from discontinued operations                                      (857)                  (862)                    1
 Net asset value per share (cents)                                           873                 1 058                  (17)
 Total assets                                                        5 510 243              6 345 636                   (13)



                                   
*Normalised earnings/(losses) were calculated as follows:

                                                                                           Reclassified
                                                                         28 February       28 February
                                                                                2023              2022
  Continuing operations                                                        R’000             R’000
  Headline loss                                                              (138 511)           (4 891)
  Fair value adjustments                                                              -            9 702
  Net impairments, impairment reversals and write-offs                        210 269                  -
  Tax effects on adjustments                                                  (45 418)           (2 173)
  Normalised headline earnings from continuing operations                      26 340              2 638


                                                                                           Reclassified
                                                                         28 February       28 February
                                                                                2023              2022
  Discontinued operations                                                      R’000             R’000
  Headline loss                                                               (30 838)          (64 109)
  Fair value adjustments                                                      (46 651)           26 835
  Net impairments, impairment reversals and write-offs                         32 331               956
  Tax effects on adjustments                                                     3 093           (6 011)
  Normalised headline loss from discontinued operations                       (42 065)          (42 329)

Shareholders are hereby advised that AEEI’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim results for the six
months ended 28 February 2023 are available on AEEI’s website at https://aeei.co.za/sens-announcement/
and can be viewed at https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2023/jse/isse/aee/aeei.pdf

The board of directors (“Board” or “Directors”) has not declared a final dividend for the six months ended
28 February 2023.

STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE AND BASIS OF PREPARATION

This short-form announcement contains only a summary of the information contained in the full
announcement and does not contain the full and complete details and is the responsibility of the Directors.

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 28 February 2023 have
not been reviewed by the Company’s auditors.

Please refer to the full announcement for additional information. The full announcement has been released
on SENS and is also available for viewing on AEEI’s website at https://aeei.co.za/sens-announcement/ or
may be requested from the Company via cornell@aeei.co.za or obtained in person, at no charge during office
hours, at the registered office of the Company or can be obtained electronically from either of the joint
sponsors by sending an email to sponsor@vunanicapital.co.za or sponsorteam@merchantec.com during
business hours. Any investment decisions by investors and/or shareholders should be based on
consideration of the full announcement.

APPRECIATION

We wish to thank our employees, Group executives, management, our Board of directors, as well as our
strategic partners, stakeholders and business partners for their loyalty and dedication.



Mrs Aziza Amod                                                    Mrs Valentine Dzvova
Non-Executive Chairperson                                         Chief Executive Officer


Cape Town
13 June 2023


DIRECTORATE AND STATUTORY INFORMATION

Directors

Valentine Dzvova (Chief Executive Officer); Aziza Amod* (Chairperson); Jowayne Van Wyk (Chief Financial
Officer); Gaamiem Colbie*; Willem Raubenheimer*^ (Lead Independent Director); Bongikhaya Qama*;
Stephen Nthite*^; Membathisi Mdladlana*^ and Carin-Lee Geuking-Cohausz*^
*Non-executive
^Independent
Company Secretary:       Cornell Kannemeyer Email: cornell@aeei.co.za
Business address:         10th Floor Convention Tower, Corner Heerengracht and Walter Sisulu Avenue,
                          Foreshore, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001
Transfer secretaries:     JSE Investor Services Proprietary Limited, One Exchange Square, 2 Gwen Lane,
                          Sandown, Sandton, 2196
Joint Auditors:           Crowe JHB
                          3 Sandown Valley Crescent, Sandown, Johannesburg, 2196
                          Thawt Inc.
                          3 Monte Vista Blvd, Monte Vista, Cape Town, 7460
Joint Sponsors:           Vunani Sponsors Proprietary Limited
                          Vunani House, Vunani Office Park, 151 Katherine Street, Sandown,
                          Johannesburg, 2196
                          Merchantec Capital
                          13th Floor, lllovo Point, 68 Melville Road, lllovo, 2196

Date: 13-06-2023 05:22:00
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