Outcome Of Fishing Rights Allocation Process, Update To Trading Statement And Resignation Of Company Secretary
OCEANA GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1939/001730/06)
JSE share code: OCE
NSX share code: OCG
ISIN: ZAE000025284
(“Oceana” or “the Company” or “Group”)
OUTCOME OF FISHING RIGHTS ALLOCATION PROCESS (FRAP), UPDATE TO TRADING
STATEMENT AND RESIGNATION OF COMPANY SECRETARY
FRAP
The Company is pleased with the conclusion of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the
Environment’s 2021/22 Fishing Rights Allocation Process announced on 28 February 2022. The
outcome secures the Group’s rights in 5 key species for the next 15 years and ensures that current
South African fishing operations will continue unimpacted. There has been no material change to the
Group’s previous rights. Appeals to the FRAP have to be submitted by 29 April 2022.
UPDATE TO TRADING STATEMENT
As set out in the voluntary trading update published by the Company on 10 December 2021
shareholders were advised that both basic earnings per share ("EPS”) and basic headline earnings per
share (“HEPS”) for the year ended 30 September 2021 were likely to be closer to the lower end of the
-2% to -12% range of EPS or HEPS. Shareholders are now advised that the Company has reasonable
certainty that the range for both EPS and HEPS is likely to decrease between the range of -8% and -
13%, translating into:
In Cents per share FY20 Range FY21 range
HEPS 628.4 -8% to - 13% lower than FY20 578.1 546.7
EPS 650.9 -8% to - 13% lower than FY20 598.8 566.3
RESIGNATION OF COMPANY SECRETARY
In accordance with section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, shareholders are
hereby advised that Ms Adela Fortune has resigned as Company Secretary with effect from 15th March
2022, to pursue other opportunities. The Board would like to thank Ms Fortune for her contribution to
the Group during her tenure and wishes her well in her future endeavours. The Company will begin the
process of appointing a suitable replacement for Ms Fortune and Shareholders will be advised once
such an appointment has been made.
Cape Town
02 March 2022
Sponsor - South Africa
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Sponsor – Namibia
Old Mutual Investment Services (Namibia) Proprietary Limited
Date: 02-03-2022 05:40:00
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