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PRETORIA PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED - TRADING STATEMENT

Release Date: 01/10/2004 16:00
Code(s): PPC
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PRETORIA PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED - TRADING STATEMENT PRETORIA PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED (Registration number 1892/000667/06) JSE code: PPC ISIN: ZAE 000005559 ("PPC" or "the company") TRADING STATEMENT In terms of Listings Requirements of the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa, PPC is required to issue a trading statement as soon as it is satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that its financial results for the period to be reported on next will differ by at least 20% from the financial results of the previous corresponding period. Domestic cement demand has continued to be buoyant throughout the second half of PPC"s financial year and will result in strong growth in sales volumes for the full year. Accordingly, PPC advises that both its headline earnings and attributable earnings per share for the full year ended 30 September 2004 are expected to be between 20% and 30% higher than that of the previous corresponding period. This forecast financial information has not been reviewed or reported on by PPC"s auditors. The results for the full year ended 30 September 2004 are expected to be published on or about 4 November 2004. By order of the Board Johannesburg 01 October 2004 Sponsor Cazenove Enquiries: Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited Peter Esterhuysen Tel: +27 11 386-9061 Director, Finance and Administration Date: 01/10/2004 04:00:23 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department

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