African Oxygen Limited - Trading Update

African Oxygen Limited - Trading Update                                         
AFRICAN OXYGEN LIMITED                                                          
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1927/000089/06)                                            
JSE Share code: AFX                                                             
NSX Share code: AOX                                                             
ISIN: ZAE000067120                                                              
("Afrox" or "the company" or "the Group")                                       
AFROX TRADING UPDATE                                                            
Afrox"s interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2006 are expected to  
be released on 26 April 2006.                                                   
In compliance with the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited and in respect  
of the six months ended 31 March 2006, the Group hereby advises shareholders    
that basic earnings per share are expected to be in the region of between 257   
cents and 274 cents lower than those reported for the previous corresponding    
period.  The reason for the decline in basic earnings per share is that the     
exceptional surplus in the previous corresponding period will not be repeated.  
The headline earnings per share will not be impacted by the exceptional surplus.
Shareholders are advised that the forecast financial information contained in   
this trading update has neither been reviewed nor reported on by the company"s  
external auditors.                                                              
Johannesburg                                                                    
18 April 2006                                                                   
Sponsor                                                                         
Barnard Jacobs Mellet Corporate Finance (Pty) Limited                           
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