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Discovery - Voluntary Trading Statement

Release Date: 31/08/2006 14:08
Code(s): DSY
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Discovery - Voluntary Trading Statement Discovery Holdings Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1999/007789/06) (Share code: DSY & ISIN: ZAE000022331) ("Discovery" or "the Company") VOLUNTARY TRADING STATEMENT HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE BEFORE BEE TRANSACTION UP BETWEEN 20% AND 40% Discovery is currently finalising its results for the year ended 30 June 2006, which will be released on SENS on 6 September 2006. Shareholders are advised that excluding the effects of the BEE transaction, earnings per share and headline earnings per share are expected to be between 20% and 40% higher than the corresponding reporting period of the previous year. Shareholders are further advised that earnings per share as reported in terms of International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), which includes the financial effects of the BEE transaction, is expected to be between 0% and 20% higher than the corresponding reporting period of the previous year, while headline earnings per share is expected to be marginally different from the corresponding reporting period of the previous year. Shareholders are referred to the SENS announcements published on 8 December 2005 and 17 February 2006 and the interim results published on 23 February 2006, wherein the financial effects of the BEE transaction as reported in terms of IFRS were described. The forecast financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed and reported on by the Company"s auditors. Sandton 31 August 2006 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 31/08/2006 02:08:13 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department

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