Trans Hex Group Limited - Trading statement

Trans Hex Group Limited - Trading statement                                     
TRANS HEX GROUP LIMITED                                                         
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1963/007579/06)                                            
Share Code: TSX                                                                 
ISIN ZAE000018552                                                               
("Trans Hex" or "the Company")                                                  
TRADING STATEMENT                                                               
Trans Hex is currently finalising its results for the six months ended 30       
September 2006 ("the period"), which should be released on SENS on 14 November  
2006.                                                                           
Profit for the period is expected to be R3 million compared to a loss of R98    
million reported for the corresponding reporting period of the previous year.   
The Group is expecting to report earnings per share of 2,6 cents (2005: loss per
share of 92,6 cents) and headline earnings per share of 7,5 cents (2005: 46,9   
cents).                                                                         
Average rough diamond prices were 8% lower compared to the corresponding        
reporting period of the previous year. This together with lower sales volumes   
and the loss of production as a result of rain at the Group"s flagship Lower    
Orange River operations are the main contributors to the lower headline         
earnings.                                                                       
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been 
reviewed and reported on by the Company"s auditors.                             
Cape Town                                                                       
6 November 2006                                                                 
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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