NPK - Nampak - Trading Statement

NPK - Nampak - Trading Statement                                                
Nampak Limited                                                                  
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number: 1968/008070/06)                                            
ISIN: ZAE000071676                                                              
Share code: NPK                                                                 
("Nampak")                                                                      
Trading Statement                                                               
In terms of paragraph 3.4(b) of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited,   
a company is required to publish a trading statement as soon as it becomes      
aware that its financial results for the period to be reported on next will     
differ by 20% or more from those of the corresponding period of the previous    
year. Nampak advises that for the six months ended 31 March 2008 its headline   
earnings per share are expected to be between 22% and 27% higher than the       
87.6 cents per share for the six months ended 31 March 2007 and basic           
earnings per share are expected to be between 37% and 42% higher than the       
79.3 cents per share in the corresponding period of the previous year. This     
is mainly attributable to the release of a provision of R 102.7 million         
following the settlement with SARS which was announced on 11 December 2007      
and a gain on the fair value of financial instruments of R 104.6 million        
before tax.                                                                     
Nampak expects its trading income for the same period to be between 15% and     
20% lower than its trading income for the corresponding period in the           
previous year.  This is primarily due to difficult trading conditions in        
South Africa the impact of not consolidating the results of the Zimbabwean      
operations in the current year and a write-off following the discovery of       
certain irregularities in Nampak Nigeria Plc.                                   
The results in respect of the reporting period have not been reviewed or        
reported on by the Company`s auditors and are expected to be finalised and      
published on SENS on 22 May 2008.                                               
Sandton                                                                         
14 May 2008                                                                     
Sponsor: UBS (South Africa) (Pty) Limited                                       
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