ARL - Astral Foods Limited - Trading statement

ARL - Astral Foods Limited - Trading statement                                  
ASTRAL FOODS LIMITED                                                            
"Astral Foods"                                                                  
(Reg. No. 1978/003194/06)                                                       
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Share Code: ARL                                                                 
ISIN Code: ZAE000029757                                                         
TRADING STATEMENT                                                               
Earnings per share and headline earnings per share for the six months ending 31 
March 2009 are expected to be respectively 35% to 40% lower and 38% to 43% lower
than the corresponding period last year.                                        
Earnings for the full year however, are still expected to exceed those for the  
2008 financial year, in line with the expectations expressed in the 2008 annual 
report.                                                                         
The financial information on which this trading statement has been based has not
been reviewed and reported on by the external auditors.                         
The results for the six months ended 31 March 2009 will be published on 13 May  
2009.                                                                           
Pretoria                                                                        
4 May 2009                                                                      
Sponsor                                                                         
JP Morgan Equities Limited                                                      
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