PPC - Pretoria Portland Cement Company - Trading Statement

PPC - Pretoria Portland Cement Company - Trading Statement                      
PRETORIA PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED                                        
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Company registration number: 1892/000667/06)                                   
JSE Code: PPC                                                                   
ISIN: ZAE000125886                                                              
("PPC" or "the company")                                                        
TRADING STATEMENT                                                               
In terms of the Listing Requirements of the JSE Limited, companies are required 
to publish a Trading Statement as soon as they become reasonably certain that   
the financial results for the period to be reported on next will differ by more 
than 20% from those of the previous corresponding period.                       
Shareholders are reminded of PPC`s trading statement of 4 May 2009 and the non- 
recurrence of the R487m IFRS2 charge relating to PPC`s Broad Based Black        
Economic Empowerment ("BBBEE") transaction that was accounted for in the six    
months ended 31 March 2009. As a result PPC`s earnings per share ("EPS") and    
headline earnings per share ("HEPS") are expected to be between 450% and 470%   
higher for the six months ended 31 March 2010.                                  
PPC further advises that EPS and HEPS for the six months ended 31 March 2010 are
expected to be between 5% and 15% higher than the previous corresponding period 
excluding the effects of the IFRS2 charge relating to the BBBEE transaction.    
The information contained in this trading statement has not been reviewed or    
reported on by the company`s external auditors. PPC will release its interim    
results for the six months ended 31 March 2010 on 11 May 2010.                  
Sandton                                                                         
23 April 2010                                                                   
Sponsor                                                                         
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited                                        
Financial Communications Advisor                                                
College Hill                                                                    
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