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HUG - Huge Group Limited - General repurchase of shares

Release Date: 21/06/2010 09:29
Code(s): HUG
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HUG - Huge Group Limited - General repurchase of shares HUGE GROUP LIMITED (Registration number 2006/023587/06) Share code: HUG ISIN: ZAE000102042 ("Huge" or "the Group" or "the company") GENERAL REPURCHASE OF SHARES Shareholders are advised that the company has been repurchasing its securities under its general authority to repurchase up to 20% of its issued securities as approved by shareholders in general meeting on Friday, 27 November 2009. On Friday, 18 June 2010, the company purchased securities, reaching 3.91% of its securities in issue at the date of shareholder approval. The dates of repurchase as set out below: Dates of repurchase 01 June 2010 11 June 2010 15 June 2010 18 June 2010 The highest and lowest price paid during the period was 80 cents and 75 cents respectively, with a total of 4 365 255 shares repurchased at a total value of R3 326 104. The shares were repurchased utilising internal cash flows of the group. There are 14 080 573 ordinary shares, representing 12.60% of the issued ordinary share capital of Huge, remaining as available for repurchase in accordance with the general authority referred to above. The directors of Huge, after considering the effect of the above repurchase, are of the view that the company and the group: will be able, in the ordinary course of business, to pays its debts; that the assets will be in excess of the liabilities; and the share capital and reserves will be adequate for ordinary business purposes; and the working capital will be adequate for ordinary business purposes, for a period of twelve months after the date of this announcement. The requirements of paragraph 5.72 of the JSE Listings Requirements have been complied with. The pro forma effects of the repurchase on earnings per share, headline earnings per share, net asset value per share and net tangible asset value per share is set out below: Audited Pro forma 28 February After Percentage 2010 repurchase Change
Basic earnings per share (cents) 8.58 8.95 4.33 Headline earnings per share 8.79 9.17 4.33 (cents) Net asset value per share (in 252.35 260.22 3.12 cents) Net tangible asset value per 20.00 17.49 -12.55 share (in cents) The shares have been repurchased by the company and will be cancelled. Johannesburg 21 June 2010 Designated Advisor Arcay Moela Sponsors (Proprietary) Limited Date: 21/06/2010 09:29:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.

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