MSM - Massmart Holdings - Trading statement for the 52 weeks to 27 June 2010

MSM - Massmart Holdings - Trading statement for the 52 weeks to 27 June 2010    
Massmart Holdings Limited                                                       
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration Number: 1940/014066/06)                                           
Share code: MSM                                                                 
ISIN:  ZAE000029534                                                             
("Massmart" or "the Group")                                                     
Massmart trading statement for the 52 weeks to 27 June 2010                     
Shareholders are advised that Massmart expects to release reviewed earnings,    
headline earnings, earnings per share (Basic EPS) and headline earnings per     
share (HEPS) for the 52 weeks to 27 June 2010 within the ranges shown in the    
table below.                                                                    
Headline earnings excluding the foreign exchange losses and HEPS excluding the  
foreign exchange losses are also shown in the table.                            
                      Expected                                                  
Ranges              Actual     Expected                   

                      June 2010           June 2009  % Change                   
Rm`s                                                                            
Earnings               1 099.5 - 1 160.0   1 210.9    (4.2) - (9.2)             
Headlines earnings     1 108.1 - 1 168.5   1 207.1    (3.2) - (8.2)             
Headline earnings      1 225.6 - 1 288.8   1 263.5     2.0  - (3.0)             
before foreign                                                                  
exchange                                                                        


Cents                                                                           
Basic EPS              547.4 - 577.8       606.9      (4.8) - (9.8)             
HEPS                   552.4 - 582.6       605.0      (3.7) - (8.7)             
HEPS before foreign    610.5 - 642.2       633.3       1.4  - (3.6)             
exchange                                                                        
The June 2009 financial year was also a 52-week period.                         
Massmart`s reviewed preliminary results for the financial year to 27 June 2010  
will be released on 26 August 2010.                                             
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been 
reviewed or reported on by Massmart`s external auditors.                        
Johannesburg                                                                    
18 August 2010                                                                  
Sponsor:                                                                        
Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited                                  
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