APN - Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited - Trading update

APN - Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited - Trading update                        
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited                                               
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1985/002935/06)                                            
Share code: APN & ISIN: ZAE000066692                                            
("Aspen")                                                                       
Trading update                                                                  
Aspen shareholders are hereby advised that headline earnings per                
share, for the 12 months ended 30 June 2010, are expected to exceed             
those reported in the comparative period, ended 30 June 2009, by 20%            
to 25%. Earnings per share are anticipated to exceed those of the               
comparative period by 30% to 35%.  The lower increase in headline               
earnings per share is caused by the exclusion of non-recurring                  
capital profits and losses in the determination thereof. The Group`s            
South African business has been the leading contributor to the                  
growth recorded.                                                                
The financial results on which this trading announcement is based               
have not been reviewed or reported on by Aspen`s external auditors.             
Aspen`s results are scheduled to be published on SENS on 15                     
September 2010.                                                                 
Woodmead                                                                        
23 August 2010                                                                  
Sponsor                                                                         
Investec Bank Limited                                                           
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