DSY - Discovery Holdings - Prudential third quarter interim management statement

DSY - Discovery Holdings - Prudential third quarter interim management statement
DISCOVERY HOLDINGS LIMITED                                                      
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 1999/007789/06)                                           
ISIN: ZAE000022331                                                              
Share Code: DSY                                                                 
("Discovery")                                                                   
PRUDENTIAL THIRD QUARTER INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT                           
Prudential Health Limited ("PruHealth") and PruProtect are Discovery`s joint    
ventures in the United Kingdom, owned by Discovery and Prudential plc.          
Shareholders are referred to the third quarter 2010 Interim Management statement
for Prudential plc released today, which contains the following information in  
respect of PruHealth and PruProtect:                                            
"In August 2010, our joint-venture partner Discovery SA announced the completion
of the acquisition of Standard Life Healthcare and its combination with the     
PruHealth business. As part of the transaction, Prudential UK reduced its       
shareholding in the combined PruHealth and PruProtect businesses to 25 per cent 
and sales are included on a proportionate basis from 1 August 2010. Prudential  
UK`s share of PruProtect sales was APE GBP14 million, an increase of 57 per cent
over the corresponding period last year. PruHealth sales of APE GBP10 million   
were 6 per cent higher than 2009. At the end of September 2010 the combined     
Health business had approximately 700,000 lives insured."                       
Sandton                                                                         
10 November 2010                                                                
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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