EQS - Eqstra Holdings Limited - Trading statement

EQS - Eqstra Holdings Limited - Trading statement                               
Eqstra Holdings Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)          
(Registration number 1998/011672/06)                                            
Share code: EQS ISIN: ZAE000117123                                              
("Eqstra" or the "Group")                                                       
TRADING STATEMENT                                                               
In compliance with paragraph 3.4(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, issuers   
are required to publish a trading statement as soon as they are satisfied,      
with a reasonable degree of certainty that the financial results for the        
period reported on will differ by at least 20% from those of the previous       
corresponding period.                                                           
Shareholders are referred to the trading statement announcement dated 25        
November 2010 and are further advised that the group anticipates earnings per   
share and headline earnings per share of between 27 and 33 cents for the six    
months ended 31 December 2010.                                                  
As a result of the rights offer at 25 June 2010, the corresponding period`s     
loss per share and headline loss per share have been restated in terms of       
circular CC03/09 issued by SAICA and IAS 33 to 20.2 cents and 21.1 cents        
respectively.                                                                   
The financial information, on which this trading statement is based, has not    
been reviewed or reported on by Eqstra`s auditors. The statement is based on    
financial information available at the time of this publication.  Eqstra`s      
interim results will be released on SENS on 21 February 2011. The group will    
be updating the market on its business in a presentation in Johannesburg on     
the same day, and in Cape Town on 22 February 2011. The presentation will be    
available on the group`s website www.eqstra.co.za, on 21 February 2011          
Johannesburg                                                                    
4 February 2011                                                                 
Sponsor - Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited                              
Date: 04/02/2011 08:30:06 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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