YRK - York Timber Holdings Limited - Trading Statement

YRK - York Timber Holdings Limited - Trading Statement                          
York Timber Holdings Limited                                                    
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1916/004890/06)                                            
Share code: YRK                                                                 
ISIN: ZAE000133450                                                              
("York" or "the Group")                                                         
TRADING STATEMENT                                                               
York is in the process of completing its results for the six months ended 31    
December 2010 for release on or about 15 March 2011.                            
In terms of paragraph 3.4(b) of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited,   
companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as they become    
reasonably certain that the financial results for the period to be reported on  
next will differ by at least 20% from those of the previous corresponding       
period.                                                                         
Accordingly, shareholders are advised that:                                     
*    Earnings per share ("EPS") for the six months ended 31 December 2010 are   
    expected to be between 97% and 107% higher than those reported in the       
    comparative period.  A loss of 4 cents to a profit of 10 cents per share is 
expected (six months ended 31 December 2009: loss of 135 cents per share);  
    and                                                                         
*    Headline earnings per share ("HEPS") for the six months ended 31 December  
    2010 are expected to be between 99% and 109% higher than those reported in  
the comparative period.  A loss of 2 cents to a profit of 13 cents per      
    share is expected (six months ended 31 December 2009: loss of 141 cents per 
    share).                                                                     
Shareholders are advised that the information included in this announcement has 
not been reviewed or reported on by the Group`s auditors.                       
Sabie, Mpumalanga                                                               
7 March 2011                                                                    
Sponsor                                                                         
One Capital                                                                     
Date: 07/03/2011 11:55:01 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.