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")                                                                      
TRADING STATEMENT                                                               
In compliance with section 3.4(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements ("JSE"),     
issuers are obliged to provide guidance to the market when they are satisfied   
that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial results for the 
period to be reported on next will differ by at least 20% from the results of   
the previous corresponding period.  Accordingly, the Board of Eqstra ("Board")  
makes the following statement.                                                  
The Board is satisfied that Eqstra is trading profitably and anticipates its    
headline earnings per share and earnings per share, for the year ended 30 June  
2011, to be at least 60 cents per share, compared to the reported loss per share
of 19.6 cents and a headline loss per share of 21.7 cents for the year ended 30 
June 2010. More specific guidance, as required by the JSE, will be provided to  
shareholders as soon as there is a reasonable degree of certainty.              
The Group`s year-end results will be released on SENS on Tuesday 23 August 2011.
Audit Review                                                                    
Shareholders are advised that the financial information, on which this trading  
statement is based, has neither been audited nor reviewed by Eqstra`s auditors. 
30 May 2011                                                                     
Sponsor                                                                         
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                            
Date: 30/05/2011 09:44:02 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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