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MOR - Morvest Business Group Limited - Revised Trading Update

Release Date: 08/08/2011 10:02
Code(s): MOR
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MOR - Morvest Business Group Limited - Revised Trading Update Morvest Business Group Limited (Previously Simeka Business Group Limited) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration No. 2003/012583/06) Share code: MOR ISIN code: ZAE000152567 ("Morvest" or "the company") REVISED TRADING UPDATE Shareholders are referred to the trading update announcement released on SENS on 5 July 2011. In terms of paragraph 3.4 (b) of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited companies are required to publish a trading statement in the event that they are satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainly exists that the earnings per share and headline earnings per share results will differ from the previous corresponding year-end by at least 20%. Morvest shareholders are advised that for the 12 month period ended 31 May 2011 the company expects: - revenue to be between 15% and 19% higher than for the 12 month period ended 31 May 2010; - headline earnings after tax to be between 15% and 19% higher than for the 12 month period ended 31 May 2010; - headline earnings per share to be between 6.0 cents and 6.5 cents per share; - headline earnings per share (diluted weighted in issue and to be issued) to be between 5.0 cents and 5.5 cents per share; - earnings per share up from the prior year loss of 44.7 cents per share to be between 2.0 cents and 2.5 cents; - actual cash on hand as at 31 May 2011 of R84.5 million. The financial results on which this trading update has been based have not been reviewed or reported on by the company`s auditors. The financial results of the company will be published on SENS on or about 17 August 2011. 8 August 2011 Sponsor Sasfin Capital (A division of Sasfin Bank Limited) Date: 08/08/2011 10:02:02 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.

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