MSM - Massmart Holdings Limited - Sales Update

MSM - Massmart Holdings Limited - Sales Update                                  
Massmart Holdings Limited                                                       
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number: 1940/014066/06                                             
Share Code: MSM                                                                 
ISIN Code: ZAE000152617                                                         
("Massmart" or the "Company")                                                   
SALES UPDATE                                                                    
Included in the Massmart June 2011 annual report, to be released on Massmart`s  
website and distributed to shareholders today, are the following paragraphs:    
"Massmart`s total sales increased by 14.7% for the first 14 weeks to 2 October  
2011, with product inflation averaging                                          
-0.7%.  Comparable sales increased by 8.0% for the same period.                 
"With the first quarter`s sales indicating a return to stability with growth in 
all categories and Divisions, the financial year ahead looks to be solid.       
Management will have to balance operating discipline with the investment in     
growth and the speed of Integration.  We will also have to balance the sometimes
divergent interests of different stakeholders."                                 
The financial information on which this outlook statement is based has not been 
reviewed or reported on by the Company`s external auditors.                     
17 October 2011                                                                 
Johannesburg                                                                    
Sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited                         
Date: 17/10/2011 14:17:00 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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