TFG - The Foschini Group Limited - Trading statement

TFG - The Foschini Group Limited - Trading statement                            
THE FOSCHINI GROUP LIMITED (FORMERLY FOSCHINI LIMITED)                          
Reg. No.: 1937/009504/06                                                        
Code: TFG                                                                       
ISIN: ZAE000148466                                                              
Trading statement                                                               
In terms 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 be at least 20% different from that of the previous corresponding          
period.                                                                         
The company advises that its basic and headline earnings per share for          
the six month period ended 30 September 2011, are expected to be between        
23% and 26% higher than those reported for the corresponding prior              
period.                                                                         
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has          
not been reviewed or reported on by the company`s auditors.                     
The group`s results for the six months ended 30 September 2011 are              
expected to be released on SENS on 3 November 2011.                             
Cape Town                                                                       
19 October 2011                                                                 
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UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                                      
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