RBW - Rainbow Chicken Limited - Trading statement for the 6 month period ended

RBW - Rainbow Chicken Limited - Trading statement for the 6 month period ended  
31 December 2011                                                                
RAINBOW CHICKEN LIMITED                                                         
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number:  1966/004972/06)                                          
ISIN: ZAE000019063                                                              
Share Code:  RBW                                                                
("Rainbow" or "the Group")                                                      
TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE 6 MONTH PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011                 
The Group`s interim results for the 2012 financial year (for the 6 month period 
ended 31 December 2011) are due to be released on SENS on Tuesday 21 February   
2012.                                                                           
During the 2011 financial year the Group changed its financial year end from 31 
March to 30 June. The interim results for the 2012 financial year therefore     
include the peak trading quarter of the year, i.e. 1 October to 31 December,    
unlike the previously reported interim results for the 2011 financial year (for 
the 6 month period ended 30 September 2010). The results are therefore not      
directly comparable.                                                            
Consequently Rainbow shareholders are advised that the Group expects its        
Earnings Per Share and Headline Earnings Per Share for the 6 month period ended 
31 December 2011 to be between 21% and 26% higher than that of the 6 month      
period ended 30 September 2010.                                                 
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been 
reviewed and reported on by the Group`s external auditors.                      
Durban                                                                          
14 February 2012                                                                
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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