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Howden Africa Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1996/002982/06)
Share code: HWN
ISIN: ZAE000010583
("HAHL" or "the Company")
Trading update
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 will be more than 20% different from that of the previous corresponding period.
Shareholders are advised that, we expect earnings per share and headline earnings per share from
continuing operations to be in the range of between 124 cents and 136 cents for the six months ended 30
June 2012, which compares with the earnings and headline earnings per share of 65.99 cents and 65.94
cents respectively from continuing operations for the six months ended 30 June 2011.
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on
by HAHL’s auditors. The results will be published after HAHL’s board meeting on the 30th August 2012.
26 July 2012
Sponsor
PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance (Proprietary) Limited
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