CLICKS GROUP LIMITED - Trading Update

Trading Update

Clicks Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1996/000645/06
JSE share code: CLS
ISIN: ZAE000134854
CUSIP: 18682W205
(“Clicks Group” or “the group”)


TRADING UPDATE FOR 21 WEEKS TO 19 JANUARY 2014

-   Group turnover up 11.6%
-   Clicks sales up 8.4%
-   UPD turnover up 19.5%

Clicks Group increased sales by 11.6% to R7.7 billion in the 21 weeks to 19 January 2014 (“the
period”). Selling price inflation averaged 3.5% for the period.

The Clicks chain grew turnover by 8.4%, with dispensary sales growing by 12.4% and front shop
sales by 7.2%. Comparable sales grew by 5.7% with selling price inflation of 3.6%.

Musica increased same stores sales by 1.0%. The Body Shop grew sales by 6.3% and in
comparable stores by 2.9%.

Total retail sales increased by 7.5% and by 5.3% on a comparable store basis, with inflation of
3.8%.

UPD continued to benefit from its growing distribution business and increased turnover by
19.5%.

Chief executive David Kneale said: “The trend of consumers delaying their purchases until closer
to Christmas continued and this was further impacted by our decision to close all of our South
African stores on 15 December as a mark of respect for Nelson Mandela’s funeral. We have also
seen the continued shift of consumers deferring their purchases until after Christmas to benefit
from markdown sales in early January.”


Sales analysis by business unit
                        Total sales growth       Comparable sales       Inflation for the
                                       (%)             growth (%)              period (%)
Clicks                                 8.4                    5.7                     3.6
Musica                               (1.9)                    1.0                     5.7
The Body Shop                          6.3                    2.9                     8.3
Total retail                           7.5                    5.3                     3.8
UPD                                   19.5                                            3.0
Intragroup turnover                   12.4
Total group                           11.6                                            3.5


The financial information in this trading update has not been reviewed or reported on by the
group’s independent auditor. Clicks Group’s interim results for the six months to 28 February
2014 will be released on SENS on or about 24 April 2014.

Cape Town
30 January 2014

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Tier 1 Investor Relations
Tel: +27 (21) 702 3102

Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited

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