ASTRAL FOODS LIMITED - General Trading Statement

General Trading Statement

Astral Foods Limited
("Astral Foods")
Registration number: 1978/003194/06
JSE Code: ARL ISIN: ZAE000029757

General Trading Statement

Shareholders are advised that a reasonable degree of certainty
exists that Headline Earnings per Share will be at least 20%
higher when compared to the six months ended 31 March 2013.

The negative trading conditions experienced in particular during
January 2013, was not repeated to the same extent in the current
period.

The improvement in results in the first quarter of 2014 will be
impacted on by higher second quarter maize input costs.

A further announcement will be released once a more definitive
range can be given. It is expected that the interim results for
the six months to 31 March 2014 will be published on 19 May
2014.

The financial information on which this trading statement is
based has not been reviewed or reported on by the Astral’s
auditors.

Pretoria

4 February 2014

Sponsor
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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