ASTRAL FOODS LIMITED - Trading Statement

Trading Statement

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

Trading statement

Further to the general trading statement released on SENS on 3
March 2014, shareholders are advised that a reasonable degree of
certainty exists that Astral Foods' headline earnings per share
for the six months ended 31 March 2014 will reflect an increase
of between 300% and 310% compared to the previous comparable
period.

Earnings per share for the six months ended 31 March 2014 will
reflect an increase of between 30% and 40% compared to the
earnings per share as reported for the six months ended 31 March
2013.

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

It is expected that the results for the six months to 31 March
2014 will be published on SENS on 19 May 2014.


Pretoria

5 May 2014
Sponsor
JPMorgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Limited

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