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WORKFORCE HOLDINGS LIMITED - Unaudited Condensed Interim Financial Results

Release Date: 25/08/2014 15:07
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Unaudited Condensed Interim Financial Results

Workforce Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 2006/018145/06)
(JSE Share Code: WKF ISIN: ZAE000087847)
(“Workforce” or “the group”)


UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL RESULTS
for the six months ended 30 June 2014

Highlights
• Headline Earnings Per Share (HEPS), and Earnings Per Share (EPS) increased by 231% to 9.6
cents per share.
• Revenue from continuing operations increased by 12% to R872 million.
• Net asset value per share increased to 104 cents per share.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the six months ended 30 June 2014

                                                   6 months        6 months         Year to
                                                 to 30 June      to 30 June     31 December
                                                       2014            2013            2013
                                      Notes           R’000           R’000           R’000
Continuing operations
Revenue                                   7         871,840         779,265        1,658,802
Cost of sales                                     (679,204)       (605,594)      (1,324,299)
Gross profit                                        192,636         173,671          334,503
Operating costs                                   (154,285)       (148,198)        (304,949)
Earnings before impairment,
depreciation, amortisation,
interest and taxation (EBITDA)                       38,351          25,473           29,554
Depreciation and amortisation
of non-financial assets                             (5,087)         (4,245)          (8,844)
Operating profit                          7          33,264          21,228           20,710
Finance income                                          771             877            3,233
Finance costs                                       (9,276)         (7,442)         (15,831)
Profit before taxation                    7          24,759          14,663            8,112
Taxation (expense)/credit                 8           (619)         (1,246)            3,817
Profit for the period from
continuing operations                                24,140          13,417           11,929
Loss from discontinued operations                   (1,924)         (6,802)          (8,297)
Profit for the period                                22,216           6,615            3,632
Other comprehensive
(loss)/income for the period                          (184)              92            (185)
Fair value (losses)/gains on
available-for-sale financial instruments              (184)              92            (185)
Total comprehensive income for the period            22,032           6,707            3,447
Profit for the period attributable to:
Owners of the parent                                 21,628           6,449            3,519
Non-controlling interests                               588             166              113
                                                     22,216           6,615            3,632
Total comprehensive
income attributable to: 
Owners of the parent                                 21,444           6,541            3,334
Non-controlling interests                               588             166              113
                                                     22,032           6,707            3,447
Earnings per share (cents)                    9
Basic and fully diluted                                 9.6             2.9              1.6
Headline                                                9.6             2.9              1.6


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
for the six months ended 30 June 2014
                                                  6 months    6 months        Year to
                                                to 30 June  to 30 June    31 December
                                                      2014        2013           2013
                                        Notes        R’000       R’000          R’000
Assets
Non-current assets                                  97,931      81,958         97,807
Property, plant and equipment               5        7,910       6,945          8,001
Goodwill                                            41,280      41,340         41,280
Intangible assets                           6       19,800      18,348         20,252
Deferred tax assets                                 27,294      13,617         26,443
Other financial assets                               1,647       1,708          1,831
Current assets                                     447,557     424,012        434,994
Trade and other receivables                        441,478     412,545        418,034
Inventories                                          2,855       3,324          2,581
Taxation                                               330       6,326            726
Cash and cash equivalents                  10        2,894       1,817         13,653
Total assets                                       545,488     505,970        532,801
Equity and liabilities
Equity                                             234,238     216,016        212,206
Share capital and premium                          236,867     236,867        236,867
Treasury shares                                    (7,616)     (7,616)        (7,616)
IFRS 3 reverse acquisition adjustment            (125,499)    125,499)      (125,499)
Available for sale reserve                           (600)       (139)          (416)
Retained earnings                                 130,684      111,986        109,056
Equity attributable to owners
of the parent                                      233,836     215,599        212,392
Non-controlling interests                              402         417          (186)
Non-current liabilities                             14,840      12,777         14,736
Financial liabilities                                8,998       8,605          8,970
Deferred tax liabilities                             5,842       4,172          5,766
Current liabilities                                296,410     277,177        305,859
Trade and other payables                           103,041      78,982        100,583
Financial liabilities                              192,826     198,190        204,578
Taxation                                               543           -            693
Bank overdrafts                           10             -           5              5
Total equity and liabilities                       545,488     505,970        532,801


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
for the six months ended 30 June 2014
                                                         Attributable to owners of the parent
                                              Share         Reverse                     Available
                                        capital and     acquisition       Treasury       for sale
                                            premium         reserve         shares        reserve
                                              R’000           R’000          R’000          R’000
for the six months ended 30 June 2014
Balance at 1 January 2014                   236,867       (125,499)        (7,616)          (416)
Total comprehensive income
for the period                                    -               -              -          (184)
Balance at 30 June 2014                     236,867       (125,499)        (7,616)          (600)
for the six months
ended 30 June 2013
Balance at 1 January 2013                   236,867       (125,499)        (7,616)          (231)
Total comprehensive income
for the period                                    -               -              -             92
Balance at 30 June 2013                     236,867       (125,499)        (7,616)          (139)
for the year ended 31 December 2013
Balance at 1 January 2013                   236,867       (125,499)        (7,616)          (231)
Payment of dividends                              -               -              -              -
Total comprehensive income for the year           -               -              -          (185)
Balance at 31 December 2013                 236,867       (125,499)        (7,616)          (416)


                                                                            Non-
                                          Retained                   controlling          Total
                                          earnings        Total        interests         equity
                                             R’000        R’000            R’000          R’000
for the six months ended 30 June 2014
Balance at 1 January 2014                  109,056      212,392            (186)        212,206
Total comprehensive income
for the period                              21,628       21,444              588         22,032
Balance at 30 June 2014                    130,684      233,836              402        234,238
for the six months ended 30 June 2013
Balance at 1 January 2013                  105,537      209,058              251        209,309
Total comprehensive income
for the period                               6,449        6,541              166          6,707
Balance at 30 June 2013                    111,986      215,599              417        216,016
for the year ended 31 December 2013 
Balance at 1 January 2013                  105,537      209,058              251        209,309
Payment of dividends                             -            -            (550)          (550)
Total comprehensive income
for the year                                 3,519        3,334             113           3,447
Balance at 31 December 2013                109,056      212,392            (186)        212,206


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the six months ended 30 June 2014
                                                   6 months     6 months       Year to
                                                 to 30 June   to 30 June   31 December
                                                       2014         2013          2013
                                        Notes         R’000        R’000         R’000
Cash generated from operations
before net working capital changes                   27,046        9,180         6,254
Cash generated from operations           16.1        35,951       16,151        18,554
Finance income                                          771          877         3,233
Finance costs                                       (9,276)      (7,442)      (15,831)
Taxation paid                                         (400)        (406)           298
(Increase)/Decrease in net
working capital                          16.2       21,532)      (6,364)        10,184
Cash flows from operating activities                  5,514        2,816        16,438
Cash flows from investing activities                (4,544)      (4,842)       12,831)
Property, plant and
equipment acquired
- maintaining operations                    5       (1,765)      (1,218)       (4,329)
- expanding operations                                    -            -          (55)
Acquisition of other financial assets                     -         (60)         (400)
Proceeds on disposal of property,
plant and equipment                                       -          119           147
Intangible assets acquired
- maintaining operations                    6       (2,779)      (3,683)       (8,194)
Cash flows from financing
activities                                         (11,724)     (10,222)       (4,019)
Repayment of borrowings                            (11,724)     (10,222)       (3,469)
Dividends paid                                            -            -         (550)
Net change in cash and
cash equivalents                                   (10,754)     (12,248)         (412)
Cash and cash equivalents
at beginning of the period                           13,648       14,060        14,060
Cash and cash equivalents
at end of the period                     10           2,894        1,812        13,648


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the six months ended 30 June 2014

1. Nature of operations and general information
The principle activities of Workforce Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries are staff
outsourcing, recruitment and specialist staffing and human resources support services
(including the provision of financial and retail lending products).
The consolidated interim financial statements are presented in South African Rand (ZAR), which
is also the functional currency of the parent company.
The consolidated interim financial statements were approved for issue by the Board of
Directors on 22 August 2014

2. Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
the JSE Limited’s Listings Requirements for interim financial statements, International
Accounting Standard (IAS) 34, Interim Financial Reporting and the South African Companies Act,
No 71 of 2008, the SAICA Financial Reporting Guides, as issued by the Accounting Practice
Committee, as well as the SAICA Financial Reporting Pronouncements as issued by the Financial
Reporting Standards Council.
The condensed interim financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2014 were compiled
under the supervision of W van Wyk, the Group Financial Director. The condensed consolidated
interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards and have been applied consistently with the accounting policies applied in
the Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2013.

3. Events after reporting date
No material events occurred between the reporting date   and the date of approval of these
condensed financial statements.

4. Auditor’s responsibility
These condensed consolidated interim financial results   have not been audited nor reviewed by
the group’s auditors. This is not a requirement of the   JSE Listings Requirements.
The auditors are responsible for monitoring compliance   with the disclosure requirements of the
JSE.

5. Property, plant and equipment
                                             Motor        Computer    Industrial        Office
                                          vehicles       equipment     equipment     equipment
                                             R’000           R’000         R’000         R’000
6 months to June 2014
Carrying amount at 1 January 2014            2,387           1,800           234         1,797
Additions                                      620             576           304            81
Depreciation                                 (479)           (612)          (59)         (360)
Carrying amount at 30 June 2014              2,528           1,764           479         1,518
6 months to June 2013
Carrying amount at 1 January 2013            1,101           2,364           133         2,118
Additions                                      103             386           129           160
Disposals                                    (110)             (9)             -             -
Depreciation                                 (259)           (714)          (12)         (406)
Carrying amount at 30 June 2013                835           2,027           250         1,872
Year to 31 December 2013
Carrying amount at 1 January 2013            1,101           2,364           133         2,118
Additions                                    2,235             858           180           478
Disposals                                    (109)            (11)             -          (59)
Depreciation                                 (840)         (1,411)          (79)         (740)
Carrying amount at 31 December 2013          2,387           1,800           234         1,797

                                         Leasehold  Training      Total
                                      improvements   manuals
                                             R’000     R’000      R’000
6 months to June 2014
Carrying amount at 1 January 2014              338     1,445      8,001
Additions                                       18       166      1,765
Depreciation                                  (67)     (279)    (1,856)
Carrying amount at 30 June 2014                289     1,332      7,910
6 months to June 2013
Carrying amount at 1 January 2013              377     1,564      7,657
Additions                                       34       406      1,218
Disposals                                        -         -      (119)
Depreciation                                  (45)     (375)    (1,811)
Carrying amount at 30 June 2013                366     1,595      6,945
Year to 31 December 2013
Carrying amount at 1 January 2013              377     1,564      7,657
Additions                                       85       548      4,384
Disposals                                        -         -      (179)
Depreciation                                 (124)     (667)    (3,861)
Carrying amount at 31 December 2013            338     1,445      8,001

6.   Intangible assets
                                                          Computer
                                              Brands      software        Total
                                               R’000         R’000        R’000
6 months to June 2014
Carrying amount at 1 January 2014                156        20,096       20,252
Additions                                          -         2,779        2,779
Amortisation                                     25)       (3,206)      (3,231)
Carrying amount at 30 June 2014                  131        19,669       19,800
6 months to June 2013
Carrying amount at 1 January 2013                  -        17,224       17,224
Additions                                          -         3,683        3,683
Amortisation                                       -        2,559)      (2,559)
Carrying amount at 30 June 2013                    -        18,348       18,348
Year to 31 December 2013
Carrying amount at 1 January 2013                  -        17,224       17,224
Additions                                        182         8,012        8,194
Amortisation                                    (26)       (5,140)      (5,166)
Carrying amount at 31 December 2013              156        20,096       20,252

7. Segment analysis
The group’s segment analysis is based on the following five core business segments:
- Staffing and Recruitment comprises staff outsourcing, which provides human resources to
clients on both a short and long term basis, recruitment and specialist staffing, which
includes permanent and temporary placements, ad-response handling, executive search, call
centre staffing and importing and exporting of skills;
- Financial and Lifestyle Products, which offers a range of lifestyle products and support
services to employees;
- Training and Consulting offers a range of training skills development interventions on a
national basis. These include full qualifications, skills programmes and short courses
specifically tailored to the needs of each sector it serves.
- Employee Health Management, which offers a comprehensive range of on-site and off-site
primary and occupational healthcare management services.
- Process Outsourcing, which focuses on delivering productive and functional business process
outsourcing solutions, including the statutory and legal elements associated therewith.
These operating segments are monitored and strategic decisions are made on the basis of
adjusted segment operating results.

Revenues, profits, assets and liabilities generated for each of the group’s business segments
are summarised as follows:

                                      Staffing     Training     Financial       Employee
                                           and          and           and         Health
                                   Recruitment   Consulting     Lifestyle     Management
                                         R’000        R’000         R’000          R’000
6 Months to June 2014
Segment revenues                       758,250        18,466        27,178        13,439
Cost of sales                        (601,853)       (7,731)       (8,201)       (5,106)
Operating costs                       (92,390)       (9,908)      (16,808)       (6,899)
EBITDA                                  64,007           827         2,169         1,434
Depreciation and
amortisation of
non-financial assets                   (1,028)         (410)       (1,482)         (157)
Segment Operating Profit                62,979           417           687         1,277
Capital expenditure                        899           256           312           445
Segment total assets                   282,171        12,821       129,092         8,283
Segment total liabilities             (67,026)      (13,323)     (118,161)       (5,367)
Net Segment Assets/(Liabilities)       215,145         (502)        10,931         2,916
6 Months to June 2013
Segment Revenues                       724,211        16,100        26,475        12,405
Cost of sales                        (582,924)       (6,857)       (8,440)       (4,682)
Operating costs                       (94,991)      (10,446)      (12,555)       (7,467)
EBITDA                                 46,296        (1,203)         5,480           256
Depreciation and amortisation
of non-financial assets                 (898)          (520)       (1,122)          (83)
Segment Operating Profit               45,398        (1,723)         4,358           173
Capital expenditure                       838            567         1,539            75
Segment total assets                  315,208          8,568       107,266         6,632
Segment total liabilities            (45,331)        (2,836)      (26,048)       (1,527)
Net Segment Assets/(Liabilities)      269,877          5,732        81,218         5,105
Year to 31 December 2013
Segment revenues                    1,499,881         33,252        55,983        25,114
Cost of sales                     (1,239,184)       (14,038)      (13,984)       (9,551)
Operating costs                     (198,625)       (16,284)      (29,444)      (13,529)
EBITDA                                 70,148          2,930        12,555         2,034
Depreciation and
amortisation of
non-financial assets                  (1,885)          (931)       (2,285)         (191)
Segment Operating Profit               67,901          1,999        10,270         1,843
Capital expenditure                     3,886            936         3,284           325
Segment total assets                  277,613          3,088       121,734         5,978
Segment total liabilities            (66,565)        (7,152)     (119,492)       (5,700)
Net Segment
Assets/(Liabilities)                  236,774        (4,064)         2,242           278


                                    Process    Central     Consolidation       Total
                                Outsourcing       Cost           Entries
                                      R’000      R’000             R’000       R’000
6 Months to June 2014
Segment revenues                     57,712          -          (3,205)      871,840
Cost of sales                      (56,313)          -                -     679,204)
Operating costs                     (1,901)   (29,584)            3,205    (154,285)
EBITDA                                (502)   (29,584)                -       38,351
Depreciation and amortisation
of non-financial assets                (42)    (1,968)                -      (5,087)
Segment Operating Profit              (544)   (31,552)                -       33,264
Capital expenditure                       7      2,625                -        4,544
Segment total assets                 17,796     95,325                -      545,488
Segment total liabilities          (26,638)   (80,735)                -    (311,250)
Net Segment Assets/
(Liabilities)                       (8,842)     14,590                -      234,238
6 Months to June 2013 
Segment Revenues                      4,218          -          (4,144)      779,265
Cost of sales                       (2,691)          -                -     605,594)
Operating costs                     (2,021)   (24,862)            4,144    (148,198)
EBITDA                                (494)   (24,862)                -       25,473
Depreciation and amortisation
of non-financial assets               (184)    (1,438)                -      (4,245)
Segment Operating Profit              (678)   (26,300)                -       21,228
Capital expenditure                      -       1,882                -        4,901
Segment total assets                    602     67,694                -      505,970
Segment total liabilities           (1,688)  (212,524)                -    (289,954)
Net Segment Assets/(Liabilities)    (1,086)  (144,830)                -      216,016
Year to 31 December 2013
Segment revenues                     52,157          -           (7,585)   1,658,802
Cost of sales                      (47,542)          -                 -  1,324,299)
Operating costs                     (3,174)   (51,478)             7,585   (304,949)
EBITDA                                1,441   (51,478)                 -      29,554
Depreciation and amortisation
of non-financial assets                (77)    (3,475)                 -     (8,844)
Segment Operating Profit              1,364   (54,953)                 -      20,710
Capital expenditure                     306      3,659                 -      12,396
Segment total assets                  8,292    116,096                 -     532,801
Segment total liabilities            (8,390) (113,296)                 -   (320,595)
Net Segment Assets/(Liabilities)        (98)     2,800                 -     212,206

8.Taxation
The effective tax rate of 2.5% (2013: 8.5%) for the period was based on the anticipated
weighted average tax rate for the full financial year. The low tax rate is due to learnership
allowances as well as employment tax incentive income.

9.Earnings Per Share
                                                       6 months       6 months          year to
                                                        30 June        30 June         December
                                                           2014           2013             2013
Basic Earnings Per Share
Profit attributable to equity shareholders
of the parent company (R ‘000)                           21,628          6,449            3,519
Weighted average number of shares
in issue (R‘000)                                        225,630        225,630          225,630
Basic earnings per share (cents)                            9.6            2.9              1.6
There are no potential dilutive shares,
therefore diluted earnings per share equates
to basic earnings per share.
Headline Earnings Per Share
The earnings used in the calculation of
headline earnings per share are as follows:
Profit after taxation (R’000)                            21,628          6,449            3,519
Headline earnings adjustment (R’000)
- Loss on disposal of property,
plant and equipment                                           -            198               33
Tax effect of adjustments                                     -           (55)              (9)
Total headline earnings (R’000)                          21,628          6,592            3,543
Weighted average number of
shares in issue (‘000)                                  225,630        225,630          225,630
Headline Earnings Per Share (cents)                         9.6            2.9              1.6
Headline Earnings Per Share
from Continuing operations
The earnings used in the calculation
of headline earnings from continuing
operations are as follows: 
Headline earnings (R’000)                                21,628          6,592            3,543
- Loss from discontinued operation                        1,924          6,802            8,297
Total headline earnings (R’000)                          23,552         13,394           11,840
Weighted average number of shares
in issue (‘000)                                         225,630        225,630          225,630
Headline earnings per share (cents)
from Continuing operations                                 10.4            5.9              5.2

10.Cash and cash equivalents
                                              6 months      6 months    year to
                                               30 June       30 June   December
                                                  2014          2013       2013
Cash and cash equivalents include
the following components:
Cash at bank and on hand                        2,894          1,817    13,653
Bank overdraft                                      -            (5)       (5)
                                                2,894          1,812    13,648

11.Dividends
No dividend was declared relating to the period under review.

12.Business combinations
There were no business combinations during the period under review.

13.Related party transactions
The group, in the ordinary course of business, entered into various sale and purchase
transactions on an arm’s length basis at market rates with related parties.

14.Changes to the Board
There have been no changes to the Board in the current period.

15.Other significant matter
The employment tax incentive introduced in January 2014 incentivises companies that employ
young job seekers. The effect of this incentive on the group’s results has been substantial
and has been treated as a deduction of the relevant wage expense in terms of IAS20 :
Accounting for government grants and disclosure of government assistance.

16. Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of cash flows
16.1 Cash generated from operations

Profit before taxation from
continuing operations                                  24,759          14,663             8,112
Loss before taxation from
discontinued operations                               (2,672)         (9,447)          (11,523)
Interest and dividend income                            (771)           (877)           (3,233)
Finance costs                                           9,276           7,442            15,831
Adjustment for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortisation of
non-financial assets                                   5,087            4,370             9,026
Loss on disposal of property,
plant and equipment                                        -                -                33
Share option grants                                      272                -               308
                                                      35,951           16,151            18,554

16.2 Working capital changes
Change in trade and other receivables               (23,444)          (12,287)         (17,773)
Change in inventories                                  (274)             (126)              617
Change in share-based payment                          (272)                 -            (308)
Change in trade payables                               2,458             6,049           27,648
                                                    (21,532)           (6,364)           10,184

17.Discontinued Operations
As previously communicated to shareholders, the Programmed Construction business has been
discontinued. The 2014 costs represents bad debt write-offs relating to this business, as
shown below:

                                      6 months to  6 months to  Year to 31
                                          30 June      30 June    December
                                             2014         2013        2013
                                            R’000        R’000       R’000
Analysis of profit/(loss) for the
year from discontinued operations
The comparative profit and cash flows
from discontinued operations have been
represented to include those operations
classified in the current year.
Condensed Consolidated Statement
of comprehensive income
Revenue                                         -       3,219      1,964
Cost of sales                                         (7,785)    (8,144)
Gross loss                                      -     (4,566)    (6,180)
Operating costs                            (2,672)    (4,756)    (5,161)
Loss before impairment, depreciation,
amortisation, interest and taxation        (2,672)    (9,322)   (11,341)
Depreciation and amortisation of
non-financial assets                            -       (125)      (182)
Operating loss                             (2,672)    (9,447)   (11,523)
Loss before taxation                       (2,672)    (9,447)   (11,523)
Taxation                                       748      2,645      3,226
Loss for the year from
discontinued operations                    (1,924)    (6,802)    (8,297)
Condensed Consolidated Statement of
financial position
Total assets                                 7,477     17,019     11,727
Trade and other receivables                    685     11,911      5,683
Taxation                                     6,792      4,722      6,044
Property, plant and equipment                    -        362          -
Cash and cash equivalents                        -         24          -
Total equity and liabilities                 7,477     17,019     11,727
Retained earnings                         (20,285)   (16,866)   (18,361)
Loan from group companies                   26,022     32,713     29,483
Trade and other payables                     1,740      1,172        605


                                               6 months to      6 months to         Year to 31
                                                   30 June          30 June           December
                                                      2014             2013               2013
                                                     R’000            R’000              R’000
Condensed Consolidated Statement
of Cash flows
Net cash flows from operating activities              3,461             (709)           2,466
Net cash flows from investing activities                  -              (32)               -
Net cash flows from financing activities            (3,461)               735         (2,496)
Net cash flows from discontinuing operations              -               (6)            (30)

18.Group net asset value per share (cents per share)
                                               6 months to      6 months to         Year to 31
                                                   30 June          30 June           December
                                                      2014             2013               2013
                                                     R’000            R’000              R’000
The net asset value per share and weighted
average number of ordinary shares used
in the calculation of basic earnings per
share are as follows:
Group net asset value                             233,836           215,599            212,392
Weighted average number of
ordinary shares in issue (‘000)                   225,630           225,630            225,630
                                                      104                96                 94

The results for Workforce Holdings Limited for the first 6 months of 2014 are pleasing.
Consolidated revenue for the year increased by 12% to R872 million. Gross margins remained
consistent at 22% and operating expenses increased marginally by 4.1%. EBITDA as adjusted to
reflect continuing operations closed at R38.4 million, an increase of 51% on the same period
last year. Debtors days outstanding reduced to 49 days down from 51 days in the comparative
period. Cash flows from operating activities improved marginally to R5.5 million (2013: R2.8
million). Net interest bearing debt remained static at R199 million compared to December 2013.
Net debt to equity improved to 0.85:1 (2013: 0.95:1). Interest cover remains healthy at 4.5
times. Earnings per share increased by 231% to 9.6 cents per share.

The Group’s staffing and recruitment segment delivered average growth which is typical of the
first 6 months of the year. The impending legislative changes affected volumes negatively in
some clients, however these losses were mitigated by securing sizeable contracts which will
realise full value during the next reporting period.

The Training and Consulting segment of the Group continued with its recovery. Training Force,
the Group’s training subsidiary, increased revenue by 21% and reported a R3.7 million
turnaround in EBITDA.

The Financial and Lifestyle Products segment reported flat revenue growth with increased
operational costs as a result of investment in collection and debt recovery resources and
systems. The segment is expected to perform favourably against budget for the remainder of the
year.

Employee Health Management, trading under the brand Workforce Healthcare realised operational
cost savings through the implementation of new business processes and systems, which increased
EBITDA to R1.4 million. The Group made further investment in the Process Outsourcing segment
and managed to secure major contracts in this market. Earnings in this segment are expected to
increase during the next reporting period.

Incentives with regard to job creation and training will be to the advantage of the Group
given the significant role that we play in this regard. In January 2014 the employment tax
incentive (ETI) was introduced which seeks to incentivise companies that employ young job
seekers. The Group is already benefiting from these incentives and will continue to do so for
as long as these remain in place. In addition to this the Group continues to deliver on
learnerships and benefits from the associated tax incentives.

Management expects the positive trends developed in this reporting period to continue for the
rest of the year.

For and on behalf of the board,

RS Katz                       LH Diamond                      WP van Wyk
(Chairman)                   (Chief Executive Officer)       (Group Financial Director)

Johannesburg
25 August 2014

Executive directors
RS Katz, LH Diamond, WP van Wyk

Non-executive directors
NM Anderson, JR Macey*, L Letlape*, K Vundla*

Designated Adviser
Merchantec Capital

Company secretary
S van Schalkwyk

Registered office
The registered office, which is also its principal place of business, is 11 Wellington Road,
Parktown, 2193.

Transfer secretaries
Link Market Services South Africa Proprietary Limited
11 Diagonal Street, Johannesburg, 2001

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