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DISCOVERY LIMITED - Trading statement: Year ended 30 June 2014

Release Date: 27/08/2014 12:02
Code(s): DSY     PDF:  
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Trading statement: Year ended 30 June 2014

DISCOVERY LIMITED                                                       
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                   
(Registration number: 1999/007789/06)                                            
ISIN: ZAE000022331                                                               
Share Code: DSY                                                                  
("Discovery" or "the Company")                                                   
 
TRADING STATEMENT: YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014 
 
The following statement is made with reference to the requirements of section 3.4(b) of the JSE Listing 
Requirements which requires an issuer to publish a trading statement as soon as it has a reasonable degree of 
certainty that Earnings Per Share and / or Headline Earnings Per Share for the next reporting period will differ 
by at least 20% from that of the previous corresponding reporting period. 
 
Discovery is currently finalising its results for the year ended 30 June 2014 ("current period"). Management is 
of the view that normalised headline earnings per share best represents the underlying operating performance 
of the group. 
 
Shareholders are advised that guidance for the current period is as follows: 
                                                                                 Actual        Guidance for the 
                                                                              June 2013          current period
                                                                       Per share (cents)                      %
Normalised Headline Earnings - undiluted                                          502.9     15% to 25% increase
Headline Earnings - undiluted                                                     372.0     40% to 50% increase
Earnings - basic                                                                  372.2     45% to 55% increase
 
Discovery’s results for the current period are due to be released on SENS on 03 September 2014. 
 
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed and reported on by 
the Company's external auditors.                             
 
Sandton                                                                          
27 August 2014 
 
Sponsor       
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)  
 




                                                                                                                

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