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Third quarter update
TRENCOR LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration No 1955/002869/06
Share Code: TRE
ISIN: ZAE000007506
(“Trencor”)
THIRD QUARTER UPDATE
Holders of securities in Trencor are advised that Textainer Group Holdings Limited
(NYSE: TGH), in which Trencor has a 48,06% (30 September 2013: 48,41%) beneficiary
interest, has announced net profit attributable to its shareholders in US GAAP of
US$147,0 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2014 compared with
US$137,3 million for the same period in 2013. Textainer’s results may be viewed on its
website www.textainer.com.
Adjusted to conform with IFRS, Textainer’s net profit for the nine months ended
30 September 2014 was US$128,0 million (same period in 2013: US$142,0 million).
Trencor’s earnings for the nine months to 30 September 2014 are as follows:
9 months ended Year ended
30 September 31 December
2014 2013 2013
Cents per Cents per Cents per
share share share
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
HEADLINE EARNINGS 427,2 461,4 792,6
Deduct:
Unrealised foreign exchange translation
gains 21,2 54,5 64,7
Gain on modification of debt terms - - 97,2
ADJUSTED HEADLINE EARNINGS 406,0 406,9 630,7
SA rand to US dollar:
- Period-end rate of exchange R11,24 R10,07 R10,46
- Average rate of exchange for period R10,68 R9,51 R9,67
COMMENTS
- Adjusted headline earnings exclude the effect of net unrealised foreign exchange
gains arising on the translation of the long-term receivables and related valuation
adjustment.
- Textainer:
o Profit includes US$7,9 million received from a settlement with a lessee in
bankruptcy proceedings; the settlement covers a portion of rental and recovery
costs which had been previously expensed and a write-off of US$6,8 million
of unamortised debt issuance costs related to the refinancing of certain debt on
more favourable terms;
o Average fleet utilisation was 97,0% for the nine months to 30 September 2014
(same period in 2013: 94,5%). Spot utilisation at 30 September 2014 was
97,4%;
o Acquired 433 000 TEU of new, purchase-leaseback and previously managed
containers costing US$821 million in the first nine months of 2014;
o Fleet size increased to 3 173 000 TEU of which the percentage of owned
containers was 78%;
o Declared a dividend of US$0,47 per share in respect of the third quarter.
The financial information on which this trading update is based has not been reviewed or
reported on by Trencor’s independent auditors.
On behalf of the Board
NI Jowell Chairman
4 November 2014
Sponsor
Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
www.trencor.net
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