MR PRICE GROUP LIMITED - Final trading statement and final cash dividend declaration for the 52 weeks ended 28 March 2015

Final trading statement and final cash dividend declaration for the 52 weeks ended 28 March 2015

 Mr Price Group Limited 
(Registration number 1933/004418/06) 
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) 
ISIN: ZAE000026951 
JSE share code: MPC 
("the company") 
 
FINAL TRADING STATEMENT AND FINAL CASH DIVIDEND DECLARATION FOR THE 52 WEEKS ENDED 28 
MARCH 2015 
 
Shareholders are referred to the trading statement released on the Stock Exchange News Service of the 
JSE Limited (“SENS”) on 5 May 2015 in respect of the results for the 52 weeks ended 28 March 2015 
(“the year end results”). The year end results have been finalised and the final trading statement is 
provided as follows: 
                                          2015               2014           % change               
Earnings per share (cents) 
Basic                                    917.3              757.1               21.2 
Headline                                 919.7              765.1               20.2 
Diluted basic                            862.9              707.4               22.0 
Diluted headline                         865.1              715.1               21.0 
Dividends per share                      580.0              482.0               20.3 
Dividend payout ratio (%)                 63.1               63.0 
 
The detailed audited year end results will be released on SENS on 2 June 2015. 
 
The above mentioned figures and financial information have not been reviewed and reported on 
by the company's external auditors. 
 
FINAL CASH DIVIDEND DECLARATION 
 
Notice is hereby given that a final gross cash dividend of 368.5 cents per share has been declared, 
an increase of 17.4%.  The increase in the final dividend is lower than headline earnings per share 
growth due to the increase in the dividend payout ratio at the interim stage. As the dividend has 
been declared from income reserves, shareholders, unless exempt or who qualify for a reduced 
withholding tax rate, will receive a net dividend of 313.225 cents per share. 
 
The issued share capital at the declaration date is 253 183 867 listed ordinary and 11 445 081 
unlisted B ordinary shares. The tax reference number is 9285/130/20/0. 
 
The salient dates for the dividend are as follows: 
 
Last date to trade 'cum' the dividend                              Thursday    11 June 2015 
Date trading commences 'ex' the dividend                             Friday    12 June 2015 
Record date                                                          Friday    19 June 2015 
Payment date                                                         Monday    22 June 2015 
 
Shareholders may not dematerialise or rematerialise their share certificates between Friday 12 
June 2015 and Friday 19 June 2015, both dates inclusive. 
 
On behalf of the board 
 
NG Payne – Chairman                                                                          
SI Bird - Chief Executive Officer                  
 
Durban 
22 May 2015 
 
Sponsor 
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) 

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