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Trading statement
Purple Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1998/013637/06)
Share code: PPE ISIN: ZAE000185526
(“Purple Group” or “the Company”)
TRADING STATEMENT
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publish a trading statement as soon as the issuer and its directors are satisfied that there is a reasonable
degree of certainty that the financial results for the next reporting period will differ by at least 20% from
those of the previous corresponding period.
Shareholders are accordingly advised that for the year ended 31 August 2015, the directors of Purple
Group anticipate basic earnings per share (“EPS”) and headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) of between
3.33 cents to 3.69 cents, compared to a basic loss per share of 2.09 cents and a headline loss per share of
2.01 cents respectively, representing an increase in EPS of between 259% and 277% and an increase in
HEPS of between 266% and 284%, compared to the previous corresponding 12 month period.
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been audited or reported on
by the Company’s auditors.
The Company’s annual results for the twelve months ended 31 August 2015 are expected to be published
on SENS on or about 5 November 2015.
Johannesburg
22 October 2015
Sponsor: Deloitte & Touche Sponsor Services Proprietary Limited
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