MR PRICE GROUP LIMITED - Trading statement and interim cash dividend declaration for the 26 weeks ended 26 September 2015

Trading statement and interim cash dividend declaration for the 26 weeks ended 26 September 2015

Mr Price Group Limited
(Registration number 1933/004418/06)
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
ISIN: ZAE000200457
JSE share code: MRP
("the company")

TRADING STATEMENT AND INTERIM CASH DIVIDEND DECLARATION FOR THE 26 WEEKS ENDED 26 SEPTEMBER 2015

The interim results have been finalised and the following trading statement is provided ahead of the
detailed results which will be released on SENS on 18 November 2015:

                                                     2015       2014         % change
Basic earnings per share (cents)                     426.2      370.5            15.0
Headline earnings per share (cents)                  427.6      371.1            15.2
Diluted basic earnings per share (cents)             405.2      348.4            16.3
Diluted headline earnings per share (cents)          406.8      349.0            16.6
Dividend per share (cents)                           248.0      211.5            17.3
Dividend payout ratio (%)                             58.0       57.0

The above mentioned figures and financial information have not been reviewed and reported on
by the company's external auditors.

Interim Cash Dividend Declaration

Notice is hereby given that an interim gross cash dividend of 248.0 cents per share has been
declared, an increase of 17.3%. The increase in the interim dividend is higher than headline
earnings per share growth due to the ongoing strategy to align the interim and annual payout
ratios. 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 210.8 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                        Friday     04 December 2015
Date trading commences 'ex' the dividend                     Monday     07 December 2015
Record date                                                  Friday     11 December 2015
Payment date                                                 Monday     14 December 2015

Shareholders may not dematerialise or rematerialise their share certificates between Monday 07
December 2015 and Friday 11 December 2015, both dates inclusive.

On behalf of the board

NG Payne - Chairman
SI Bird  - Chief Executive Officer

Durban
13 November 2015

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

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