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Trading Statement
Master Drilling Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 2011/008265/06)
JSE share code: MDI
ISIN: ZAE000171948
(“Master Drilling” or the “Company”)
Trading Statement
In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited relating to trading statements, a listed
company is required to publish a trading statement as soon as it becomes reasonably aware that the
financial results for the next period to be reported on will differ by at least 20% from those of the
corresponding prior period.
Shareholders are advised that the Company’s earnings per share (“EPS”) for the year ended 31
December 2015 (“current period”) in ZAR terms are expected to be between 165.80 and 178.20 cents
per share compared to the EPS of 123.70 cents per share for the year ended 31 December 2014
(“comparative period”), which is between 34% and 44% higher than the EPS of the comparative
period as reported in ZAR. Headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) for the current period are expected
to be between 170.80 and 184.00 cents per share compared to the HEPS of 131.50 cents per share
for the comparative period, which is between 30% and 40% higher than the HEPS for the comparative
period as reported in ZAR.
Shareholders are advised that the Company’s EPS for the current period in USD terms are expected
to be between 12.90 and 14.10 cents per share compared to the EPS of 11.40 cents per share for the
comparative period, which is between 13% and 23% higher than the EPS of the comparative period
as reported in USD. HEPS for the current period are expected to be between 13.30 and 14.50 cents
per share compared to the HEPS of 12.10 cents per share for the comparative period, which is
between 10% and 20% higher than the HEPS for the comparative period as reported in USD.
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported
upon by the Company’s auditors. Master Drilling’s year-end results are expected to be released on
SENS on or about Thursday, 31 March 2016.
Fochville
24 March 2016
Sponsor
Investec Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division)
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