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PURPLE GROUP LIMITED - Trading statement

Release Date: 31/03/2016 13:10
Code(s): PPE     PDF:  
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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

In terms of paragraph 3.4(b) of the JSE Limited (“JSE”) Listings Requirements, companies are required to
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 six months ended 29 February 2016, the directors of
Purple Group anticipate basic earnings per share (“EPS”) and headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) of
between 1.23 cents to 1.35 cents, compared to a basic earnings and headline earnings per share of 2.00
cents, representing a decrease in EPS and HEPS of between 38.5% and 32.5%, compared to the previous
corresponding six 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 interim results for the six months ended 29 February 2016 are expected to be published
on SENS on or about 1 April 2016.


Johannesburg
31 March 2016
Sponsor: Deloitte & Touche Sponsor Services Proprietary Limited

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