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Unaudited Interim Results Of Grand Parade Investments Limited For The Six Months Ended 31 December 2017

Grand Parade Investments Limited
Registration number: 1997/003548/06
Share code: GPL
ISIN: ZAE000119814
("GPI" or "the Company" or "the Group")

UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS OF GRAND PARADE INVESTMENTS LIMITED (GPI)
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

- 281% Increase in headline earnings per share
- 14% Increase in revenue to R576 million
- 135% Increase in profit from operations including equity earnings to R69 million
- 546% Increase in Burger King profit from operations from R3.2 million to R20.7 million

OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

- Opened 10 Burger King outlets increasing to a total of 71 outlets at 31 December 2017
- On track to meet Burger King 80 store target of which 35 stores will be drive throughs by 30 June 2018
- Reduced central costs by 18% to R25.5 million for the period under review
- Sold 51% stake in Grand Tellumat Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd for proceeds of R15 million
- Cash dividends from investments totalling R48.8 million (R18 million from Sun Slots and R30.8 million from SunWest)

GRAND PARADE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
for the six months ended 31 December 2017

OVERVIEW

FOOD

GPI's results for the six months ended 31 December 2017 have clearly demonstrated its commitment to growing its food brands.

Burger King

Whilst the quick service restaurant market continues to experience low growth as result of weak consumer spending, GPI has managed to grow results from its leading
food brand, Burger King, substantially with profit from operations increasing by 546% to R20.7 million during the period.

The growth in Burger King profit was driven by a more aggressive store rollout in order to meet the target of 80 corporate stores set for 30 June 2018. During the period
under review, 10 new stores were opened and there were no store closures. The focus on value meal offerings over the past two years has yielded positive results,
which was evident in the significant traffic growth seen through the stores during the period.

Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins

GPI continued with the expansion of its existing food investment portfolio during the period with the further rollout of five new Dunkin' Donuts stores and one new
Baskin-Robbins store in the Western Cape, bringing total stores to 11 and 5 respectively.

The supply chain of these brands remain a focus and a new, world class, bakery and freezer facility has been constructed to produce doughnuts and store ice-cream
locally.

GAMING AND LEISURE

The gaming and leisure investments have performed in line with GPI's expectations of low growth within the casino segment of the gaming industry.

SunWest International (Pty) Ltd (SunWest) revenues increased marginally by 1.86% offset by higher operating costs, which ultimately resulted in a 6.15% decrease in
GPI's equity earnings recognised for the period from this investment. Dividends totalling R30.8 million were received from SunWest during the period.

Worcester Casino (Pty) Ltd (Worcester) has continued to deliver on its operational improvement plans and has shown growth in EBITDA of 37.57% for this period.
Worcester has paid its first dividend to shareholders since commencing operations, with GPI receiving R0.4 million in dividends from this investment.

Growth in the Limited Payout Machine (LPM) segment of the gaming industry outperformed the casino segment with Sun Slots RF (Pty) Ltd (Sun Slots) increasing revenue
by 7.95% for the period. GPI's share of equity earnings for the period increased by 18.26% when compared to the prior period.

Sun Slots also paid its first dividend to shareholders since commencing operations and GPI received dividends totalling R18m during the period from this investment.

DIVESTMENTS

GPI divested from selected non-core investments during the period, concluding the sales of Grand Tellumat Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd (GTM) for proceeds of R15 million
and two vacant properties in the Western Cape and Gauteng for R64 million.

PROFITABILITY

Overall profit before tax excluding once off items in respect of the sale of businesses, has increased by 190% from a loss of R13.2 million in the prior period to a
profit of R11.8 million in the current period.

The turnaround is as a result of significant resources and management time being invested into the food business, with a focus on creating sustainable, profitable
operations.

ANNUAL DIVIDEND

GPI paid its 2017 annual dividend of 11.5 cents per share on 27 December 2017.

Total dividend paid, net of treasury shares amounted to R50.3 million (43.8 million GPI shares held  in treasury).

REVIEW OF RESULTS
for the six months ended 31 December 2017

GPI reported an increase in headline earnings of 267% or R10.0 million for the period under review. Headline earnings for the period was R13.7 million compared to
R3.7 million in the comparative period.  The main contributors to the increase in headline earnings were:

- Grand Sport and Grand Tellumat, which in the prior period contributed losses of R3.1 million and R4.6 million to headline earnings, respectively. This has
  been reduced to Rnil due to the sale of these investments.
- Burger King has reported a R2.7 million (32%) improvement in their reported headline loss with a loss contribution to headline earnings of R5.7 million
  compared to R8.4 million in the prior period.
- GPI Properties increased its headline earnings contribution by R4.3 million, from a loss of R0.8 million in the prior period to a profit of R3.5 million in
  the period under review. The increase was due to a reduction in net finance costs of R2.8 million as a result of a reduction in the property secured debt for the period.
- Sun Slots reported a 19% improvement in its contribution to Headline Earnings with earnings of R20.0 million for the period compared to R16.8 million in the prior period.
- SunWest reported a 14% increase in its contribution to Headline Earnings with earnings of R42.7 million for the period compared to R37.4 million in the prior period.
- Worcester Casino reported a 68% improvement in its earnings contribution to Headline Earnings of R1.6 million for the period compared to R1 million in the prior period.
- Corporate costs, before net central finance income, were reduced by 18% to R25.5 million compared to the prior period costs of R30.9 million.

The table below details each investments' contribution to the Group's headlines earnings for the period:
                                                                                                          UNAUDITED    UNAUDITED
                                                                                                        31 December  31 December          
                                                                                                               2017         2016          Var         Var
                                                                                                             R'000s       R'000s       R'000s           %
Food                                                                                                        (28 801)     (25 285)      (3 516)         14         
Burger King                                                                                                  (5 720)      (8 376)       2 656          32
Dunkin' Donuts                                                                                              (10 891)      (8 723)      (2 168)        (25)
Baskin-Robbins                                                                                               (6 665)      (5 007)      (1 658)        (33)
Bakery                                                                                                       (3 063)           -       (3 063)          -
Spur                                                                                                            557       (2 992)       3 549         119
Mac Brothers                                                                                                    887        2 267       (1 380)        (61)
Grand Food Meat Plant                                                                                        (3 906)      (2 454)      (1 452)        (59)
Gaming and Leisure                                                                                           64 271       55 270        9 001          16
SunWest                                                                                                      42 656       37 443        5 213          14
Sun Slots                                                                                                    19 971       16 849        3 122          19
Worcester Casino                                                                                              1 644          978          666          68
Other                                                                                                       (21 722)     (18 536)      (3 186)         17
Corporate costs                                                                                             (25 467)     (30 953)       5 486          18
Net finance income                                                                                              279       13 233      (12 954)        (98)
GPI Properties                                                                                                3 466         (816)       4 282         525
Non-core                                                                                                          -       (7 707)       7 707        (100)
Grand Sport                                                                                                       -       (3 058)       3 058        (100)
Grand Tellumat                                                                                                    -       (4 649)       4 649        (100)
Headline earnings for the period                                                                             13 748        3 742       10 006         267

REVIEW OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES

Disposal of loss-making non-core investments

During the period under review, GPI concluded its divestment of non-core loss-making investments. The sale of Grand Tellumat was finalised on the 2nd November 2017
for a total consideration of R15 million. The settlement of the proceeds was deferred over four months with an initial upfront payment of R2.5 million paid at
fulfilment of all the conditions precedent, and the balance to be paid by the end of March 2018.

Sale of properties

On 9 March 2017, the Group entered into a sales agreement with UBUD Developments (Pty) Ltd to sell its property, situated at 1 Heerengracht for R52.5 million. 
The property was accounted for at a cost of R40.2 million and was transferred on 18 August 2017, realising a profit of R9.5 million after CGT.

On 19 July 2017, the Group entered into a sale agreement to dispose of its property situated on Sandton Drive, accounted for at a cost of R11.3 million, for 
R11.5 million. The property was transferred on the 9 November 2017, realising a loss of R0.2 million after CGT.

Acquisition of Spur shares

Since 30 June 2017, GPI has acquired a further 330 000 Spur shares for R9.1 million. The shares were acquired in the open market at an average price of R27.70 per share 
and increased GPI's effective overall holding in Spur to 17.79%.

Debt facilities

GPI obtained preference share funding of R251.8 million (after related cost). This has resulted in the debt equity ratio increasing to 29.3% from 16.8%. The table
below shows the Group's debt facilities split between Holding Company Facilities and Facilities held by subsidiary companies:

                                                                                                                     31 December  31 December     30 June
                                                                                                                            2017         2016        2017
                                                                                                                          R'000s       R'000s      R'000s
HOLDING COMPANY FACILITIES
Security                    Type of facility
SunWest and Sun Slots       Preference Shares                                                                            251 828            -           -
Spur                        Preference Shares                                                                            247 815      237 558     240 401
                                                                                                                         499 643      237 558     240 401
SUBSIDIARIES FACILITIES
Subsidiary                  Type of facility
GPI Properties              Term Loans                                                                                    70 891       78 357      74 641
Mac Brothers                Finance Lease                                                                                 10 889       14 986      12 880
GF Meat Plant               Finance Lease                                                                                 19 952       28 341      24 246
Various companies           Finance Lease                                                                                  1 768        2 340       2 206
                                                                                                                         103 500      124 024     113 973

TOTAL FACILITIES                                                                                                         603 143      361 582     354 374

DEBT EQUITY RATIO                                                                                                          29.3%        16.5%       16.8%

The new funding facility comprises preference shares issued, with SunWest and Sun Slots shares provided as security. This is for a five-year period and
attracts interest at 85% of prime, with the interest being repaid semi-annually and the capital repayments commencing on 31 December 2020.

INTRINSIC NET ASSET VALUE (INAV)

Management's assessment of the Group's INAV at 31 December 2017 amounts to 693 cents per share, which is five cents less than the 698 cents per share reported 
at 30 June 2017.

The valuation methods used to determine the INAV remained consistent to those applied in the  30 June 2017 assessment.

Intrinsic NAV summary at 31 December 2017                                                                                                
                                                                                                                            Related    
                                                                                              100%                   GPI    holding                       
                                                                                            Equity        GPI     Equity         co  Intrinsic  
                                                                                             value    holding      value borrowings        NAV       % of 
Company                                                Valuation methodology               (R'000s)         %    (R'000s)   (R'000s)   (R'000s) portfolio 
FOOD INVESTMENTS                                                                                               1 542 771   (248 156) 1 294 615         43
 Burger King                                                             DCF               908 486       91.1    827 631          -    827 631         28
 Dunkin' Donuts                                                          NAV                30 417        100     30 417          -     30 417          1
 Baskin-Robbins                                                          NAV                13 784        100     13 784          -     13 784          0
 Spur                                                           Traded price             2 889 219       17.8    514 281   (248 156)   266 125          9
 Mac Brothers                                                            DCF               107 983        100    107 983          -    107 983          4
 Grand Foods Meat Plant                                                  DCF                50 232       96.9     48 675          -     48 675          2

GAMING AND LEISURE                                                                                             1 573 643          -  1 573 643         53
 SunWest International                                             EV/EBITDA             5 739 397       15.1    866 649          -    866 649         29
 Worcester Casino                                                  EV/EBITDA               204 914       15.1     30 942          -     30 942          1
 Sun Slots                                                         EV/EBITDA             2 253 507         30    676 052          -    676 052         23

OTHER INVESTMENTS                                                                                                185 000    (71 186)   113 814          4
 GPI Properties                                                      Various               185 000        100    185 000    (71 186)   113 814          4

Other Group companies' cash and cash equivalents                                                                                       211 696
Other Group companies' net liabilities                                                                                                (214 316)

INAV: Ordinary shareholders (pre-head office costs)                                                                                  2 979 452

Number of issued ordinary shares ('000s) excluding treasury shares                                                                     429 988

INAV per share (cents)                                                                                                                     693


The table below reflects a sensitivity analysis of the Group's INAV to head office costs and CGT discount.

                                                                                                   Head office cost discount (as % of INAV)
CGT discount                                                                                   10%        11%        12%        13%        14%        15%
(as % of INAV)                                                                      10%        554        547        540        534        527        520
                                                                                    11%        547        540        534        527        520        513
                                                                                    12%        540        534        527        520        513        506
                                                                                    13%        534        527        520        513        506        499
                                                                                    14%        527        520        513        506        499        492
                                                                                    15%        520        513        506        499        492        485

REVIEW OF OPERATIONS

FOOD

Burger King (Effective holding 91.1%)

Burger King opened 10 new restaurants during the period, with the number of restaurants on 31 December 2017 totalling 71 corporate restaurants and seven 
Sasol franchised restaurants.

The average CAPEX for the 10 new corporate restaurants amounted to R5.9 million split between eight drive throughs at R6.1m and two In-Line stores at R5.2m. 
The reduction in the average CAPEX spend was driven through the utilization of recycled equipment from stores closed in the prior period.

Sales for the period from corporate restaurants amounted to R365.6 million, up 15.1% from R317.6 million. More encouragingly, for the six months, like-for-like
compound growth increased by 4.5% versus negative 3.41% for the corresponding period.

The increase in sales is due to positive traffic growth of 5.51% versus negative growth of 6.98% in the corresponding period, marginally offset by reduced negative
check basket growth of 0.83% versus 3.59% respectively. Burger King's significant improvement in traffic was a result of the improved menu, which factors in a
constrained consumer environment where customers are spending less and are looking for value.

The 10 new corporate restaurants achieved average monthly restaurant sales of R1.277 million for the six months to 31 December 2017. This was 34.52% above the
network average of R0.95 million and also 10.16% above our drive through only average of R1.159 million. 80% of the new restaurants are drive throughs - in line with
our strategy - and we believe improved site feasibility analysis contributed to the result.

The Burger King Operations team continued to build on the initiatives introduced during the last financial year. The focus is on optimising the restaurant operating
model which resulted in a 38.6% increase in the Restaurant EBITDA from R27.2 million to R37.7 million in the period under review.

Burger King also achieved profitability at a Company EBITDA level of R20.7 million which was 546% higher than the R3.2 million Company EBITDA profit reported in the
prior period.

Depreciation for the period amounted to R31.3 million, which is in line with the prior period.

As a result of new restaurant openings Burger King reported a reduced EBIT loss of R10.7 million for the period, which is 71% lower than the loss of R37 million
reported in the corresponding period.

Dunkin' Donuts (Effective holding 100.0%)  

Dunkin' Donuts opened its first outlet on 13 October 2016. During the current period Dunkin' Donuts opened five outlets bringing the total number of outlets to 11 stores
with one drive through as at 31 December 2017. All the outlets are currently corporate-owned.

The outlets reported sales of R15.7 million and a gross profit of R6.3 million for the six months ended 31 December 2017 with over one million doughnuts sold in the
period under review. The gross profit percentage of 40.56% is below the target due to the doughnuts being imported during the period.

The Restaurant EBITDA loss for the period was R1.5 million, however after head office and marketing costs, a Company EBITDA loss of R8.3 million was reported for the
period compared to a R11.6 million loss for the prior period.

Depreciation for the period amounted to R2 million resulting in an EBIT loss for the period of R11 million.

Baskin-Robbins (Effective holding 100.0%)

Baskin-Robbins opened one new store during the period. Total revenue for the five stores amounted to R6.9 million with a gross profit of R2.1 million. The gross
profit percentage of 30.6% is below target due mainly to high inventory holding costs in respect of the minimum required flavours for each store.

Restaurant EBITDA for the period amounted to a loss of R0.4 million for the period. Baskin-Robbins reported a Company EBITDA loss for the period of R5.6 million
compared to R5.8 million in the prior period.

Depreciation for the period amounted to R1 million resulting in an EBIT loss for the period of R6.6 million.

SPUR (Effective holding 17.79%)

GPI increased its stake in Spur during the current period with a cash purchase of 330,000 shares for a consideration of R9.1 million. This increased the effective
holding to 17.79%. Total dividends of R11.5 million were received during the period, which was offset by related finance charges of R10.9 million, resulting in a
R0.6 million profit contribution for the period related to the investment in Spur.

Grand Foods Meat Plant (Effective holding 96.9%)

Grand Foods Meat Plant increased its revenue by 22% to R59.8 million and its EBITDA decreased from a R0.1 million profit in the prior period to a R2.1 million loss in
the current period. The decrease is a result of increased meat prices with an average increase across all raw materials of 17% during the period. This increase was
only passed on to Burger King in December 2017.

Grand Bakery (Effective holding 100%)

During the current period GPI constructed a world class bakery facility in order to reduce costs and ensure the security of the supply of doughnuts to Dunkin Donuts.
The total cost of the facility, including the purchase of a property by GPI Properties, amounted to R43 million. The facility includes two bulk storage freezers and
has a blast freezing capability which will enable production and supply of long-life doughnuts for up to six months. The initial operating loss of R3.1 million is due
to product testing and related setup costs of operating the facility.

Mac Brothers (Effective holding 100.0%)

Tough trading conditions continued in the period under review.

As a result, revenue only increased by R2.6 million to close at R136.0 million, compared to the previous year's revenue of R133.4 million.

EBITDA for the period amounted to R8.18 million compared against R12.23 million for the prior comparable period.

EBIT for the period amounted to R6.13 million compared to the EBIT for the prior period of R5.11 million.

Mac Brothers' forward order book at 31 December 2017 is very encouraging and the management team is confident that they will recover lost revenue during the second
half of the financial year.

GAMING AND LEISURE

SunWest (Effective holding 15.1%)

SunWest's revenue marginally increased by 1.86% to R1.3 billion, but remains under pressure as a result of continued slow down in consumer spending. Net profit after
tax decreased by 6% to R232 million mainly due to an impairment of R51 million in respect of the investment held in the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

The total ordinary dividend reduced from R240 million to R200 million in the current period.

GPI recognised R35.0 million in equity accounted earnings for the period and received R30.8 million in dividends.

Sun Slots (Effective holding 30.0%)

Sun Slots continued to outperform the overall gaming market and reported a R135 million EBITDA, a 4.57% improvement when compared to the prior period. Revenue for
the period increased by 7.95% to R555 million and net profit after tax increased by 34.78% to R66.3 million.

GPI recognised R19.9 million in equity accounted earnings, which is up by 18% from R16.8 million in the prior period. GPI received its first cash dividend from 
Sun Slots during the period of R18 million.

Worcester (Effective holding 15.1%)

Worcester's revenue increased by 5.37% to R94 million and its EBITDA improved by 37.57% to R23.8 million as a result of the continued improvements made in its
operating model.

During the period GPI recognised R1.6 million in equity accounted earnings, which is up strongly on the prior period equity accounted earnings of R1 million. GPI received 
its first cash dividend from Worcester during the period of R0.4 million.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Group, in the ordinary course of business, entered into various transactions with related parties consistent with those as reported at 30 June 2017.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent to the six months ended 31 December 2017, an agreement was entered into to dispose of the building situated at 33 Heerengracht for a consideration of
R225.0 million. This is subject to certain conditions precedent.

DIRECTORATE

Tasneem Karriem was appointed to the GPI Board on 9 September 2016 and was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of GPI on 1 July 2017.

Shaun Barends was appointed as the Financial Director on 1 July 2017.

Dylan Pienaar resigned from the board of GPI on the 8 November 2017.

PROSPECTS

GPI continues its journey to build a formidable food group. With the new management team in place, new and innovative ways are constantly being sought to drive
efficiencies throughout the Group.

While GPI sees itself as an active investor, the Group is preparing to reshape its overall structure by repositioning itself into a fully fledged investment holding
company. Management remains confident that within GPI there is value to be unlocked.

For and on behalf of the board


H Adams                   T Karriem
Executive Chairman        Chief Executive Officer
15 March 2018             15 March 2018


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the six months ended 31 December 2017

                                                                                                                       Unaudited    Unaudited     Audited
                                                                                                                      six months   six months   12 months
                                                                                                                           ended        ended       ended
                                                                                                                     31 December  31 December     30 June 
                                                                                                                            2017         2016        2017
                                                                                                             Note         R'000s       R'000s      R'000s
Revenue                                                                                                                  576 718      506 757     962 998
Cost of sales                                                                                                           (302 504)    (266 554)   (508 724)
Gross profit                                                                                                             274 214      240 203     454 274
Operating costs                                                                                                         (261 891)    (262 246)   (515 342)
Profit/(loss) from operations                                                                                             12 323      (22 043)    (61 068)
Profit from equity-accounted investments                                                                                  56 683       50 596      96 094
Profit on disposal of investments                                                                               3              -       83 086      91 929
Impairment of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets                                                                 -      (18 389)    (18 549)
Impairment of investment                                                                                                       -            -      (8 271)
Impairment of loans                                                                                                            -            -      (4 701)
Depreciation                                                                                                             (36 417)     (33 692)    (66 083)
Amortisation                                                                                                              (2 803)      (2 290)     (4 906)
Profit before finance costs and taxation                                                                                  29 786       57 268      24 445
Finance income                                                                                                             2 605       24 227      31 583
Finance costs                                                                                                            (20 525)     (30 045)    (50 093)
Profit before taxation                                                                                                    11 866       51 450       5 935
Taxation                                                                                                                    (626)     (23 922)      5 018
Profit for the period                                                                                                     11 240       27 528      10 953

Other comprehensive income/(loss)
Items that will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Unrealised fair value adjustments on available-for-sale investments, net of tax                                           11 054        7 324     (51 099)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period                                                                             186       34 852     (40 146)
 
Profit/(loss) for the period attributable to:
- Ordinary shareholders                                                                                                   12 548       31 585      19 281
- Non-controlling interest                                                                                                (1 308)      (4 057)     (8 328)
                                                                                                                          11 240       27 528      10 953
Total comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to:
- Ordinary shareholders                                                                                                    1 494       38 909     (31 818)
- Non-controlling interest                                                                                                (1 308)      (4 057)     (8 328)
                                                                                                                             186       34 852     (40 146)

                                                                                                                           Cents        Cents       Cents
Basic earnings per share                                                                                        4           2.92         7.07        4.39
Diluted earnings per share                                                                                      4           2.92         7.07        4.39
Headline earnings per share                                                                                     4           3.20         0.84       (4.59)
Diluted headline earnings per share                                                                             4           3.20         0.84       (4.59)
Ordinary dividend per share                                                                                                 11.5        25.00       25.00


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
as at 31 December 2017

                                                                                                                       Unaudited    Unaudited     Audited
                                                                                                                     31 December  31 December     30 June
                                                                                                                            2017         2016        2017
                                                                                                             Note         R'000s       R'000s      R'000s
ASSETS
Non-current assets                                                                                                     2 418 057    2 215 001   2 361 016
Investments in jointly controlled entities                                                                               620 437      617 918     616 099
Investments in associates                                                                                                361 322      345 724     358 157
Available-for-sale investment                                                                                            518 522      374 595     520 435
Investment properties                                                                                                      6 821       46 981       6 821
Property, plant and equipment                                                                                            623 715      575 288     575 789
Intangible assets                                                                                                         45 796       46 050      44 079
Goodwill                                                                                                                  92 508       92 508      92 508
Deferred tax assets                                                                                                      148 936      115 937     147 128
                 
Assets classified as held-for-sale                                                                              2              -       22 817      40 175

Current assets                                                                                                           412 100      592 877     230 023
Inventory                                                                                                                102 617       86 144      88 763
Trade and other receivables                                                                                               62 469      100 095      64 135
Related party loans                                                                                                       23 132       48 215      44 774
Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                219 498      354 039      22 911
Income tax receivable                                                                                                      4 384        4 384       9 440

Total assets                                                                                                           2 830 157    2 830 695   2 631 214

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Capital and reserves
Total equity                                                                                                           2 092 976    2 244 242   2 141 147
Ordinary share capital                                                                                                   806 707      839 465     806 707
Treasury shares                                                                                                         (166 286)    (169 495)   (166 286)
Accumulated profit                                                                                                     1 494 627    1 549 027   1 532 361
Available-for-sale reserve at fair value                                                                                 (54 098)      15 379     (43 044)
Share-based payment reserve                                                                                               12 026        9 866      11 409

Non controlling-interest                                                                                                 (31 062)     (25 483)    (29 754)
Total shareholders' equity                                                                                             2 061 914    2 218 759   2 111 393

Non-current liabilities                                                                                                  581 531      350 975     337 912
Preference shares                                                                                                        489 447      236 973     238 390
Interest-bearing borrowings                                                                                               63 750       70 131      67 238
Finance lease liabilities                                                                                                 22 331       35 308      25 023
Deferred tax liabilities                                                                                                   5 310        7 614       4 469
Provisions                                                                                                                   693          949       2 792

Current liabilities                                                                                                      186 712      260 961     181 909
Trade and other payables                                                                                                 109 040      154 778     103 877
Provisions                                                                                                                 8 679       11 944      17 833
Bank overdraft                                                                                                            31 636        6 707      25 474
Preference shares                                                                                                          9 900        1 311       2 011
Interest-bearing borrowings                                                                                                7 436        7 500       7 403
Finance lease liabilities                                                                                                 10 277       10 360      14 309
Dividends payable                                                                                                          9 744        8 419       9 744
Income tax payable                                                                                                             -       59 942       1 258
Total equity and liabilities                                                                                           2 830 157    2 830 695   2 631 214


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
for the six months ended 31 December 2017
                                                                                     
                                                                                               
                                                                                                          Available-
                                                                     Ordinary                               for-sale  Share-based         Non-  
                                                                        share   Treasury  Accumulated        reserve      payment  controlling      Total
                                                                      capital     shares      profits  at fair value      reserve     interest     equity
                                                                       R'000s     R'000s       R'000s         R'000s       R'000s       R'000s     R'000s
Balance at 30 June 2016                                               859 517   (105 971)   1 626 255          8 055        9 636      (28 038) 2 369 454
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period                            -          -       31 585          7 324            -       (4 057)    34 852
- Profit/(loss) for the period from continuing operations                   -          -       31 585              -            -       (4 057)    27 528
- Other comprehensive loss                                                  -          -            -          7 324            -            -      7 324
Dividends declared                                                          -          -     (111 998)             -            -            -   (111 998)
Shares repurchased and cancelled                                      (20 052)         -            -              -            -            -    (20 052)
Share-based payment reserve expense                                         -          -            -              -        1 838            -      1 838
IFRS 2 charge relating to equity accounted investments                      -          -            -              -          153            -        153
Treasury shares acquired                                                    -    (69 317)           -              -            -            -    (69 317)
Decrease of interest in subsidiary                                          -          -          104              -         (104)       6 612      6 612
Treasury shares allocated to employees                                      -      5 793        3 081              -       (1 657)           -      7 217
Release of capital redemption reserve                                       -          -            -              -            -            -          -
Balance at 31 December 2016                                           839 465   (169 495)   1 549 027         15 379        9 866      (25 483) 2 218 759
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period                            -          -      (12 304)       (58 423)           -       (4 271)   (74 998)
- Profit/(loss) for the period from continuing operations                   -          -      (12 304)             -            -       (4 271)   (16 575)
- Other comprehensive loss                                                  -          -            -        (58 423)           -            -    (58 423)
Dividends declared                                                          -          -       (1 072)             -            -            -     (1 072)
Shares cancelled (*)                                                  (32 758)         -            -              -            -            -    (32 758)
IFRS 2 charge relating to equity accounted investments                      -          -            -              -         (153)           -       (153)
Share-based payment reserve expense                                         -          -            -              -        1 615            -      1 615
Sale of subsidiary                                                          -          -         (104)             -          104            -          -
Treasury shares allocated to employees                                      -      3 209       (3 186)             -          (23)           -          -
Balance at 30 June 2017                                               806 707   (166 286)   1 532 361        (43 044)      11 409      (29 754) 2 111 393
 
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period                            -          -       12 548        (11 054)           -       (1 308)       186
- Profit/(loss) for the period from continuing operations                   -          -       12 548              -            -       (1 308)    11 240
- Other comprehensive loss                                                  -          -            -        (11 054)           -            -    (11 054)
Dividends declared                                                          -          -      (50 282)             -            -            -    (50 282)
Share-based payment reserve expense                                         -          -            -              -          617            -        617
Balance at 31 December 2017                                           806 707   (166 286)   1 494 627        (54 098)      12 026      (31 062) 2 061 914

Notes
*  Shares bought back are deducted from share capital at cost.


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the six months ended 31 December 2017

                                                                                                                       Unaudited    Unaudited     Audited
                                                                                                                     31 December  31 December     30 June
                                                                                                                            2017         2016        2017
                                                                                                                          R'000s       R'000s      R'000s
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash utilised from operations                                                                                        (28 743)     (26 503)    (95 787)
Income tax received/(paid)                                                                                                 2 264        4 283     (60 501)
Finance income                                                                                                             2 605       24 227      31 583
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities                                                                      (23 874)       2 007    (124 705)

Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of plant and equipment                                                                                       (64 736)     (47 779)    (80 941)
Acquisition of land and buildings                                                                                        (30 865)           -      (7 799)
Acquisition of investment properties                                                                                           -            -         (15)
Acquisition of intangibles                                                                                                (4 521)      (4 397)     (8 694)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment                                                                   62 988       21 002      61 862
Proceeds from disposal of investment property                                                                                  -       59 500      56 000
Loans advanced                                                                                                                 -       (5 901)     (6 849)
Loan repayment received                                                                                                   21 973        1 137       1 128
Investments made                                                                                                          (9 225)     (57 800)   (266 555)
Consideration received from the disposal of subsidiaries                                                                       -      262 492      10 215
Consideration received from the disposal of equity accounted investment                                                        -      528 445     790 937
Dividends received                                                                                                        60 751       44 159      87 829
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from investing activities                                                                       36 365      800 858     637 118

Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends paid                                                                                                           (50 357)    (112 405)   (112 152)
Treasury shares acquired                                                                                                       -      (20 052)    (52 810)
Shares bought back for cancellation                                                                                            -      (69 317)    (69 317)
Loans received                                                                                                           251 828            -           -
Repayment of loans                                                                                                       (10 475)    (288 280)   (301 754)
Finance costs                                                                                                            (13 062)     (23 154)    (36 618)
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing activities                                                                      177 934     (513 208)   (572 651)

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                                     190 425      289 657     (60 238)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period                                                                  (2 563)      57 675      57 675
Total cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period                                                                 187 862      347 332      (2 563)

Total cash and cash equivalents at period-end comprises:                                                                 187 862      347 332      (2 563)
Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                219 498      354 039      22 911
Overdraft                                                                                                                (31 636)      (6 707)    (25 474)


NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the six months ended 31 December 2017

1  Basis of preparation
   The condensed consolidated interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with the requirements of the JSE Limited (JSE) Listings Requirements and the
   requirements of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008. The Listings Requirements require condensed interim financial statements to be prepared in accordance with the
   framework concepts and the measurement and recognition requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); the SAICA Financial Reporting Guides as
   issued by the Accounting Practices Committee; Financial Pronouncements as issued by the Financial Reporting Standards Council; and to also, as a minimum, contain the
   information required by IAS 34 - Interim Financial Reporting. The accounting policies applied in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements
   are in terms of IFRS and are consistent with those accounting policies applied in the preparation of the previous consolidated annual financial statements for the
   year ended 30 June 2017.

   The interim financial statements have been prepared under the supervision of the Financial Director, Shaun Barends CA(SA).
   The consolidated interim financial statements have not been audited or reviewed by the Company's auditors.

   During the period, various new and revised accounting standards became effective, however, their implementation had no impact on the results of either the current or
   prior year.

2. Assets held for sale
   The assets and liabilities included in assets classified as held-for-sale are as follows:

                                                                                                                       Unaudited    Unaudited     Audited
                                                                                                                     31 December  31 December     30 June
                                                                                                                            2017         2016        2017
                                                                                                                          R'000s       R'000s      R'000s
   Assets
   Non-current assets
   Investment property (1 Heerengracht)                                                                                        -            -      40 175
   Investment property (Atlantis)                                                                                              -       22 815           -
   Assets classified as held-for-sale                                                                                          -       22 815      40 175

   Net assets                                                                                                                  -       22 815      40 175

   On 30 June 2017, the Group entered into an agreement with UBUD Developments (Pty) Ltd to dispose of its property situated at 1 Heerengracht for R52.5 million. The
   transfer of the property was affected on 18 August 2017. The property was previously disclosed as investment property. Non-current assets held-for-sale are measured
   at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less cost of sale.
                                                                                                                       Unaudited    Unaudited     Audited
                                                                                                                     31 December  31 December     30 June
                                                                                                                            2017         2016        2017
                                                                                                                          R'000s       R'000s      R'000s
3. Disposal/Acquisition of businesses
   Profit/(loss) on disposal of investments
   Profit on disposal of Sun Slots                                                                                             -       90 986      90 588
   Loss on disposal of Grand Linkstate                                                                                         -       (7 900)     (7 900)
   Profit on disposal of Grand Sport                                                                                           -            -       9 241
                                                                                                                               -       83 086      91 929

4. Basic and diluted earnings per share
   Basic earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the net profit for the period attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company by the weighted
   average number of ordinary shares (WANOS) in issue during the period.

   Diluted earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the net profit for the period attributable to ordinary shareholders by the diluted WANOS in issue.
   Headline earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the headline earnings for the period attributable to ordinary shareholders by the WANOS in issue for
   the period.

   Diluted headline earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the headline earnings for the period attributable to ordinary shareholders by the diluted
   WANOS in issue for the period.

                                                                                                                       Unaudited    Unaudited     Audited
                                                                                                                     31 December  31 December     30 June
                                                                                                                            2017         2016        2017
                                                                                                                          R'000s       R'000s      R'000s
4.1  Reconciliation of the profit for the period
     Basic and diluted earnings per share reconciliation
     Profit for the period                                                                                                11 240       27 528      10 953
     Non-controlling interest                                                                                              1 308        4 057       8 328
     Profit for the year attributable to ordinary shareholders                                                            12 548       31 585      19 281

4.2  Reconciliation of headline earnings  for the period
     Profit for the period attributable to ordinary shareholders                                                          12 548       31 585      19 281
     Profit on sale of investments                                                                                             -      (40 656)    (59 819)
     Impairment of investments                                                                                                 -        8 271       4 490
     Reversal of impairments                                                                                                   -            -           -
    (Profit)/loss on disposal of property, plant, equipment and intangibles                                               (6 388)       4 518      12 910
     Remeasurement of investment                                                                                               -            -           -
     Adjustments by jointly-controlled entities                                                                            7 588           24       3 012
     - Impairment of investment                                                                                            7 588            -       2 889
     - Loss on disposal of plant and equipment                                                                                 -           24         123

     Headline earnings                                                                                                    13 748        3 742     (20 126)

4.3  Reconciliation of WANOS - net of treasury shares
     Shares in issue at beginning of the period                                                                          429 988      461 732     461 732
     Shares repurchased during year weighted for period held by Group                                                          -      (15 424)    (17 020)
     Shares repurchased and cancelled during the period weighted for period held by Group                                      -         (376)     (7 148)
     Shares issued during the period weighted for period in issue                                                              -          557       1 271
                                                                                                                         429 988      446 489     438 835
4.4  Reconciliation of diluted WANOS - net of treasury shares
     WANOS in issue - net of treasury shares                                                                             429 988      446 489     438 835
     Effects of dilution from:
     - Share options                                                                                                           -          118           -
     Diluted WANOS in issue - net of treasury shares                                                                     429 988      446 607     438 835

                                                                                                                           Cents        Cents       Cents
4.5  Statistics
     Basic earnings per share                                                                                               2.92         7.07        4.39
     Diluted earnings per share                                                                                             2.92         7.07        4.39
     Headline earnings per share                                                                                            3.20         0.84       (4.59)
     Diluted headline earnings per share                                                                                    3.20         0.84       (4.59)

5. Fair value measurements
   The Group uses the following hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation technique:

   Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
   Level 2: Other techniques for which all inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value and are observable, either directly or indirectly.
   Level 3: Techniques which use inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value that are not based on observable market data.

   As at 31 December, the Group held the following instruments measured at fair value:

                                                                                                            Level 1      Level 2      Level 3       Total
                                                                                                             R'000s       R'000s       R'000s      R'000s
   31 December 2017  
   Available-for-sale investment -  Spur (i)                                                                232 312            -      280 423     512 735
   Available-for-sale investment -  Atlas Gaming                                                                  -            -        5 787       5 787
   Total                                                                                                    232 312            -      286 210     518 522

   31 December 2016
   Available-for-sale investment -  Spur (i)                                                                 55 885            -      316 391     372 276
   Available-for-sale investment -  Atlas Gaming                                                                  -            -        2 319       2 319
   Total                                                                                                     55 885            -      318 710     374 595

   30 June 2017
   Available-for-sale investment -  Spur (i)                                                                228 108            -      286 540     514 648
   Available-for-sale investment -  Atlas Gaming                                                                  -            -        5 787       5 787
   Total                                                                                                    228 108            -      292 327     520 435


(i) Available-for-sale investment - Spur
    The carrying value of the investment in Spur at 31 December 2017 of R512.7 million is made up of the original acquisition price of R294.7 million, acquisition
    during prior and current year of R274.4 million and fair value adjustments of R56.4 million (2016: R21.7 million). The Group's initial investment in Spur is subject
    to a trading restriction linked to the Group's empowerment credentials. The restriction expires on 29 October 2019, after which the instrument may be traded without
    restriction. The fair value of the investment has been measured by applying a tradability discount of 3% per year remaining on the restriction against the market
    price of Spur, as quoted on the JSE. The tradability discount was determined with reference to the agreements which govern the trading restrictions and industry
    standards applied to empowerment transactions. As the terms of the trading restrictions are unobservable the instrument has been classified under level 3, had the
    trading restrictions not been in place, the instrument would have been classified under level 1. A change of 1.0% in the discount rate used to determine the fair
    value at the reporting date would have increased/decreased other comprehensive income after tax by R2.4 million (2016: R2.6 million). There were no additions to level
    3 instruments in  the current period.

6. Segment anAlysis
   The chief decision-makers are considered to be the members of the GPI Executive Committee, who review the Group's internal reporting firstly by industry and secondly
   by significant business unit. The chief decision-makers do not review the Group's performance by geographical sector and therefore no such disclosure has been made.
   During the period, the chief decision-makers re-assessed the segments. The prior period has been restated to reflect these changes. Listed below is a detailed segment
   analysis:


                                                                    External revenue           Inter-segment revenue(1)                  EBITDA
                                                            Unaudited   Unaudited           Unaudited  Unaudited           Unaudited  Unaudited
                                                               31 Dec      31 Dec   30 Jun     31 Dec     31 Dec   30 Jun     31 Dec     31 Dec    30 Jun
                                                                 2017        2016     2017       2017       2016     2017       2017       2016      2017
                                                               R'000s      R'000s   R'000s     R'000s     R'000s   R'000s     R'000s     R'000s     R'000s
   Food                                                       570 907     500 078  948 853     27 663     18 671   27 919     18 825     (8 546)  (32 119)
   Burger King                                                368 607     317 637  628 897          -          -        -     20 757     (6 907)      249
   Mac Brothers                                               108 344     113 389  181 434     27 663     18 671   27 919      4 947      8 731    (3 780)
   Bakery                                                          56           -        -          -          -        -     (2 898)         -         -
   Spur                                                        11 569       7 919   16 859          -          -        -     11 533      7 874    16 786
   Grand Food Meat Plant                                       59 783      49 002   92 087          -          -        -     (2 152)        53    (4 598)
   Dunkin' Donuts                                              15 659      11 244   24 035          -          -        -     (8 350)   (11 599)  (25 460)
   Baskin-Robbins                                               6 889         887    5 541          -          -        -     (5 012)    (6 698)  (15 316)

   Gaming and leisure                                               -           -        -          -          -        -     56 683     56 089   101 580
   SunWest                                                          -           -        -          -          -        -     35 142     38 286    71 190
   Sun Slots                                                        -           -        -          -          -        -     19 897     16 825    27 861
   Worcester  Casino                                                -           -        -          -          -        -      1 644        978     2 529

   Group costs                                                  5 811       6 040   13 506     67 281    199 860  247 042     (6 502)    70 324    46 037
   GPI Properties                                               5 811       5 645   10 887      8 130     10 457   17 106     15 106      9 286    16 826
   Central costs                                                    -         395    2 619     59 151    189 403  229 936    (21 608)    61 038    29 211

   Non-core                                                         -         639      639          -          -        -          -    (24 617)  (20 064)
   GTM(4)                                                           -           -        -          -          -        -          -    (12 920)  (17 621)
   Grand Linkstate                                                  -           -        -          -          -        -          -     (8 884)   (8 875)
   Grand Sport                                                      -         639      639          -          -        -          -     (2 813)    6 432

   Continuing                                                 576 718     506 757  962 998     94 944    218 531  274 961     69 006     93 250    95 434

   1 Heerengracht                                                   -           -        -          -          -        -          -          -         -
   Atlantis                                                         -           -        -          -          -        -          -          -         -
   Sun Slots                                                        -           -        -          -          -        -          -          -         -
   Held-for-sale                                                    -           -        -          -          -        -          -          -         -

  (1) Transactions between segments are concluded at arm's length.
  (2) Certain costs are presented pre-elimination of intergroup charges and therefore net profit is after these eliminations.
  (3) The income tax expense is based on the net profit before tax and pre-elimination of intergroup charges.
  (4) During the period GPI's 51% interest in Grand Tellumat Manufacturing was sold.


                                                               Net profit/(loss) after tax               Total assets               Total liabilities
                                                            Unaudited   Unaudited           Unaudited  Unaudited           Unaudited  Unaudited
                                                               31 Dec      31 Dec   30 Jun     31 Dec     31 Dec     30 Jun   31 Dec     31 Dec     30 Jun
                                                                 2017        2016     2017       2017       2016       2017     2017       2016       2017
                                                               R'000s      R'000s   R'000s     R'000s     R'000s     R'000s   R'000s     R'000s     R'000s
   Food                                                       (30 830)    (36 357) (86 123) 1 278 834  1 129 504  1 297 578 (402 442)  (444 498) (479 264)
   Burger King                                                 (7 887)    (20 506) (29 149)   499 112    533 626    544 657  (66 118)  (104 165) (101 918)
   Mac Brothers                                                   887       3 324   (8 051)    98 147    101 918     90 609  (37 687)   (32 782)  (32 577)
   Bakery                                                      (3 063)          -        -     13 548          -          -        -          -         -
   Spur                                                           557      (2 992)  (4 939)   512 736    373 271    527 672 (247 699)  (242 457) (288 586)
   Grand Food Meat Plant                                       (3 907)     (2 454)  (7 979)    58 974     56 284     54 747  (38 301)   (49 231)  (51 354)
   Dunkin' Donuts                                             (10 820)     (8 723) (22 389)    67 844     45 534     54 978  (10 346)   (12 846)   (3 587)
   Baskin-Robbins                                              (6 597)     (5 006) (13 616)    28 473     18 871     24 915   (2 291)    (3 017)   (1 242)

   Gaming and leisure                                          56 054      54 082  101 580    981 758    963 643    974 256 (251 828)         -         -
   SunWest                                                     34 513      36 279   71 190    620 437    617 918    616 099 (251 828)         -         -
   Sun Slots                                                   19 897      16 825   27 861    331 481    318 702    329 583        -          -         -
   Worcester  Casino                                            1 644         978    2 529     29 840     27 023     28 574        -          -         -

   Group costs                                                (13 984)     34 665   15 805    569 565    694 319    304 205 (133 973)  (166 768)  (40 557)
   GPI Properties                                               9 899       2 293   (1 978)   203 580    264 575    234 208  (77 837)   (81 423)  (83 464)
   Central costs                                              (23 883)     32 372   17 783    365 985    429 744     69 997  (56 136)   (85 345)   42 907

   Non-core                                                         -     (24 862) (20 309)         -     20 412     15 000        -       (668)        -
   GTM(4)                                                           -     (12 920) (17 621)         -     18 640     15 000        -          -         -
   Grand Linkstate                                                  -      (8 884)  (8 875)         -          -          -        -          -         -
   Grand Sport                                                      -      (3 058)   6 187          -      1 772          -        -       (668)        -

   Continuing                                                  11 240      27 528   10 953  2 830 157  2 807 878  2 591 039 (788 243)  (611 934) (519 821)

   1 Heerengracht                                                   -           -        -          -          -     40 175        -          -         -
   Atlantis                                                         -           -        -          -     22 817          -        -          -         -
   Sun Slots                                                        -           -        -          -          -          -        -          -         -
   Held-for-sale                                                    -           -        -          -     22 817     40 175        -          -         -

  (1) Transactions between segments are concluded at arm's length.
  (2) Certain costs are presented pre-elimination of intergroup charges and therefore net profit is after these eliminations.
  (3) The income tax expense is based on the net profit before tax and pre-elimination of intergroup charges.
  (4) During the period GPI's 51% interest in Grand Tellumat Manufacturing was sold.

Corporate information

Directors
H Adams         Executive Chairman
T Karriem       Chief Executive Officer
S Barends       Group Financial Director
A Abercrombie   Non-executive
Dr N Maharaj    Lead Independent Non-executive Director
W Geach         Independent Non-executive
R Hargey        Independent Non-executive
N Mlambo        Independent Non-executive
C Priem         Independent Non-executive

Registered office        
10th Floor, 33 on Heerengracht
Heerengracht Street, Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001
(PO Box 6563, Roggebaai, 8012)

Transfer secretaries        
Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd
70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg, 2001

Attorneys        
Cliff Dekker Hofmeyr Inc.

Auditors        
Ernst & Young Inc.

Sponsor        
PSG Capital (Pty) Ltd

Company Secretary        
Statucor (Pty) Ltd




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