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PBT GROUP LIMITED - Republication of unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

Release Date: 05/10/2018 12:01
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Republication of unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

PBT Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1936/008278/06)
Share code: PBG
ISIN: ZAE000227781
("PBT Group" or "the Company" or "the Group")

REPUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Since the publication of the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for six months
ended 30 September 2017, the following changes have been made to the interim financial statements. All the
changes relate to the 30 September 2017 comparative figures. The 30 September 2017 figures remain unchanged
(all numbers are expressed in thousands):

   -   In the statement of cash flows the 'Acquisition of financial assets at fair value' was understated by R80 470
       and the 'Issue of shares' overstated by the same amount. The error was corrected by the restatement of the
       'Acquisition of financial assets at fair value' to (R493) and 'Issue of shares' to zero.

       The change is due to a BEE transaction that was not yet finalised by the release date of the 30 September
       2016 interims and the accounting treatment still uncertain. It was concluded at the 31 March 2017 year-end 
       that the transaction should have been eliminated for the consolidated interims. The issue of shares is now
       eliminated to zero and the financial assets at fair value adjusted by R80 470.

       This BEE transaction was within the Prescient Holdings group ('Prescient Holdings") and as Prescient
       Holdings was unbundled from the Group during February 2017, this transaction did not form part of the
       consolidated financial statements for 31 March 2017.

The changes made to the statement of cash flows have not been audited and will not agree to the previously
published interim financial statements on 20 December 2017.

The restatements were identified through the JSE proactive monitoring process for the annual financial statements 
for the year ended 31 March 2017.

Review of operations

During the period under review, the PBT Group entered into an agreement with an acquiring consortium ("AQC")
to dispose of two non-core assets, i.e. Prescient Capital Proprietary Limited and its subsidiaries 
("Prescient Capital") and equity shares in Prescient Holdings Proprietary Limited ("Prescient Holdings"). The details of the
transaction have been published by way of a circular on 23 March 2018 and a supplementary circular on 
28 August 2018.

PBT Group currently owns 270 188 033 PBG shares as treasury shares. If the above transaction is approved by
shareholders, the company will receive an additional 305 062 917 PBG shares. These shares as well as the
current treasury shares will be cancelled, resulting in a reduction of the number of issued shares from 
1 669 250 950 to a total of 1 094 000 000 shares in issue.

From an accounting point of view, the proposed transaction will result in an effective disposal of Prescient Capital
and, in terms of IFRS 5 Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations, it was determined that the
requirements of this standard have been satisfied in order to reclassify Prescient Capital in the unaudited condensed
consolidated statement of financial position as a non-current asset held for sale and in the unaudited condensed
consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income as a discontinued operation. The disposal
of Prescient Capital is considered to be highly probable. Consequently, the assets and liabilities of Prescient Capital
are disclosed as assets and liabilities held for sale under current assets and current liabilities in the unaudited
condensed consolidated statement of financial position, and the income and expenses associated with Prescient
Capital are disclosed as profits from discontinued operations in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of
profit or loss and other comprehensive income. The comparative profit from Prescient Capital for the prior year has
been restated to reflect as profits from discontinued operations.

The corresponding earnings per share and headline earnings per share have also been reflected as a split between
continuing and discontinued operations.

The proposed disposal of the equity shares in Prescient Holdings has been accounted for as a non-current asset
held for sale in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of financial position.

Total income for continuing operations for the period was R283.5 million (September 2016: R291.4 million) with profit
before tax for continuing operations being R11.6 million (September 2016: R21.5 million). The total loss after tax for
continuing operations was R1.6 million (2016: profit of R16.2 million). Headline loss per share for continuing
operations was 0.33 cents per share (September 2016: headline earnings of 0.82 cents per share).

As reported in the 2017 Integrated Report, PBT Group is actively reducing its operations and exposure in the 
Middle-East Africa segment of the business. The Group is pleased to announce that a reduction of more than 50% in
operating levels have been achieved without the need for staff retrenchments. Exposure to outstanding debtors has 
largely been mitigated and is now at manageable levels. This positive development resulted in much improved cash
and liquidity levels.

The loss for this segment amounted to R18.7 million for the period under review. The ongoing reduction in operations
in this segment will in all likelihood result in further losses for the next reporting period, but the Group is confident
that losses will be eliminated from the next financial year and that the client can be supported profitably from a small
base going forward.

The South African and Australian operations continue to perform satisfactory and still produce acceptable growth.

Dividend
No dividend from normal commercial operations has been declared for the 6 months ended 30 September 2017.

Biannually, the directors consider the payment of a dividend, taking into account prevailing circumstances and future
cash and capital requirements of the Group in order to determine the appropriate dividend in respect of a particular
financial reporting period.

There are 1 669 250 950 shares in issue at the date of release of this document, of which 270 188 033 are held as
treasury shares.

Changes to Management and the Board of Directors
There were no changes to the Board during the period and subsequent to the end of the period under review.

Forward-looking statements
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition and results
of the operations of PBT Group Limited that, by their nature, involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to
events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. These may relate to future prospects,
opportunities and strategies. If one or more of these risks materialise, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may differ from those anticipated. By consequence, none of the forward-looking statements
have been reviewed or reported on by the Group's auditors.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2017

                                                                                           2017        2016   
                                                                                          R'000       R'000   
Continuing operations                                                         Notes                Restated   
Total income                                                                            283 485     291 432   
Expenses                                                                              (275 386)   (267 697)   
Profit from operations                                                                    8 099      23 735   
Other income                                                                              5 576         505   
Finance costs                                                                           (2 109)     (2 693)   
Profit before taxation                                                                   11 566      21 547   
Income tax expense                                                                4    (13 157)     (5 350)   
(Loss)/profit from continuing operations                                                (1 591)      16 197   
Discontinued operations                                                                                       
Profit from discontinued operations (net of tax)                                  1         897      38 642   
(Loss)/profit for the period                                                              (694)      54 839   
Other comprehensive income                                                                                    
Items that are or may be reclassified to profit or loss                                                       
Foreign currency translation differences - foreign operations                           (8 882)    (11 011)   
Other comprehensive loss for the period                                                 (8 882)    (11 011)   
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period                                        (9 576)      43 828   
(Loss)/profit attributable to:                                                                                
Owners of the Company                                                                   (4 358)      54 632   
Non-controlling interests                                                                 3 664         207   
(Loss)/profit for the period                                                              (694)      54 839   
Total comprehensive income attributable to:                                                                   
Owners of the Company                                                                  (13 240)      46 549   
Non-controlling interests                                                                 3 664     (2 721)   
Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period                                        (9 576)      43 828   
Earnings per share (cents)                                                                                    
- Continuing operations                                                           3      (0.33)        0.82   
- Discontinued operations                                                         3        0.06        2.57   
Diluted earnings per share (cents)                                                                            
- Continuing operations                                                           3      (0.33)        0.82   
- Discontinued operations                                                         3        0.06        2.57   
Notes to the statement of comprehensive income                                                                
Headline earnings per share (cents)                                                                           
- Continuing operations                                                           3      (0.33)        0.82   
- Discontinued operations                                                         3        0.06        2.57   
Diluted headline earnings per share (cents)                                                                   
- Continuing operations                                                           3      (0.33)        0.82   
- Discontinued operations                                                         3        0.06        2.57   
Dividend per share                                                                                            
Interim                                                                                       -        2.25    


EARNINGS PER SHARE
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2017

                                                                                  Unaudited       Unaudited   
                                                                                       2017            2016   
                                                                      Notes                        Restated   
Shares                                                                                                        
Actual number of shares in issue at the end of the period                 3   1 669 250 950   1 669 250 950   
Weighted average number of shares in issue at the end of the period           1 585 272 427   1 601 763 111   
Weighted average number of treasury shares                                       83 978 523      30 424 957   
Weighted average number of forfeitable share plan shares                                  -      37 062 882   
Reconciliation of headline earnings                                                   R'000           R'000   
Continuing operations                                                                                         
Loss attributable to shareholders                                                   (1 591)          16 197   
Non-controlling interests                                                           (3 664)         (2 785)   
Loss attributable to FSP shareholders                                                     -           (328)   
Loss/earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders                       3         (5 255)          13 084   
Headline earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders                             (5 255)          13 084   
Discontinued operations                                                                                       
Earnings attributable to shareholders                                                   897          38 642   
Non-controlling interests                                                                 -           2 577   
Earnings attributable to FSP shareholders                                                 -               -   
Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders                            3             897          41 219   
Headline earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders                                 897          41 219   


UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2017

                                                                                          2017         2016   
                                                                              Notes      R'000        R'000   
ASSETS                                                                                                        
Non-current assets                                                                     303 665      352 536   
Property and equipment                                                                   7 226        8 183   
Goodwill and intangible assets                                                         262 694      320 918   
Deferred tax asset                                                                       3 768        7 746   
Long-term loans and other receivables                                                        -          497   
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss                                   29 977       15 192   
Current assets                                                                         286 237   12 956 224   
Inventory                                                                                9 887       45 106   
Trade and other receivables                                                       4    119 461      105 458   
Taxation receivable                                                                        174       24 278   
Cash and cash equivalents                                                               49 752        8 868   
Assets held-for-sale                                                              2    106 963   12 772 514   
Total assets                                                                           589 902   13 308 760   
EQUITY                                                                                                        
Stated capital                                                                         121 286      748 130   
Reserves                                                                              (30 532)          601   
Retained income                                                                        406 243      173 060   
Total equity attributable to owners of the Company                                     496 997      921 791   
Non-controlling interests                                                                9 755       21 445   
Total equity                                                                           506 752      943 236   
LIABILITIES                                                                                                   
Non-current liabilities                                                                 28 125       16 743   
Deferred tax liability                                                                   3 125       12 999   
Loans payable                                                                           25 000        3 744   
Current liabilities                                                                     55 025   12 348 781   
Trade and other payables                                                                26 604       39 071   
Loans payable                                                                                -        1 157   
Current tax payable                                                                      3 928        2 795   
Provisions                                                                              12 124            -   
Bank overdraft                                                                              59       36 493   
Liabilities held-for-sale                                                         2     12 310   12 269 265   
Total liabilities                                                                       83 150   12 365 524   
Total equity and liabilities                                                           589 902   13 308 760   


UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2017

                                                                                Share-
                                                                                 based                             Non-
                                            Stated Translation    Treasury     payment   Retained           controlling      Total
R'000                                      capital     reserve      shares     reserve     income      Total   interest     equity

Balance at 1 April 2016                    667 660      20 899    (16 576)       2 743    152 451    827 177     24 064    851 241
Total comprehensive income for
the period                                                                                                                         
Profit for the period                            -           -           -           -     54 632     54 632        207     54 839
Total other comprehensive income                 -     (8 083)           -           -          -    (8 083)    (2 928)   (11 011)

Total comprehensive income for
the period                                       -     (8 083)           -           -     54 632     46 549    (2 721)     43 828

Transactions with owners recognised
directly in equity
Contributions by and distributions to
owners of the Company                                                                                                              
Treasury shares bought                           -           -        160            -          -        160           -       160
Dividends declared during the period             -           -          -            -   (31 716)   (31 716)     (2 205)  (33 921)
Issue of ordinary shares                    80 470           -          -            -          -     80 470           -    80 470
Equity-settled share-based payments              -           -          -        1 458          -      1 458           -     1 458

Total contributions by and distributions
to owners of the Company                    80 470           -         160        1 458   (31 716)     50 372     (2 205)    48 167

Changes in ownership interest
in subsidiaries                                                                                                                    
Acquisition of NCI without a change
in control                                       -           -           -           -    (2 307)    (2 307)       2 307          -

Total changes in ownership interest
in subsidiaries                                  -           -           -           -    (2 307)    (2 307)       2 307          -

Total transactions with owners of
the Company                                 80 470           -         160        1 458  (34 023)     48 065         102     48 167

Balance at 30 September 2016               748 130           -    (16 416)       4 201    173 060    921 791      21 445    943 236

Balance at 1 April 2017                    144 015      12 716     (7 316)           -    410 600    560 015      12 434    572 449
Total comprehensive income for
the period                                                                                                                         
(Loss)/profit for the period                     -           -           -           -    (4 357)    (4 357)       3 664      (693)
Total other comprehensive income                 -       6 348           -           -          -      6 348           -      6 348

Total comprehensive income for
the period                                       -       6 348           -           -    (4 357)      1 991       3 664      5 655

Transactions with owners recognised
directly in equity contributions by and
distributions to owners of the Company                                                                                             
Treasury shares bought                           -           -    (42 280)           -          -   (42 280)           -   (42 280)
Capital distribution                      (22 729)           -           -           -          -   (22 729)           -   (22 729)
Dividends declared during the period             -           -           -           -          -          -     (3 430)    (3 430)
Loss of control                                  -           -           -           -          -          -     (2 913)    (2 913)
Equity-settled share-based payments              -           -           -           -          -          -           -          - 

Total contributions by and distributions
to owners of the Company                  (22 729)           -    (42 280)           -          -   (65 009)     (6 343)   (71 352)

Balance at 30 September 2017               121 286      19 064    (49 596)           -    406 243    496 997       9 755    506 752

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2017

                                                                                                                   2017        2016   
                                                                                                                  R'000       R'000   
Cash flows from operating activities                                                                                                  
(Loss)/profit for the period                                                                                      (694)      54 839   
Income tax expense/income                                                                                       (3 754)      21 789   
Non-cash movements and adjustments to profit before tax                                                          31 711   (294 231)   
Changes in working capital                                                                                       48 029     (6 748)   
Cash generated from policyholder activities                                                                           -     301 564   
Dividends received                                                                                                1 868       2 487   
Dividends paid                                                                                                        -    (33 921)   
Interest received                                                                                                   922      13 295   
Interest paid                                                                                                   (2 109)     (6 937)   
Tax paid                                                                                                       (20 433)    (45 156)   
Net cashflow from discontinued operations                                                                         2 072     (3 359)   
Net cash inflow from operating activities                                                                        57 612       3 622   
Cash outflow from investing activities                                                                                                
Acquisition of property and equipment                                                                           (1 442)    (10 275)   
Acquisition of intangible assets                                                                                  (134)     (1 709)   
Advance of long-term loans receivable                                                                           (2 334)     (9 788)   
Acquisition of financial assets at fair value                                                                         -       (493)   
Net cashflow form discontinued operations                                                                       (1 301)       1 614   
Net cash outflow from investing activities                                                                      (5 211)    (20 651)   
Cash outflow from financing activities
Capital distribution                                                                                           (22 729)           -   
Acquisition of own shares                                                                                             -       (160)    
(Decrease)/increase in loans payable                                                                           (10 000)       5 710   
Net cashflow from discontinued operations                                                                          (94)           -   
Cash (outflow)/inflow from financing activities                                                                (32 823)       5 550   
Net increase/(decrease)in cash and cash equivalents                                                              19 578    (11 479)   
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held                                                                    40     (3 260)   
Net cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period                                                     30 075    (12 886)   
Net cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period                                                           49 693    (27 625)   


NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1. Basis of preparation and accounting policies

  Statement of compliance
  The interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS),
  IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting, the SAICA Financial Reporting Guides as issued by the Accounting Practices
  Committee and Financial Pronouncements as issued by the Financial Reporting Standards Council, the
  requirements of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 of South Africa and the JSE Listings Requirements. The unaudited
  condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include all of the information required for full annual
  financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in
  accordance with the historical cost basis except for certain financial instruments and investment property which are
  stated at fair value. The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are presented in Rand,
  rounded to the nearest thousand. The accounting policies applied in the presentation of the unaudited condensed
  consolidated financial statements are in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and are
  consistent with those presented in the previous annual financial statements.
  
  These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements were prepared under the supervision of the
  financial director, Murray Louw, and have not been audited or reviewed by PBT Group's external auditors. The Board
  of Directors approved these financial statements on 14 December 2016 and the changes to the statement of cash
  flows as explained above, on 30 August 2018.
  
  Judgements and estimates
  Preparing the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements requires management to make
  judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts
  of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
  
  In preparing these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements, significant judgements made by
  management in applying the Group's accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same
  as those that applied to the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 March 2017.
  
  Related party transactions
  PBT Group Limited and its subsidiaries ("the PBT Group" or "the Company"), entered into various intercompany
  transactions with related parties. There were no additional significant related party transactions during the interim
  period. The Company has related party relationships with subsidiaries, associates and with its key management
  personnel. There were no significant changes to these relationships, as disclosed at 31 March 2017, during the
  interim period reported on at 30 September 2017.
  
  Subsequent events
  Since the publication of the interim financial statements a capital reduction distribution of 1.57 cents per share was
  paid on 28 August 2017.
  
  A Circular has been released on 23 March 2018 for the disposal of Prescient Capital Proprietary Limited and its
  subsidiaries and a Supplementary Circular to the Circular released in March 2018 has been released on 
  28 August 2018.

2.DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
  In September 2017 the Company has entered into a memorandum of agreement ("the MoA") with an acquiring consortium
  ("AQC"), in relation to the disposal by the PBT Group of Prescient Capital Proprietary Limited and its subsidiaries 
  ("Prescient Capital"), where the AQC will purchase Prescient Capital from the PBT Group by offering the PBT Group shares owned by the
  AQC to the PBT Group. In addition, the AQC will purchase the Prescient Holdings Proprietary Limited ("Prescient Holding") 
  shares owned by the PBT Group from the PBT Group by offering the PBT Group shares owned by the AQC to the PBT Group.

  The effective date of the Proposed Transaction is 1 June 2017. A finalisation announcement will be released on SENS when the
  Proposed Transaction becomes unconditional.

  A Circular and Supplementary Circular have been posted on 23 March 2018 and 28 August 2018 respectively that includes the 
  transaction details.  The salient dates and General Meetings of shareholders to be convened in order to consider and vote 
  on the resolutions required in respect of the transactions are included in the Supplementary Circular.

  Prescient Capital was not previously classified as held-for-sale or as a discontinued operation. The comparative condensed
  consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income has been restated to show the discontinued operation
  separately from continuing operations.

                                                                                                                  2017        2016   
Results of discontinued operations                                                                               R'000       R'000   
Revenue                                                                                                          2 687     207 684   
Other income                                                                                                       191           -   
Expenses                                                                                                       (1 881)   (152 602)   
Results from operating activities                                                                                  997      55 082   
Tax                                                                                                              (100)    (16 440)   
Results from operating activities, net of tax                                                                      897      38 642   
Gain on sale of discontinued operations*                                                                             -           -   
Profit for the year                                                                                                897      38 642   
                                                                                                                  2017        2016   
Cash flows from/(used in) discontinued operations                                                                R'000       R'000   
Net cash from operating activities                                                                               2 072      46 637   
Net cash used in investing activities                                                                          (1 301)    (83 198)   
Net cash from financing activities                                                                                (94)      23 478   
Net cash flow for the year                                                                                         676    (13 083)   
                                                                                                                  2017               
Major classes of assets and liabilities disposed of                                                              R'000               
Property and equipment                                                                                             120               
Investment property                                                                                             51 297               
Goodwill                                                                                                        22 722               
Long-term loans receivable                                                                                         161               
Investment in equity-accounted investee                                                                            289               
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss                                                           26 225               
Trade and other receivables                                                                                      4 009               
Taxation receivable                                                                                                 18               
Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                        2 123               
Deferred tax liability                                                                                           (930)               
Long-term loans payable                                                                                         (8004)               
Trade and other payables                                                                                       (3 377)               
Net assets and liabilities held-for-sale                                                                        94 653               

3. EARNINGS PER SHARE
   BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
   The calculation of basic earnings per share at 30 September 2017 was based on the loss attributable to ordinary shareholders
   of R5 254 489 (2016: profit of R13 084 480) and a weighted average of ordinary shares outstanding of 1 585 272 427 
   (2016: 1 601 763 111), calculated as follows:

Profit attributable to ordinary
shareholders                                  30 September 2017                      30 September 2016
                                                                             Restated*      Restated*         
                                  Continuing    Discontinued                Continuing   Discontinued
R'000                              operation       operation       Total    operations      operation     Total

(Loss)/profit for the year,
attributable to owners of
the Company                          (5 255)             897     (4 358)        13 084         41 219    54 303

(Loss)/Profit attributable to
ordinary shareholders                (5 255)             897     (4 358)        13 084         41 219    54 303

Weighted average number of ordinary shares                                                     2017        2016   
In thousands of shares                                                                                            
Ordinary shares at 1 April 2017                                                           1 669 251   1 669 251   
Effect of treasury shares held                                                             (83 979)    (30 425)   
Effect of FSP shares                                                                              -    (37 063)   
Weighted average number of ordinary shares at 30 September 2017                           1 585 272   1 601 763   

*refer to note 2

HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE

                                                                               Earnings        Earnings
                                                                   Non-    attributable    attributable
                                        Profit              controlling          to FSP     to ordinary        Cents
R'000                               before tax       Tax      interests    shareholders    shareholders    per share

2017                                                                                                                
Continuing operations                                                                                               
Per the statement of
comprehensive income                    11 566   (13 157)       (3 664)               -         (5 255)       (0.33)

Continuing operations
headline earnings                       11 566   (13 157)       (3 664)               -         (5 255)       (0.33)

Discontinued operation                                                                                              
Per the statement of
comprehensive income                       897          -             -               -             897         0.06

Discontinued operation
headline loss                              897          -             -               -             897         0.06

Total                                                                                                               
Per the statement of
comprehensive income                    12 463   (13 157)       (3 664)               -         (4 438)       (0.27)

Total Group headline earnings           12 463   (13 157)       (3 664)               -         (4 438)       (0.27)

                                                                             Earnings         Earnings
                                                                Non-     attributable     attributable
                                    Profit               controlling           to FSP      to ordinary        Cents
R'000                           before tax         Tax     interests     shareholders     shareholders    per share

2016                                                                                                            
Continuing operations                                                                                           
Per the statement of
comprehensive income                21 547     (5 350)       (2 784)            (328)           13 085         0.82

Continuing operations
headline earnings                   21 547     (5 350)       (2 784)            (328)           13 085         0.82

Discontinued operation                                                                                          
Per the statement of
comprehensive income                55 257    (16 615)         2 577                -           41 219         2.57

Discontinued operations
headline loss                       55 257    (16 615)         2 577                -           41 219         2.57

Total                                                                                                           
Per the statement of
comprehensive income                76 804    (21 965)         (207)            (328)           56 304         3.39

Total Group headline earnings       76 804    (21 965)         (207)            (328)           56 304         3.39

Headline earnings per share has been calculated in accordance with Circular 2/2015 issued by the South African Institute of
Chartered Accountants.

Diluted earnings per share is equal to basic earnings per share. Diluted headline earnings per share is equal to headline earnings
per share.

4.TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

                                                                                                     2017      2016   
                                                                                                    R'000     R'000   
Trade and other receivables include the following:                                                                    
Trade receivables                                                                                 116 591   103 128   
VAT                                                                                                   233         -   
Deposits                                                                                            1 331     1 298   
Prepayments                                                                                           656         -   
Accrued income                                                                                        650     1 032   
                                                                                                  119 461   105 458   


5.INCOME TAX EXPENSE

                                                                                                     2017      2016   
                                                                                                    R'000     R'000   
Tax recognised in profit or loss                                                                                      
Current tax expense                                                                                                   
Current year                                                                                        6 500     5 082   
Withholding tax - Section 6quat(1C)                                                                10 019         -   
                                                                                                   16 519     5 082   
Deferred tax expense                                                                                                  
Origination and reversal of temporary differences                                                 (3 362)       268   
Income tax expense on continuing operations                                                        13 157     5 350 

6. PRIOR PERIOD ERROR

An error was noted on the comparative figures on the Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended 30 September 2017.
The 'Acquisition of financial assets at fair value' was understated by R80 470 and the 'Issue of shares' were overstated by the
same amount. The error was corrected by the restatement of the 'acquisition of financial assets at fair value' to (R493) and 
'Issue of shares' to zero.

The change is due to a BEE transaction that was not yet finalised by 30 September 2016 and the accounting treatment still
uncertain. By the 2017 year-end the transaction has been finalised. It was concluded that the transaction should have been
eliminated for the consolidated interims and therefore the issue of shares was eliminated to zero and the financial assets at fair
value is less by the same amount.

The error only impacted the Statement of Cash Flows and was correctly accounted for in the other Statements to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following tables summarise the impacts on the Group's consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:

                                                                                            Impact of correction of error
                                                                                  As previously reported Adjustments As restated
                                                                                          R´000             R´000          R´000
Cash flows from operating activities                                                           
Profit for the period                                                                    54 839                 -         54 839   
Income tax paid                                                                          21 789                 -         21 789   
Non-cash movements and adjustments to profit before tax                               (294 231)                 -      (294 231)   
Changes in working capital                                                              (6 748)                 -        (6 748)   
Cash generated from policyholder activities                                             301 564                 -        301 564   
Dividends received                                                                        2 487                 -          2 487   
Dividends paid                                                                         (33 921)                 -       (33 921)   
Interest received                                                                        13 295                 -         13 295   
Interest paid                                                                           (6 937)                 -        (6 937)   
Tax paid                                                                               (45 156)                 -       (45 156)   
Net cash flows from discontinued operations                                             (3 359)                 -        (3 359)   
Net cash inflow from operating activities                                                 3 622                 -          3 622   
Cash outflow from investing activities                                                                                             
Acquisition of property and equipment                                                  (10 275)                 -       (10 275)   
Acquisition of intangible assets                                                        (1 709)                 -        (1 709)   
Advance of long-term loans receivable                                                   (9 788)                 -        (9 788)   
Acquisition of financial assets at fair value                                          (80 963)            80 470          (493)   
Net cash flows from discontinued operations                                               1 614                 -          1 614   
Net cash outflow from investing activities                                            (101 121)            80 470       (20 651)   
Cash outflow from financing activities                                                                                             
Acquisition of own shares                                                                 (160)                 -          (160)   
Issue of shares                                                                          80 470          (80 470)              -   
Increase/(decrease) in loans payable                                                      5 710                 -          5 710   
Cash (outflow)/inflow from financing activities                                          86 020          (80 470)          5 550   
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents                                   (11 479)                 -       (11 479)   
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held                                       (3 260)                 -        (3 260)   
Net cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period                           (12 886)                 -       (12 886)   
Net cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period                                 (27 625)                 -       (27 625)   

7. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SEGMENT REPORT
  The reportable segments are according geographical areas, namely South Africa, Middle-East/Africa and Australia.

  - South Africa includes consulting and implementation of data, management information software and healthcare software services in the Republic of South Africa.
  - Australia includes consulting and implementation of data, management information software and healthcare software services in Australia.
  - Middle-East/Africa includes consulting and implementation of data, management information software in Middle-East and Africa.

                                                                                     CONTINUING OPERATIONS

                                     South Africa              Australia               Middle-East/Africa          Other                    Total

                                      2017        2016        2017           2016          2017        2016      2017        2016        2017          2016
                                     R'000       R'000       R'000          R'000         R'000       R'000     R'000       R'000       R'000         R'000

Segment external total income      200 193     151 523      38 846         41 121        44 446      98 788         -           -     283 485       291 432
Segment profit/(loss) before tax    19 829      12 770       3 499          8 243      (18 672)     (3 247)     6 910       3 781      11 566        21 547
Segment assets*                    108 004      38 043      26 749         32 044        57 140     156 111    37 119       1 754     229 012       227 952
Segment liabilities               (26 924)     (9 569)     (7 851)        (7 227)      (34 122)    (53 745)   (1 944)     (25 718)   (70 840)      (96 259)

                                                                                DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

                                   South Africa             Australia              Middle-East/Africa            Other                    Total

                                    2017           2016    2017          2016         2017           2016      2017         2016       2017         2016
                                   R'000          R'000   R'000         R'000        R'000          R'000     R'000        R'000      R'000        R'000

Segment external total income          -              -       -             -            -              -         -            -          -            -
Segment profit/(loss) before tax       -              -       -             -            -              -       897       38 642        897       38 642
Segment assets*                        -              -       -             -            -              -    84 241   12 772 514     84 241   12 772 514
Segment liabilities                    -              -       -             -            -              -  (12 310) (12 269 265)   (12 310) (12 269 265)

                                                                                                       GROUP

                                               South Africa                 Australia             Middle-East/Africa           Other                    Total

                                               2017          2016         2017            2016       2017         2016       2017         2016       2017          2016
                                              R'000         R'000        R'000           R'000      R'000        R'000      R'000        R'000      R'000         R'000

Segment external total income               200 193       151 523       38 846          41 121     44 446       98 788          -            -    283 485       291 432
Segment profit/(loss) before tax             19 829        12 770        3 499           8 243   (18 672)      (3 247)      7 807       42 423     12 463        60 189
Segment assets*                             108 004        38 043       26 749          32 044     57 140      156 111    121 360   12 774 268    313 253    13 000 466
Segment liabilities                        (26 924)       (9 569)      (7 851)         (7 227)   (34 122)     (53 745)   (14 254) (12 294 983)   (83 150)  (12 365 524)

* Goodwill is not managed as part of segment assets and has therefore been excluded.

COMPANY INFORMATION 

Country of incorporation:                      South Africa

Nature of business and principal activities:   Information management and data analytics services

Directors:                                     Tony Taylor (Independent Non-Executive Chairman)
                                               Pierre de Wet (Chief Executive Officer)
                                               Murray Louw (Financial director)
                                               Cheree Dyers (Independent Non-Executive director)
                                               Herman Steyn (Non-Executive director)
                                               Arthur Winkler (Independent Non-Executive director)

Company secretary                              Bianca Pieters

Audit and Risk Committee:                      Arthur Winkler (Chairman)
                                               Tony Taylor
                                               Herman Steyn

Remuneration and Nomination Committee:         Cheree Dyers (Chairman)
                                               Tony Taylor
                                               Herman Steyn
                                               Arthur Winkler

Social and Ethics Committee:                   Cheree Dyers
                                               Elizna Read
                                               Tony Taylor

Registered office:                             PBT House, 2 Mews Close, Waterford Mews, Century City, 7441, South Africa

Postal address:                                PO Box 276, Century City, 7446, South Africa

Registration number:                           1936/008278/06

Auditors:                                      BDO Cape Incorporated

Sponsor:                                       Bridge Capital Advisors Proprietary Limited

Transfer secretaries:                          Link Market Services South Africa Proprietary Limited  

JSE share code:                                PBG

ISIN:                                          ZAE000227781

Website:                                       www.pbtgroup.co.za 

Cape Town
05 October 2018




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