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PBT GROUP LIMITED - Trading Statement for the six months ended 30 September 2021

Release Date: 23/11/2021 10:45
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Trading Statement for the six months ended 30 September 2021

PBT Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1936/008278/06)
JSE Share code: PBG ISIN: ZAE000256319
("PBT Group" or “the Company”)

TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021


In terms of paragraph 3.4 of the JSE Listings Requirements, companies are required to publish a trading
statement as soon as they are satisfied with a reasonable degree of certainty that the financial results
of the period to be reported upon will differ by 20% or more from the financial results of the previous
corresponding period.


Shareholders of PBT Group (“Shareholders”) are advised that the Company is currently finalising its
results for the six months ended 30 September 2021.

Results are expected to be as follows:

 Trading statement for                            Year on year           6 months ended          6 months ended
  the 6 months ended                            change based on           30 September            30 September
  30 September 2021                             expected ranges               2021                    2020
                                                                         Expected ranges
 Revenue                         (ZARm)          18.0% - 22.8%            459.3 – 478.1                389.3
 Cash generated from             (ZARm)
                                                 7.2% - 11.6%              62.7 – 65.2                 58.5
 operations
 EBITDA                          (ZARm)          37.3% - 42.9%              61.9 – 64.4                 45.1
 Profit after tax                (ZARm)          36.7% - 42.3%              40.7 – 42.4                 29.8

 Normalised headline             (ZARm)
                                                 70.3% - 77.3%              33.2 – 34.5                19.48
 earnings*
 Headline earning                (ZARm)          51.7% - 57.9%              28.6 – 29.8                18.86

 Normalised headline          (ZAR cents)
                                                 66.5% - 73.3%             32.63 – 33.97               19.60
 earnings per share*
 Headline earnings per        (ZAR cents)
                                                 61.6% - 68.2%             34.26 – 35.66               21.20
 share
                              (ZAR cents)
 Earnings per share                              61.8% - 68.4%             34.26 – 35.66               21.18


PBT Group’s financial performance was driven by:


1. Organic revenue growth due to continued demand for PBT Group’s services.
2. Operating expenses being contained, resulting in operating profit margin expansion.
3. Continuing to convert its operating accounting earnings into operating cash earnings.

* PBT Group is reporting normalised headline earnings and normalised headline earnings per share
figures. These figures reverse the accounting effect of IFRS 2 Share-based Payment. The board of
directors is of the view that this is a more accurate reflection of after-tax earnings and after-tax earnings
per share.
The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed and reported
on by the Company’s auditors.

The interim results are scheduled to be published on or about 26 November 2021.


By order of the board of directors.

Cape Town
23 November 2021

Date: 23-11-2021 10:45:00
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