PBT GROUP LIMITED - Trading Statement

Trading Statement

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 2018


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 the PBT Group (“Shareholders”) are advised that the Company is currently finalising its results
for the six months ended 30 September 2018. Results from continuing and discontinued operations are
expected to be as follows:



                                For the six months          For the six months
                                ended 30 September          ended 30 September
                                        2018                        2017

 Continuing operations


 Earnings per share           0.22 cents per share         (0.33) cents per share

 Headline   earnings    per   0.23 cents per share         (0.33) cents per share
 share



                               For the six months           For the six months
                               ended 30 September           ended 30 September
                                        2018                         2017

 Discontinued operations

 Earnings per share           0.65 cents per share         0.06 cents per share
 Headline   earnings   per    0.09 cents per share         0.06 cents per share
 share




 After share                   For the six months         For the six months
 consolidation and             ended 30 September         ended 30 September
 cancellation of treasury             2018                       2017
 shares 1

 Continuing operations

 Earnings per share          2.84 cents per share       (3.31) cents per share

 Headline   earnings   per   2.94 cents per share       (3.31) cents per share
    share




1   The share consolidation and cancellation of 305,062,917 treasury shares pursuant to the Supplementary
Circular dated 28 August 2018 and approved by Shareholders at the general meeting of the Company held
on 28 September 2018 was effected on 30 October 2018 and 6 November 2018 respectively, subsequent to
the six month period to which this trading statement relates and the information in this table is provided for
illustrative purposes only.

The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed and reported on by
the Company’s auditors.

By order of the board of directors.


Cape Town
05 December 2018
Sponsor:
Sasfin Capital
A member of the Sasfin Group

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