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Financial results and dividend declaration for the year ended 30 September 2019
Astral Foods Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration no 1978/003194/06
Share code: ARL ISIN: ZAE000029757
Financial results for the year ended 30 September 2019
- Revenue increase 4%
- Operating profit decrease 55%
- Earnings per share 55%
- Headline earnings per share 55%
- Final dividend R4.25 per share
This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the directors and is only a summary of the information contained
in the full announcement and does not contain full or complete details.
Any investment decisions by investors and/or shareholders should be based on consideration of the full announcement.
The full announcement is available on the group's website at the following link,
https://www.astralfoods.com/assets/Documents/Investor%20Centre/2019/year-end-Financial-Results-September-2019.pdf,
and on the JSE website at the link https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2019/jse/isse/arl/ye2019.pdf
A copy can also be requested from the registered office of the company by emailing such a request to contactus@astralfoods.com.
12 months 12 months
ended ended
30 September 30 September
2019 % 2018
R'000 change R'000
Revenue 13 485 475 4 12 978 561
Profit before interest and tax 882 279 (55) 1 941 561
Profit for the period 647 535 (55) 1 434 350
Total assets 6 239 119 1 6 174 214
Total equity 3 795 635 2 3 737 418
Total liabilities 2 443 484 0 2 436 796
Earnings per share R16.59 (55) R36.91
Headline earnings per share R16.74 (55) R37.12
Dividends per share - declared out of earnings for the period
- Interim dividend R4.75 (53) R10.00
- Final dividend R4.25 (60) R10.50
- Total dividend R9.00 (56) R20.50
DECLARATION OF ORDINARY DIVIDEND No 37
The board has approved a final dividend of R4.25 per ordinary share (gross) in respect of the year ended 30 September 2019.
The dividend will be subject to Dividends Tax that was introduced with effect from 1 April 2012. In accordance with
paragraphs 11.17 (a) (i) to (x) and 11.17 (c) of the JSE Listing Requirements the following information is disclosed:
- The dividend has been declared out of income reserves;
- The local Dividend Tax is 20% (twenty per centum);
- The gross local dividend is R4.25 per ordinary share for shareholders exempt from the Dividend Tax;
- The net local dividend is R3.40 per ordinary share for shareholders liable to pay Dividend Tax;
- Astral Foods Limited has currently 42 922 235 ordinary shares in issue(which includes 4 088 577 treasury shares
held by a subsidiary), and
- Astral Foods Limited's income tax reference number is 9125190711
Shareholders are advised of the following dates in respect of the interim dividend:
- Last date to trade cum-dividend Tuesday, 14 January 2020
- Shares commence trading ex-dividend Wednesday,15 January 2020
- Record date Friday, 17 January 2020
- Payment of dividend Monday, 20 January 2020
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday, 15 January 2020 and
Friday, 17 January 2020, both days inclusive.
T Eloff CE Schutte
Chairman Chief Executive Officer
Pretoria
18 November 2019
Registered office:
92 Koranna Avenue
Doringkloof
Centurion
0157
South Africa
Postnet Suite 278
Private Bag X1028
Doringkloof
0140
Telephone: +27 (0) 12 667 5468
Website address
www.astralfoods.com
Directors
Dr T Eloff (Chairman),
*CE Schutte (Chief Executive Officer), *GD Arnold, *AB Crocker, *DD Ferreira (Chief Financial Officer),
DJ Fouche, S Mayet, TP Maumela, WD Potgieter, TM Shabangu. (*Executive director)
Company Secretary
MA Eloff
Transfer secretaries
Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd
PO Box 61051, Marshalltown, 2107
Telephone: +27 (0) 11 370 5000
Sponsor
Nedbank Corporate and Investing Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited
135 Rivonia Campus
Rivonia Road
Sandown
2196
Telephone: +27 (0) 294 4444
Date: 18/11/2019 07:05:00
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