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PEPKOR HOLDINGS LIMITED - Further Trading Statement For The Six Months Ended 31 March 2021
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Further Trading Statement For The Six Months Ended 31 March 2021
Pepkor Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 2017/221869/06)
Share Code: PPH
Debt Code: PPHI
ISIN: ZAE000259479
(“Pepkor” or the “group”)
FURTHER TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
In terms of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, a listed company is required to publish a
trading statement once it is satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial
results for the financial period to be reported on next will differ by at least 20% from the financial
results for the previous corresponding period.
Shareholders and noteholders are referred to the trading statement published on SENS on 28
April 2021 (“Initial Trading Statement”) whereby shareholders and noteholders were advised
that a reasonable degree of certainty existed that its earnings per share (“EPS”) and headline
earnings per share (“HEPS”) for the six months ended 31 March 2021 will increase by at least
20%.
As communicated in the Initial Trading Statement the increase in EPS and HEPS is attributed to
strong trading performance in addition to the marked reduction in net debt and related finance
costs during the period.
Pepkor is now able to provide a further trading statement and accordingly, shareholders and
noteholders are hereby advised that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the group’s
statutory EPS and HEPS for the six months ended 31 March 2021 compared to the previous
corresponding period are expected to fall within the ranges reflected in the table below.
Statutory results Six months ended Six months ended Six months ended
31 March 2020 31 March 2021 31 March 2021
actual expected range expected change
(cents) (cents) (%)
Continuing operations
- EPS 43.8 62.9 to 71.7 43.6% to 63.6%
- HEPS 45.6 62.9 to 72.0 37.9% to 57.9%
Including discontinued operations
- EPS 42.6 61.2 to 69.7 43.6% to 63.6%
- HEPS 44.5 68.2 to 77.1 53.3% to 73.3%
Both EPS and HEPS in the comparable period have been adjusted to reflect The Building
Company as a discontinued operation. The financial information on which this further trading
statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on by Pepkor's external auditors.
Publication of results
Pepkor's results for the six months ended 31 March 2021 will be published on SENS on Thursday,
27 May 2021. A live webcast of the results presentation will be broadcast at 12:00pm (SAST).
The webcast registration link is: https://www.corpcam.com/Pepkor27052021 and be accessed on
the Pepkor website: www.pepkor.co.za
Parow
11 May 2021
Equity Sponsor
PSG Capital
Debt Sponsor
Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
Date: 11-05-2021 07:30:00
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