REVIEWED PRELIMINARY GROUP RESULTS for the year ended 31 August 2008
  31 August   31 August
  2008   2007
Number of ordinary shares in issue (’000) 324 139   335 957
Number of ordinary shares in issue (net of treasury shares) (’000) 290 325   316 115
Weighted average number of shares in issue (net of treasury shares) (’000) 298 166   336 266
Weighted average diluted number of shares in issue (net of treasury shares) (’000) 303 847   346 372
Net asset value per share (cents) 394   410
Net tangible asset value per share (cents) 261   260
Depreciation and amortisation (R’000) 102 648   104 401
Capital expenditure (R’000) 174 300   154 622
Capital commitments (R’000) 246 600   176 000

  Year to   Year to    
  31 August   31 August    
  2008   2007   %
R’000 (reviewed)   (audited)   change
Total profit for the year attributable to equity holders of the parent 442 435   380 508    
Adjustments for          
  Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment (12 412)   (23 836)    
  Profit on disposal of business (29 162)   –    
  Goodwill impairment –   250    
Headline earnings 400 861   356 922   12.3
Headline earnings per share (cents) 134.4   106.1   26.7
Diluted headline earnings per share (cents) 131.9   103.0   28.1