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Income statement
2001 2000 2000
First half First half Year
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Notes R millions R millions R millions

Revenue (1) 3 246 2 913 6 009

Net trading profit 200 210 474
Continuing operations 200 160 414
Discontinued operations - 50 60
Net financing costs (68) (20) (27)
Income/(loss) from
  associates and investments 14 (7) 10

146 183 457
Exceptional items (114) - (30)
Amortisation of goodwill (21) (14) (30)

Net profit before taxation 11 169 397
Taxation (30) (54) (121)
  Normal activities (41) (54) (137)
  Exceptional items 11 - 16

Net (loss)/profit after taxation (19) 115 276
Attributable to preference
  and outside shareholders (11) (16) (32)
  Normal activities (17) (16) (35)
  Exceptional items 6 - 3

Net (loss)/profit attributable to
  ordinary shareholders (30) 99 244

Headline earnings are
derived from:
Net (loss)/profit attributable to
  ordinary shareholders (30) 99 244
Net exceptional items 97 - 11
Amortisation of goodwill 21 14 30

88 113 285

Headline earnings per
ordinary share (cents) 95 73 184
Attributable (loss)/earnings
  per ordinary share (cents) (32) 64 158
Dividend per ordinary
  share (cents)
   Paid during the period 50 50 80
Number of ordinary shares
  in issue (millions) (2) 93 155 155

Notes:
(1) Includes exports of R833 million (2000 - R601 million).
(2) In January 2001 the Company re-purchased 61 866 725 of its own ordinary shares, representing
    40% of the issued share capital, from Anglo South Africa (Pty) Limited.

 

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