Shareholders are advised that CIL’s earnings per share (“EPS”) for the six months ended 28 February 2015 (“current period”) is expected to be between 106.3 and 113.4 cents per share compared to the EPS of 88.6 cents per share for the six months ended 28 February 2014 (“comparative period”), which is between 20% and 28% higher than EPS for the comparative period. Headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) for the current period is expected to be between 106.2 and 113.3 cents per share compared to the HEPS of 88.5 cents per share for the comparative period, which is between 20% and 28% higher than HEPS for the comparative period.
CIL’s results for the six months ended 28 February 2015 will be announced on SENS on or about 21 April 2015.