Shareholders are referred to the trading statements published on SENS on 31 August 2017, 8 November 2017 and 14 November 2017 the last of which indicated that the Company’s earnings per share (“EPS”) and headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) for the year ended 31 August 2017 were expected to be at least 55% lower compared to the EPS of 255.0 cents per share and HEPS of 255.3 cents per share for the year ended 31 August 2016 (“previous corresponding period”) and that a further trading statement will be released with the EPS and HEPS ranges once the Company obtained reasonable certainty on the financial results for the year ended 31 August 2017.
Shareholders are advised that for the year ended 31 August 2017, the Company realised a loss per share of 77.5 cents per share and a headline loss per share of 77.9 cents per share respectively, being 130.4% and 130.51% lower than the EPS and HEPS of the previous corresponding period. Shareholders are referred to the reviewed provisional financial results for the year ended 31 August 2017 for further details.
The financial information on which this trading statement has been based has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company’s auditors.