Anglo Platinum advises shareholders that basic earnings per ordinary share for the year ending 31 December 2006 are expected to be between 160% and 180% higher than the basic earnings per ordinary share of 1 947,0 cents for the year ended 31 December 2005. Similarly, headline earnings per ordinary share for the year ending 31 December 2006 are expected to be between 180% and 200% higher than the headline earnings per ordinary share of 1 828,1 cents for the year ended 31 December 2005.
The expected increase is primarily as a result of higher rand prices of metals sold and increased sales volumes and assumes that rand metal prices remain at current levels during the remainder of 2006.
This trading statement is issued in compliance with the revised Listings Requirements (Section 3.4 (b)) of the JSE Limited, which became effective on 1 December 2004. The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed and reported on by the Company’s auditors. Anglo Platinum intends publishing its year-end results on 12 February 2007.
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Trevor Raymond
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