YORK TIMBER HOLDINGS LIMITED - Trading statement and trading update

York Timber Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1916/004890/06)
Share code: YRK
ISIN: ZAE000133450
("York" or the "Company")

TRADING STATEMENT AND TRADING UPDATE


York is in the process of finalising its results for the

six months ended 31 December 2024 ("Current Period") for
release on or about 31 March 2025.


In terms of paragraph 3.4(b) of the JSE Limited Listings

Requirements, companies are required to publish a trading

statement as soon as they are satisfied that a reasonable

degree of certainty exists that the financial results for the

period to be reported upon next will differ by at least 20%

from the financial results for the previous corresponding
period.


York shareholders ("Shareholders") are advised that, for the
Current Period, the Company expects to report:


-   an increase in earnings per share ("EPS") to between

    15.75 cents and 16.03 cents, compared to EPS of 5.64 cents

    reported for the 6 months ended 31 December 2023
    ("Previous Comparative Period"); and

-   an increase in headline earnings per share ("HEPS") to

    between 14.22 cents and 14.45 cents, compared to HEPS of

    4.67 cents reported for the Previous Comparative Period.

Furthermore, Shareholders are advised that:


-   Core EPS (based on EPS attributable to ordinary

    shareholders less the fair value adjustment to the

    biological assets, net of tax) is expected to improve from

    a loss per share of 10.06 cents to a loss per share of

    between 0.07 cents and 0.12 cents, compared to the
    Previous Comparative Period.


-   Earnings   before   interest,    taxation,   depreciation,

    amortisation and fair value adjustments on biological

    assets is expected to be between 914% and 919% higher than

    the Previous Comparative Period amount of R8.3 million.


-   Cash generated from operations is expected to be between

    687% and 692% higher than the Previous Comparative

    Period's cash used in operations of R7.8 million.


Shareholders are advised that the information included in

this announcement has not been reviewed or reported on by the

Company's auditors and is the responsibility of the directors
of the Company.


Sabie, Mpumalanga
14 March 2025

Sponsor
One Capital

Date: 14-03-2025 08:30:00

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