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NETCARE LIMITED - Trading statement

Release Date: 14/11/2019 17:00
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Trading statement

NETCARE LIMITED
(Registration number 1996/008242/06)
JSE ordinary share code: NTC
ISIN: ZAE000011953
JSE preference share code: NTCP
ISIN: ZAE000081121
("Netcare")
                                        TRADING STATEMENT

In terms of paragraph 3.4 (b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, a listed company is required to
publish a trading statement as soon as it is 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 those of
the previous corresponding period.

Netcare will be releasing its audited Group results for the year ended 30 September 2019 (“FY
2019”) on Monday, 18 November 2019.

The results for the comparative year ended 30 September 2018 (“FY 2018”) included sizeable
transactions which are all related to Netcare’s former United Kingdom (“UK”) subsidiary, BMI
Healthcare, up to the date of its deconsolidation on 28 March 2018. The impact of the UK-related
transactions was reported in Netcare’s published audited Group results for FY 2018 in which the
results of the UK operations are classified as a discontinued operation. These UK-related
transactions affect Earnings per Share (“EPS”) and Headline Earnings per Share (“HEPS”) for FY 2018.

As a result of the prior year UK-related transactions, EPS and HEPS will be impacted as follows:
    •   EPS for FY 2019 is anticipated to be between 161.0 cents and 196.7 cents, representing a
        decrease of between 45% and 55% from the 357.7 cents per share reported for FY 2018.
    •   HEPS for FY 2019 is anticipated to be between 162.7 cents and 167.6 cents, representing an
        increase of between 230% and 240% from the 49.3 cents per share reported for FY 2018.

In addition to the mandatory EPS and HEPS metrics, Netcare also publishes an “adjusted HEPS”
figure, which is the primary measure used by management to assess Netcare’s underlying financial
performance.

    •   Adjusted HEPS from continuing operations for FY 2019 is anticipated to be between 168.2
        cents and 175.0 cents, representing a variance of between -2% and 2% from the 171.6 cents
        per share reported for FY 2018.
    •   However, equalising the base to exclude the FY 2018 interest income recognised on the
        contractual economic interest in BMI Healthcare’s debt, adjusted HEPS from continuing
        operations for FY 2019 is expected to be between 166.2 cents and 174.5 cents, representing
        an increase of between 0% and 5% from the 166.2 cents per share reported for FY 2018.

The information provided in this trading statement has not been reviewed or reported on by
Netcare’s external auditors.

Johannesburg
14 November 2019
Sponsor
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking

Date: 14/11/2019 05:00:00
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