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Unaudited interim results for the period ended 30 June 2023, changes to board committees & appointment of COO

Published: 2023-09-14 08:09:49 ET
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                                                          CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM RESULTS
                                                          FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2023, CHANGES TO THE BOARD
                                                          COMMITTEES AND APPOINTMENT OF A CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (“COO”)
                                                          SEGMENTAL CONTRIBUTION          REVENUE     EBITDA                                                        OPERATING                               CONSOLIDATED GROUP ASSESSED




                                                                64++A36
                                                          REVENUE (%)*                    (R’MILLION) (R’MILLION)                                                   PROFIT                                  at B-BBEE Level 1 and South African
                                                                                                                               including                            (R’MILLION)
                                                                                                                               equity earnings                                                              subsidiaries at level 4 or better




                                                                                          13 905




                                                                                                                                                                    453
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Revenue increased
                                                             36%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 R7.6 bn




                                                                                                                               597




                                                                                                                                                                                            324
          METAIR INVESTMENTS LIMITED                                                                                                                                                                        31% to




                                                                                                                                                   529
         (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                        64%




                                                                                                                    7 639
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Operating profit
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 R324 m
           (“Metair” or “the group” or “the company”)




                                                                                                    2022 H1 5 822




                                                                                                                                         300




                                                                                                                                                                              2022 H1 144
                  (Reg No. 1948/031013/06)                                                                                                                                                                  increased 124% to
      JSE and A2X share code: MTA • ISIN: ZAE000090692        Energy storage




                                                                                          2022 FY



                                                                                                                    2023 H1


                                                                                                                               2022 FY

                                                                                                                                         2022 H1

                                                                                                                                                   2023 H1



                                                                                                                                                                    2022 FY



                                                                                                                                                                                            2023 H1
                                                                                                                                                                                                            HEPS decreased
                                                              Automotive components*
                                                          * Includes Hesto                                                                                                                                  9% to                  41 cps

Shareholders are advised to refer to the full interim results (which may be accessed via the links provided below) for commentary in respect of the results
for the six months ended 30 June 2023.


                                                                   Six months ended                                           Year ended
                                                                30 June            30 June                                31 December                                          Change                                                    HIGHLIGHTS
Financial Summary                                                  2023               2022                                        2022                                             %
                                                              Unaudited          Unaudited                                     Audited
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    TURNOVER INCREASED BY
                                                                  R’000              R’000                                       R’000
Revenue                                                        7 639 052          5 821 975                                     13 905 467                                                            31                   31% TO R7.6 BILLION
Operating profit                                                323 594                144 379                                            452 708                                             124
EBITDA                                                             536 053             327 913                                            825 659                                                     63
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Investor and analyst
EBITDA including equity earning,                                                                                                                                                                                                webcast of the presentation
before impairment                                                  528 893             300 379                                            596 696                                                     76                         will be broadcast today,
Earnings/(loss) per share (cents)                                       48                          41                                                       (21)                                     17                         14 September 2023
Headline earnings/(loss) per share (cents)                              41                          45                                                       (17)                                     (9)                              at 14h00 (SAST)
No. of shares in issue (’000)                                      198 986             198 986                                            198 986                                                      –                  https://www.corpcam.com/Metair14092023
Net asset value per share (cents)                                    2 615               2 536                                                     2 615                                              3
Cash (utilised in)/generated from operations                       (41 991)            (359 695)                                          151 195                                                     88


NO DIVIDEND IS BEING DECLARED FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 (30 JUNE 2022: NIL)


CHANGES TO THE BOARD COMMITTEES AND APPOINTMENT OF A COO

• With effect from 13 September 2023, the company’s remuneration and nominations committees will be combined into one committee, the remuneration
  and nominations committee. The remuneration and nominations committee will comprise of Ms N Mkhondo as the chairperson and Ms TN Mgoduso,
  Mr MH Muell and Mr PH Giliam will serve as members;
• Ms N Medupe, has been appointed as a member of the investment committee, with effect from 13 September 2023; and
• Mr J Mouton has been appointed as the company’s COO on a fixed term contract, with effect from 1 October 2023. Mr Mouton served as the technical and
  logistics director at the BMW Group plant in Rosslyn from 2018 to April 2023. Mr Mouton has a wealth of experience, over 40 years, in the motor manufacturing
  and logistics industry gained through various leadership roles, including, inter alia, director of painted body and press plant at the BMW plant in Oxford and
  Swindon (UK), vice president of body and press plant at the BMW Tiexi Plant in mainland China and assembly general manager at the BMW South Africa
  Rosslyn plant. The board looks forward to Mr Mouton’s contribution to the company.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This announcement is the responsibility of the directors of the company.
Shareholders are advised that the forecast financial information contained 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. As the information in this announcement does not provide all of the details, any investment
decisions should be based on the full results available through the JSE cloudlink at: https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2023/JSE/ISSE/MTA/interim23.pdf
and on Metair’s website at: https://www.metair.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Metair-Interims-Sept-2023-WEB.pdf.
An investor and analyst webcast of the interim results presentation will be broadcast live on Thursday, 14 September 2023 at 14h00 (SAST), which
presentation will be available on the company’s website: https://www.metair.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Interim-2023-Presentation.pdf. Investors and
analysts are advised to utilise the following link to gain access to the webinar: https://www.corpcam.com/Metair14092023.

14 September 2023
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                                                                 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS: S Douwenga (CEO); A Jogia (CFO)
                         INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS: TN Mgoduso (Chairperson); B Mawasha (Lead Independent); PH Giliam;
                            N Medupe; NL Mkhondo; MH Muell (German); A Sithebe; S Sithole (Zimbabwean) (Alternate director to NL Mkhondo)
                                                             COMPANY SECRETARY: SM Vermaak