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Unaudited results for the six months ended 31 December 2023

Published: 2024-02-28 08:05:46 ET
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 KAP LIMITED
 (former name KAP Industrial Holdings Limited)
 (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
 (Registration number: 1978/000181/06)
 JSE alpha code: KAP
 LEI code: 3789001F51BC0045FD42
 (“KAP” or “the Company”)


UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023



1.   SALIENT FEATURES

     Revenue decreased by 2% to R15 028 million, from R15 265 million in the prior corresponding period.

     Operating profit before capital items decreased by 17% to R1 252 million, from R1 515 million in the prior
     corresponding period.

     Headline earnings per share decreased by 36% to 21.8 cents per share, from 33.8 cents per share in the
     prior corresponding period.

     Earnings per share decreased by 37% to 21.2 cents per share, from 33.9 cents per share in the prior
     corresponding period.

     Net asset value per share increased by 1% to 478 cents per share, from 472 cents per share in the prior
     corresponding period.

     In line with historic practice, the board of directors has not declared an interim dividend.

2.   RESTATEMENT OF PRIOR PERIOD ERROR

     In October 2023, management established that a raw material supplier had incorrectly applied a contractual
     pricing formula for the period 1 February 2022 to 30 September 2023. This resulted in Safripol being
     overcharged by R183 million for raw material purchases, R163 million of which relates to FY23, of which
     R107 million relates to 1H23. The error was immediately corrected, and the overcharges recovered from
     the supplier. The prior periods have been restated to correct the impact of the error, effectively increasing
     prior period earnings.

3.   SHORT-FORM ANNOUNCEMENT

     This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the directors of the Company. It contains only a
     summary of the information included in the full announcement released today (“Full Announcement”) and
     does not contain full or complete details.

     This short-form announcement has not been audited or reviewed by the Company’s external auditors. The
     financial information has been extracted from the condensed consolidated interim financial results for the
     six months ended 31 December 2023.

4.   FULL ANNOUNCEMENT

     The Full Announcement can be found at:
     https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2024/JSE/ISSE/KAP/Interim_24.pdf

     A copy of the Full Announcement is also available for viewing on the Company’s website at
     https://kap.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/kap-unaudited-results-for-the-six-months-ended-31-
     december-2023.pdf.
     Any investment decisions by investors and/or shareholders should be based on consideration of the Full
     Announcement, as a whole.

5.   RESULTS WEBCAST

     A live webcast of the interim results presentation will be broadcast at 10:00 a.m. (SAST) on Wednesday,
     28 February 2024. The webcast registration link is https://www.corpcam.com/KAP28022024 and can be
     accessed on the KAP website at www.kap.co.za.


Stellenbosch
28 February 2024

Debt Sponsor: Nedbank Corporate and Investment Bank, a division of Nedbank Limited