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Financial Results for the year ended 30 September 2022 and Cash Dividend Declaration

Published: 2022-11-22 08:30:47 ET
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CORONATION FUND MANAGERS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1973/009318/06)
Share code: CML
ISIN: ZAE000047353
LEI: 3789001BC9A29E6FF77
(“Coronation” or “the Company”)


FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 AND CASH
DIVIDEND DECLARATION


1.   SALIENT FEATURES

     Revenue decreased by 12% to R3,738 million from R4,263 million in the prior
     corresponding period.

     Headline earnings per share decreased by 25% to 366.3 cents per share, from 487.9
     cents per share in the prior corresponding period.

     Earnings per share decreased by 25% to 366.3 cents per share, from 487.9 cents per
     share in the prior corresponding period.

     Fund management earnings are used by management to measure operating financial
     performance, which excludes the net impact of fair value gains and losses and related
     foreign exchange movements on investment securities held for seeding products. Fund
     management earnings per share decreased by 18% to 387.0 cents per share, from 470.9
     cents per share in the prior corresponding period.

     Gross total dividends per share decreased by 18% to 386 cents per share, from 470 cents
     per share in the prior corresponding period.


2.   DIVIDEND DECLARATION

     The directors resolved to declare a final gross dividend of 172 cents (2021: 226 cents)
     per share from income reserves in respect of the year ended 30 September 2022. The
     dividend amount, net of South African dividend tax of 20%, is 137.6 cents (2021: 180.8
     cents) per share for those shareholders who are not exempt from dividend tax. The
     number of ordinary shares in issue at the declaration date is 349 799 102 and the income
     tax number of the Company is 9 675 107 719.

     The salient dates of the dividend declaration are:

     Declaration Date:                                     Tuesday, 22 November 2022
     Last day to trade cum dividend                        Tuesday, 6 December 2022
     Trading ex-dividend commences                         Wednesday, 7 December 2022
     Record date                                           Friday, 9 December 2022
     Payment date                                          Monday, 12 December 2022

     Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday,
     7 December 2022 and Friday, 9 December 2022, both days inclusive.
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 in the full announcement (“Full
     Announcement”) and does not contain full or complete details. The Full Announcement
     can be found at: https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2022/JSE/ISSE/CML/CMLFY22.pdf

     A copy of the Full Announcement is also available for viewing on the Company’s website
     at https://www.coronation.com/globalassets/repository/shareholder-information/results-
     and-presentations/2022/2022-reviewed-preliminary-annual-results.pdf and may be
     requested in person , at the Company’s registered office or the office of the sponsor, at
     no charge, during office hours. A copy may also be requested in printed format (at no
     cost) from the Company on 021 680 2000.

     Any investment decisions by investors and/or shareholders should be based on
     consideration of the Full Announcement, as a whole.

     The Company has based this short-form announcement on the financial results for the
     year ended 30 September 2022 which have been reviewed by the Company’s external
     auditors, KPMG Inc, who expressed an unmodified review conclusion thereon.


Cape Town
22 November 2022

Sponsor
PSG Capital