Unaudited Interim Condensed
Results for six months ended 30 September 2009

Income statement

    6 months   6 months 12 months
    ended   ended ended
    30 Sept   30 Sept 31 March
    2009   2008 2009
    Rm   Rm Rm
    Unaudited % Unaudited Audited
  Notes   change Restated Restated
Revenue   1 946.0 7.9% 1 803.4 3 807.1
Merchandise sales   951.3   890.3 1 919.9
Finance charges earned   445.3   394.8 826.6
Insurance premiums earned   291.8   295.7 581.4
Ancillary services   257.6   222.6 479.2
Cost of merchandise sales   (632.4)   (595.8) (1 318.3)
Operating costs   (889.4)   (800.9) (1 656.5)
Employment costs   (295.7)   (270.0) (542.0)
Administration and IT   (92.2)   (86.5) (176.0)
Debtor costs 2 (188.5)   (142.6) (338.8)
Marketing   (71.2)   (67.2) (124.0)
Occupancy costs   (78.3)   (71.8) (150.5)
Transport and travel   (64.3)   (71.1) (138.8)
Depreciation   (26.9)   (28.3) (47.3)
Other operating costs   (72.3)   (63.4) (139.1)
           
Operating profit   424.2 4.3% 406.7 832.3
Investment income   31.5   32.4 76.9
Profit before finance costs   455.7   439.1 909.2
Net finance costs 3 (69.1)   (38.4) (86.5)
Profit before taxation   386.6   400.7 822.7
Taxation   (125.3)   (130.5) (261.5)
Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 261.3 (3.3%) 270.2 561.2
Reconciliation of headline earnings          
Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 261.3   270.2 561.2
Adjusted for          
  Surplus on disposal of property, plant and equipment   (3.0)   (2.0) (3.6)
  Surplus on disposal of available-for-sale assets   (3.8)   (1.2) (2.6)
  Taxation   1.0   0.7 1.2
Headline earnings   255.5 (4.6%) 267.7 556.2
Number of ordinary shares (000)          
In issue   98 058   98 058 98 058
Weighted average   87 951   88 595 88 209
Fully diluted weighted average   87 951   88 880 88 633
Earnings per share (cents)   297.1 (2.6%) 305.0 636.2
Headline earnings per share (cents)   290.5 (3.9%) 302.2 630.5
Fully diluted earnings per share (cents)   297.1   304.0 633.2
Fully diluted headline earnings per share (cents) 290.5   301.2 627.5
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