Telkom SA Limited Trading Statement and Cautionary Announcement
2003年10月28日 - 4:10PM
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Telkom SA Limited Trading Statement and Cautionary Announcement
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In
terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Securities Exchange,
South Africa ("JSE Listings Requirements"), companies are required
to publish a trading statement as soon as they become aware that
the financial results for the period to be reported upon next will
be materially different from that of the previous corresponding
period. Telkom is currently finalizing its results for the 6 month
period ending 30 September 2003, which are expected to be released
on 24 November 2003. Telkom accordingly advises that it expects
both earnings per share and headline earnings per share for the 6
month period ending 30 September 2003 to be substantially above
earnings per share and headline earnings per share for the 6 month
period ended 30 September 2002. In terms of the JSE Listings
Requirements, "substantially" is defined as an increase or decrease
of more than 30%. Cautionary announcement The above information has
not been reviewed or reported on by the Company's auditors.
Shareholders are therefore advised to exercise caution when dealing
in the Company's securities until the publication of the Company's
results for the six months ended 30 September 2003. Johannesburg 28
October 2003 Sponsor: UBS Special note regarding forward-looking
statements Many of the statements included in this announcement
constitute or are based on forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
specifically Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. This statement contains forward-looking statements,
particularly the projections related to our September 30, 2003
results. These forward-looking statements involve a number of known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
our actual results and outcomes to be materially different from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We
caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. All written and oral forward-looking statements
attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are qualified
in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Moreover, unless
we are required by law to update these statements, we will not
necessarily update any of these statements after the date of this
annual report, either to conform them to actual results or to
changes in our expectations. Telkom SA Limited files an annual
report on Form 20-F with the US Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), which includes a detailed description of risk factors that
may affect its business. Telkom filed its Form 20-F annual report
for the year ended March 31, 2003 on August 4, 2003. For further
information you should refer to the Form 20-F and other filings
with the US SEC annual report which are available on the investor
relations website at http://www.telkom.co.za/ir. DATASOURCE: Telkom
SA Limited CONTACT: Belinda Williams, Executive: Investor
Relations, +27-12-311-5720, Cell: +27-82-571-2087, or Fax:
+27-12-311-5721, for Telkom SA Limited Web site:
http://www.telkom.co.za/ir
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