annexure 1

Reconciliation between group net profit and group pro forma net profit:

The table below sets out the unaudited pro forma information of BLT. The unaudited group pro forma income statement has been prepared for illustrative purposes only.

  31 May 2008
Actual(1)
Audited
R’000
  Restructuring
and
acquisitions(2)
R’000
  Cash
effects(3)
R’000
  31 May 2008
Pro forma(4)
Unaudited
R’000
 
Revenue 12 545 471   385 138     12 930 609  
Other income 69 545   (1 403)     68 142  
Changes in inventories of finished goods (11 875 606)   (335 901)     (12 211 507)  
Employee compensation and benefit expense (265 003)   (10 626)     (275 629)  
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment charges (58 670)   (15 005)     (73 675)  
Other expenses (146 240)   (18 446)     (164 686)  
Operating profit 269 497   3 757     273 254  
Finance income 193 281   (215)   46 404   239 470  
Finance expense (147 704)   (1 433)   42 533   (106 604)  
Share loss of associates (17 441)   (2 220)     (19 661)  
Profit for the period before taxation 297 633   (111)   88 937   386 459  
Taxation (89 841)   (1 785)   (24 903)   (116 529)  
Net profit 207 792   (1 896)   64 034   269 930  
Reconciliation between net profit and core net profit                
attributable to equity holders:                
Net profit 180 891   24 498   64 034   269 423  
Management bonus settlement net of tax 57 600       57 600  
Amortisation on intangibles raised through business                
combinations net of tax 22 937   11 982     34 919  
Cancellation of onerous contract 9 000       9 000  
Core net profit 270 428   36 480   64 034   370 942  
Net profit attributable to: 207 792   (1 896)   64 034   269 930  
Equity holders of parent 180 891   24 498   64 034   269 423  
Minority interest 26 901   (26 394)     507  
Core net profit attributable to: 301 409   7 650   64 034   373 093  
Equity holders of parent 270 428   36 480   64 034   370 942  
Minority interest 30 981   (28 830)     2 151  
Earnings per share on profit attributable to equity holders (cents)*                
– Basic 30,65           35,16  
– Headline 30,26           34,86  
– Core 45,81           48,40  
Number of ordinary shares in issue 766 360 894           766 360 894  
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue 590 263 513           766 360 894  

*There are no potentially dilutive equity instruments in issue

Notes

1.
Extracted from the audited group income statement of BLT for the year ended 31 May 2008.
2.
  
Represents the effects of the group restructure based on the assumption that minority acquisitions occurred on 1 June 2007. The following subsidiaries are therefore consolidated as wholly owned for the full year:
 
The Prepaid Company
 
Kwikpay
 
Matragon
 
Blue Label One
Similarly, the following associates are consolidated as subsidiaries for the full year:
 
72% Africa Prepaid Services
 
100% Virtual Voucher
  100% Cellfind SA
 
100% Datacel
 
100% House of Business Solutions
3.
Represents the positive impact on finance income and expense assuming cash raised on listing was received 1 June 2007.
4. Represents the pro forma unaudited group income statement of BLT on the assumption that the restructuring, listing and minority acquisitions were effective 1 June 2007.
5.
All adjustments are expected to have a continuing effect on BLT.