Pro forma Reconciliation

Unaudited 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.

        Restructuring            
    31 May 2008   and   Cash   31 May 2008    
    Actual(1)   acquisitions(2)   effects(3)   Pro forma (4)    
    audited   unaudited   unaudited   unaudited    
    R’000   R’000   R’000   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 of loss from associates (17 441)   (2 220)     (19 661)    
  Profit for the year 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    
  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    
                     
  Unaudited reconciliation between net profit                  
     and core net profit for the year:                  
  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 and minority interest 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    
  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    
                     

** Included in finance expense is an amount of R101 million that relates to the imputed interest on creditor’s balances. Similarly, R16 million is included in the finance income for the imputed interest on debitor’s balances.

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 SA
  – 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.