Pick n Pay Holdings Limited (“PIKWIK”)
Share code: PWK ISIN code: ZAE000005724
Pikwik's only asset is its 54.43% (2008: 54.68%) effective holding in Pick n Pay Stores Limited (excluding treasury shares). The Pikwik Group earnings are directly related to those of this investment. Headline earnings for the year amount to R535.8 million (2008: R499.9 million).
Headline earnings per share is 104.09 cents (2008: 97.51 cents). Diluted headline earnings per share is 101.91 cents (2008: 93.08 cents).
Headline earnings per share from continuing operations is 126.35 cents (2008: 103.61 cents). Diluted headline earnings per share from continuing operations is 123.93 cents (2008: 99.10 cents).
The total number of shares in issue is 527.2 million (2008: 527.2 million) and the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year is 514.7 million (2008: 512.6 million) . Pikwik's total dividend per share is 82.97 cents (2008: 72.83 cents), an increase of 13.9%.
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