| Audited | Audited | ||
| 31 December | 31 December | ||
| Change | 2008 | 2007* | |
| % | R000 | R000 | |
| Revenue | 88 | 33 736 910 | 17 946 727 |
| Trading profit | 91 | 3 026 017 | 1 583 707 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | (240 942) | (217 920) | |
| Operating profit before interest and taxation | 104 | 2 785 075 | 1 365 787 |
| Non-trading items | (163 567) | 3 508 | |
| Interest received | 138 711 | 109 324 | |
| Interest paid | (314 071) | (239 849) | |
| Profit before share of associate profit | 2 446 148 | 1 238 770 | |
| Share of associate companies profit before taxation | 66 076 | 62 953 | |
| Profit before taxation | 2 512 224 | 1 301 723 | |
| Taxation | (243 030) | (15 803) | |
| Profit for the year | 2 269 194 | 1 285 920 | |
| Attributable to | |||
| Ordinary shareholders | 81 | 2 157 890 | 1 195 293 |
| Preference shareholders | 90 892 | 76 872 | |
| Grindrod Limited shareholders | 2 248 782 | 1 272 165 | |
| Minority interest | 20 412 | 13 755 | |
| 2 269 194 | 1 285 920 | ||
| Exchange rates (R/US$) | |||
| Opening exchange rate | 6,89 | 7,00 | |
| Closing exchange rate | 9,45 | 6,89 | |
| Average exchange rate | 8,27 | 7,07 | |
| RECONCILIATION OF HEADLINE EARNINGS | |||
| Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders | 2 157 890 | 1 195 293 | |
| Adjusted for: | 163 567 | (3 516) | |
| IAS 38 Impairment of Goodwill | 12 987 | 2 716 | |
| IAS 38 Impairment of Intangible Asset in Respect of Charters | 62 660 | 2 843 | |
| IFRS 3 Negative Goodwill Realised | (216) | (7 026) | |
| IAS 16 Impairment of Ships, Plant and Equipment | 93 772 | 3 420 | |
| IFRS 3 Net (Profit)/Loss on Disposal of Investments | (43 179) | 2 058 | |
| IAS 16 Net Loss/(Profit) on Sale of Plant and Equipment | 1 386 | (7 519) | |
| IAS 21 FCTR Adjustment | 35 912 | | |
| Total tax effects of adjustments | 245 | (8) | |
| Headline earnings | 2 321 457 | 1 191 777 | |
| ORDINARY SHARE PERFORMANCE | |||
| Number of shares in issue less treasury shares (000s) | 450 252 | 455 459 | |
| Weighted average number of shares on which earnings | |||
| per share are based (000s) | 453 640 | 452 934 | |
| Diluted weighted average number of shares on which diluted | |||
| earnings per share are based (000s) | 459 930 | 462 417 | |
| Earnings per share (cents) | |||
| Basic | 80 | 475,7 | 263,9 |
| Diluted | 82 | 469,2 | 258,5 |
| Headline earnings per share (cents) | |||
| Basic | 95 | 511,7 | 263,1 |
| Diluted | 96 | 504,7 | 257,7 |
| Dividends/distribution per share (cents) | 74 | 136,0 | 78,0 |
| Interim | 68,0 | 34,0 | |
| Final | 68,0 | 44,0 | |
| Dividend/distribution cover (times) | 3,5 | 3,4 | |
| * Restated due to the application of the revised International Accounting Standards 7 and 16. | |||