In accordance with Section 3.4(b) of the Lusaka Securities Exchange (“LuSE”) Listings Requirements, the Board of Directors of ZCCM-Investments Holdings PLC (the “Company” or “ZCCM-IH”) hereby advises the Shareholders of the Company that the Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) for the Company for the unaudited financial year ended 31st December 2021 is expected to be approximately 136% higher than the financial year ended 31st December 2020. The movement in EPS for the Company was primarily attributed to a 328% increase in investment income and subsequent 488% increase in operating profit.
Shareholders are advised that the information contained in this trading statement has not been reviewed or reported on by the external auditors of the Company.
The Company expects its Provisional Abridged Financial Results for the year ended 31 December 2021 to be released on Securities Exchange NewsServices (“SENS”) and published in the local press on or about 21st October 2022. Accordingly, shareholders are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the Company’s securities until publication of the results.
Shareholders ae advised to exercise caution when reviewing the provisional financials statements as audited financial statements are yet to be issued.