Netcare Limited provided earnings guidance for the six months ended March 31, 2018. As a result of all of the non-trading items of a non-recurring nature, Earnings and EPS for the six months ended March 31, 2018 are anticipated to be between 130.0% and 135.0% higher (between ZAR 2,116 million and ZAR 2,198 million and between 156.0 cents and 162.0 cents, respectively) than those for first half of 2017 of ZAR 1,628 million and 120.0 cents, respectively. As a result of the impairment of the contractual economic interest in debt of BMI Healthcare in first half of 2018 and the UK RPI swap valuation credit in first half of 2017, headline earnings and HEPS for the six months ended March 31, 2018 are anticipated to be between 125.0% and 130.0% lower (between ZAR 1,821 million and ZAR 1,894 million and between 134.3 cents and 139.6 cents, respectively) than those for first half of 2017 of ZAR 1,457 million and 107.4 cents, respectively.