Core pro forma Reconciliation - 31 May 2008

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 and is the responsibility of the directors.

        Restructuring                
        and       Core   Core    
    Actual (1)   acquisitions(2)   Cash effects(3)   adjustments(4)   pro forma (5)    
    audited   unaudited   unaudited   unaudited   Unaudited    
    R’000   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    
  Cost of inventories                      
    sold (11 875 606)   (335 901)       (12 211 507)    
  Employee compensation                      
     and benefit expense (265 003)   (10 626)     80 000   (195 629)    
  Depreciation,                      
    amortisation and                      
    impairment charges (58 670)   (15 005)       (73 675)    
  Other expenses (146 240)   (18 446)     9 000   (155 686)    
  Operating profit 269 497   3 757     89 000   362 254    
  Finance expense (147 704)   (1 433)   42 533     (106 604)    
  Finance income 193 281   (215)   46 404     239 470    
  Share of losses from                      
    associates (17 441)   (2 220)       (19 661)    
  Profit for the period                      
    before taxation 297 633   (111)   88 937   89 000   475 459    
  Taxation (89 841)   (1 785)   (24 903)   (22 400)   (138 929)    
  Net profit 207 792   (1 896)   64 034   66 600   336 530    
  Net profit attributable to: 207 792   (1 896)   64 034   66 600   336 530    
  Equity holders of parent 180 891   24 498   64 034   66 600   336 023    
  Minority interest 26 901   (26 394)       507    
                         
  Reconciliation between net                      
    profit for the period and                      
    core net profit for the                      
    period:                      
  Net profit for the period 180 891   24 498   64 034   66 600   336 023    
  Amortisation on intangibles                      
    raised through business                      
    combinations net of tax 22 937   11 982       34 919    
  Management bonus                      
    settlement 57 600       (57 600)      
  Cancellation of onerous                      
    contract 9 000       (9 000)      
  Core net profit for the                      
     period 270 428   36 480   64 034     370 942    
  Core net profit for the                      
     period 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    
                         

Notes:
1.
Extracted from the audited group income statement of Blue Label Telecoms 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
  – 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
  – 100% Datacel
  – 100% House of Business Solutions
3. Represents the positive impact on finance income and expense assuming cash raised on listing was received on 1 June 2007.
4. Represents the adding back of the costs incurred in terms of the Management Bonus Settlement Agreement and the termination of the Otter Mist Trading CC consulting agreement, as explained in the pre-listing statement.
5. Represents the core pro forma unaudited group income statement of Blue Label Telecoms on the assumption that the restructuring, listing and minority acquisitions were effective 1 June 2007.
6. All adjustments are expected to have a continuing effect on Blue Label Telecoms.