CORONATION FUND MANAGERS LIMITED - Financial results for the interim period ended 31 march 2025 and cash dividend declaration

Financial results for the interim period ended 31 march 2025 and cash dividend declaration

CORONATION FUND MANAGERS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1973/009318/06)
Share code: CML
ISIN: ZAE000047353
LEI: 3789001BC9A29E6FF77
("Coronation" or "the Company")


Financial results for the interim period ended 31 march 2025 and cash dividend
declaration


1.   SALIENT FEATURES

     Revenue increased by 8% to R2 037 million from R1 893 million in the prior corresponding
     period.

     Headline earnings per share increased by 2% to 205.1 cents per share, from 200.5 cents
     per share in the prior corresponding period.

     Earnings per share increased by 2% to 205.1 cents per share, from 200.5 cents per share
     in the prior corresponding period.

     Fund management earnings per share increased by 8% to 200.2 cents per share, from
     185.8 cents per share in the prior corresponding period. Fund management earnings are
     used by management to measure operating financial performance, which excludes the
     net impact of fair value gains and losses and related foreign exchange movements on
     investment securities held for seeding products.

     An interim dividend of 200.0 cents per share was declared for the period ended 31 March
     2025 (31 March 2024: 185.0 cents per share).

2.   DIVIDEND DECLARATION

     The directors resolved to declare an interim gross dividend of 200.0 cents per share
     (March 2024:185.0 cents per share) from income reserves for the period ended 31 March
     2025. The dividend amount, net of South African dividend tax of 20%, is 160.0 cents per
     share (March 2024:148.0 cents per share) for those shareholders who are not exempt
     from Dividend Tax. The number of ordinary shares in issue at the date of declaration is
     349 592 298 and the number of Subscription Shares in issue is 37 567 515, which attracts
     a 10% Trickle Dividend. Coronation's tax reference number is 9 675 107 719.

     The salient dates of the dividend declaration are:

     Declaration date:                                     Tuesday, 27 May 2025
     Last day to trade cum dividend:                       Tuesday, 10 June 2025
     Trading ex-dividend commences:                        Wednesday, 11 June 2025
     Record date:                                          Friday, 13 June 2025
     Payment date:                                         Tuesday, 17 June 2025

     Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday,
     11 June 2025 and Friday, 13 June 2025, both days inclusive.

3.   SHORT-FORM ANNOUNCEMENT


     This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the directors of the Company. It
     contains only an extract of the information in the full condensed consolidated interim
     financial statements for the six months ended 31 March 2025 ("Interim Results") and
     does not contain full or complete details. Included in these Interim Results is the external
     auditors, KPMG Inc.'s, unmodified review report. The Interim Results can be found at:
     https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2025/JSE/ISSE/CML/CMLHY25.pdf

     A copy of the Interim Results is also available for viewing on the Company's website at
     https://buff.ly/Jt6p0MR.

     Fund management earnings per share, excluding the impact of the SARS matter, is pro
     forma financial information for JSE purposes. The necessary disclosure and a
     reconciliation of this performance measure to fund management earnings per share is
     included in the Interim Results. KPMG Inc.'s unmodified auditors' assurance report
     thereon is available for viewing on the Company's website at: https://buff.ly/RV3Ia8q.

     Any investment decisions by investors and/or shareholders should be based on
     consideration of the Interim Results, as a whole, as the information in this announcement
     does not provide all the details.




Cape Town
27 May 2025



Sponsor
Valeo Capital (Pty) Ltd

Date: 27-05-2025 07:30:00
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