Unaudited Interim Results for the six months ended 31 May 2026, Dividend Declaration, Committee Appointment
HUDACO INDUSTRIES LIMITED
("Hudaco" or the "Company")
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number 1985/004617/06
Share code: HDC
ISIN: ZAE000003273
UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MAY 2026, INTERIM CASH DIVIDEND DECLARATION NUMBER
78 AND APPOINTMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Salient features
31 May 31 May %
2026 2025 # Change
Revenue from continuing operations (Rm) 4 212 3 847 9.5
Operating profit from continuing operations (Rm) 485 436 11.2
Comparable earnings per share (cents) 978 870 12.4
Basic and headline loss per share from discontinued operations (cents) (349) (37)
Headline earnings per share (cents) 629 938 -32.9
Basic earnings per share (cents) 630 941 -33.0
Interim dividend per share (cents) 385 350 10.0
Net asset value per share (cents) 12 671 12 174 4.1
# The alternative energy business and the battery bay management and battery service businesses within
Eternity Technologies have been discontinued and the 31 May comparative figures have been represented accordingly.
Declaration of interim cash dividend number 78
Interim dividend number 78 of 385 cents per share is declared payable on Tuesday, 11 August 2026 to ordinary shareholders
recorded in the register at the close of business on Friday, 7 August 2026.
The timetable for the payment of the dividend is as follows:
Last day to trade cum dividend Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Trading ex dividend commences Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Record date Friday, 7 August 2026
Payment date Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday, 5 August 2026 and Friday, 7 August 2026,
both days inclusive. The certificated register will be closed for this period.
In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited regarding the Dividend Tax, the following additional information is
disclosed:
• the dividend has been declared from income reserves;
• the dividend withholding tax rate is 20%;
• the net local dividend amount is 308 cents per share for shareholders liable to pay the Dividend Tax and 385 cents per share
for shareholders exempt from the Dividend Tax;
• Hudaco has 30 895 980 shares in issue (which includes 2 507 828 treasury shares); and
• Hudaco's income tax reference number is 9400/159/71/2.
Appointment to the executive committee
Shaun Coetzee, an experienced executive who joined the group on 1 March 2026 as a portfolio executive, was appointed to the
executive committee on 29 June 2026.
Short-form announcement
This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the directors of Hudaco. It is only a summary of the information contained
in the unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 May 2026 (the "full announcement") and does not contain full or
complete details. Any investment decisions by investors and/or shareholders should be based on consideration of the full
announcement published on the JSE cloudlink at https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2026/jse/isse/HDC/ie2026.pdf .
The full announcement is available on the Company's website (www.hudaco.co.za) and copies may be requested from the Company
at info@hudaco.co.za or may be inspected at the registered office of the Company, at no charge, during office hours.
2 July 2026
Sponsor
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited
Date: 02-07-2026 04:30:00
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