/ 31 March 1999

STRONG MAIDENS FOR JCI GOLD

JCI Gold posted strong maiden interim results on Tuesday with attributable earnings in the six months to December at R403-million. The results were boosted by profits from the sale of its entire holding in Barnato Exploration (Barnex) and certain mineral rights to gold mining company Western Areas. Excluding these exceptional items of R307-million, headline earnings per share were 62 cents. JCI Gold was formed last year to house the gold mining concerns of the now defuct JCI.