African Bank Investments Limited provided earnings outlook for six months ended March 31, 2014. For the period, the company expects a headline loss of between ZAR 3.1 billion and ZAR 3.3 billion relative to the ZAR 604 million restated headline earnings for the equivalent six months to 31 March 2013 and the headline loss per share is expected to be between 239 cents and 254 cents relative to the comparable restated headline earnings of 62.3 cents per share. The basic loss is expected to be between ZAR 4.3 billion and ZAR 4.5 billion in relation to the ZAR 602 million restated basic earnings for the comparative period.

The basic loss per share is expected to be between 331 cents and 347 cents per share compared to the restated basic earnings of 62.1 cents per share for the comparative period.