Royal Bafokeng Platinum Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ended December 31, 2017. For the year, the company anticipated headline earnings per share ("HEPS") of between 51 cents and 60 cents per share (between 41.2% and 30.8% lower), compared to HEPS of 86.7 cents for the previous corresponding period. Normalised HEPS, after adjusting for the impact of the 2017 restructuring charge as well as the once-off tax benefit in respect of the 2016 housing contribution is anticipated to be between 64 cents and 72 cents (between 2.7% and 15.6% higher) compared to Normalised HEPS of 62.3 cents for the previous corresponding period. Given the apparent structural strengthening of the South African Rand against the USD it was agreed that it would be prudent to impair the remaining ZAR 863 million goodwill still reflected on the balance sheet of the company. This resulted in an anticipated loss per share ("LPS") of between 397 cents and 387 cents (between 553.2% and 541.8% lower), compared to earnings per share ("EPS") of 87.6 cents for the previous corresponding period.