KELLY GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1999/026249/06)
ISIN: ZAE000093373
Share Code: KEL
("the Group" or "the Company")

TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2014

In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited ("JSE"), companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial results for the period to be reported upon next will differ by at least 20% from the financial results for the previous corresponding period.

Shareholders are hereby advised that the Group expects an improvement of at least 20% in headline earnings per share for the year ended 30 September 2014 when compared to the headline earnings per share of 9 cents reported in the previous year, due to improved operational performance and strict cost containment. Shareholders are further advised that due to the capital profits derived from the disposal of the Group's US operations in the prior year, basic earnings per share are expected to decrease by more than 20% compared to the basic earnings per share of 38.4 cents reported in the previous year.

Further guidance on the expected earnings and the expected ranges for earnings per share and headline earnings per share will be provided as soon as management has reached reasonable certainty on the numbers.
This trading update has not been reviewed and reported on by the Company's auditors.

Sandton
29 August 2014

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