UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Report on Form 6-K for 12 February 2010
Commission File Number 1-31615
Sasol Limited
1 Sturdee Avenue
Rosebank 2196
South Africa
(Name and address of registrant’s principal executive office)
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Form 40-F.
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(the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the
registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not
required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material
event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
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(the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the
registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not
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Exchange Act of 1934.
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Exchange Act of 1934.
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Enclosures: Sasol confirms expected range of earnings per share for
the six months ended 31 December 2009
Sasol Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1979/003231/03)
ISIN: ZAE000006896 US8038663006
Share codes: JSE – SOL NYSE – SSL
(“Sasol” or “the Company”)
Sasol confirms expected range of earnings per share for the six
months ended 31 December 2009
In a trading statement released on 3 December 2009, Sasol advised
shareholders that earnings per share (“EPS”) and headline
earnings per share (“HEPS”) of the group for the six months ended
31 December 2009 were expected to decrease by at least 45%
compared to the prior comparable period.
As previously stated, HEPS for the first half of the 2009
financial year were at a record high. It was reported that the
expected decrease in earnings was mainly due to the significant
strengthening of the rand against the US dollar and a decrease in
average crude oil and product prices compared to the
corresponding six months of the previous reporting period. In
addition, the average oil price achieved during the prior year
comparable period was positively impacted by the effect of oil
hedges which resulted in a net gain of approximately R5 billion.
It was also highlighted that the results may be further impacted
by the potential change in volume variances and the impact of a
stronger rand on closing financial assets and liabilities, as
well as any adjustments resulting from the half year-end closure
process. Volatile market conditions, at the time, precluded the
group from providing a more precise indication of the range of
the earnings decline expected.
Following completion of the half-year closure process, Sasol is
now able to indicate that the reduction in EPS and HEPS is
expected to be between 50% and 55%.
It is emphasised that, as per our previous statement, this
trading update deals only with the first half of the 2009
financial year comparison. The very low earnings base of the
second half of the 2009 financial year will strongly influence a
comparison of the full 2010 financial year’s results with 2009
and guidance in this regard will be given in due course.
The above information has not been reviewed or reported on by the
Company's external auditors.
Sasol’s interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2009
will be released on Monday, 8 March 2010.
Johannesburg
12 February 2010
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1979/003231/03)
ISIN: ZAE000006896 US8038663006
Share codes: JSE – SOL NYSE – SSL
(“Sasol” or “the Company”)
Sasol confirms expected range of earnings per share for the six
months ended 31 December 2009
In a trading statement released on 3 December 2009, Sasol advised
shareholders that earnings per share (“EPS”) and headline
earnings per share (“HEPS”) of the group for the six months ended
31 December 2009 were expected to decrease by at least 45%
compared to the prior comparable period.
As previously stated, HEPS for the first half of the 2009
financial year were at a record high. It was reported that the
expected decrease in earnings was mainly due to the significant
strengthening of the rand against the US dollar and a decrease in
average crude oil and product prices compared to the
corresponding six months of the previous reporting period. In
addition, the average oil price achieved during the prior year
comparable period was positively impacted by the effect of oil
hedges which resulted in a net gain of approximately R5 billion.
It was also highlighted that the results may be further impacted
by the potential change in volume variances and the impact of a
stronger rand on closing financial assets and liabilities, as
well as any adjustments resulting from the half year-end closure
process. Volatile market conditions, at the time, precluded the
group from providing a more precise indication of the range of
the earnings decline expected.
Following completion of the half-year closure process, Sasol is
now able to indicate that the reduction in EPS and HEPS is
expected to be between 50% and 55%.
It is emphasised that, as per our previous statement, this
trading update deals only with the first half of the 2009
financial year comparison. The very low earnings base of the
second half of the 2009 financial year will strongly influence a
comparison of the full 2010 financial year’s results with 2009
and guidance in this regard will be given in due course.
The above information has not been reviewed or reported on by the
Company's external auditors.
Sasol’s interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2009
will be released on Monday, 8 March 2010.
Johannesburg
12 February 2010
Issued by sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited
Forward looking statements
We may in this document make statements that are not historical
facts and relate to analyses and other information based on
forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet
determinable. There are forward- looking statements as defined in
the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words
such as “believe”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “intend”, “seek”,
“will”, “plan”, “could”, “may”, “endeavour” and “project” and
similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements, but are not exclusive means of identifying such
statements. By their very nature, forward-looking statements
involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and
specific, and there are risks that predictions, forecasts,
projections and other forward-looking statements will not be
achieved. If one or more of these risks materialize, or should
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may be
very different from those anticipated.
The factors that could cause our actual results to differ
materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates
and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements are
discussed more fully in our annual report under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 20-F filed on 9 October 2009 and in
other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission. Forward-looking statements apply only as of the date
on which they are made and Sasol does not undertake any
obligation to update or revise any of them, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant, Sasol Limited, has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: 12 February 2010
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: 12 February 2010
By:
/s/ N L Joubert
Name: Nereus Louis Joubert
Title: Company Secretary
Title: Company Secretary