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 25 June 2007
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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event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized
(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: SENS Announcement: Trading statement: Clarification of financial effect of
retaining the Sasol Olefins and Surfactants (O&S) business
retaining the Sasol Olefins and Surfactants (O&S) business
Sasol Limited
(Incorporated in South Africa)
(Incorporated in South Africa)
(Registration number: 1979/003231/06)
ISIN Code: ZAE000006896
JSE Code: SOL
NYSE Code: SSL
("Sasol")
TRADING STATEMENT: CLARIFICATION OF FINANCIAL EFFECT OF RETAINING THE
SASOL OLEFINS AND SURFACTANTS (“O&S”) BUSINESS
Background
On 1 August 2005, Sasol announced its intent to divest of the O&S
business, subject to fair value being obtained.
business, subject to fair value being obtained.
In an announcement of 5 September 2006 it was indicated that the O&S
business will be written down to fair value.
On 30 March 2007 Sasol announced that it had terminated the planned
divestiture process and would retain the O&S business. The announcement
indicated that the O&S business will cease to be classified as being
"held-for-sale" for accounting purposes and will be shown as part of
"continuing operations".
"continuing operations".
As a consequence, the results of O&S have been reincorporated into
continuing operations and will no longer be disclosed as a separate
line item, viz discontinued operations, in the income statement.
line item, viz discontinued operations, in the income statement.
In Sasol’s interim financial results for the six months ended 31
December 2006, published on 5 March 2007, the following earnings
outlook was indicated: “Assuming slightly lower oil and commodity
chemical prices and a marginally stronger rand relative to the first
six months, earnings in the second half are expected to be lower than
those of the first half. Satisfactory earnings growth for the full
financial year is, however, expected.”
Financial effects resulting from the change in classification of Sasol
O&S
At the time of the release of the interim financial results, Sasol O&S
was still categorized as an asset “held for sale” and its results
reported as a discontinued operation in the financial results. The
earnings growth outlook released accordingly referred to the
attributable earnings outlook on “continuing operations” only. The
attributable earnings outlook on “continuing operations” only. The
“satisfactory earnings growth” remains the profit outlook for the full
financial year if 2006 attributable earnings on continuing operations
are compared to 2007 attributable earnings excluding Sasol O&S.
However, mainly due to the Sasol O&S fair value write down of R2,8
billion after tax in the 2006 financial year which is not repeated in
the 2007 financial year, attributable earnings per share in the 2007
financial year are expected to be between 55% and 65% higher than those
achieved in the previous financial year. Headline earnings per share
achieved in the previous financial year. Headline earnings per share
(which in 2006 excluded the effect of the fair value write-down) are
expected to increase by between 5% and 10%.
Sasol will be reporting its financial results for the year ending 30
June 2007 on 10 September 2007.
The above information has not been reviewed and reported on by the
Company’s auditors.
Company’s auditors.
Forward-looking statements: In this announcement we make certain
statements that are not historical facts and relate to analyses and
other information based on forecasts of future results not yet
determinable, relating, amongst other things, to exchange rate
determinable, relating, amongst other things, to exchange rate
fluctuations, volume growth, increases in market share, total
shareholder return and cost reductions. These are forward-looking
statements as defined in the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “believe”, “anticipate”,
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “believe”, “anticipate”,
“intend”, “seek”, “will”, “plan”, “could”, “may”, “endeavour” and
“project” and similar expressions are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of
identifying such statements. Forward-looking statements involve
inherent risks and uncertainties and, if one or more of these risks
materialise, 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 such forward-
looking statements are discussed more fully in our most recent annual
looking statements are discussed more fully in our most recent annual
report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 20-F filed on
2 November 2006 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
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.
25 June 2007
Johannesburg
Issued by sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited
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: 25 June 2007
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: 25 June 2007
By:
/s/ N L Joubert
Name: Nereus Louis Joubert
Title: Company Secretary