Grindrod Limited provided earnings guidance for the six months ended June 30, 2017. Grindrod expects the loss for the six months that ended 30 June 2017 to be between ZAR 97 million and ZAR 77 million, which is an improvement of between 91% and 93%, compared to the prior year comparative period loss of ZAR 1,120 million. Headline loss for the period is expected to be between ZAR 139 million and ZAR 119 million, which is an improvement of between 64% and 69% compared to the prior year comparative period headline loss of ZAR 381 million. Shareholders are advised that a loss per share for the six months that ended 30 June 2017 is expected to be between 12.9 cents per share and 10.3 cents per share (which is an improvement of between 91% and 93% to the prior year comparative period, loss of 149.2 cents per share) and a headline loss between 18.5 cents per share and 15.9 cents per share (which is an improvement of between 64% and 69% to the prior year comparative period, headline loss of 50.8 cents per share).