Grindrod Limited provided earnings guidance for the six months ended 30 June 2019. Grindrod expects headline earnings and earnings from continuing operations, for the six months ended 30 June 2019 to be between ZAR 127 million and ZAR 147 million. This represents an increase in excess of 100%, compared to headline earnings from continuing operations of ZAR 62.7 million, generated for the six months ended 30 June 2018 ("comparative period"), and a turnaround in excess of 100% compared to the losses from continuing operations of ZAR 418.1 million recorded in the comparative period. Shareholders are further advised that headline earnings per share from continuing operations for the six months ended 30 June 2019, are expected to be between 21.6 cents and 18.7 cents, an increase in excess of 100%, compared to the revised headline earnings per share from continuing operations of 8.3 cents achieved in the comparative period. Earnings per share from continuing operations of between 21.6 cents and 18.7 cents are expected, an increase in excess of 100% compared to the revised loss per share from continuing operations of 55.8 cents reported in the comparative period. For the six months ended 30 June 2019 the total loss is expected to be between ZAR 532 million and ZAR 492 million, a decline in excess of 100% from the earnings of ZAR 2 418.5 million reported in the comparative period. Total headline losses for the six months ended 30 June 2019 are expected to be between ZAR 141 million and ZAR 101 million, a decline in excess of 100% from the reported total headline earnings of ZAR 347.0 million in the comparative period. Total headline loss per share are expected to be between 20.7 cents and 14.8 cents, a decline in excess of 100% compared to the total headline earnings per share of 46.1 cents reported in the comparative period. A total loss per share of between 78.2 cents and 72.3 cents are expected, a decline in excess of 100% from the total earnings per share of 321.4 cents reported in the comparative period.