Santam Ltd. announced earnings results guidance for the year ended December 31, 2017. For the year, the company expects headline earnings per share to be between 1,401 cents per share and 1,455 cents per share as compared to 1,086 cents per share a year ago. This will be between 29% and 34% higher than that reported for the comparative period in 2016. Earnings per share (EPS) is expected to be between 1,485 cents per share and 1,540 cents per share as compared 1,100 cents per share a year ago, which is between 35% and 40% higher. The increase in HEPS and EPS has been driven mainly by improved investment results compared to 2016. EPS was furthermore positively impacted by the release of foreign currency gains on the winding up of Santam International.