Highlights

• Revenue up 17% to $3.2 billion (2006 restated: $2.7 billion)
• Continued margin improvement at all levels
• Operating profit* up 45% to $100 million at a margin of 3.2%
• Headline earnings per share up 52% to 40.8 US cents (2006: 26.9 US cents)
• Distribution to shareholders doubles to approximately 10 US cents
• London listing underpins acquisition programme
  

Datatec offers investors an opportunity to invest in a leading international Information, Communication and Technology ("ICT") Group that is uniquely positioned to take advantageof advances in networking, information security and convergence technologies. The spread of business activities across distribution, integration services and consulting provides the Group with multiple points of entry to the global market, and acts as a defensive hedge against the decline of any one vendor, geography or technology in a fast consolidating and dynamic market. The Group has a strong operational management team, with considerable experience in the international ICT industry, and a successful track record of delivering organic and acquisition-led growth.