shareholders are advised that GijimaAst's reported basic earnings per share ("EPS") for the year ended 30 June 2008 are expected to improve by between 100% and 115% from the reported profit per share from continuing operations of 5.57 cents for the year ended 30 June 2007. Headline earnings per share ("HEPS") for the same period are expected to improve by between 100% and 115% from the reported HEPS of 5.54 cents for the year ended 30 June 2007.