Master Drilling Group Limited provided earnings guidance for the six months ended 30 June 2023. The company advised that its earnings per share (?EPS?) for the six months ended 30 June 2023 (?current period?) in ZAR terms are expected to be between 164.40 and 178.20 cents per share compared to the EPS of 137.10 cents per share for the six months ended 30 June 2022 (?comparative period?), which is between 19.9% and 29.9% higher than the EPS of the comparative period as reported in ZAR. Headline earnings per share (?HEPS?) for the current period are expected to be between 162.70 and 176.30 cents per share compared to the HEPS of 135.6 cents per share for the comparative period, which is between 20% and 30% higher than the HEPS for the comparative period as reported in ZAR.

Shareholders are further advised that the Company's EPS for the current period in USD terms are expected to be between 9.00 and 9.80 cents per share compared to the EPS of 8.90 cents per share for the comparative period, which is between 0.6% and 10.6% higher than the EPS in the comparative period as reported in USD. HEPS for the current period are expected to be between 8.90 and 9.70 cents per share compared to the HEPS of 8.80 cents per share for the comparative period, which is between 0.7% and 10.7% higher than the HEPS for the comparative period as reported in USD.