Grand Parade Investments Limited announced that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that for the six months ended 31 December 2013: basic earnings per share will exceed the comparable basic earnings per share for the previous corresponding period being 31 December 2012, by between 90% and 100%; and headline earnings per share will exceed the comparable headline earnings per share for the previous corresponding period being December 31, 2012, by between 5% and 10%. The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on by GPI's external auditors.