Bulk earthworks group Protech Khutele expected headline earnings per share and earnings per share for the six-month period ended August 31 2008 to between 25% and 35% higher at a range of between 14.1 cents and 15.3 cents compared with the same period last year, it said on Monday.

Earnings per share are expected to increase by 20% to 30% at a range of between 14.0 cents and 15.2 cents.

The interim are expected to be published on Monday, November 3 2008, coupled with an analyst's presentation in Johannesburg on the same day and one in Cape Town on November 4 2008.