Sasol Form 20-F for the year ended 30 June 2021 - Book - Page 7
objectives or goals, including those
related to products or services;
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We may from time to time make written or
oral forward-looking statements, including in this
Form 20-F, in other filings with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC), in reports to
shareholders and in other communications. These
statements may relate to analyses and other information
which are based on forecasts of future results and
estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These
statements may also relate to our future prospects,
expectations, developments and business strategies.
Examples of such forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to:
the impact of the novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic, and the measures
taken in response, on Sasol’s business,
results of operations, markets, employees,
financial condition and liquidity;
the effectiveness of any actions taken by
Sasol to address or limit any impact of
COVID-19 on its business, people and
operations;
the capital cost of our projects, including
the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA)
(including material, engineering and
construction cost) and the timing of
project milestones;
our ability to obtain financing to meet the
funding requirements of our capital
investment programme, as well as to fund
our ongoing business activities and to pay
dividends;
statements regarding our future results of
operations and financial condition and
regarding future economic performance
including cost-containment,
cash-conservation programmes and
business optimisation initiatives;
statements regarding recent and proposed
accounting pronouncements and their
impact on our future results of operations
and financial condition;
statements of our business strategy,
business performance outlook, plans,
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statements regarding future competition,
volume growth and changes in market
share in the industries and markets for our
products;
statements regarding our existing or
anticipated investments (including the
Mozambique exploration and
development activities, the GTL joint
venture in Qatar, chemical projects and
joint arrangements in North America and
other investments), acquisitions of new
businesses or the disposal of existing
businesses, including estimates or
projections of internal rates of return
(IRR) and future profitability;
statements regarding the anticipated
proceeds from and the timing of Sasol’s
accelerated asset disposal programme;
statements regarding our estimated oil,
gas and coal reserves;
statements regarding the probable future
outcome of litigation and regulatory
proceedings and the future development
in legal and regulatory matters including
statements regarding our ability to comply
with future laws and regulations;
statements regarding future fluctuations in
refining margins and crude oil, natural gas
and petroleum and chemical product
prices;
statements regarding the demand, pricing
and cyclicality of oil, gas and
petrochemical product prices;
statements regarding changes in the fuel
and gas pricing mechanisms in
South Africa and their effects on prices,
our operating results and profitability;
statements regarding future fluctuations in
exchange and interest rates and changes in
credit ratings;