Pinnacle - Trading statement for the year ending 30 June 2005                   
Pinnacle Technology Holdings Limited                                            
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)(Registration number 1986/000334/06)                                            
Share code: PNC    ISIN: ZAE000022570                                           
(`Pinnacle` or `the company`)                                                   
TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30 JUNE 2005In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Securities Exchange South      
Africa (`JSE Listings Requirements`), companies are required to publish a       
trading statement as soon as they become aware that the financial results for   
the period to be reported upon next will differ by at least 20% from thefinancial results for the previous corresponding period.                        
Pinnacle accordingly advises that management`s review of the financial results  
expected for the year ending 30 June 2005 has indicated that Pinnacle will post 
improvements in headline earnings per share and earnings per share of between55% and 75% compared to the respective audited headline earnings per share of   
8.9 cents and earnings per share of 8.5 cents for the corresponding period ended
30 June 2004.                                                                   
The financial results on which this trading statement has been based have notbeen reviewed or reported on by the Group`s auditors. The financial results of  
the Group will be published on about 14 September 2005.                         
Midrand                                                                         
Wednesday, 22 June 2005Sponsor                                                                         
Deloitte & Touche Sponsor Services (Pty) Ltd                                    
(Registration number 1996/000034/07)Date: 22/06/2005 02:29:08 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department