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SNV - Santova Logistics Limited - General Meeting                               
SANTOVA LOGISTICS LIMITED                                                       
(Registration Number: 1998/018118/06)                                           
("Santova Logistics" or "the Company")                                          
Share Code: SNV ISIN: ZAE000090650                                              
General Meeting                                                                 
River Group is authorised to announce that the Board of Directors will call a   
general meeting of shareholders to be held at 10H00 on or about Friday, 23      
September 2011 at Santova House, 88 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Durban, to consider,   
and if deemed fit, pass ordinary and special resolutions relating to the        
following corporate actions:                                                    
-    the proposed specific buy back of shares from a related party and      
         director, Mr. MF Impson;                                               
    -    an odd lot and specific offer to minority shareholders;                
    -    the restructuring of Santova Logistics` authorised and issued share    
capital by consolidating its authorised and issued share capital on    
         the basis of 10 to 1 by the consolidation of every 10 shares with a    
         par value of 0,1 cent each into 1 share with a par value of 1,0 cent   
         each;                                                                  
-    to convert the share capital of the Company from ordinary par value    
         shares to ordinary shares of no par value and increase the authorised  
         share capital;                                                         
    -    to change the name of the Company to Santova Limited; and              
-    to authorise inter-company loans and financial assistance.             
A detailed circular relating to the above is being prepared and will be posted  
to shareholders in due course.                                                  
The JSE Limited ("JSE") Listings Requirements disclosure regarding the specific 
buy back of shares from a related party require the following to be disclosed:  
PROPOSED SPECIFIC BUY BACK OF SHARES FROM A RELATED PARTY AND DIRECTOR, MR. MF  
IMPSON                                                                          
The Santova Logistics` Board has agreed to grant Mr. MF Impson, a director of   
the Company, subject to shareholder and JSE approval, an irrevocable put option 
to sell 36 427 776 ordinary Santova Logistics` shares of 0,1 cent each to       
Santova Logistics, at a purchase price of 10 cents per share.  This being due to
the fact that Mr. MF Impson has been instrumental in the good performance of the
Company, his retirement at the end of this month and to ensure that he may sell 
his shares in large volumes in an orderly manner without having undue influence 
on the share price of the Company.                                              
Santova Logistics` existing cash resources will be utilised to satisfy any cash 
requirements arising out of the specific buy back.  The shares repurchased will 
be cancelled and not held in treasury.                                          
The circular to be posted to shareholders will include a statement by the Board 
of Directors confirming that the repurchase is fair insofar as the shareholders 
are concerned and that the Board of Directors has been so advised by an         
independent expert acceptable to the JSE.                                       
FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF THE ABOVE CONTEMPLATED CORPORATE ACTIONS                   
The table below sets out the pro forma financial effects of the specific buy    
back, odd lot and specific offer, share consolidation, and conversion to no par 
value shares on the Santova Group, based on Santova Logistics` audited results  
for the year ended 28 February 2011.  The financial effects are presented for   
illustrative purposes only and because of their nature may not give a fair      
reflection of the Group`s results, financial position and changes in equity     
after the transactions.  It has been assumed for purposes of the pro forma      
financial effects that the above transactions took place as at 28 February 2011 
for the Statement of Financial Position and the Statement of Comprehensive      
Income with effect from 1 March 2010. The directors of Santova Logistics are    
responsible for the preparation of the financial effects, which have not been   
reviewed by the auditors.                                                       
FINANCIAL EFFECTS            (1)      (2)      (3)    (4)      (5)      (6)     
Basic earnings per share    1.25     0.03     -      11.18    (0.05)   12.41    
(cents)                                                                         
Basic headline earnings     1.07     0.03     -      9.41     (0.05)   10.46    
per share                                                                       
(cents)                                                                         
Diluted earnings per share  1.23     0.03     -      10.93    (0.05)   12.14    
(cents)                                                                         
Diluted headline earnings   1.04     0.03     -      9.22     (0.05)   10.24    
per share                                                                       
(cents)                                                                         
Net asset value per share   7.37     (0.07)   -      65.23    (0.05)   72.48    
(cents)                                                                         
Net tangible asset value    3.09     (0.18)   -      25.73    (0.05)   28.59    
per share                                                                       
(cents)                                                                         
Number of shares in issue   1 376    (36      (596)  (1 205     -      133 910  
(000`s)                     127      428)            193)                       
Shares for net asset value  1 403    (36      (596)  (1 230     -      136 680  
calcula-tion (000`s)        828      428)            124)                       
Net asset value (R`000)     103 415  (3 643)  (60)   -        (650)    99 062   
Net tangible asset value    43 425   (3 643)   (60)  -        (650)    39 072   
(R`000)                                                                         
Notes:                                                                          
1. This column represents the "before" financial information, which             
  has been extracted, without adjustment, from the published                    
  audited annual financial statements of  Santova Logistics for the             
  twelve months ended 28 February 2011;                                         
2. This column reflects the effects of the specific buy back of                 
  shares from Mr. MF Impson;                                                    
3. This column reflects the effects of the odd lot and specific                 
  offer;                                                                        
4. This column reflects the effects of the share consolidation and              
  conversion to no par value shares;                                            
5. This column reflects the effects of the transactions costs of the            
  proposed corporate actions;                                                   
6. This column reflects the pro forma "after" financial information,            
  including the effects of all the proposed corporate actions;                  
7. The percentage change column has not been included as the result             
  would have been incorrectly distorted by the consolidation of                 
shares; and                                                                   
8. Certain columns show a zero change as the change is insignificant,           
  representing a change of more than two decimal places.                        
The assumptions used above are:                                                 
- earnings remain constant, except for where adjustments are shown              
 above;                                                                         
- the acquisitions will be funded by cash; and                                  
- no adjustments have been made for interest or taxation effects.               
The circular containing details of the above corporate actions will be posted to
shareholders in due course.                                                     
Durban                                                                          
26 August 2011                                                                  
Corporate and Designate Advisor                                                 
River Group                                                                     
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