BRT / BRN - Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited - Trading statement Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited (Registration number 1995/010442/06) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) ISIN Number: ZAE000015277 Share Code: BRT ISIN Number: ZAE000015285 Share Code: BRN ("Brimstone" or the "Company" or the "Group") Trading statement In terms of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as they are reasonably certain that the financial results for the current reporting period will be more than 20% different than that of the prior comparative period. Further to the above, Brimstone expects to report earnings per share of between 133.0 cents to 159.6 cents, and headline earnings per share of between 135.5 cents to 162.5 cents for the six months ended 30 June 2010, which is up from earnings per share and headline earnings per share of 5.4 cents and 1.8 cents respectively reported for the six months ended 30 June 2009. The increase in earnings is largely as a result of the share buy-backs and restructuring of the Company`s investment in Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited, as previously announced to shareholders. Shareholders are advised that the above information has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company`s auditors and that the Company`s results for the six months ended 30 June 2010 are expected to be published on or about 25 August 2010. 13 August 2010 Cape Town Investment bank and sponsor Nedbank Capital Date: 13/08/2010 15:49:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.