CCI/IPL - CIC Holdings Limited/Imperial - Court Ruling to Sanction the Scheme CIC Holdings Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Namibia) (Registration number 95/502) (Registered as an external company in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1996/002672/10) JSE share code: CCI ISIN: NA0009174278 ("CIC") Imperial Holdings Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1946/021048/06) JSE share code: IPL ISIN: ZAE000067211 ("Imperial") COURT RULING TO SANCTION THE SCHEME Shareholders are referred to the SENS announcement of 8 October 2010. Shareholders are hereby advised that the High Court of Namibia heard the application to sanction the scheme today, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 and is expected to deliver its ruling thereon in due course. Accordingly shareholders will be advised when the ruling is delivered. 13 October 2010 Transaction advisor and sponsor to CIC: PSG Capital (Proprietary) Limited Legal advisors to CIC in Namibia: Engling Stritter & Partners Sponsor to Imperial: Merrill Lynch SA (Proprietary) Limited Legal advisors to Imperial: Tugendhaft Wapnick Banchetti and Partners Corporate advisor to Imperial: Investec Bank Limited Communication advisor to Imperial: Brunswick Group LLP Date: 13/10/2010 17:24:36 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.