BIDVEST/LITHOTECH - EXTENSION OF THE OFFER

EXTENSION OF THE OFFER TO THE LITHOTECH SHAREHOLDERS
THE BIDVEST GROUP LIMITED
(REGISTRATION NUMBER 05/21180/06)
("BIDVEST")
LITHOTECH LIMITED
(FORMERLY LITHOSAVER SYSTEMS LIMITED)
(REGISTRATION NUMBER 69/15643/06)
("LITHOTECH")

EXTENSION OF THE OFFER TO THE LITHOTECH SHAREHOLDERS OTHER THAN BIDVEST ("THE
LITHOTECH MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS")

FURTHER TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON 13 JANUARY 1999 AND THE CIRCULAR TO LITHOTECH
SHAREHOLDERS DATED 21 DECEMBER 1998 SETTING OUT DETAILS OF THE OFFER TO THE
LITHOTECH MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS OF 1 BIDVEST SHARE FOR EVERY 18 LITHOTECH
SHARES HELD ("THE OFFER"), BIDVEST HEREBY EXTENDS THE CLOSING DATE OF THE OFFER
FROM 12:00 TODAY TO 12:00 ON FRIDAY, 22 JANUARY 1999.

SHOULD THE OFFER BE ACCEPTED BY MORE THAN NINE-TENTHS OF THE LITHOTECH MINORITY
SHAREHOLDERS, BIDVEST INTENDS TO COMPULSORILY ACQUIRE, IN TERMS OF SECTION 440K
OF THE COMPANIES ACT, THE LITHOTECH SHARES FROM THE LITHOTECH MINORITY
SHAREHOLDERS WHO HAVE NOT ACCEPTED THE OFFER.
15 JANUARY 1999
JOHANNESBURG
MERCHANT BANK
INVESTEC BANK LIMITED
(REG NO 69/04763/06)
ATTORNEYS TO BIDVEST
WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS
ATTORNEYS TO LITHOTECH
FLUXMAN RABINOWITZ * RAPHAELY WEINER ATTORNEYS
SPONSORING BROKERS
HSBC SIMPSON MCKIE (PTY) LIMITED
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