BIDVEST COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LITHOTEC MINORITY SHARES

THE BIDVEST GROUP LIMITED
(REGISTRATION NUMBER 05/21180/06)
("BIDVEST")
LITHOTECH LIMITED
(FORMERLY LITHOSAVER SYSTEMS LIMITED)
(REGISTRATION NUMBER 69/15643/06)
("LITHOTECH")
COMPULSORY ACQUISITION

FURTHER TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT PUBLISHED IN THE PRESS ON 10 FEBRUARY 1999,
LITHOTECH SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED THAT THE COMPULSORY ACQUISITION BY BIDVEST
OF THE LITHOTECH MINORITY SHARES IN TERMS OF SECTION 440K OF THE COMPANIES ACT,
1973 HAS BECOME UNCONDITIONAL.

LITHOTECH WILL NOW BE CONSTITUTED AS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF BIDVEST.
LITHOTECH SHAREHOLDERS WHO HAVE NOT SURRENDERED THEIR LITHOTECH SHARE

CERTIFICATES ARE REMINDED TO DO SO IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE BIDVEST SHARES TO
WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED.
25 MARCH 1999
JOHANNESBURG
MERCHANT BANK
INVESTEC BANK LIMITED
(REG NO 69/04763/06)
ATTORNEYS TO BIDVEST
WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS
ATTORNEYS TO LITHOTECH
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