Shoprite Holdings Limited - Acquires Computicket

Shoprite Holdings Limited - Acquires Computicket                                
Shoprite Holdings Limited                                                       
Share Code:    SHP                                                              
Isins:         ZAE000012084                                                     
Acquires Computicket                                                            
The Shoprite group and Media24 announced today, 1 November 2005, that the       
Shoprite Group of companies has acquired the entire issued share capital of     
Computicket (Pty) Ltd from Media24.  The transaction was subject to the         
approval of the Competition Commission and is now secured.                      
Computicket is the leading ticketing business operating in various outlets in   
South Africa, providing ticketing services to promoters and agents in the       
entertainment industry.                                                         
Commenting on the acquisition Brian Weyers, marketing manager of the Shoprite   
group, says Shoprite"s existing ticketing business, managed from its Money      
Market Counters, is well complimented with the Computicket business.            
"The acquisition has the potential in future to utilize the store infrastructure
of the Shoprite and Checkers outlets to increase the ticketing distribution     
outlets of Computicket from the current 90 to almost 500, which will ensure     
increased convenience to the public to obtain their tickets for events.         
"We are excited to offer this service now to a much broader base of consumers, 
who previously were not within reach of Computicket to benefit from their       
service. Our store-reach will certainly make it available to most South Africans
across a wider group of LSM"s.                                                  
"The Shoprite group is looking forward to build on the business and grow it to 
include even more electronically advanced services to benefit our customers."   
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For further information: Brian Weyers @ 021-980 4253                            
Issued by Adele Gouws @ 011-465 5225 or 083 260 5002                            
On behalf of: The Shoprite Group                                                
1 November 2005                                                                 
Investment bank and sponsor                                                     
Nedbank Capital                                                                 
Date: 01/11/2005 05:59:46 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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