Assore - No change statement and notice of annual general meeting

Assore - No change statement and notice of annual general meeting               
Assore Limited                                                                  
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1950/037394/06)                                            
Share code:  ASR                                                                
ISIN:  ZAE000017117                                                             
("Assore")                                                                      
NO CHANGE STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING                        
     1.   NO CHANGE STATEMENT                                                   
          Assore shareholders are advised that Assore posted its audited annual 
          financial statements for the financial year ended 30 June 2006 on     
Tuesday, 31 October 2006. Assore was not required to publish an       
          abridged report at this date because the financial information        
          published on 31 August 2006 was unchanged.                            
          The annual financial statements were audited by Ernst & Young and the 
audit report is available for inspection at Assore"s registered       
          office.                                                               
     2.   NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING                                      
          Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of Assore      
shareholders will be held at Assore House, 15 Fricker Road, Illovo    
          Boulevard, Johannesburg, on Friday, 24 November 2006 at 10h30, to     
          transact the business as stated in the notice of annual general       
          meeting which is included in the annual report.                       
3.   SPECIFIC ORDINARY SHARE REPURCHASE                                    
          Assore shareholders are further advised, in terms of section 11.25 of 
          the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, that included in the    
          notice of annual general meeting are details of the specific          
repurchase  by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Assore of approximately   
          0.21% of the issued ordinary share capital of Assore, from The        
          Standard Bank of South Africa ("Standard Bank"), at a maximum cash    
          consideration of R124.00 per ordinary share on 1 December 2006 or as  
soon thereafter as possible("the specific repurchase").               
          The ordinary shares repurchased in terms of the specific repurchase   
          constitute Standard Bank"s entire shareholding in Assore and Standard 
          Bank will not vote such shares at the annual general meeting.         
The pro forma financial effects of the specific repurchase on Assore  
          for the financial year ended 30 June 2006 are not material.           
Illovo                                                                          
Johannesburg                                                                    
6 November 2006                                                                 
Contact details:                                                                
Celine Stemmett                                                                 
Switchboard: (+27 11) 770 6800                                                  
Direct line:  (+27 11) 770 6948                                                 
Email: celinestemmett@assore.com                                                
Sponsor                                                                         
Standard Bank                                                                   
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