ART - Argent Industrial Limited - Appointment of Sponsor

ART - Argent Industrial Limited - Appointment of Sponsor                        
Argent Industrial Limited                                                       
(Registration number 1993/002054/06)                                            
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Share Code: ART & ISIN: ZAE000019188                                            
("Argent" or "the company")                                                     
Appointment of Sponsor                                                          
Shareholders are advised that Argent has appointed Investec Bank Limited as     
Sponsor to the company with effect from 1 October 2008.                         
By order of the Board                                                           
Wadeville                                                                       
29 September 2008                                                               
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