CKS - Crookes Brothers Limited - Disclosure of acquisition of securities

CKS - Crookes Brothers Limited - Disclosure of acquisition of securities        
CROOKES BROTHERS LIMITED                                                        
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1913/000290/06)                                            
Share code: CKS     ISIN: ZAE000001434                                          
("Crookes" or "the Company")                                                    
DISCLOSURE OF ACQUISITION OF SECURITIES                                         
In accordance with section 122(1)(a) of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 and   
section 3.83(b) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, shareholders are      
hereby advised that the Company has received formal notification in the         
prescribed form that RMB Securities (Pty) Ltd, has acquired an interest in      
the securities of the Company, such that the total interest in the securities   
of the Company held by RMB Securities (Pty) Ltd has increased to 30.2% of the   
total issued share capital of the Company.                                      
Renishaw                                                                        
13 December 2011                                                                
Sponsor                                                                         
Sasfin Capital                                                                  
A division of Sasfin Bank Limited                                               
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