EQS - Eqstra Holdings Limited - Acquisition of securities by Investec Asset

EQS - Eqstra Holdings Limited - Acquisition of securities by Investec Asset     
Management Holdings (Pty) Limited                                               
Eqstra Holdings Limited                                                         
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1998/011672/06)                                            
Share code: EQS ISIN: ZAE000117123                                              
("Eqstra" or "the Company")                                                     
ACQUISITION OF SECURITIES BY INVESTEC ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS (PTY) LIMITED   
("Investec")                                                                    
In accordance with section 122(3)(b) of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 and   
section 3.83(b) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, shareholders are      
hereby advised that Eqstra has received formal notification in the prescribed   
form that Investec has acquired an interest in the securities of the Company,   
such that the total interest in the securities of the Company held by           
Investec has increased from 9.99% to 10.03% of the total issued share capital   
of the Company.                                                                 
Kempton Park                                                                    
9 February 2012                                                                 
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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