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GPL - Grand Parade Investments Limited - Swap of the GPI SPV Trust and the GPI BBBEE Trust units for GPI ordinary shares on a 1:1 basis GRAND PARADE INVESTMENTS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration Number 1997/003548/06) Share code: GPL ISIN: ZAE000119814 ("GPI" or "the company") SWAP OF THE GPI SPV TRUST AND THE GPI BBBEE TRUST UNITS FOR GPI ORDINARY SHARES ON A 1:1 BASIS Following the release of the lock-in restrictions, the GPI SPV Trust and the GPI BBBEE Trust were unwound on 31 January 2012 and shareholders (which also includes the director set out below), who held units in the aforementioned trusts, became entitled to swap their BBBEE units for GPI ordinary shares on a 1:1 basis. The director had no discretion in the transaction and was not a trustee of the aforementioned two trusts. The swap of the units for GPI ordinary shares is therefore strictly speaking not a dealing by the directors, but given the JSE Listings Requirements, same is required to be announced. In compliance with rules 3.63 to 3.74 of the JSE Limited`s Listings Requirements, the following information is disclosed: NAME OF DIRECTOR Hassen Adams COMPANY OF WHICH I AM A Grand Parade Investments Limited DIRECTOR STATUS: EXECUTIVE/NON- Executive EXECUTIVE TYPE OF SECURITIES GPI SPV and BBBEE Trust units EFFECTIVE DATE OF UNWINDING 31 January 2012 DATE OF ISSUE OF GPI 29 February 2012 ORDINARY SHARES IN LIEU OF UNITS NUMBER OF BBBEE UNITS 126 066 (1) ENTITLED TO SWAP FOR GPI 2 892 575 (2) ORDINARY SHARES 2 000 000 (3) TOTAL DEEMED RAND VALUE OF R298 776.42(1) SECURITIES R6 855 402.75(2) R4 740 000.00(3) The deemed rand value is based on the closing market price of GPI
shares on 29 February 2012 (237 cents per share) NATURE OF TRANSACTION Following the release of a lock-in restrictions, the trustees of the
GPI SPV Trust and the trustees of the GPI BBBEE Trust have exercised the powers granted to them by the trust deeds and resolved to redeem
all units. The effect of which is that the units currently owned directly and indirectly by the director will automatically be
converted into GPI ordinary shares on a 1:1 basis. (Off-market transaction) NAME OF ASSOCIATE Nadesons Investments (Pty) Ltd (2) Rowmoor Investments 679 (Pty) Ltd (3) RELATIONSHIP WITH DIRECTOR Director and 78% shareholder of the Associate (2) Director and 63% shareholder of the Associate (3)
NATURE AND EXTENT OF Direct beneficial (1) INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION Indirect beneficial (2)&(3) CLEARANCE OBTAINED Yes 02 March 2012 Sponsor PSG Capital (Pty) Limited Date: 02/03/2012 16:16:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
