BCK - Blackstar Group SE - Disclosure of acquisition of securities

BCK - Blackstar Group SE - Disclosure of acquisition of securities              
Blackstar Group SE                                                              
Previously Blackstar Group PLC                                                  
(Incorporated in England and Wales)                                             
(Company number SE 30)                                                          
(registered as an external company with limited liability in                    
the Republic of South Africa under registration number                          
2011/008274/10                                                                  
Share code: BCK                                                                 
ISIN: GB00B0W3NL87                                                              
("Blackstar" or "the Company")                                                  
DISCLOSURE OF ACQUISITION OF SECURITIES                                         
In accordance with section 122 (3)(b) of the South African Companies Act,       
No. 71 of 2008, section 3.83(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements and rule       
17 of the AIM Rules for Companies, shareholders are hereby advised that the     
Company has received formal notification in the prescribed form that            
Tantalum Capital Proprietary Limited ("Tantalum Capital") has acquired an       
interest in securities in the Company such that the total interest in the       
securities of the Company held by Tantalum Capital amounts to 5.63% of the      
total issued securities of that class in the share capital of the Company.      
20 March 2012                                                                   
London                                                                          
For further information, please contact:                                        
Blackstar Group SE       John Kleynhans                  +352 402 505 427       
Liberum Capital Limited  Chris Bowman / Christopher      +44 (0) 20 3100 2222   
                        Britton                                                 
PSG Capital (Pty)        David Tosi / Willie Honeyball   +27(0) 21 887 9602     
Limited                                                                         
Buchanan                 Jeremy Garcia / Gabriella       +27 (0) 20 7466 5000   
                        Clinkard                                                
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