RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF AVUSA SHAREHOLDERS Avusa Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number: 2008/002461/06 Ordinary share code: AVU ISIN code: ZAE000115895 (“Avusa”) RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF AVUSA SHAREHOLDERS 1. Introduction Avusa shareholders are referred to the circular (incorporating a notice of general meeting) posted to Avusa shareholders on 18 July 2012, in terms of which, inter alia, a general meeting of Avusa shareholders was convened for the purpose of considering and passing resolutions relating to the implementation of a scheme of arrangement (the “Scheme”), which has been proposed by the board of directors of Avusa in terms of section 114 of the Companies Act, 71 of 2008 (as amended), and in terms of which Times Media Group Limited (“TMG”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mvelaphanda Group Limited, proposes to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Avusa. The terms of the Scheme entitle each Avusa shareholder to elect to receive a cash consideration of R24.00 (twenty four Rand) for every Avusa share, a share consideration of 1.47707 (one point four, seven, seven, zero, seven) shares in TMG for every one Avusa share, or a combination of the cash consideration and the share consideration. 2. Results of the general meeting Avusa shareholders are advised that, at the general meeting of Avusa shareholders held on Thursday, 16 August 2012, at the offices of Avusa, the special and ordinary resolutions required to give effect to the Scheme were approved by the requisite majority of votes. Scheme participants holding in excess of 78.5% of the ordinary shares of Avusa (other than Avusa ordinary shares held by TMG) voted in favour of these resolutions. 3. Outstanding conditions precedent Avusa shareholders are reminded that the implementation of the Scheme is still subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions precedent, including the receipt of unconditional approvals, consents or waivers from the South African, Botswana and Namibian competition authorities. Shareholders will be advised on the progress relating to the fulfilment of all the conditions precedent in due course. The dates previously given in the circular may change should the conditions precedent not be fulfiled by finalisation date, being 31 August 2012. A further announcement will be made to this effect. Rosebank 16 August 2012 Merchant bank and sponsor to Avusa Rand Merchant Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited Independent adviser to the Avusa Board Ernst & Young Legal adviser to Avusa Werksmans Attorneys Date: 16/08/2012 11:45:00 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.