Trading update-Interim six month period ended 31 August 2012 Finbond Group Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 2001/015761/06) Share code: FGL ISIN: ZAE000138095 (“Finbond” or “the Company”) TRADING UPDATE – INTERIM SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED 31 AUGUST 2012 In terms of the listing Requirements of the JSE Limited companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as they become reasonably certain that the financial results for the next period to be reported on will differ by more than 20% from that of the previous corresponding period. A review of the financial results for the six months ended 31 August 2012 by the directors of the Company has indicated that basic earnings are expected to increase to between 1.8 cents and 2.0 cents per share as opposed to a loss of 1.2 cents per share for the six months ended 31 August 2011, on a fully diluted basis, representing a percentage improvement of between 250% and 267%. Finbond expects to report headline earnings of between 1.9 cents and 2.1 cents per share as opposed to a headline loss of 1.3 cents per share for the six months ended 31 August 2011, on a fully diluted basis, which would represent a percentage improvement of between 246% and 262%. The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on by Finbond’s auditors. Finbond’s results for the interim period ended 31 August 2012 are expected to be released on SENS on or about 16 November 2012. Pretoria 19 September 2012 DESIGNATED ADVISER: GRINDROD BANK LIMITED Date: 19/09/2012 05:00:00 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.