Section 45 Financial Assistance Announcement JOHN DANIEL HOLDINGS LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number: 1998/013215/06 JSE Code: JDH - ISIN: ZAE000136677 ("the Company" or "JDH" or "the Group") SECTION 45 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ANNOUNCEMENT SECTION 45 – FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE In terms of section 45(5) of the Companies Act, written notice is to be provided to shareholders containing details of a resolution passed by the board authorising the provision of direct or indirect financial assistance to a director or prescribed officer or a related or inter-related company. The resolution passed by the board of directors of JDH on 29 August 2012 is as follows: Resolved that, to the extent required by the Companies Act, the board of directors of the company may, subject to compliance with the requirements of the company’s Memorandum of Incorporation, the Companies Act, and the Listings Requirements of the JSE, each as presently constituted and as amended from time to time, authorise the company to provide direct or indirect financial assistance by way of loan, guarantee, the provision of security or otherwise, to any of its present or future subsidiaries and/or any other company or corporation that is or becomes related or inter-related to the company, for any purpose or in connection with any matter, including, but not limited to, the subscription of any option, or any securities issued or to be issued by the company or a related or inter- related company, or for the purchase of any securities of the company or a related or inter-related company limited to the maximum of two hundred million rand (R200 million). Johannesburg 26 September 2012 Sponsor Arcay Moela Sponsor (Proprietary) Limited Date: 26/09/2012 09:12:00 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.