Voluntary announcement trustco group holdings limited secures lines of credit in the amount of zar 165 million. TRUSTCO GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of Namibia (Registration number 2003/058) NSX Share Code: TUC JSE Share Code: TTO ISIN Number: NA000A0RF067 (“Trustco”, “The Company” or “the Group”) VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT TRUSTCO GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED SECURES LINES OF CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF ZAR 165 MILLION. Shareholders are advised that the Group’s subsidiary, Trustco Finance (Pty) Limited has secured lines of credit from the African Development Bank (“AfDB”)( Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (“DEG”)(www.deginvest.de) a German development finance institution and the Société De Promotion Et De Participation Pour La Coopération Economique (“PROPARCO”)( www.proparco.fr), a French development finance institution. The Agreement was concluded on 5 October 2012. Shareholders are further advised that the AfDB line of credit amounts to ZAR 65 million with the DEG and PROPARCO combined lines of credit amounting to ZAR 100 million. The total facility of ZAR 165 million, together with the ZAR 80 million advanced in September 2010 by the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) (www.ifc.org) is earmarked for the provision of educational loans to a further 19 500 students by Trustco Finance (Pty) Ltd in Namibia over the next 2 years. By order of the Board. MA Gebhardt Company Secretary Windhoek, 8 October 2012 JSE Sponsor SASFIN Corporate Finance (a division of SASFIN Bank Limited) NSX Sponsor IJG Securities (Pty) Limited Date: 08/10/2012 08:00:00 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.