SECUREDATA HOLDINGS LIMITED - Further trading statement and changes to the board of directors: appointment of financial director

Further trading statement and changes to the board of directors: appointment of financial director

SECUREDATA HOLDINGS LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration number 1998/010017/06)
Share code: SDH ISIN: ZAE000096368
(“SecureData” or “the Company” or “the Group”)

FURTHER TRADING STATEMENT AND CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: APPOINTMENT OF FINANCIAL DIRECTOR



Further Trading Statement

In terms of the Listings Requirements of JSE Limited (“Listings Requirements”), companies are required to
publish a trading statement as soon as they become reasonably certain that the financial results for the
period to be reported on will differ by more than 20% from that of the previous corresponding period.

Further to the trading statement released on SENS on 5 October 2012, a review of the financial results for
the year ended 31 July 2012 by management has indicated that the headline loss per share is expected to
be between 14.9 cents and 15.2 cents, compared to the headline loss per share of 1.7 cents for the year
ended 31 July 2011. The loss per share is expected to remain between 17.1 cents and 17.4 cents as
announced on 5 October 2012.

The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on by
SecureData’s auditors. SecureData's financial results are expected to be released on SENS on or about
25 October 2012.


Changes to the Board of Directors: Appointment of Financial Director

In compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the Listings Requirements, the board of directors of SecureData (“the
Board”) hereby notifies its shareholders that Mr Carlo Venter has been appointed as Executive Financial
Director with effect from 1 November 2012, replacing Mr Johan du Toit who will be leaving the Company on
31 October 2012.

Carlo joined the Group in April 2012 as Chief Operating Officer of SecureData Africa, a division of
SecureData. Subsequent to qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1998, Carlo held various positions as
Chief Financial Officer and Finance Executive in the private sector and as project manager in the public
sector where, inter alia, he assisted the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in
streamlining the finance department.

The Board thanks Johan for his contribution to the Company as Financial Director and as interim Chief
Executive Officer during his tenure and wishes him well in his future endeavours.

Furthermore, the Board welcomes Carlo and looks forward to his contribution to the Company.


Johannesburg
24 October 2012

Sponsor
Merchantec Capital

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