Changes to the Board CROOKES BROTHERS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1913/000290/06) Share code: CKS ISIN: ZAE000001434 (“Crookes” or “the Company”) CHANGES TO THE BOARD In compliance with the requirements of paragraph 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, Crookes wishes to announce the following changes to the Board of Directors: Pierre Joubert has resigned as non-executive director of Crookes with effect from 23 November 2012. The board wishes to thank Pierre for his valued contribution. Gary Vaughan-Smith (49) BSc, MSc and Tim Denton (51) have been appointed as non-executive director and alternate non-executive director, respectively, with effect from 23 November 2012. Gary is a Founding Partner of SilverStreet Capital who recently acquired the 30% interest in Crookes previously held by RMB Securities (Pty) Limited. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and has many years of experience in the asset management field. Tim is Head of Agricultural Research for SilverStreet Capital and is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. He has extensive experience in the management of large commercial farms in Africa including the development of greenfield sites and out-grower schemes. Renishaw 27 November 2012 Sponsor: Sasfin Capital (A division of Sasfin Bank Limited) Date: 27/11/2012 05:15:00 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.