Grand Parade Investments Limited announces joint venture with Merkur Gaming – Voluntary announcement GRAND PARADE INVESTMENTS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration Number 1997/003548/06) Share code: GPL ISIN: ZAE000119814 (“GPI” or “the company”) GRAND PARADE INVESTMENTS LIMITED ANNOUNCES JOINT VENTURE WITH MERKUR GAMING – VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT The board of Grand Parade Investments Limited (“GPI” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that GPI has signed a joint venture shareholder agreement (“the joint venture agreement”) with German-based gaming operator and manufacturer Merkur Gaming GmbH (“Merkur”) to locally manufacture, assemble and distribute gaming machines. Merkur Gaming is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the family owned Gauselmann Group. There are no gambling machine manufacturing facilities in South Africa, notwithstanding the fact that the industry contributes about R50-billion to GDP annually. In terms of the joint venture agreement, GPI and Merkur will form a new company called Grand Merkur (Pty) Ltd (“Grand Merkur”). Grand Merkur will be registered in South Africa for the primary purpose of manufacturing, assembling and distributing slot machines, sports betting terminals and lottery terminals. Grand Merkur will also investigate opportunities for the possible operation of gaming facilities, and in future look to develop a training centre, as well as a research and development centre where locally designed software, games and alternate hardware will be developed. The deal signifies the establishment of a proudly South African manufacturing company with access to the intellectual property of a top European manufacturer that possesses significant game design and operational expertise. As a result Grand Merkur will be well positioned to supply the local market with a product currently only available in Europe. 28 November 2012 Cape Town Sponsor – PSG Capital (Pty) Ltd Corporate Advisor – Leaf Capital (Pty) Ltd Legal Advisors – Bernadt Vukic Potash & Getz Attorneys Date: 28/11/2012 09:55:00 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.