Fatal Accident at Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine VILLAGE MAIN REEF LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1934/005703/06) Share Code: VIL ISIN: ZAE000154761 (“the Company”) FATAL ACCIDENT AT BLYVOORUITZICHT GOLD MINE Village regrets to announce the death of an employee, resulting from a fall of ground incident, related to a seismic event that occurred on Saturday evening 1 December 2012 at its Blyvoor operation near Carletonville. The Board and management of Village express their deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the deceased. The Department of Mineral Resources (“DMR’’) inspectorate in the Gauteng Province was alerted and an initial investigation has been conducted. The inspectorate has issued a Section 54 instruction in relation to specific working areas impacted by geological structures, with the remainder of the mine operating as per normal. The management of Blyvoor is working closely with the DMR to minimize the duration of the stoppage on production at Blyvoor, while a full investigation continues. Contacts Village Joint CEO Marius Saaiman Email: msaaiman@villagemainreef.co.za Mobile: 082 458 3420 Investor and media relations Village Main Reef Cheryl Walton Email: cwalton@villagemainreef.co.za Tel: 011 274 4610 3 December 2012 Sponsor Java Capital Date: 03/12/2012 02:03:00 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.