Appointment of an Acting Chairman of the Board LIFE HEALTHCARE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 2003/002733/06) ISIN: ZAE000145892 Share Code: LHC (“Life Healthcare”) APPOINTMENT OF AN ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on SENS on 28 November 2012 advising of the passing of the chairman of the board, Professor Jakes Gerwel. The board of directors’ wish to advise that Mustaq Brey has been appointed as acting chairman of the board with immediate effect. He has also been appointed as a member and chairman of the nominations committee for the duration of his tenure as acting chairman of the board. The board will commence with a process to identify and appoint a permanent chairman of the board. Mr Brey will serve as acting chairman until the appointment of a permanent chairman is confirmed. Mr Brey was first appointed to the board of Life Healthcare on 28 November 2003. He is a founder member and chief executive officer of Brimstone. He is a chartered accountant and currently serves on the boards of Oceana Fishing Group Limited, the Scientific Group, Lion of Africa Insurance Company Limited and Nedbank Limited. He serves on the audit committee of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation and chairs the capital and risk committee for Nedbank. Illovo 12 December 2012 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 12/12/2012 11:10:00 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.