Dealings in Securities by a Director of the company and by a Director of a Major Subsidiary ELLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 2007/007084/06) JSE code: ELI ISIN: ZAE000103081 (the “company”) DEALINGS IN SECURITIES BY A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY AND BY A DIRECTOR OF A MAJOR SUBSIDIARY Shareholders are advised of the following information relating to the dealings in securities by a director of the company and by a director of a major subsidiary: Name of director: Ryan Otto Transaction date: 31 January 2013 Class of securities: Ordinary shares Nature of transaction: Off-market collar hedge over 1 340 797 company shares at a put strike price of R9.30 and a call strike price of R11.33 and with an expiry date of 30 January 2015. Nature and extent of director’s interest: Direct beneficial Clearance to deal received: Yes Name of director: Ryan Otto Transaction date: 31 January 2013 Class of securities: Ordinary shares Nature of transaction: Off-market purchase of an equity linked note providing exposure to 1 075 268 ordinary shares at R9.30 per share Nature and extent of director’s interest: Indirect beneficial via an equity linked note Clearance to deal received: Yes Name of director: Barry Shum Name of subsidiary company: Ellies Proprietary Limited Transaction date: 1 February 2013 Class of securities: Ordinary shares Number of securities: 28 319 Price per security: R8.55 Total value: R242 127.45 Nature of transaction: On-market sale Nature and extent of director’s interest: Direct beneficial Clearance to deal received: Yes Name of director: Barry Shum Name of subsidiary company: Ellies Proprietary Limited Transaction date: 1 February 2013 Class of securities: Ordinary shares Number of securities: 52 000 Price per security: R8.56 Total value: R445 120.00 Nature of transaction: On-market sale Nature and extent of director’s interest: Direct beneficial Clearance to deal received: Yes Name of director: Barry Shum Name of subsidiary company: Ellies Proprietary Limited Transaction date: 1 February 2013 Class of securities: Ordinary shares Number of securities: 10 000 Price per security: R8.60 Total value: R86 000.00 Nature of transaction: On-market sale Nature and extent of director’s interest: Direct beneficial Clearance to deal received: Yes Name of director: Barry Shum Name of subsidiary company: Ellies Proprietary Limited Transaction date: 1 February 2013 Class of securities: Ordinary shares Number of securities: 5 899 Price per security: R8.61 Total value: R50 790.39 Nature of transaction: On-market sale Nature and extent of director’s interest: Direct beneficial Clearance to deal received: Yes Name of director: Barry Shum Name of subsidiary company: Ellies Proprietary Limited Transaction date: 1 February 2013 Class of securities: Ordinary shares Number of securities: 2 500 Price per security: R8.63 Total value: R21 575.00 Nature of transaction: On-market sale Nature and extent of director’s interest: Direct beneficial Clearance to deal received: Yes Name of director: Barry Shum Name of subsidiary company: Ellies Proprietary Limited Transaction date: 1 February 2013 Class of securities: Ordinary shares Number of securities: 100 000 Price per security: R8.75 Total value: R875 000.00 Nature of transaction: On-market sale Nature and extent of director’s interest: Direct beneficial Clearance to deal received: Yes 4 February 2013 Sponsor Java Capital Date: 04/02/2013 04:42:00 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.