Trading Statement for the Six Months Ending 28 February 2013 EFFICIENT GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration Number: 2006/036947/06) Share Code: EFG ISIN: ZAE 000151841 (“the company” or “EFG”) TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDING 28 FEBRUARY 2013 In terms of the Listing Requirements of the JSE Limited, companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as they are satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial results for the period to be reported on next will differ by at least 20% from the financial results for the previous corresponding period. Shareholders are advised that EFG’s earnings per share (“EPS”) and headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) for the six months ending 28 February 2013 are expected to be at least 20% higher than the company’s EPS and HEPS reported for the six months ended 29 February 2012. Once EFG obtains reasonable certainty regarding a range to describe the difference between the financial results for the six months ended 28 February 2013 to be reported on by the company and the six months ended 29 February 2012, as published, EFG will issue a further announcement in that regard. The information on which this trading statement has been based has not been reviewed or reported on by the company’s auditors. 21 February 2013 SPONSOR Java Capital Date: 21/02/2013 04:19:00 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.