Trading Statement ELB Group Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1930/002553/06) Ordinary Shares: Share code: ELR ISIN: ZAE000035101 Preference Shares: Share code: ELRP ISIN: ZAE000035333 ("ELB", “ELB Group” or “the Company”) TRADING STATEMENT ELB is currently finalising its results for the six months ended 31 December 2012, which should be released on SENS on or about Wednesday, 13 March 2013. In this regard, shareholders are advised that attributable comprehensive income for the period is expected to be R36,4 million (December 2011: R29,1 million), an increase of 25,1%. Basic headline earnings per share and basic earnings per share are likely to be 120 cents (December 2011: 53 cents) and 120 cents (December 2011: 57 cents) per share respectively. The ELB Group will from time to time experience volatility in headline earnings particularly during periods of significant exchange rate fluctuations. These fluctuations give rise to unrealised profits or losses which experience has shown usually reverse before or on the eventual sale of the relevant equipment. Shareholders are advised that the financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed and reported on by the Company’s external auditors. Boksburg 7 March 2013 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 07/03/2013 02:50:00 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.