Trading Update RBA HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1999/009701/06) (JSE code: RBA ISIN: ZAE000104154) (RBA or the company) TRADING UPDATE In terms of section 3.4(b) of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited ("JSE"), 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 will differ by at least 20% from the financial results for the previous corresponding period. Shareholders are advised that the company is in the process of finalising its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2012 and advises that the loss for the year is expected to be between 2.1 and 2.4 cents per share as compared to earnings of 1.18 cents per share for the comparable year. The headline loss for the year is expected to be between 0.75 and 0.90 cents per share as compared to headline earnings of 2.16 cents per share for the comparable year. The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on by the company`s auditors. The results for the year ended 31 December 2012 are due to be released at the end of March 2013. 15 March 2013 Johannesburg Designated Advisor Exchange Sponsors Date: 15/03/2013 02:51:00 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.