Trading statement Mr Price Group Limited Registration number 1933/004418/06 Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa ISIN: ZAE 000026951 JSE share code: MPC ("Mr Price" or "the company") TRADING STATEMENT In terms 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 to be reported on will differ by 20% or more from the financial results of the previous corresponding period. Basic earnings per share ("EPS") and headline earnings per share ("HEPS") of Mr Price for the 52 weeks ended 30 March 2013, the results of which are expected to be released on SENS before the end of May 2013, are likely to be higher than the previous corresponding period by more than 20%. A range cannot be accurately estimated at this stage and shareholders are advised that a further trading statement will be issued in due course to provide earnings forecast ranges for EPS and HEPS as required by the JSE Listings Requirements. The forecast financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed and reported on by the company’s external auditors. Durban 10 April 2013 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 10/04/2013 08:00:00 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.