BASIL READ HOLDINGS LIMITED - Competition Tribunal Ratification

Competition Tribunal Ratification

Basil Read Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration Number 1984/007758/06
Share Code: BSR ISIN: ZAE000029781
("Basil Read" or "the Company")

SENS Announcement

Shareholders are referred to the announcement released on the Stock Exchange News
Service on Monday, 24 June 2013 and are hereby advised that on Monday, 22 July 2013 the
Competition Tribunal confirmed the amount of R95 million as the Group’s penalty for anti-
competitive transgressions to be paid in two equal installments, the first installment is
payable within 30 days of the order, with the remainder payable 12 months thereafter.

Johannesburg
25 July 2013

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