Termination of the offer by Eqstra Holdings Limited (“Eqstra”) Protech Khuthele Holdings Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 2000/024352/06) Share code: PKH ISIN: ZAE 000101986 (“Protech” or the “Company”) Termination of the offer by Eqstra Holdings Limited (“Eqstra”) 1. Termination of the offer by Eqstra Protech shareholders are referred to the SENS announcement by Eqstra released on 1 August 2013, wherein Eqstra announced that its general offer to Protech shareholders has lapsed. “Protech welcomes the termination of the Eqstra offer. The management team of Protech look forward to refocusing all of our energies on unlocking Protech’s potential and repeat our commitment to delivering on Protech’s turnaround strategy.” commented Antony Page, Protech’s Chief Executive Officer. 2. Responsibility statement The Independent Board accepts responsibility for the information contained in this announcement insofar as the information relates to Protech, and confirms that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the information is true and does not omit anything likely to affect the importance of the information. Lanseria 1 August 2013 Investment bank and transaction sponsor Nedbank Capital Legal advisor Bowman Gilfillan Inc. Sponsor Deloitte & Touche Sponsor Services Proprietary Limited Communications Advisor College Hill Independent Expert PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance Proprietary Limited Date: 01/08/2013 05:29:00 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.