Declaration of special cash dividend THE DON GROUP LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (Registration number 1946/023123/06) Share code: DON ISIN: ZAE000008462 (“The Don”) DECLARATION OF SPECIAL CASH DIVIDEND Shareholders are advised that a special cash dividend of 16 cents (gross) per share has been declared by the board of directors of The Don, in accordance with the timetable set out below: Last date to trade cum the dividend: Friday, 24 January 2014 Shares trade ex distribution: Monday, 27 January 2014 Record date: Friday, 31 January 2014 Payment date: Monday, 3 February 2014 Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday, 27 January 2014 and Friday, 31 January 2014, both dates inclusive. The following additional information is disclosed: - The special dividend should be treated as an income payment and is being paid out of income reserves. - The local dividend tax rate is 15%. - There are no Secondary Tax credits utilised against the special dividend. - The gross local dividend is 16 cents per share for shareholders exempt from paying Dividend Tax. - The net local dividend amount is 13.6 cents per share for shareholders liable to pay Dividend Tax. - The Don's tax reference number is 9350165719. - There issued share capital of The Don is 294 485 303 ordinary shares. The special dividend has been approved by the Exchange Control Department of the South African Reserve Bank. Johannesburg 8 January 2014 Designated Adviser Merchantec Capital Date: 08/01/2014 11:09:00 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.