Results of general meeting Distell Group Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration Number: 1988/005808/06) Share code: DST ISIN: ZAE000028668 (“Distell” or the “Company”) RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING: THE PROPOSED RESTRUCTURING OF THE BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (“BEE”) TRANSACTION ENTERED INTO IN 2005 (“ORIGINAL BEE TRANSACTION”), IN TERMS OF WHICH BEE PARTNERS WERE INTRODUCED AS INDIRECT SHAREHOLDERS OF SOUTH AFRICAN DISTILLERIES AND WINES (SA) LIMITED (“SADW”) Shareholders of Distell are referred to the announcement dated 6 December 2013, in connection with the circular to shareholders and notice of general meeting for the following: - Approval of the amendments to the Put Option - Approval of the amendments to the terms of the WIP Beverages Preference Shares - Authority to directors to implement all resolutions - Loans or other financial assistance to WIP Beverages - Issue of shares to the CSI Trust Shareholders of Distell are advised that at the general meeting of Distell shareholders held at the Auditorium of The House of J.C. Le Roux, Devon Valley Road, Devon Valley, Stellenbosch, Western Cape on Friday, 17 January 2014, the necessary resolutions to amend the terms of the Put Option, to give effect to the proposed restructuring of the Original BEE Transaction and to amend the terms of the WIP Beverages Preference Shares, as detailed in the circular posted to Distell shareholders dated 17 December 2013, were passed by the requisite majority shareholders. Stellenbosch 17 January 2014 Investment bank and transaction sponsor to Distell Investec Bank Limited Sponsor to Distell Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Corporate law adviser to Distell Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Incorporated Reporting accountants to Distell PricewaterhouseCoopers Incorporated Corporate law advisers to WIPHOLD Distilleries DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Incorporated Transaction advisers to WIPHOLD Distilleries WIP Capital Proprietary Limited Date: 17/01/2014 12:00:00 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.