Trading Statement BSI Steel Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 2001/023164/06) JSE code: BSS ISIN: ZAE000125134 ("the company") TRADING STATEMENT In compliance with paragraph 3.4 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, a listed company is 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 next period to be reported on are likely to vary by more than 20% from the previous corresponding period. Shareholders are advised that further to the Voluntary Strategic Update published on 6 February 2014, where mention was made of the challenging market conditions affecting the steel industry as a whole, the company is expecting that the results will nevertheless reflect an increase of more than 20% in EPS and HEPS for the year to March 2014 when compared to the 2013 financial year. Market conditions continue to remain very challenging based on poor conditions in the construction, mining and manufacturing sectors. The information in this Trading Statement has not been reviewed or reported on by the company`s auditors. Johannesburg 26 March 2014 Designated Advisor Sasfin Capital (A division of Sasfin Bank Limited) Date: 26/03/2014 03:45:00 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.