Black Women Transaction ISA Holdings Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (Registration number 1998/009608/06) Share code: ISA ISIN: ZAE000067344 (“ISA” or “the Company”) BLACK WOMEN TRANSACTION Further to the announcements released on SENS on 30 October 2013, 9 December 2013 and 10 January 2014, and the circular to ISA shareholders issued on 9 December 2013 (and using the terms defined therein unless otherwise stated), shareholders are hereby advised that, in accordance with the Loan Agreement and the Buy-Back Option Agreement entered into between ISA and EmpowerGroup governing the Specific Repurchase, EmpowerGroup has, with effect from 28 August 2014, procured the transfer to Black Women such number of shares in the issued shares of EmpowerGroup equal to 40% of the entire issued share capital of EmpowerGroup (“Black Women Transaction”). Accordingly, ISA will not be exercising its Second Option to purchase the Second Option Shares from EmpowerGroup. The Black Women Transaction has resulted in 10% of the issued shares of ISA, net of treasury shares, being deemed to be held by Black Women on the basis of the flow through principle as contemplated in the codes of good practice issued from time to time in terms of section 9 of the BEE Act. While EmpowerGroup retains its 25.1% interest in the issued shares of ISA, net of treasury shares, as a consequence of the Black Women Transaction the indirect beneficial interests for each of Messrs Alan Naidoo and Andrew Maren, being non-executive directors of ISA and executive directors of EmpowerGroup, has decreased from 15 628 149 to 9 376 889 shares in ISA. Johannesburg 29 August 2014 Designated Adviser Merchantec Capital Date: 29/08/2014 12:15:00 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.