BASIL READ HOLDINGS LIMITED - Acquisition of securities by clients of Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

Acquisition of securities by clients of Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

Basil Read Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration Number 1984/007758/06
Share Code: BSR ISIN: ZAE000029781
("Basil Read" or "the Company")


Acquisition of securities by clients of Allan Gray Proprietary Limited


In accordance with section 122(3)(b) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and
section 3.83(b)of the Listings Requirements of JSE Limited, shareholders
are hereby advised that Basil Read Holdings Limited has received a formal
notification from Allan Gray Proprietary Limited (“Allan Gray”) that
clients of Allan Gray have, in aggregate, acquired an interest in the
ordinary shares of the Company, such that the total interest in the
ordinary shares of the Company held by Allan Gray’s clients now amounts to
20.5013% of the total issued ordinary shares of the Company.



Johannesburg
28 November 2014

Company Secretary
Andiswa T Ndoni

JSE Sponsor
Macquarie First South Capital (Pty) Limited

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