Notification of major interest in shares by shareholder DATATEC LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1994/005004/06) ISIN: ZAE000017745 Share Code: DTC ("the Company") NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES BY SHAREHOLDER In Compliance with the AIM Rules, the following information notified to the Company is disclosed: 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Datatec Limited; 2. Reason for notification : increase in issuer's share capital; 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: ALLAN GRAY UNIT TRUST MANAGEMENT (RF) PROPRIETRY LIMITED; 4. Full name of shareholder(s): (same as 3 above); 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 20 January 2015; 6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 January 2015; 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%; 8. Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares: ZAE000017745 Situation previous to the triggering transaction: Number of shares – Direct - 10 145 765 Number of shares – indirect – n/a Number of voting rights - 10 145 765 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of shares - 10 145 765 Number of shares – indirect – n/a Number of voting rights - 10 145 765 Percentage of voting rights – 4.99% B: Financial Instruments – n/a Sandown 26 January 2015 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 26/01/2015 04:00:00 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.