Trading statement Purple Group Limited (Formerly Purple Capital Limited) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1998/013637/06) Share code: PPE ISIN: ZAE000185526 (“the Company”) TRADING STATEMENT In terms of paragraph 3.4(b) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as the issuer and its directors are satisfied that there is a reasonable degree of certainty that the financial results for the next reporting period will differ by at least 20% from those of the previous corresponding period. Accordingly, a review of the financial results for the six months ended 28 February 2015 by management has indicated that the earnings per share and headline earnings per share are expected to be between 1.90 and 2.00 cents, reflecting an increase of between 85% and 95% compared to the earnings per share and headline earnings per share of 1.03 cents for the six months ended 28 February 2014. The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been audited or reported on by the Company’s auditors. The Company`s unaudited financial results for the six months ended 28 February 2015 are expected to be published on or about 27 March 2015. Johannesburg 3 March 2015 Sponsor: Deloitte & Touche Sponsor Services Proprietary Limited Date: 03/03/2015 02:56:00 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.