Outcome of application in terms of the Companies Act for an extension of time to publish the Business Rescue Plan Chemical Specialities Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number 2005/039947/06 Share code: CSP &CSPP ISIN: ZAE000109427 & ZAE000184305 ("Chemspec" or "the Company") OUTCOME OF APPLICATION IN TERMS OF SECTION 150(5) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 71 OF 2008 FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO PUBLISH THE BUSINESS RESCUE PLAN Shareholders are referred to the announcements released on SENS on 11 March 2015, 17 March 2015 and 14 April 2014 and are advised that Creditors of the Company voted overwhelmingly in favour of allowing the Business Rescue Practitioners an extension of time within which to publish the Business Rescue Plan of the Company. The voting was as follows: 1. Value of claims for the Extension R218,946,246.00 (70 votes) 2. Value of claims against the Extension R227,918.00 (5 votes) The BRP’s must now publish their Business Rescue Plan on or before the 30th of May 2015. A copy of the above notice is available on the Company’s website hosted at www.chemspecpaint.com. Please direct all enquires to the following email address: businessrescue@chemspecpaint.com Durban 20 April 2015 Designated Advisor: Grindrod Bank Limited Date: 20/04/2015 02:11:00 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.