Lewis Group referred to National Consumer Tribunal Lewis Group Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number: 2004/009817/06 JSE share code: LEW ISIN: ZAE00058236 (“the group” or “the company”) LEWIS GROUP REFERRED TO NATIONAL CONSUMER TRIBUNAL Shareholders are advised that the National Credit Regulator (“NCR”) has referred two of Lewis Group’s operating subsidiaries, Lewis Stores and Monarch Insurance Company Limited, to the National Consumer Tribunal (“Tribunal”) for alleged breach of the National Credit Act. This referral relates to three cases of the sale of retrenchment cover to pensioners and self-employed consumers, or the sale of disability cover to pensioners under credit life insurance contracts. The NCR has requested the Tribunal to order refunds to the customers impacted by the sale of these insurance products, to undertake an audit and to impose an administrative fine of R10 million on the company. The directors and management of Lewis Group are committed to cooperating fully with the Tribunal to ensure satisfactory resolution of the case. The group undertakes to keep investors updated on developments relating to the Tribunal’s investigations. Cape Town 9 July 2015 Sponsor UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 09/07/2015 02:35:00 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.