Director resignation Master Drilling Group Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 2011/008265/06) JSE share code: MDI ISIN: ZAE000171948 (“Master Drilling” or the “Company”) RESIGNATION OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR In compliance with the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, the following information is disclosed: Christopher Gerald O’ Neill (O’ Neill) has resigned from Master Drilling’s Board as an independent nd non-executive director with effect from 22 July 2015. O’ Neill has accepted the position of director and Chief Operations Officer of one of the Company’s local subsidiaries, Master Drilling South Africa (Pty) Ltd. O’ Neill was a member of Master Drilling’s Board since 2014, and further served as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Corporate Governance Committee. He also chaired the Company’s Risk Committee and Social and Ethics Committee. The Board of Master Drilling thanks O’ Neill for his valued contribution during his tenure as member of the board and its committees, and looks forward to his future contribution as an executive within the Master Drilling group. Recruitment for O’ Neill’s replacement on the Board is underway and a further announcement in this regard will be made in due course. Fochville 23 July 2015 Sponsor Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) Date: 23/07/2015 09:00:00 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.