Trading Statement EFFICIENT GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration Number: 2006/036947/06) JSE share code: EFG ISIN: ZAE 000151841 (“EFG” or “the company”) TRADING STATEMENT In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as they are satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial results for the period to be reported on next will differ by at least 20% from the financial results for the previous corresponding period. Shareholders are advised that EFG’s earnings per share (“EPS”) and headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) for the year ending 31 August 2015 are expected to be at least 20% higher than the company’s EPS and HEPS reported for the year ended 31 August 2014. At this stage there is no reasonable degree of certainty regarding the range within which EPS and HEPS for the year ending 31 August 2015 is likely to exceed EPS and HEPS for the year ended 31 August 2014. More specific information, as required by the JSE Listings Requirements, will be provided to shareholders as soon as there is a reasonable degree of certainty. The information on which this trading statement has been based has not been reviewed or reported on by the company’s auditors. 17 August 2015 Sponsor Java Capital Date: 17/08/2015 03:30:00 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.