Trading statement AVENG LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1944/018119/06) ISIN: ZAE000111829 SHARE CODE: AEG ("Aveng", "the Company" or “the Group”) UPDATED TRADING STATEMENT Updated trading statement announcement Shareholders are advised that Aveng is currently finalising its results for the six months ended 31 December 2015 (“the period”), which will be released on SENS on 23 February 2016. In accordance with section 3.4 (b) of the JSE Listings requirements and further to the trading statement released on 11 December 2015 in which the Company indicated that headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) for the period would be at least 100% lower than the comparative six months ending 31 December 2014 (“the comparative period”), but limited to a headline loss of R300 million, shareholders are advised that the headline loss for the period is likely to be between R220 million and R240 million, with basic earnings expected to be between R220 million and R240 million. HEPS is likely to be between (55)cps and (60)cps, a decrease of between 259% and 274%, with EPS expected to be between 55cps and 60cps, a decrease of between 38% and 33%. Reported headline earnings and basic earnings for the comparative period (released on SENS on 17 February 2015) were R138 million and R358 million respectively, while reported HEPS and EPS for the comparative period were 34.5cps and 89.3cps respectively. The above information has not been reviewed or reported on by Aveng's independent external auditors. The Group’s results for the six months ending 31 December 2015 will be released on SENS on 23 February 2016 when the Group will be updating the market on its business in a presentation in Johannesburg on the same day. The presentation will be available for all stakeholders on the Group’s website, www.aveng.co.za. By order of the Board of Directors Jet Park 19 February 2016 Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited Aveng Investor Relations contact: Annemarie Marx Tel: (011) 290 5641 Email: annemarie.marx@avenggroup.com Date: 19/02/2016 02:10:00 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.