Voluntary announcement: Proposed acquisition of Spanish IBM Cognos Partner, Lantares Datatec Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1994/005004/06) ISIN: ZAE000017745 Share Code: DTC (“Datatec” or “the Company”) VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT: PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF SPANISH IBM COGNOS PARTNER, LANTARES Datatec, the international Information and Communication Technology (ICT) group, announces that its subsidiary, Logicalis Group Limited (“Logicalis”), has agreed to acquire Lantares S.L. (“Lantares”), a Spanish IBM Cognos Partner and professional services provider specialising in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics. Lantares is a leader in the implementation of strategic solutions for corporate performance management and information management, both on- premise and cloud-based. Lantares had revenues of €4.1m in the year ended 31 December 2015 and employs over 40 staff, the majority of whom are based in Madrid. The acquisition will add an attractive skill set to Logicalis’ strong IBM solutions credentials in Spain. Jens Montanana, Datatec's Chief Executive Officer commented: "This acquisition of Lantares adds an important skill set to Logicalis Spain’s services operations by enhancing our IBM offering.” Enquiries: Datatec Limited (www.datatec.co.za) Jens Montanana – Chief Executive Officer +44 (0) 1753 797118 Jurgens Myburgh – Chief Financial Officer +27 (0) 11 233 3301 Wilna de Villiers –Investor Relations Manager +27 (0) 11 233 1013 Jefferies International Limited – Nominated Adviser and Broker Nick Adams/Alex Collins +44 (0) 20 7029 8000 finnCap – Broker Stewart Andrews +44 (0) 20 7220 0500 Instinctif Partners Frederic Cornet (SA) +27 (0) 11 447 3030 Adrian Duffield/Chantal Woolcock (UK) +44 (0) 20 7457 2020 Sandton 19 May 2016 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 19/05/2016 08:00:00 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.