NewGold - Appointment to the Board of Directors NewGold Issuer (RF) Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration No. 2004/014119/06) (“NewGold” or the “Company”) NSX Share code: NGNGLD JSE Share code: GLD ISIN code: ZAE000060067 (“NewGold ETF”) NSX Share code:NGNPLT JSE Share code: NGPLT ISIN code: ZAE000177580 (“NewPlat ETF”) NSX Share code: NGNPLD JSE Share code: NGPLD ISIN code: ZAE000182507 (“NewPall ETF”) APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS In accordance with paragraph 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, the board is pleased to inform debenture holders of the appointment of Mr Douglas Austen Lorimer as non- executive director to the board with immediate effect. Mr Lorimer’s holds a Business Science Information Systems degree from the University of Cape Town. He is also a qualified actuary and a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa. He has worked in the financial services sector for the past decade and a half, in insurance, retail- and investment banking and most recently as a non-recourse finance advisor. Presently, he is a non-executive director of a JSE-listed financing vehicle which provides funding to a South African renewable energy project, in terms of which he represents investors’ interests with respect to the project and ensures that investors’ rights are enforced and the project meets its obligations. He is also a non-executive director on a number of RMB's, Investec's, Absa's and Standard Bank's financial structuring vehicles, including securitisation vehicles, an exchange-traded fund, commercial paper conduits and security SPVs. NewGold welcomes Mr Lorimer to the board and looks forward to his contribution to the Company. 2 September 2016 Sponsor Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Bank division) Date: 02/09/2016 04:30:00 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.