ELB subsidiary appointed as the EPC contractor for the Esaase Overland Conveyor System in Ghana by Asanko Gold Ghana ELB Group Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1930/002553/06) Share code: ELR ISIN: ZAE000035101 (“ELB”) ELB subsidiary appointed as the EPC contractor for the Esaase Overland Conveyor System in Ghana by Asanko Gold Ghana Limited ELB is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, ELB Engineering Services Africa Proprietary Limited (“Engineering Services”), has been appointed by Asanko Gold Ghana Limited (“Asanko”) to undertake the Front End Engineering and Design (“the FEED”) for the Esaase Overland Conveyor System (“the Project”) at the Asanko Gold Mine in Ghana. The Project consists of two stages: Stage 1: the FEED and Stage 2: the execution of the balance of the Project. The Project forms part of Asanko’s Phase 2 development plan to build an open pit gold mine, including mining and crushing infrastructure, at the Esaase deposit and the construction of a 27km overland conveyor to transport ore to the existing processing facility at Obotan, Ghana. The Project is a significant contract for Engineering Services and is the outcome of months of joint effort to achieve an optimal engineered integrated solution. The combined phases of the Project are expected to take up to twenty-two months to complete. The FEED will commence immediately. Engineering Services looks forward to its continued partnership with Asanko and to the successful undertaking of such a significant mining project in Ghana. Johannesburg 5 December 2016 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (a division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 05/12/2016 12:41:00 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.