Trading Statement African Equity Empowerment Investments Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number 1996/006093/06 Share code: AEE ISIN: ZAE000195731 ("AEEI" or “the Company”) TRADING STATEMENT In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, a listed company is required to publish a trading statement as soon as it is satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that its financial results for the current reporting period will differ by 20% or more compared to the same period in the prior year. Shareholders are hereby advised that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the earnings per share and headline earnings per share of the Company for the six-month period ended 28 February 2017, will be at least 50% higher than reported in the previous corresponding period. Accordingly, earnings per share is expected to be at least 7.02 cents per share higher than the 14.04 cents per share reported for the previous corresponding period. Headline earnings per share is expected to be at least 7.02 cents per share higher than the 14.02 cents per share reported for the previous corresponding period. Shareholders are advised that a further trading statement will be issued as soon as there is a reasonable degree of certainty as to the likely range within which the Company’s earnings per share and headline earnings per share is expected to increase. The abovementioned financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company’s auditors. The interim financial results of AEEI are expected to be released on SENS on or about 11 May 2017. Cape Town 24 April 2017 Sponsor PSG Capital Date: 24/04/2017 02:00:00 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.