Grant and acceptance of rights to participate in share incentive schemes and dealing in securities by directors Datatec Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1994/005004/06) ISIN: ZAE000017745 Share Code: DTC ("Datatec" or "the Company" or "the Group") Grant and acceptance of rights to participate in share incentive schemes and dealing in securities by directors Datatec announces the following in relation to the Share Appreciation Rights Scheme 2005 (“SAR Scheme”) and the Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"). These share incentive schemes are subject to the rules originally approved by shareholders at the Company’s annual general meeting held on 16 August 2005 and subsequently amended and approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting held on 14 September 2011. Executive directors and the Company secretary have accepted rights granted on 31 July 2017 to participate in the Group's share based incentive schemes as follows: SARs in respect of ordinary shares, which are subject to performance conditions and which vest after three years, at a grant price of R59.29* per SAR: Name Number of SARs Nature of interest J P Montanana 441 341 indirect beneficial I P Dittrich 135 556 direct beneficial S P Morris 82 270 direct beneficial LTIP awards, which are subject to performance conditions and which vest after three years: Name Number of conditional awards Nature of interest J P Montanana 441 341 indirect beneficial I P Dittrich 101 667 direct beneficial S P Morris 61 702 direct beneficial The face value of these awards is R59.29* per award but the value to the participant is nil until (and if) the awards vest. On exercise of the SARs and on vesting of the LTIP awards a further announcement of the value received by the participants will be released. All rights and awards are subject to the rules of the respective share incentive plans, as amended and approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 14 September 2011. Approval for the individual allocations and clearance to transact has been given. All these individual allocations as indicated above have been accepted, off market, by the directors and the Company secretary respectively on 31 July 2017. * the 30 day volume weighted average share price on 28 July 2017, the business day preceding the grant. Enquiries: Datatec Limited (www.datatec.co.za) Jens Montanana, Chief Executive Officer +44 (0) 1753 797118 Ivan Dittrich, Chief Financial Officer +27 (0) 11 233 3301 Wilna de Villiers, Group Investor Relations +27 (0) 11 233 1013 Jefferies International Limited – Nominated Adviser and Broker Nick Adams/Simon Hardy +44 (0) 20 7029 8000 Instinctif Partners Frederic Cornet/Keagile Makgoba (SA) +27 (0) 11 447 3030 Adrian Duffield/Chantal Woolcock (UK) +44 (0) 20 7457 2020 1 August 2017 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 01/08/2017 05:30:00 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.