Withdrawal of Interest by Dangote Cement Plc PPC Ltd (Incorporated in South Africa) (Company registration number: 1892/000667/06) JSE and ZSE Code: PPC ISIN: ZAE000170049 (“PPC” or the “Company”) WITHDRAWAL OF INTEREST BY DANGOTE CEMENT PLC Shareholders of PPC (“Shareholders”) are referred to the announcement published on the Stock Exchange News Service (“SENS”) on 14 September 2017, wherein Shareholders were advised that the board of directors of PPC (the “Board”) had received a non-binding communication of interest from Dangote Cement Plc (“Dangote”) with respect to a proposed combination involving the acquisition by Dangote of the entire issued capital of PPC (“Proposed Combination”). Shareholders are advised that, on 5 October 2017, the Board received from Dangote a formal withdrawal of its interest in respect of the Proposed Combination. Notwithstanding such withdrawal, in view of the partial offer by Fairfax Africa Investments Proprietary Limited, and ongoing engagement regarding a credible indicative proposal for a potential pan-African combination with PPC, Shareholders are advised to continue exercising caution when dealing in securities of the Company until such time as a further announcement is made in this regard. Sandton 6 October 2017 Investor contacts: PPC: Anashrin Pillay Tel: +27 (0) 11 386 9000 Anashrin.Pillay@ppc.co.za Joint Financial Advisor and Sponsor to PPC Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd Joint Financial Advisor to PPC Identity Advisory (Pty) Ltd Independent Advisor to the Board of PPC The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited Legal Advisor to PPC Bowmans Date: 06/10/2017 12:32:00 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.