ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, INTEGRATED REPORT, NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND NO CHANGE STATEMENT Basil Read Holdings Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration Number 1984/007758/06 Share Code: BSR ISIN: ZAE 000029781 (“Basil Read”) or “the company”) ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, INTEGRATED REPORT, NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND NO CHANGE STATEMENT Annual Financial Statements and Integrated Report Further to Basil Read’s audited provisional results for the year ended 31 December 2017, published on 28 March 2018, the integrated report for the year ended 31 December 2017, incorporating the notice of annual general meeting and summarised consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017, (“the integrated report”), as well as the full consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017 was distributed to shareholders and made available on the company’s website hosted at www.basilread.co.za, as well as for inspection at the company’s registered office, on 30 April 2018. The annual financial statements and the condensed consolidated financial results in the integrated report contains no modifications to the aforementioned published audited provisional results for the year ended 31 December 2017, as set out below: Annual general meeting Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of Basil Read shareholders will be held at 10h00 on Friday, 1 June 2018 at the Basil Read Campus, 7 Romeo Street, Hughes Extension, Boksburg to transact the business as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting forming part of the integrated report. The record date for determining which shareholders of the company are entitled to participate in and vote at the annual general meeting is Friday, 25 May 2018. Accordingly, the last day to trade in Basil Read shares to be recorded in the register to be entitled to vote will be Tuesday, 22 May 2018. Shareholders are advised to contact the company directly for a copy of the integrated report if they have elected to receive a hardcopy of the integrated report in the post, but have not received their copy by 1 June 2017. Resignation of directors Notice is hereby given that Mr. Sango Ntsaluba, Mr. Thabiso Tlelai and Mr. Des Hughes will retire at the annual general meeting. Mr Des Hughes turned 70 this year, which is a retirement age for non-executive directors, while Mr. Sango Ntsaluba and Mr. Thabiso Tlelai have decided to step down after serving as non-executive directors since 2006. The Company is grateful for their contribution over the past years and wishes them well in their future endeavors. Boksburg 30 April 2018 Company secretary Andiswa T Ndoni JSE Sponsor Grindrod Bank Limited Date: 30/04/2018 02:19:00 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.