Share buy-back – close period

3 January 2014 Crystal Amber Fund Limited (the "Company") Share buyback programme - close period Crystal Amber Fund Limited announces that the Company is about to enter a twomonth close period ahead of the notification of its interim results for the sixmonths ended 31 December 2013. Pursuant to the share buyback authority approved by shareholders on 20 November2013, the Company has appointed Numis Securities Limited to manage anirrevocable, non-discretionary share buy-back programme to repurchase on itsbehalf, and within certain pre-set parameters, ordinary shares in the Company,which will be held as treasury shares, until the date on which the Company'sinterim results are notified, which is expected to be on or after 6 March 2014.During this period the Company and its directors have no power to invoke anychanges to the programme and which will be effected at the sole discretion ofNumis Securities Limited. For further enquiries please contact: Crystal Amber Fund LimitedWilliam Collins (Chairman)Tel: 01481 716 000 Sanlam Securities UK Limited - Nominated AdviserDavid Worlidge/Simon ClementsTel: 020 7628 2200 Numis Securities Limited - BrokerNathan Brown/Hugh JonathanTel: 020 7260 1426 Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLP - Investment AdviserRichard BernsteinTel: 020 7478 9080