Share buy-back - Close period

23 August 2013 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 year end results for theyear ended 30 June 2013. Pursuant to the share buyback authority approved by shareholders on 12 October2012, 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'sannual results are notified, which is expected to be on or after 23 October2013. During this period the Company and its directors have no power to invokeany changes to the programme and it is being done 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 Broker Profile Limited - Stockbroker Relations ConsultantsSimon CourtenayTel: 020 7448 3244 Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLP - Investment AdviserRichard BernsteinTel: 020 7478 9080