Statement re Acquisition of shares by Allan Gray

AECI LTD - Statement re Acquisition of shares by Allan Gray

PR Newswire

London, January 25

AECI LIMITED(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)(Registration Number 1924/002590/06)Share code: AFE ISIN No. ZAE000000220(“AECI” or “the Company”)

ACQUISITION OF SECURITIES BY CLIENTS OF ALLAN GRAY PROPRIETARY LIMITED (“ALLAN GRAY”)

In accordance with section 122(3)(b) of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 and section 3.83(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that AECI has received formal notification that clients of Allan Gray have, in aggregate, acquired an interest in the ordinary share of the Company, such that the total interest in the ordinary shares of the Company held by Allan Gray’s clients now amounts to 5,0564% of the total issued ordinary shares of the Company.

Woodmead, Sandton25 January 2016

Sponsor: RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)