Updated notice of annual general meeting 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”) UPDATED NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Shareholders are referred to the Annual Financial Statements, Integrated Report, Notice of Annual General Meeting and Change Statement announcement that was released on SENS on 3 April 2017, and are advised that the Notice of Annual General Meeting have been updated following amendments to the maximum number of shares which may be allocated under the proposed long-term incentive share plan(“LTIP”)and the maximum number of shares which may be allocated to an individual in terms of the LTIP. The LTIP will be tabled for shareholder approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting. The amendments only affects Annexure A to the Notice of Annual General Meeting which contains the salient features of the LTIP. The updated Notice of Annual General Meeting was distributed to shareholders today, 26 April 2017, and is available on the company’s website hosted at www.basilread.co.za, as well as for inspection at the company’s registered office. Annual General Meeting The dates given in the Notice of Annual General Meeting of Basil Read shareholders, given in the SENS announcement released on 3 April 2017, remains unchanged and it will still be held at 10h00 on Friday, 2 June 2017 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. The record date for determining which shareholders of the company are entitled to participate in and vote at the Annual General Meeting is Friday, 26 May 2017. Accordingly, the last day to trade in Basil Read shares to be recorded in the register to be entitled to vote will be Tuesday, 23 May 2017. Boksburg 26 April 2017 Company secretary Andiswa T Ndoni JSE Sponsor Grindrod Bank Limited Date: 26/04/2017 05:45:00 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.