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Basil Read Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration Number 1984/007758/06
Share Code: BSR ISIN: ZAE000029781 ("Basil Read" or "the Company")

VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT - DOMESTIC MEDIUM TERM NOTE REDEMPTION

ISIN: ZAG000127309
Bond Code: BSR14
On 19 June 2015, Basil Read Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Basil Read, issued the BSR14, BSR15, BSR16 and BSR17 notes totalling R205,000,000 under its Domestic Medium Term Note (DMTN) programme dated 17 November
2008. This programme is unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Basil
Read.
Shareholders are advised that Basil Read Limited redeemed BSR14 on 18
September 2015 in line with the contractual terms of the note. The amount

outstanding

under the DMTN

programme

has

therefore

reduced

from

R205,000,000

to R145,000,000.

Johannesburg
21 September 2015
Company Secretary
Andiswa T Ndoni
JSE Sponsor
Grindrod Bank Limited
Debt Sponsor
Nedbank Capital

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