Acting MD for AEL Mining Services Ltd

AECI LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (Registration Number 1924/002590/06) Share code: AFE ISIN: ZAE000000220 ("AECI" or "the Group") APPOINTMENT OF AN ACTING MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR AEL MINING SERVICES LIMITED AECI is pleased to announce that Edwin Ludick has been appointed ActingManaging Director of AEL Mining Services, a wholly-owned Group subsidiary, witheffect from 15 May 2015. He will serve in this position until the process toappoint a permanent candidate has been completed. Edwin is a member of the AECI Executive Committee and an Executive of theGroup's specialty chemicals cluster. He is Chairman of a number of companies inthis cluster and is also tasked with leading the growth of AECI's chemicalsbusinesses outside of South Africa. Woodmead, Sandton 17 April 2015 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

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