DTC
DTC                                                                             
DTC - Datatec Limited - Further issue of shares and transfer from treasury      
DATATEC LIMITED                                                                 
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 1994/005004/06)                                           
ISIN: ZAE000017745                                                              
Share Code: DTC                                                                 
("Datatec")                                                                     
FURTHER ISSUE OF SHARES AND TRANSFER FROM TREASURY                              
In compliance with the AIM Rules, the following information is disclosed:       
Datatec announces the allotment of 605,901 ordinary ZAR0.01 shares as the       
first of three equal annual tranches of shares issued as part consideration     
for the acquisition of the Netarx business in the USA by Logicalis which was    
announced on 4 July 2011.  Application has been made to the London Stock        
Exchange for the admission of these shares to the Alternative Investment        
Market, and to the JSE Limited for the listing of these shares.  Listing on     
both exchanges is expected to become effective on 31 January 2012.              
In addition Datatec announces the transfer of 10,951 treasury shares on 27      
January 2012 from the Datatec Share Incentive Trust 2005 (the "Trust") to       
settle the exercise of share appreciation rights by a participant in the        
Share Appreciation Rights Scheme 2005.                                          
Following this listing and transfer from the Trust, Datatec will have an        
issued share capital of 186,518,279 ordinary ZAR0.01 shares of which 173,704    
are treasury shares held by the Datatec Share Incentive Trust 2005.             
Sandton                                                                         
26 January 2012                                                                 
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
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