Share buy-back – close period

3 January 2014

                          Crystal Amber Fund Limited                           

                                (the "Company")                                

                    Share buyback programme - close period                     

Crystal Amber Fund Limited announces that the Company is about to enter a two
month close period ahead of the notification of its interim results for the six
months ended 31 December 2013.

Pursuant to the share buyback authority approved by shareholders on 20 November
2013, the Company has appointed Numis Securities Limited to manage an
irrevocable, non-discretionary share buy-back programme to repurchase on its
behalf, and within certain pre-set parameters, ordinary shares in the Company,
which will be held as treasury shares, until the date on which the Company's
interim results are notified, which is expected to be on or after 6 March 2014.
During this period the Company and its directors have no power to invoke any
changes to the programme and which will be effected at the sole discretion of
Numis Securities Limited.

For further enquiries please contact:                                          
                                                                               
Crystal Amber Fund Limited                                                     
William Collins (Chairman)                                                     
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Sanlam Securities UK Limited - Nominated Adviser                               
David Worlidge/Simon Clements                                                  
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Numis Securities Limited - Broker                                              
Nathan Brown/Hugh Jonathan                                                     
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Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLP - Investment Adviser                           
Richard Bernstein                                                              
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