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)
Tel: 01481 716 000

Sanlam Securities UK Limited - Nominated Adviser
David Worlidge/Simon Clements
Tel: 020 7628 2200

Numis Securities Limited - Broker
Nathan Brown/Hugh Jonathan
Tel: 020 7260 1426

Crystal Amber Advisers (UK) LLP - Investment Adviser
Richard Bernstein
Tel: 020 7478 9080