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JSE - KOR                               Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2025 - Issue 4
                   Kore Potash plc                         Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

        ISIN: GB00BYP2QJ94   SHORT: KORE   CODE: KP2  ISIN: ZAE000085346   SHORT: KUMBA   CODE: KIO
        REG NO: 10933682   FOUNDED: 2017   LISTED: 2018  REG NO: 2005/015852/06   FOUNDED: 2005   LISTED: 2006
        NATURE  OF  BUSINESS:  Kore  Potash  is  an  advanced  stage  mineral   NATURE OF BUSINESS: Kumba Iron Ore, a business unit of Anglo
         exploration  and  development  company  that  is  incorporated  in   American  plc  (its  largest  shareholder),  is  a  single  commodity
         England  and Wales  and  listed  on  AIM,  a  market  operated  by  the   iron ore minerals company listed on the JSE in South Africa, with
         London Stock Exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)   a  market  cap  of  R198  billion  (as  at  31  December  2023).  Kumba
         and  the  JSE  in  South  Africa.  Through  the  development  of  the   competes  in  the  global  iron  ore  market  through  its  premium
         Sintoukola potash basin in the Republic of Congo (RoC), Kore Potash   product delivery, with its business structured around its two open-
         is working to bring a number of globally significant potash deposits   pit mines in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
         into production. Focus is on two high-grade projects: Kola and DX.  SECTOR: Basic Materials--Basic Resrcs--Ind Met & Min--Iron & Steel
        SECTOR: Basic Materials--Basic Resrcs--Ind Met & Min--General Mining  NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 11 612
        NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 21                   DIRECTORS: Bomela M S (ld ind ne), Fernandes R (ne), Goliath M
        DIRECTORS: Kumar Mehta A K (ne), Netherway D (snr ind ne), Pulinx W (ne),    (ind ne), Jeawon A (ind ne), Jenkins M A (ind ne), Langa-Royds N B
         Trollip J (ind ne), Hathorn D A (Chair, ne), Baya A (CEO), Maruta A (CFO)  (ind ne), Mokhesi N V (ind ne), Ntsaluba S S (ind ne), Walker M (ne),
        MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 2 Apr 2025   Goodlace T P (Chair, ind ne), Zikalala N D (CEO), Mazarura B A (CFO)
         Princess Aurora Company Pte. Ltd.   15.12%   MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 31 Dec 2024
         Harlequin Investments Ltd.        12.73%   Anglo South Africa (Pty) Ltd.    69.71%
         Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM)   12.29%  Industrial Development Corporation of SA Ltd.   12.88%
        MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/KP2  Government Employees Pension Fund   2.65%
        COMPANY SECRETARY: SJCS and Henko Vos     POSTAL ADDRESS: Postnet Suite 153, Private Bag X31, Saxonwold, 2132
        TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.  MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/KIO
        SPONSOR: Questco Corporate Advisory (Pty) Ltd.  COMPANY SECRETARY: Fazila Patel
        AUDITORS: BDO LLP                         TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
        CAPITAL STRUCTURE      Authorised  Issued  SPONSOR: Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Ltd.)
        KP2    Ords USD0.001c        -    4 856 249 499  AUDITORS: PwC Inc.
        LIQUIDITY: Oct25 Avg 7m shares p.w., R4.7m(7.6% p.a.)  CAPITAL STRUCTURE  Authorised  Issued
                                                  KIO     Ords 1c ea        500 000 000     322 085 974
          KORE  40 Week MA  INDM
                                            100   DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
                                            90    Ords 1c ea        Ldt       Pay      Amt
                                            80    Interim No 34  19 Aug 25  25 Aug 25  1660.00
                                            70    Final No 33    11 Mar 25  17 Mar 25  1990.00
                                            60    LIQUIDITY: Oct25 Avg 3m shares p.w., R841.2m(42.3% p.a.)
                                            50
                                            40      KUMBA  40 Week MA  INDM
                                                                                      80000
                                            30
                                            20                                        70000
                                            10
         2021   2022   2023   2024   2025                                             60000
        FINANCIAL STATISTICS                                                          50000
        (USD ’000)  Jun 25   Dec 24  Dec 23   Dec 22   Dec 21                         40000
                    Interim  Final  Final  Final  Final
        Op Inc        - 336  - 1 119  - 1 137  - 1 268  - 1 951                       30000
        NetIntPd(Rcvd)  - 67  - 29  - 51  - 63  - 10  2021  2022  2023  2024   2025   20000
        Minority Int   - 1    -   - 1    -     -
        Att Inc       - 435  - 1 146  - 1 090  - 1 514  - 1 941  FINANCIAL STATISTICS
        TotCompIncLoss  19 817  - 10 755  3 955  - 10 174  - 13 471  Jun 25   Dec 24  Dec 23   Dec 22   Dec 21
        Fixed Ass     418   327   356   385  483  (R million)  Interim  Final  Final  Final  Final
        Tot Curr Ass  3 632  1 513  1 765  5 247  11 291  Turnover  34 535  68 529  86 234  74 032  102 092
        Ord SH Int  198 039  167 868  175 653  168 212  177 983  Op Inc  12 922  26 361  40 705  26 880  59 508
        Minority Int  - 565  - 564  - 564  - 562  - 562  NetIntPd(Rcvd)  - 326  - 290  - 68  108  - 494
        LT Liab         -     -  2 200   -     -  Minority Int  2 226  4 576  7 080  4 687  10 391
        Tot Curr Liab  2 740  3 920  1 241  750  1 075  Att Inc  7 112  14 699  22 725  14 968  33 266
        PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)    TotCompIncLoss  9 024  19 308  30 840  20 368  44 484
        HEPS-C (ZARc)  - 0.18  - 0.55  - 0.55  - 0.66  - 0.88  Fixed Ass  56 763  56 006  48 822  43 029  43 233
        NAV PS (ZARc)  76.06  72.35  90.95  83.74  89.32  Inv & Loans  1 061  989  877  796  795
        3 Yr Beta    - 0.04  0.08  - 0.21  0.45  0.95  Tot Curr Ass  31 316  32 859  39 501  30 872  32 865
        Price High    100    97   19    34    44  Ord SH Int   53 264  52 815  52 019  41 046  44 617
        Price Low      38    12   10    16    15  Minority Int  16 644  16 485  16 203  12 771  13 841
        Price Prd End  61    58   16    18    22  LT Liab      17 941  17 366  15 743  13 386  13 396
        RATIOS                                    Tot Curr Liab  10 295  12 080  14 759  15 456  10 029
        Ret on SH Fnd  - 0.44  - 0.68  - 0.62  - 0.90  - 1.09  PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
        D:E             -     -  0.01    -     -  HEPS-C (ZARc)  2 226.00  3 894.00 7 080.00  5 619.00 10 365.00
        Current Ratio  1.33  0.39  1.42  7.00  10.50  DPS (ZARc)  1 660.00  3 867.00 4 680.00  4 500.00 10 320.00
                                                  NAV PS (ZARc)  16 537.00 16 398.00 16 151.00 12 744.00 13 853.00
                                                  3 Yr Beta     1.44  1.53  1.63  1.46  1.31
                                                  Price High   40 555  61 478  63 798  70 500  80 338
                                                  Price Low    25 502  31 417  38 575  33 991  38 549
                                                  Price Prd End  28 504  32 625  61 478  49 230  46 009
                                                  RATIOS
                                                  Ret on SH Fnd  26.72  27.81  43.69  36.52  74.68
                                                  Oper Pft Mgn  37.42  38.47  47.20  36.31  58.29
                                                  D:E           0.26  0.28  0.29  0.37  0.23
                                                  Current Ratio  3.04  2.72  2.68  2.00  3.28
                                                  Div Cover     1.34  1.18  1.51  1.04  1.00
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