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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2026 - Issue 1                         JSE - LIB
               Libstar Holdings Ltd.              Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.
       ISIN: ZAE000250239   SHORT: LIBSTAR   CODE: LBR  ISIN: ZAE000145892   SHORT: LIFEHC   CODE: LHC
       REG NO: 2014/032444/06   FOUNDED: 2014   LISTED: 2018  REG NO: 2003/002733/06   FOUNDED: 1983   LISTED: 2010
       NATURE  OF  BUSINESS:  Libstar  is  a  producer  and  distributor  of   NATURE OF BUSINESS: Life Healthcare is an international healthcare
        quality  products  and  brands  for  the  consumer  packaged  goods   provider. The group’s geographic footprint spans across southern
        Industry in South Africa and internationally. Based in South Africa.   Africa, the United Kingdom and Europe. In Southern Africa, high-
        Libstar operates nationally through business units situated in the   quality,  cost-effective  care  is  offered  through  the  hospital  and
        provinces of Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape   healthcare services divisions. The international segment includes
        and Mpumalanga.                           Alliance Medical Group (AMG) and LMI.
       SECTOR: CnsStp--FoodBev&Tob--Food Producers--Food Products  SECTOR: HlthCare--HtlhCare--HlthCarePrvdrs--HlthCareFacilities
       NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 7 203                NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 17 431
       DIRECTORS: Andrews A (ind ne), Carstens T A (ne), Khanna S (ind ne),   DIRECTORS: Abdullah Dr F (ind ne), Bolger Dr J (ind ne), Campbell Dr R
        Lodewyks C, Masinga S (ind ne), Landman J P (Chair, ld ind ne),    (ind ne), Henry C M (ind ne), Holmqvist L (ind ne), Jacobs Prof M (ind ne),
        de Villiers C (CEO), Ladbrooke T L (CFO)  Moeketsi T P (ind ne), Mothupi A M (ind ne), Sello Adv M (ld ind ne),
       MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 5 Nov 2025   Tonelli F (ind ne), Litlhakanyane Dr V L J (Chair, ind ne),
        Apef Pacific Mauritius Ltd.       34.90%   Wharton-Hood P G (Group CE), van der Westhuizen P (CFO)
        Ribbon Ventures Ltd.              34.90%   MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 31 Oct 2025
        Public Investment Corporation (SOC) Ltd.   10.79%  Lazard Asset Management LLC Group   15.58%
       POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 15285, Panorama, 7506  Government Employees Pension Fund (PIC)   15.40%
       MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/LBR  Allan Gray (Pty) Ltd.            10.00%
       COMPANY SECRETARY: CIS Company Secretaries (Pty) Ltd.  POSTAL ADDRESS: Private Bag X13, Northlands, 2116
       TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.  MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/LHC
       SPONSOR: Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd.  COMPANY SECRETARY: Joshila Ranchhod
       AUDITORS: Ernst & Young Inc.              TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
       CAPITAL STRUCTURE      Authorised  Issued  SPONSOR: Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Ltd.)
       LBR     Ords no par val    10 000 000 000     608 871 625  AUDITORS: Deloitte & Touche Inc.
                                                                        Authorised
                                                                                     Issued
       DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]                      CAPITAL STRUCTURE       4 149 980 000    1 467 349 162
                                                         Ords 0.0001c ea
                                                 LHC
       Ords no par val   Ldt      Pay       Amt
       Final No 7      8 Apr 25  14 Apr 25  15.00  DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
       Final No 6      9 Apr 24  15 Apr 24  15.00  Ords 0.0001c ea  Ldt      Pay      Amt
       LIQUIDITY: Jan26 Avg 2m shares p.w., R6.5m(14.3% p.a.)  Final No 29  15 Dec 25  22 Dec 25  35.00
                                                 Special No 4   16 Sep 25  22 Sep 25  235.00
                                                 LIQUIDITY: Jan26 Avg 26m shares p.w., R352.7m(93.1% p.a.)


       FINANCIAL STATISTICS
                    Jun 25  Dec 24   Dec 23   Dec 22   Dec 21
       (R million)
                   Interim  Final Final(rst) Final(rst) Final(rst)  FINANCIAL STATISTICS
       Turnover      5 958  11 774  11 419  11 772  10 630  (R million)  Sep 25   Sep 24  Sep 23   Sep 22   Sep 21
       Op Inc         231  - 41  526   237   437               Final Final(rst)  Final Final(rst)  Final
       NetIntPd(Rcvd)  100  210  214   166   165  Turnover    25 104  23 674  22 641  20 526  26 885
       Minority Int    2    -     -    - 2   - 4  Op Inc       - 508  2 320  2 439  2 762  3 006
       Att Inc        89  - 322  227   - 5   158  NetIntPd(Rcvd)  122  158  537  581   622
       TotCompInc/Loss  97  - 326  225  14   127  Minority Int  107   120  174   183   100
       Fixed Ass     1 515  1 551  1 735  1 739  1 457  Att Inc  3 864  4 827  264  1 531  1 754
       Tot Curr Ass  4 390  4 464  4 229  3 946  3 688  TotCompInc/Loss  4 159  1 765  2 141  1 550  990
       Ord SH Int    4 888  4 880  5 295  5 203  5 338  Fixed Ass  11 301  10 765  10 572  15 566  14 695
       Minority Int    -    -     -     -     6  Tot Curr Ass  8 465  7 292  4 971  7 784  7 414
       LT Liab       2 238  2 336  2 296  2 625  2 707  Ord SH Int  11 377  12 539  20 214  18 746  18 066
       Tot Curr Liab  1 986  2 059  2 175  2 002  1 712  Minority Int  765  975  1 075  1 114  1 105
       PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)    LT Liab       6 502  5 560  13 128  14 729  13 723
       HEPS-C (ZARc)  16.70  39.40  47.00  46.00  52.90  Tot Curr Liab  7 046  5 255  6 135  7 649  7 887
       DPS (ZARc)      -  15.00  15.00  22.00  25.00  PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
       NAV PS (ZARc)  820.42  819.10  776.53  529.89  782.75  HEPS-C (ZARc)  - 93.90  93.40  87.50  106.10  111.10
       3 Yr Beta     0.36  0.50  0.53  0.31  0.46  DPS (ZARc)  291.00  120.00  44.00  40.00  25.00
       Price High     479  500   654   700   750  NAV PS (ZARc)  775.34  854.53 1 377.59  1 277.54  1 242.50
       Price Low      300  325   268   461   560  3 Yr Beta    - 0.05  0.38  0.33  0.54  0.38
       Price Prd End  315  435   350   580   665  Price High   1 802  2 121  2 223  2 527  2 820
       RATIOS                                    Price Low     1 090  993  1 600  1 597  1 500
       Ret on SH Fnd  3.71  - 6.59  4.28  - 0.14  2.89  Price Prd End  1 159  1 600  2 026  1 725  2 279
       Oper Pft Mgn  3.87  - 0.35  4.60  2.01  4.11  RATIOS
       D:E           0.50  0.52  0.47  0.54  0.51  Ret on SH Fnd  32.70  36.61  2.06  8.63  9.67
       Current Ratio  2.21  2.17  1.94  1.97  2.15  Oper Pft Mgn  - 2.02  9.80  10.77  13.46  11.18
       Div Cover       -  - 3.60  2.53  - 0.04  1.06  D:E      0.55  0.49  0.72  0.82  0.83
                                                 Current Ratio  1.20  1.39  0.81  1.02  0.94
                                                 Div Cover     0.90  2.74  0.42  2.65  4.82




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