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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2026 - Issue 1                         JSE - ASP
                 ASP Isotopes Inc.                          Astral Foods Ltd.
       ISIN: US00218A1051   SHORT: ASPI   CODE: ISO  ISIN: ZAE000029757   SHORT: ASTRAL   CODE: ARL
       REG NO: 6228898   FOUNDED: 2021   LISTED: 2025  REG NO: 1978/003194/06   FOUNDED: 2001   LISTED: 2001
       NATURE  OF  BUSINESS:  The  Company  was  incorporated  in  the   NATURE  OF  BUSINESS:  The  Group  holds  investments  in
        state  of  Delaware  on  13  September  2021,  and  has  its  principal   companies, with their primary activities in animal feed pre-mixes,
        operations in Washington, DC. The Company has a primary listing   manufacturing  of  animal  feeds,  broiler  genetics,  the  production
        on the Nasdaq under the trading symbol “ASPI”.  and sale of day-old broiler chicks and hatching eggs, integrated
       SECTOR: Basic Materials--Chemicals--Chemicals--SpecialtyChemicals  breeder and broiler production operations, abattoirs and the sale
       NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 136                   and distribution of various key brands.
       DIRECTORS: Gorley Prof M (ne), Hunter R L , J (ne), Maseko S N (ne),   SECTOR: ConsStaples--Food,Beverage&Tobacco--Food Producers--Farmers
        Moore D (ne), Ryan R (ne), Wider T (ne), Ainscow R (Interim CEO),   NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 12 293
        Mann P E (Chair)                         DIRECTORS: Backman B (ind ne), Fouché D (ld ind ne), Mayet S (ind ne),
       MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 1 Dec 2025   Potgieter W F (ind ne), Shabangu T M (ind ne), van Heerden F G,
        AK Jensen Investment Management Ltd.   5.40%  Eloff Dr T (Chair, ind ne), Arnold G D (CEO), Ferreira J A I ( (CFO)
       POSTAL ADDRESS: 601 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, South Building   MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 9 Jan 2026
        Suite 900, Washington, DC, 20004          Public Investment Corporation (SOC) Ltd.   19.78%
       MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/ISO  Truffle Asset Management (Pty) Ltd.   10.46%
       TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.  Astral Operations Ltd.   9.53%
       SPONSOR: Valeo Capital (Pty) Ltd.         POSTAL ADDRESS: Postnet Suite #78, Private Bag X153, Bryanston, 2021
       AUDITORS: BDO South Africa Inc.           MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/ARL
       CAPITAL STRUCTURE      Authorised  Issued  COMPANY SECRETARY: Leonie Marupen
       ISO     Ords USD0.01c ea     500 000 000     125 947 771  TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
                                                 SPONSOR: Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking
       LIQUIDITY: Jan26 Avg 94 229 shares p.w., R15.2m(3.9% p.a.)  AUDITORS: Deloitte & Touche (South Africa practice)
                                                 CAPITAL STRUCTURE      Authorised   Issued
                                                 ARL     Ords 1c ea         75 000 000     42 922 235
                                                 DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
                                                 Ords 1c ea        Ldt       Pay      Amt
                                                 Final No 45     13 Jan 26  19 Jan 26  880.00
                                                 Interim No 44  10 Jun 25  17 Jun 25  220.00
                                                 LIQUIDITY: Jan26 Avg 754 734 shares p.w., R151.1m(91.4% p.a.)








                                                 FINANCIAL STATISTICS
                                                              Sep 25   Sep 24   Sep 23   Sep 22   Sep 21
                                                 (R million)
                                                               Final  Final Final(rst)  Final  Final
                                                 Turnover     22 619  20 480  19 251  19 334  15 866
                                                 Op Inc        1 247  1 125  - 621  1 440  711
                                                 NetIntPd(Rcvd)  36   101   76   15    49
                                                 Minority Int    -     -     -    2     1
                                                 Att Inc        876   753  - 512  1 068  473
                                                 TotCompInc/Loss  895  738  - 539  1 107  472
                                                 Fixed Ass     3 235  3 125  3 153  3 003  2 943
                                                 Tot Curr Ass  5 650  5 611  5 446  4 890  4 189
                                                 Ord SH Int    5 375  4 752  4 019  4 786  4 149
                                                 Minority Int    -     -     -    -    12
                                                 LT Liab       1 249  950  805  1 136  1 105
                                                 Tot Curr Liab  2 702  3 395  4 286  2 516  2 558
                                                 PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
                                                 HEPS-C (ZARc)  2 193.00  1 920.00 - 1 324.00  2 726.00  1 194.00
                                                 DPS (ZARc)  1 100.00  520.00  -  1 380.00  700.00
                                                 NAV PS (ZARc)  13 950.30 12 363.94 10 450.05 12 464.68 10 760.41
                                                 3 Yr Beta     0.49  0.33  0.26  0.15  0.34
                                                 Price High   21 146  19 172  20 549  22 166  18 530
                                                 Price Low    14 252  13 127  13 176  13 234  11 079
                                                 Price Prd End  20 527  18 906  13 700  19 318  17 643
                                                 RATIOS
                                                 Ret on SH Fnd  16.31  15.84  - 12.74  22.37  11.38
                                                 Oper Pft Mgn  5.51  5.49  - 3.23  7.45  4.48
                                                 D:E           0.24  0.36  0.63  0.24  0.36
                                                 Current Ratio  2.09  1.65  1.27  1.94  1.64
                                                 Div Cover     2.07  3.77    -   2.02  1.75






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