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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2026 - Issue 2                         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), Campbell Dr R (ind ne),
        Lodewyks C, Masinga S (ind ne), Landman J P (Chair, ld ind ne), de   Henry C M (ind ne), Holmqvist L (ind ne), Moeketsi T P (ind ne),
        Villiers C (CEO), Ladbrooke T L (CFO)     Mothupi A M (ind ne), Sello Adv M (ld ind ne), Tonelli F (ind ne),
       MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 30 Jan 2026   Litlhakanyane Dr V L J (Chair, ind ne), Wharton-Hood P G (Group CE),
        Apef Pacific Mauritius Ltd.       34.90%   van der Westhuizen P (CFO)
        Ribbon Ventures Ltd.              34.90%   MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 20 Mar 2026
        Allan Gray                        14.19%  Government Employees Pension Fund (PIC)   15.40%
       POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 15285, Panorama, 7506  Lazard Asset Management LLC Group   14.59%
       MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/LBR  Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd.         10.14%
       COMPANY SECRETARY: Zinhle Zondi           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 8      7 Apr 26  13 Apr 26  28.00  DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
       Final No 7      8 Apr 25  14 Apr 25  15.00  Ords 0.0001c ea  Ldt      Pay      Amt
       LIQUIDITY: Apr26 Avg 3m shares p.w., R11.4m(24.2% 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: Apr26 Avg 27m shares p.w., R332.6m(95.4% p.a.)


       FINANCIAL STATISTICS
                   Dec 25   Dec 24   Dec 23   Dec 22   Dec 21
       (R million)                               FINANCIAL STATISTICS
                    Final Final(rst) Final(rst) Final(rst) Final(rst)
       Turnover     12 329  11 397  11 419  11 772  10 630  (R million)  Sep 25   Sep 24  Sep 23   Sep 22   Sep 21
       Op Inc        341   121   526   237   437               Final Final(rst)  Final Final(rst)  Final
       NetIntPd(Rcvd)  187  211  214   166   165  Turnover    25 104  23 674  22 641  20 526  26 885
       Minority Int    -    -     -    - 2   - 4  Op Inc       - 508  2 320  2 439  2 762  3 006
       Att Inc         -  - 322  227   - 5   158  NetIntPd(Rcvd)  122  158  537  581   622
       TotCompInc/Loss  -  - 322  225  14    127  Minority Int  107   120  174   183   100
       Fixed Ass    1 466  1 551  1 735  1 739  1 457  Att Inc  3 864  4 827  264  1 531  1 754
       Inv & Loans    21    -     -     -     -  TotCompInc/Loss  4 159  1 765  2 141  1 550  990
       Tot Curr Ass  4 406  4 464  4 229  3 946  3 688  Fixed Ass  11 301  10 765  10 572  15 566  14 695
       Ord SH Int   4 797  4 880  5 295  5 203  5 338  Tot Curr Ass  8 465  7 292  4 971  7 784  7 414
       Minority Int   -     -     -     -     6  Ord SH Int   11 377  12 539  20 214  18 746  18 066
       LT Liab      2 078  2 336  2 296  2 625  2 707  Minority Int  765  975  1 075  1 114  1 105
       Tot Curr Liab  1 944  2 059  2 175  2 002  1 712  LT Liab  6 502  5 560  13 128  14 729  13 723
       PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)    Tot Curr Liab  7 046  5 255  6 135  7 649  7 887
       HEPS-C (ZARc)  54.50  44.40  47.00  46.00  52.90  PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
       DPS (ZARc)   28.00  15.00  15.00  22.00  25.00  HEPS-C (ZARc)  - 93.90  93.40  87.50  106.10  111.10
       NAV PS (ZARc)  805.13  819.10  776.53  529.89  782.75  DPS (ZARc)  291.00  120.00  44.00  40.00  25.00
       3 Yr Beta     1.35  0.50  0.53  0.31  0.46  NAV PS (ZARc)  775.34  854.53 1 377.59  1 277.54  1 242.50
       Price High    875   500   654   700   750  3 Yr Beta    - 0.05  0.38  0.33  0.54  0.38
       Price Low     300   325   268   461   560  Price High   1 802  2 121  2 223  2 527  2 820
       Price Prd End  473  435   350   580   665  Price Low    1 090  993  1 600  1 597  1 500
       RATIOS                                    Price Prd End  1 159  1 600  2 026  1 725  2 279
       Ret on SH Fnd  -   - 6.59  4.28  - 0.14  2.89  RATIOS
       Oper Pft Mgn  2.76  1.06  4.60  2.01  4.11  Ret on SH Fnd  32.70  36.61  2.06  8.63  9.67
       D:E           0.45  0.52  0.47  0.54  0.51  Oper Pft Mgn  - 2.02  9.80  10.77  13.46  11.18
       Current Ratio  2.27  2.17  1.94  1.97  2.15  D:E        0.55  0.49  0.72  0.82  0.83
       Div Cover      -   - 3.60  2.53  - 0.04  1.06  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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