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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2026 - Issue 2                        JSE - SOU
                 Southern Sun Ltd.                     South Ocean Holdings Ltd.






       ISIN: ZAE000272522   SHORT: SSU   CODE: SSU  ISIN: ZAE000092748   SHORT: S.OCEAN   CODE: SOH
       REG NO: 2002/006356/06   FOUNDED: 1969   LISTED: 2019  REG NO: 2007/002381/06   FOUNDED: 1989   LISTED: 2007
       NATURE OF BUSINESS: Southern Sun is Southern Africa’s leading   NATURE  OF  BUSINESS:  South  Ocean  Holdings  is  a  South  African
        hospitality group, comprising over 90 hotels and resorts, a wide   manufacturer  and  distributor  of  low-voltage  electric  wire,  cable,
        selection  of  restaurants  and  more  than  300  conference  and   and related products. South Ocean Holdings is a preferred supplier
                                                  in  the  local  market,  servicing  the  building  and  construction
        banqueting venues located in South Africa, Africa, Seychelles, and   industries, the mining industry and the country’s parastatals. South
        the Middle East.                          Ocean Holdings also export into countries in the Southern African
       SECTOR: ConsDisr--Travel&Leis--Travel&Leis--Hotels&Motels  Development Community (SADC) and Africa.
       NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 5 584                SECTOR: Inds--IndsGoods&Services--Elec&ElecEquip--Components
       DIRECTORS: Ahmed M H (ld ind ne), Gina S C (ind ne), Govender T G (ne),   NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 420
        Molefi Dr L M (ind ne), Ngcobo J G (ind ne), September Dr C C (ind ne),   DIRECTORS: Chen L L (ne), Hohman M M (ne), Lalla N (ind ne),
        Copelyn J A (Chair, ne), von Aulock M N (CEO), McDonald L (CFO)  Yeh J H (ind ne), Yeh S N (alt), Van Rensburg J (Chair, ne),
       MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 31 Dec 2025   Smith A (CEO), Basson W P (CFO)
        TIH Prefco (RF) (Pty) Ltd.        41.26%   MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 5 Feb 2025
        Government Employees Pension Fund   8.11%   Joseph Investments (Pty) Ltd.   30.87%
        Allan Gray                         7.83%  Hong Tai Electric Industrial Group   30.74%
       POSTAL ADDRESS: Private Bag X200, Bryanston, 2021  SAF Metal Holdings LLC    20.19%
       EMAIL: companysecretary@southernsun.com   POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 123738, Alrode, 1451
                                                 EMAIL: info@southoceanholdings.co.za
       WEBSITE: www.southernsun.com              WEBSITE: southoceanholdings.co.za
       TELEPHONE: 011-461-9700                   TELEPHONE: 011-864-1606
       COMPANY SECRETARY: L R van Onselen        COMPANY SECRETARY: Whitney Thomas Green
       TRANSFER SECRETARY: JSE Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.  TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
       SPONSOR: Investec Bank Ltd.               SPONSOR: AcaciaCap Advisors (Pty) Ltd.
       AUDITORS: Deloitte & Touche Inc.          AUDITORS: BDO Inc.
       CAPITAL STRUCTURE      Authorised  Issued  CAPITAL STRUCTURE     Authorised   Issued
       SSU    Ords no par val    2 000 000 000    1 343 417 247  SOH  Ords 1c ea     500 000 000     203 276 794
       DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]                      DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
       Ords no par val   Ldt       Pay      Amt  Ords 1c ea        Ldt       Pay      Amt
       Final No 2     10 Jun 25  17 Jun 25  25.00  Final No 9   14 Apr 25  22 Apr 25  5.50
       Final No 1     11 Jun 24  18 Jun 24  12.50  Final No 8   16 Apr 24  22 Apr 24  11.00
       LIQUIDITY: Mar26 Avg 4m shares p.w., R37.0m(15.5% p.a.)  LIQUIDITY: Mar26 Avg 55 986 shares p.w., R74 592.1(1.4% p.a.)
         SSU  40 Week MA  TRAV                     S.OCEAN  40 Week MA  ELEE
                                           1200                                      300
                                           1000                                      250
                                           800                                       200
                                           600                                       150
                                           400                                       100
                                           200                                       50
                                           0                                         0
             2022   2023   2024   2025   2026         2022   2023   2024   2025    2026
       FINANCIAL STATISTICS                      FINANCIAL STATISTICS
                    Sep 25   Mar 25  Mar 24   Mar 23   Mar 22   Dec 25   Dec 24  Dec 23   Dec 22   Dec 21
       (R million)                               (R ‘000)
                   Interim  Final  Final  Final Final(rst)     Final Final(rst)  Final  Final  Final
       Turnover      3 122  6 609  6 047  5 386  2 604  Turnover  2 502 283 2 567 980 2 363 575 1 873 155 2 001 546
       Op Inc         517  1 562  1 394  1 292  239  Op Inc   11 036  79 988  142 905  60 860  112 194
       NetIntPd(Rcvd)  91  219   291   306   351  NetIntPd(Rcvd)  37 330  34 665  22 141  2 673  6 109
       Tax            110  420   327   270   - 2  Tax         - 11 016  11 432  32 130  13 223  31 020
       Minority Int    3    - 2   -     -     -  Minority Int  - 29 130  - 12 145  -  - 1 464  -
       Att Inc        329  1 024  856  1 014  - 156  Att Inc  13 834  33 891  88 634  46 428  75 065
       TotCompInc/Loss  265  987  938  1 054  - 144  TotCompInc/Loss  - 15 296  33 873  88 694  44 974  75 082
       Hline Erngs-CO  333  1 002  780  763  - 135  Hline Erngs-CO  13 834  45 857  88 634  44 649  74 819
       Fixed Ass    10 572  10 407  10 217  9 897  10 328  Fixed Ass  275 154  269 039  242 226  244 202  200 645
       Inv in Assoc   382  452   385   374   325  Inv in Assoc   -    354  9 045  -     -
       Def Tax Asset  359  355   442   312   298  Inv & Loans   87    263  6 596  -     -
       Tot Curr Ass  1 379  1 019  1 241  1 470  1 254  Def Tax Asset  42 967  22 423  11 897  1 210  583
       Ord SH Int    9 128  9 327  8 517  8 190  7 209  Tot Curr Ass  1 059 678  867 990  738 165  635 166  547 926
       Minority Int   53   - 23  - 17  - 18  97  Ord SH Int   712 266  709 630  670 430  595 397  567 254
       LT Liab       2 798  2 585  3 812  3 927  5 206  Minority Int  - 56 835  - 27 705  -  - 1 464  -
       Tot Curr Liab  1 979  1 696  1 362  1 407  1 095  LT Liab  181 230  218 377  159 472  50 846  75 215
       PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)    Tot Curr Liab  596 794  333 508  255 937  240 694  112 989
       EPS (ZARc)    24.50  76.40  61.70  68.70  - 10.60  PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
       HEPS-C (ZARc)  24.80  74.80  56.20  51.70  - 9.20  EPS (ZARc)  6.81  22.64  43.60  22.12  36.93
       DPS (ZARc)      -   25.00  12.50  -    -  HEPS-C (ZARc)  6.81  22.56  43.60  21.96  36.81
       NAV PS (ZARc)  680.18  694.49  637.02  557.90  487.75  DPS (ZARc)  -  5.50  11.00  6.00  9.00
       3 Yr Beta     0.20  0.33  0.27  0.97   -  NAV PS (ZARc)  322.40  335.50  329.80  292.20  279.10
       Price High     999  994   550   580   388  Price High    229   285  134   174   130
       Price Low      695  450   383   295   212  Price Low     92    99   100   91    22
       Price Prd End  855  830   505   430   338  Price Prd End  124  197  124   121   129
       RATIOS                                    RATIOS
       Ret on SH Fnd  7.23  10.98  10.07  12.41  - 2.14  Ret on SH Fnd  - 2.33  4.97  13.22  7.57  13.23
       Ret On Tot Ass  6.53  10.95  8.91  7.71  - 0.65  Ret On Tot Ass  - 1.83  3.67  11.12  6.57  14.04
       Oper Pft Mgn  16.56  23.63  23.05  23.99  9.18  Oper Pft Mgn  0.44  3.11  6.05  3.25  5.61
       D:E           0.35  0.30  0.47  0.48  0.72  D:E         0.41  0.35  0.26  0.11  0.16
                                                 Int Cover     0.30  2.31  6.45  22.77  18.37
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