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Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2026 - Issue 2                         JSE - WIL
         Wilson Bayly Holmes - Ovcon Ltd.              Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

       ISIN: ZAE000009932   SHORT: WBHO   CODE: WBO  ISIN: ZAE000063863   SHORT: WOOLIES   CODE: WHL
       REG NO: 1982/011014/06   FOUNDED: 1975   LISTED: 1988  REG NO: 1929/001986/06   FOUNDED: 1929   LISTED: 1997
       NATURE  OF  BUSINESS:  WBHO  is  one  of  the  largest  construction   NATURE  OF  BUSINESS:  Woolworths  Holdings  Ltd.  (WHL  or  the
        companies  in  southern  Africa  and  is  listed  on  the  JSE.  The   Group)  is  a  major  retail  group  with  a  presence  in  South  Africa,
        driving  force  behind  WBHO  is  a  core  of  dedicated,  hands-on   Australia, New Zealand, and 10 sub-Saharan African countries. The
        management  professionals  whose  experience  spans  decades  of   Group consists of two omnichannel segments, Woolworths South
        major construction projects. Construction activities covering the   Africa (Woolworths or WSA) and Country Road Group (CRG).
        full construction spectrum, are divided into three main operating   SECTOR: ConsDiscr--Retail--Retailers--DiversifiedRetailers
        divisions: Building construction, Civil engineering and Roads and   NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 40 168
        earthworks.  WBHO’s  African  offices  are  strategically  located  in   DIRECTORS: Bam L L (ind ne), Colfer C (ind ne, Canada), Collins R (ind ne),
        Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Gqeberha in South Africa   Earl B (ind ne, British), Gwagwa Dr N (ind ne), Kgaboesele I (ind ne),
        as  well  as  Gaborone  in  Botswana,  Maputo  in  Mozambique,  and   Moholi N T (ld ind ne), Skweyiya T (ind ne), Thomson C B (ind ne),
        Accra in Ghana. Our UK operations provide services out of London   Bagattini R (CEO), Manjra Z (Group FD), Ngumeni S (Group CEO)
        and Manchester.                          MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 30 Oct 2025
       SECTOR: Inds--Constr&Mats--Constr&Mats--Construction  Public Investment Corporation SOC Ltd.   20.04%
       NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 9 694                 Allan Gray                        17.40%
       DIRECTORS: Bester C (ind ne), Forbay K (ind ne), Gardiner R (ld ind ne),   Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd.   7.10%
        Ntene H (ind ne), Sonqushu N (ind ne), Henwood C V (Chair),    POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 680, Cape Town, 8000
        Neff W (CEO), Logan A C (CFO)            MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/WHL
       MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 5 Feb 2026   COMPANY SECRETARY: Chantel Reddiar
        Akani 2 Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd.   20.43%   TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
        Government Employees Pension Fund   19.99%   SPONSOR: Investec Bank Ltd.
        Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd.           8.42%  AUDITORS: KPMG Inc.
       POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 531, Bergvlei, 2012  CAPITAL STRUCTURE    Authorised   Issued
       MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/WBO  WHL   Ords no par val    2 410 600 000     978 983 834
       COMPANY SECRETARY: Donna Msiska
       TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.  DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
       SPONSOR: Investec Bank Ltd.               Ords no par val   Ldt       Pay      Amt
       AUDITORS: PwC Inc.                        Interim No 47  24 Mar 26  30 Mar 26  118.00
       CAPITAL STRUCTURE      Authorised  Issued  Final No 46   22 Sep 25  29 Sep 25  81.00
       WBO     Ords 1c ea        100 000 000     71 018 425  LIQUIDITY: Apr26 Avg 22m shares p.w., R1 165.7m(116.1% p.a.)
       DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
       Ords 1c ea        Ldt      Pay       Amt
       Interim        21 Apr 26  28 Apr 26  300.00
       Final          21 Oct 25  27 Oct 25  320.00
       LIQUIDITY: Apr26 Avg 760 097 shares p.w., R126.8m(55.7% p.a.)


                                                 FINANCIAL STATISTICS
                                                              Dec 25   Jun 25   Jun 24  Jun 23   Jun 22
                                                 (R million)
                                                             Interim  Final Final(rst)  Final Final(rst)
                                                 Revenue      41 957  80 243  77 335  72 688  65 739
                                                 Op Inc        2 728  5 050  5 984  6 644  5 838
                                                 NetIntPd(Rcvd)  815  1 615  1 558  1 303  1 109
       FINANCIAL STATISTICS                      Minority Int   11    12     7    5     2
                   Dec 25   Jun 25  Jun 24   Jun 23   Jun 22
       (R million)                               Att Inc       1 475  2 443  2 593  5 074  3 715
                   Interim  Final  Final  Final  Final  TotCompInc/Loss  1 124  2 285  2 205  6 724  4 448
       Turnover     14 023  28 493  27 526  23 769  17 240  Fixed Ass  8 651  8 151  8 910  7 669  9 190
       Op Inc        676   1 415  1 247  1 058  814  Inv & Loans  90  97    85   51    92
       NetIntPd(Rcvd)  - 98  - 243  - 198  - 125  - 89  Tot Curr Ass  15 393  14 745  11 184  12 593  16 126
       Minority Int   25    89   80    44   - 114  Ord SH Int  10 299  10 640  10 864  11 991  11 775
       Att Inc       560   1 242  968  790  - 2 160  Minority Int  62  71   62   30    25
       TotCompInc/Loss  331  1 463  889  1 127  - 2 589  LT Liab  18 428  17 859  15 593  14 913  29 880
       Fixed Ass     2 546  2 559  2 331  2 111  1 563  Tot Curr Liab  13 241  12 277  12 183  12 293  14 399
       Tot Curr Ass  10 854  11 511  10 989  10 553  8 198  PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
       Ord SH Int    5 581  5 328  4 533  3 864  2 855  HEPS-C (ZARc)  167.40  268.10  364.20  423.40  368.70
       Minority Int  186   241   145   137   81
       LT Liab       389   366   395   492   388  DPS (ZARc)  118.00  188.00  265.50  313.00  229.50
       Tot Curr Liab  9 120  10 141  10 289  10 154  8 542  NAV PS (ZARc)  1 170.47  1 192.95  1 211.00 1 338.30  1 245.10
                                                               0.98
                                                                     0.63
                                                                                 0.38
                                                                           0.43
                                                                                      0.84
                                                 3 Yr Beta
       PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)    Price High    6 124  7 065  8 113  8 047  6 449
       HEPS-C (ZARc)  1 085.60  2 299.10 2 020.70  1 703.40  1 297.00  Price Low  4 678  4 568  5 330  5 060  4 903
       DPS (ZARc)   300.00  620.00  460.00  -  -  Price Prd End  5 498  5 187  6 178  7 037  5 425
       NAV PS (ZARc)  7 859.08  7 502.52 6 382.60  5 441.41  4 767.14  RATIOS
       3 Yr Beta     0.49  0.62  0.37  0.77  1.12
       Price High   18 588  24 996  16 229  11 379  12 580  Ret on SH Fnd  28.68  22.92  23.80  42.25  31.50
                                                                                      8.88
                                                               6.50
                                                 Oper Pft Mgn
                                                                           7.74
                                                                     6.29
                                                                                 9.14
       Price Low    14 415  15 481  10 170  7 000  6 916  D:E  1.87  1.72  1.56  1.32  2.56
       Price Prd End  16 709  18 467  16 008  10 448  8 088  Current Ratio  1.16  1.20  0.92  1.02  1.12
       RATIOS                                    Div Cover     1.41  1.45  1.09  1.76  1.69
       Ret on SH Fnd  20.29  23.89  22.41  20.84  - 77.45
       Oper Pft Mgn  4.82  4.97  4.53  4.45  4.72
       D:E           0.07  0.07  0.08  0.12  0.13
       Current Ratio  1.19  1.14  1.07  1.04  0.96
       Div Cover     3.62  3.80  4.01   -     -
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