Trading Statement Crookes Brothers Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1913/000290/06) Share code: CKS ISIN: ZAE000001434 ("Crookes Brothers" or the "Company" or the "Group") TRADING STATEMENT In terms of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, a company is required to publish a trading statement as soon as it becomes reasonably certain that the financial results for the next period to be reported on will differ by at least 20% from those of the previous corresponding period. For the financial year ended 31 March 2025, shareholders are advised that: • earnings per share is expected to increase by 11% to 446.4 cents per share (March 2024: 401.8 cents per share); and • headline earnings per share is expected to increase by 27% to 425.1 cents per share (March 2024: 334.5 cents per share). The increase in earnings and headline earnings is mainly attributable to higher earnings in the Group's banana and property segments. The financial information on which this trading statement is based is the responsibility of the directors of the Company and has not been reviewed or reported on by the Group's independent external auditor. The Company's results for the year ended 31 March 2025 will be published on or about 27 June 2025. Durban 20 June 2025 JSE Sponsor to Crookes Brothers Questco Corporate Advisory (Pty) Ltd Date: 20-06-2025 08:00:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.