ABKI - Ratings Action by S&P Global Ratings AFRICAN BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registered Bank) (Registration No. 2014/176899/06) LEI: 2549008X8SL1B1J86F98 Company code: ABKI (the "Bank" or "African Bank") Ratings Action by S&P Global Ratings In accordance with 6.28 of the JSE Debt and Specialist Securities Listings Requirements, noteholders are referred to the credit rating release from S&P Global Ratings on 1 July 2025 that they have upgraded African Bank Limited's long-term global scale issuer credit rating to 'B+' from 'B' and affirmed the 'B' short-term global scale rating. The outlook on the bank is stable. S&P also raised African Bank Limited's. South Africa national scale ratings to 'zaA/zaA-1'from 'zaA-/zaA-2'. The rating action follows S&P's view on the South African banking system being in an expansionary phase and think the risk of economic imbalances has receded since they expect real estate prices to increase moderately in nominal terms and lending growth to remain cautious and mainly driven by investments in infrastructure. The full ratings report is available to be viewed on the link below: Credit Rating & Debt Investor Information | African Bank 3 July 2025 Debt Sponsor The Standard Bank Limited Date: 03-07-2025 03:40:00 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.