Alexander Forbes announces board appointment: Mrs Marilyn Ramplin Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 2006/025226/06) ISIN: ZAE000191516 Share Code: AFH (“the Company” or “Alexander Forbes” or “the Group”) ALEXANDER FORBES ANNOUNCES BOARD APPOINTMENT: MRS MARILYN RAMPLIN In compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Mrs Marilyn Ramplin has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and member of the Group Risk and Audit and Capital Oversight Committees with effect from 8 March 2018. Mrs Ramplin has served on a number of the Company’s subsidiary boards and audit committees for the past seven years and the Board believes she will add significant value and insights on the Company’s board. Mrs Ramplin is the founder of Novia One and has over 20 years’ industry experience within the African and International markets. In 2016 she was recognised as the winner of the Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals Emerging Woman Owned Business in financial services. In addition to various Alexander Forbes boards, she, inter alia, serves as Chairman of Ashburton Management Company, as director and trustee on a number of Ashburton entities and as a director on Strate. She is an astute strategic advisor and entrepreneur with a diverse financial markets background covering risk, capital markets, regulations, investments, equities, alternatives, compliance and governance and also acts as an advisor to global regulators. The Board welcomes Mrs Ramplin and looks forward to her contribution to Alexander Forbes as it delivers on its strategy of being a globally distinctive Pan-African financial services company. Carina Wessels Group Company Secretary 8 March 2018 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 09/03/2018 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.