Filing of amendment to Form 20-F with the SEC & change in depository agent Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Registration number 201731497H) JSE share code: GSH ISIN: SG9999019087 (“Grindrod Shipping” or “the Company”) FILING OF AMENDMENT TO FORM 20-F WITH THE SEC & CHANGE IN DEPOSITORY AGENT Capitalised words and expressions used in this announcement shall bear the meanings given to them in the Pre-Listing Statement. Prospective Grindrod Shipping Shareholders (“Shareholders”) are referred to the Pre-Listing Statement issued by Grindrod Shipping on Monday, 7 May 2018 in relation to the proposed primary listing of Grindrod Shipping Shares on NASDAQ and the secondary inward listing on the main board of the exchange operated by the JSE Limited (“JSE”). Shareholders are advised that the Company has filed an amended Form 20-F with the SEC (which relates to the registration of the Shares under section 12(b) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). The amended Form 20-F is now available on Grindrod ‘s website: www.grindrod.co.za. In addition, Shareholders are advised that the Company will appoint Computershare (Pty) Ltd, (“Computershare”) as administrative depository agent in South Africa to provide securities administration and nominee services with effect from 18 June 2018. Computershare will maintain an administrative depository register of members for the Shares listed on the JSE. Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company will continue to serve as transfer agent and maintain Grindrod Shipping’s branch register of members, which will be located in the United States. Contact details for Computershare are as follows: Physical address: 1st floor 15 Biermann Avenue Rosebank, 2196 South Africa Postal address: PO Box 61051 Marshalltown 2107 Telephone: (011) 370-5000 Fax: (011) 688-5355 Email: info@computershare.co.za Singapore 6 June 2018 Transaction Sponsor Rand Merchant Bank (a division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Corporate Sponsor Grindrod Bank Limited Date: 06/06/2018 10:30:00 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.