Declaration and finalisation announcement - change of name of the company FORTRESS REIT LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 2009/016487/06) JSE share codes: FFA ISIN: ZAE000248498 FFB ISIN: ZAE000248506 Bond company code: FORI LEI: 378900FE98E30F24D975 (Approved as a REIT by the JSE) ("Fortress" or the "Company") DECLARATION AND FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT - CHANGE OF NAME OF THE COMPANY At the annual general meeting of shareholders of Fortress held on Tuesday, 6 December 2022, the special resolution proposed with regard to the change of name of the Company from "Fortress REIT Limited" to "Fortress Real Estate Investments Limited" was approved by the requisite majority of shareholders, and has subsequently been submitted to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission ("CIPC") for registration. Set out below are the anticipated salient dates and times with regard to the change of name: 2022 Resolution in respect of name change submitted to CIPC on Friday, 9 December Resolution in respect of name change registered by CIPC on Friday, 9 December 2023 Last day to trade in existing shares on the JSE prior to the name change Tuesday, 3 January Trading in new name of Fortress Real Estate Investments Limited under short names FortressA and FortressB, JSE share codes "FFA" and "FFB" and ISIN ZAE000248498 and ISIN ZAE000248506 Wednesday, 4 January Record date in respect of the name change Friday, 6 January Issue of new replacement share certificates provided that old share certificates have been lodged by 12h00 on Friday, 6 January on or about Monday, 9 January CSDP and broker accounts of dematerialised shareholders expected to be updated on Monday, 9 January Notes: 1. Share certificates received after 12h00 on Friday, 6 January 2023 will be posted within five days after receipt. 2. Share certificates in the name of Fortress REIT Limited may not be dematerialised or rematerialised after Tuesday, 3 January 2023. Fortress will retain its history and remain listed in same sector subsequent to the name change. 12 December 2022 Lead sponsor Joint sponsor Debt Sponsor Java Capital Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, Rand Merchant Bank (a division of Nedbank Limited) (a division of First Rand Bank Limited) Date: 12-12-2022 03:20:00 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.