Appointment of an independent non-executive director FORTRESS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LIMITED (Formerly 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 ("Fortress" or the "Company") APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Shareholders and noteholders are advised that Edwin ("Eddy") Oblowitz has been appointed as an independent non-executive director and as a member of the audit and remuneration committees of the Company with effect from 2 May 2023, thereby filling the vacancies left on these committees. Eddy holds a BCom degree and is a chartered accountant and certified public accountant. In his over 42 year professional career, Eddy has had exposure to various diverse local and international industries and business enterprises. He is currently the owner of Contineo Financial Services and serves as an independent non-executive director at Trencor Limited, The Foschini Group Limited and BNP Paribas Personal Finance South Africa Limited ("RCS Group"), as well as various non-listed companies. Fortress confirms that Eddy's appointment has been made in accordance with the Company's policy dealing with the nomination of directors. The Board welcomes Eddy to the position and looks forward to his contribution to the Company. 3 May 2023 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: 03-05-2023 03:00:00 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.