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PBT GROUP LIMITED - Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for Financial Year Ended 31 March 2025, Distribution Declaration

Release Date: 27/06/2025 07:05
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Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for Financial Year Ended 31 March 2025, Distribution Declaration

PBT Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1936/008278/06)
JSE Share code: PBG ISIN: ZAE000256319
Main Board - General Segment
("PBT Group")


DISTRIBUTION OF INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT
AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
SHORT FORM ANNOUNCEMENT
DISTRIBUTION DECLARATION
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
B-BBEE ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT

DISTRIBUTION OF INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT

PBT Group shareholders are advised that the Company's integrated annual report ("IAR") containing its audited
consolidated financial statements ("2025 AFS") and notice of annual general meeting ("AGM") for the year ended 31
March 2025 was published today, Friday, 27 June 2025.

An electronic version of the IAR, the 2025 AFS and the auditor's report thereon will be available on the Company's
website at https://www.pbtgroup.co.za/investor-relations/ from today. A shareholder booklet containing the notice of
AGM and a summary of the 2025 AFS will be posted to relevant shareholders on Friday, 4 July 2025. Copies of the
IAR, the 2025 AFS and the notice of AGM may be requested from the Company Secretary at
anastassia.sousa@pbtgroup.co.za.


2025 AFS – SHORT FORM ANNOUNCEMENT

INTRODUCTION

PBT Group is a pre-eminent data, analytics and software engineering consultancy delivering enterprise-scale solutions
and services for mainly blue-chip, JSE Top 40 clients in South Africa, with a presence in the United Kingdom.

Technological integration is a key enabler in providing clients with custom-made solutions or services in support of
their organisational objectives. As a technology agnostic consultancy, PBT Group is best positioned to optimise clients'
operations without allowing product or technology to limit their options.


HIGHLIGHTS

                                                                                31 March     31 March      Year-on-
                                                                                  2025         2024          year
 CONTINUING OPERATIONS
                                                                                (FY2025)     (FY2024)      change
                                                                                  ZAR          ZAR            %
 Revenue                                                             million      1 087        1 072           1.4
 Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and
                                                                     million      140.9        138.5           1.8
 amortisation
 Operating profit                                                    million      134.8        132.2           1.9
 Profit before taxation                                              million      137.8        136.0           1.3
 Profit for the year                                                 million       99.5         97.2           2.4
 Profit attributable to owners of the parent                         million       64.8         64.4           0.8
 Cash generated from operations                                      million      140.7        143.7          (2.1)
 Earnings per share                                                  cents         64.6         62.6           3.2
 Headline earnings per share                                         cents         60.3         62.7          (3.8)
 Normalised headline earnings*                                       million       68.4         70.2          (2.5)
 Normalised headline earnings per share*                             cents         66.7         67.2          (0.6)


 Total ordinary cash distribution                                    cents         62             60           3.3
    Interim ordinary cash distribution paid                          cents         27             26           3.8
    Final ordinary cash distribution declared                        cents         35             34           2.9


* Normalised headline earnings adjusts for the impact of IFRS 2. This is a more accurate reflection of the underlying earnings generated by PBT
Group.


AUDITORS: UNMODIFIED AUDIT OPINION

The 2025 AFS were audited by BDO South Africa Inc, who expressed an unmodified audit opinion thereon. A copy of
the auditor´s report is included in the 2025 AFS:
https://www.pbtgroup.co.za/investor-relations/


DISTRIBUTION DECLARATION

The Company's distribution policy is to consider an interim and a final distribution in respect of each financial year. At
its discretion, the Board of Directors may consider a special or ad hoc distribution, where appropriate. Depending on
the perceived need to retain funds for expansion or operating purposes, the Board of Directors may also elect not to
pay distributions.

On Tuesday, 24 June 2025, the Board of Directors resolved to declare a capital reduction distribution of 17.50 cents
per PBT ordinary share and a dividend distribution of 17.50 cents per PBT ordinary share (collectively "the
Distribution"). The total Distribution will equate to R36.7 million.

The implications of the Distribution on shareholders are as follows:

• The gross dividend of 17.50 cents per PBT ordinary share from income reserves will be subject to dividend
  withholding tax at a rate of 20%. Consequently, a net final dividend of 14.00 cents per share will be distributed to
  those shareholders who are not exempt from paying dividend tax. In terms of dividend tax legislation, the dividend
  tax amount due will be withheld and paid over to the South African Revenue Services by a nominee company,
  stockbroker or Central Securities Depository Participant ("CSDP") (collectively "regulated intermediary") on behalf
  of the shareholders. All shareholders should declare their status to their regulated intermediary, as they may qualify
  for a reduced dividend tax rate or exemption.

• The capital reduction distribution of 17.50 cents per PBT ordinary share is not subject to dividend withholding tax
  as it is paid out of capital reserves. As the capital reduction distribution will be regarded as a return of capital and
  may therefore have potential capital gains tax consequences, shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisers
  regarding the impact of the capital reduction distribution.

As at the date of declaration of the Distribution there were 104 932 919 PBT ordinary shares in issue. The Company's
income tax reference number is 9725148713.

In compliance with the Companies Act, the Directors confirm and have resolved that the Company will satisfy the
solvency and liquidity test immediately after the payment of the Distribution.

In accordance with the provisions of Strate Proprietary Limited, the electronic settlement and custody system used by
the JSE Limited, the relevant dates for the Distribution are as follows:
 Last day to trade "cum Distribution"                                                        Tuesday, 15 July 2025
 First trading day "ex Distribution"                                                       Wednesday, 16 July 2025
 Record date                                                                                  Friday, 18 July 2025
 Payment date                                                                                 Monday, 21 July 2025

No share certificates may be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday, 16 July 2025, and Friday, 18 July
2025, both days inclusive. Only the shareholders recorded in the Company's share register as at record date are
entitled to receive the Distribution declared.

Payments for certificated shareholders will be transferred electronically to their bank accounts on the payment date.
Shareholders who hold dematerialised shares will have their accounts at their CSDP or stockbroker credited on
Monday, 21 July 2025.

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This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the Board of Directors of the Company and is extracted from the
2025 AFS. It is therefore a summary of the financial information in the 2025 AFS and does not contain full or complete
details of the Company's financial results and is itself not audited.

Any investment decision by investors and/or shareholders should be based on consideration of the full 2025 AFS,
included in the Company's IAR, which has been published in accordance with paragraph 3.46A(c) of the JSE Limited
Listings Requirements as follows:

Company's website: https://www.pbtgroup.co.za/investor-relations/
JSE website: https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2025/JSE/ISSE/PBGE/YE2025.pdf

Electronic copies of the IAR containing the 2025 AFS and the auditor's report on the 2025 AFS can be requested from
the Company Secretary at no charge via e-mail at the following address: anastassia.sousa@pbtgroup.co.za and are
also available for inspection at the Company's registered office (by appointment) during office hours.


NOTICE OF AGM

Notice is hereby given that the next AGM of the shareholders of the Company will be held entirely by electronic
communication, on Friday, 29 August 2025 at 10:00, to consider and, if deemed fit, to pass with or without modification
all of the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the notice of AGM attached to the IAR.

Participation in the meeting

The Board has determined the following salient dates in respect of the AGM:

Record date to receive the notice of the AGM                                                    Friday, 27 June 2025
Date of posting the notice of AGM                                                                Friday, 4 July 2025
Last date to trade to be eligible to vote                                                    Tuesday, 19 August 2025
Record date to be eligible to attend, participate and vote at the AGM                         Friday, 22 August 2025
For administrative purposes, preferable date by which forms of proxy for the
                                                                                           Wednesday, 27 August 2025
AGM are requested to be lodged, by 10:00am on
AGM at 10:00am                                                                                Friday, 29 August 2025
Results of AGM published on SENS on                                                           Friday, 29 August 2025


B-BBEE ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT

In accordance with paragraph 16.21 (g) and Appendix 1 to Section 11 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, notice
is hereby given that the Company´s annual compliance report in terms of section 13G(2) of the B-BBEE Act, as
submitted to the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Commission, is available on PBT's website at
https://www.pbtgroup.co.za/investor-relations/


Registered Office

PBT House
2 Mews Close
Waterford Mews
Century City
7441

By order of the Board:
Tony Taylor                                             Elizna Read
Non-Executive Chairman                                  Chief Executive Officer

27 June 2025
Cape Town

Sponsor
Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited

Date: 27-06-2025 07:05:00
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