TRUSTCO GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED - Voluntary Announcement: MEYA Mining Obtains USD 25 Million Facility From Ecobank

Voluntary Announcement: MEYA Mining Obtains USD 25 Million Facility From Ecobank

Trustco Group Holdings Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of Namibia
(Registration number 2003/058)
Registered as an external company in South Africa
(External registration number 2009/002634/10)
JSE Share code: TTO
NSX share code: TUC
OTCQX share code: TSCHY
ISIN: NA000A0RF067

("Trustco" or "the Company")


     VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT: TRUSTCO GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED : MEYA
             MINING OBTAINS USD 25 MILLION FACILITY FROM ECOBANK




1.     Shareholders are advised that Meya Mining Limited ("Meya"), in which Trustco holds
       an indirect equity interest, has announced that it secured a USD 25 million (NAD 400
       million) financing facility, on normal commercial terms with no equity conversion /
       restrictive conditions which would render this a transaction as defined in the JSE
       Limited Listings Requirements, with Ecobank Sierra Leone Limited, supported by
       Ecobank Ghana Plc ( all inclusive "the Ecobank Loan"). The funding marks a
       significant milestone as Meya advances toward full commercial diamond production
       under its 25-year exclusive mining license in Sierra Leone's Kono District.


2.     The signing ceremony took place on the opening day of the Africa Mining Indaba 2026
       in Cape Town, South Africa. According to Meya, the facility will be deployed toward
       advanced diamond processing equipment, mining vehicles and supporting
       infrastructure.


3.     Meya's shareholders have to date invested in excess of USD 100 million in the
       development of the resource and initial establishment of the mine. The financing
       represents a significant vote of confidence by a leading pan-African banking group in
       the quality, scale, and long-term geo-economic potential of the Meya diamond asset.


4.     According to Meya, the facility is expected to stimulate local supply chains by routing
       payments through Sierra Leonean accounts, creating and sustaining over 400 direct
       jobs with more than 90% of employees sourced locally, and strengthening Sierra
       Leone's position in the global diamond industry through traceable, responsibly mined
      stones. The commercial loan is also expected to encourage further investment in
      beneficiation, including cutting and polishing, to maximise national value capture.


5.    As previously disclosed, Trustco's exposure to Meya comprises an indirect equity
      interest and a loan receivable of approximately USD 46 million which has not been
      subordinated to the Ecobank Loan. Trustco therefore remains both a long-term
      stakeholder in the project and a significant creditor with a direct economic interest in
      the sustainable advancement, value preservation, and orderly commercialisation of
      the mine.


6.    Shareholders are advised that a transaction has not been concluded at Trustco or
      Trustco subsidiary level as envisaged in the JSE Listings Requirements. Trustco has
      not approved the facility at board, shareholder, subsidiary, or group level, and has not
      provided any guarantees, sureties, undertakings, consents, or security in respect
      thereof.


7.    The Ecobank Loan does not constitute a transaction as defined in the JSE Listings
      Requirements by Trustco or its subsidiaries requiring categorisation or Trustco
      shareholders' approval under the JSE Listings Requirement. This announcement
      constitutes a voluntary announcement.



The full press release issued by Meya Mining and Ecobank is available for viewing at the
following link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1F4B2GR4Tk/?mibextid=wwXIfr

By order of the board

11 February 2026


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Date: 11-02-2026 03:50:00
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