Announcement of date for 2018 half year financial results release GRINDROD SHIPPING HOLDINGS LTD. ABBREVIATED NAME: GRINSHIP Registered in Singapore with registration number 201731497H JSE Share code: GSH ISIN: SG9999019087 Primary listing on NASDAQ Global Select Market Secondary listing on the JSE Main Board ANNOUNCEMENT OF DATE FOR 2018 HALF YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS RELEASE Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. (“Grindrod Shipping” or "Company") will release its half year 2018 financial results for the period ended June 30, 2018 on Wednesday, August 29th after market closing in New York and Johannesburg. The next day, Thursday, August 30th, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Savings Time/ 2:00pm South African Standard Time/ 8:00pm Singapore Time, the Company's management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the earnings results. Conference Call details: Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time using the following numbers: +800-347-6311 (US Toll Free Dial In), +800 279 7204 (UK Toll Free Dial In), +800 186 5085 (Singapore Toll Free Dial In), +0800 980 520 or (South Africa Toll Free Dial In), +44 (0)330 336 9411 (International Standard Toll Free Dial In). Please enter code: 7562777 An audio replay of the conference call will be available until Thursday, September 6, 2018, by dialing +888-203-1112 (US Toll Free Dial In), +0 808 101 1153 (UK Toll Free Dial In), +800 101 2009 (Singapore Toll Free Dial In), or + 0 800 980 995 (South Africa Toll Free Dial In). Access Code 7562777. Audio Webcast details: There will be an audio webcast of the conference call, accessible via the internet through the Grindrod Shipping website www.grinshipping.com. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast. The slide presentation of the half year results ended June 30, 2018 financial results will be accessible in PDF format 10 minutes prior to the conference call and webcast on the Investor Relations section of our website located at www.grinshipping.com. Participants to the webcast can download the PDF presentation. The conference call will take participants through the slide presentation on the website. By order of the Board 27 August 2018 Sponsor: Grindrod Bank Limited Date: 27/08/2018 02:00:00 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.