Trading Statement SOUTH OCEAN HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 2007/002381/06) Share Code: SOH ISIN: ZAE0000092748 (“SOH” or “the Company”) TRADING STATEMENT In terms of the JSE Listings Requirements, companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as they are satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial results for the period to be reported on will differ by at least 20% from the financial results for the previous corresponding period or a profit forecast previously provided to the market in relation to such period. Shareholders are accordingly advised that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that, for the six-month period ended 30 June 2019: - Headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) is expected to be between 3.0 cents and 3.14 cents (being an improvement of between 528.5% and 548.0%) compared to the headline loss per share of (0.7) cents. - Earnings per share (“EPS”) is expected to be between 2.3 cents and 3.6 cents (an improvement of between 134.8% and 154.5%) compared to the loss of (6.6) cents per share reported for the corresponding prior period. This financial information has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company’s auditors. The unaudited interim results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2019 will be published on SENS on or about 2 August 2019. By order of the Board Johannesburg 25 July 2019 Sponsor Arbor Capital Sponsors Proprietary Limited Date: 25/07/2019 04:00:00 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.