Change in functions of directors FORTRESS REIT LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 2009/016487/06) JSE share codes: FFA ISIN: ZAE000248498 FFB ISIN: ZAE000248506 LEI code: 378900FE98E30F24D975 Bond Company code: FORI (Approved as a REIT by the JSE) (“Fortress”) CHANGE IN FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS Shareholders are referred to the SENS announcement published on 29 June 2020 wherein it was announced that Robin Lockhart-Ross had been appointed as independent non-executive chairperson of Fortress with effect from 1 July 2020 and stepped down as chair of the audit committee. Shareholders are now advised of the following changes to the composition of the Fortress board committees: - Audit committee: Djurk Venter (the previous chairperson of the audit committee) has been re- appointed as interim chairperson of the audit committee until his intended retirement from the Fortress board at the next annual general meeting. Robin Lockhart-Ross will remain a member of the audit committee until a permanent chairperson of the audit committee has been appointed by shareholders at the next annual general meeting; - Risk committee: Robin Lockhart-Ross and Steven Brown have resigned as members of the risk committee. Ina Lopion and Ian Vorster have been appointed as members of the risk committee; - Nomination committee: Robin Lockhart-Ross has been appointed as a member and chairperson of the nomination committee, filling the vacancy on this committee created by the retirement of Iraj Abedian; and - Social and ethics committee: Tshiamo Matlapeng-Vilakazi has resigned as chairperson of the social and ethics committee but will remain a member. Vuyiswa Mutshekwane has been appointed as chairperson. The composition of the remuneration committee and the investment committee remains unchanged. 4 August 2020 Lead sponsor Java Capital Joint sponsor Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking Date: 04-08-2020 02:30:00 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.