General Repurchase of Shares SANTOVA LIMITED (Registration Number: 1998/018118/06) ("Santova" or "the Company") Share Code: SNV ISIN: ZAE000159711 General Repurchase of Shares 2. INTRODUCTION Shareholders are advised that, in accordance with the general authority granted by shareholders at the Company’s general meetings held on Monday, 29 July 2019 and Friday 31 July 2020 (“General Authority”), Santova has cumulatively repurchased 5 972 378 ordinary shares (“Shares”) in the aggregate, representing 3.9% of the Company's issued share capital (excluding treasury Shares) ("Repurchase"). Following the Repurchase, the extent of the General Authority remaining from the authority granted on 31 July 2020 is 25 725 211 Shares, representing 16.8% of the total issued share capital (excluding treasury Shares) of the Company at the time the General Authority was granted. 2. DETAILS OF THE REPURCHASE Details of the Repurchase are as follows: Dates of Repurchase: Monday, 22 June 2020 to Wednesday 26 August 2020 Highest repurchase price per Share: R 1.88 Lowest repurchase price per Share: R 1.63 Number of Shares repurchased: 5 972 378 Total value of Shares repurchased: R 10 937 667.46 Total Shares in issue before the repurchase: 161 361 045 Number of treasury shares held prior to repurchase: 6 928 556 Number of treasury shares held subsequent to repurchase: 12 900 934 3. STATEMENT BY THE BOARD Prior to effecting the Repurchase, the solvency and liquidity test set out in Section 4 of the companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 has been applied and the Board has confirmed that, for a period of 12 months following the date of the Repurchase: - the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) will be able to pay its debts in the ordinary course of business for a period of 12 months after the Repurchase is completed; - the assets of the Company and the Group, as fairly valued, will equal or exceed the liabilities of the Company and the group, as fairly valued. For this purpose, the assets and liabilities were recognised and measured in accordance with the accounting policies used in the latest audited annual group financial statements; - the share capital and reserves of the Company and the Group will be adequate for ordinary business purposes; - the working capital of the Company and the Group will be adequate for ordinary business purposes; and - the Company and the Group have applied the solvency and liquidity test again since and the first test was performed, and confirm that there have been no material changes to the financial position of the Group since completion of the Repurchase. 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS The Repurchase was funded from the Company's available cash resources. 5. FINANCIAL INFORMATION The Company’s cash balances decreased by R 10 937 667.46 as a result of the Repurchase. The repurchase of shares will result in a lower weighted average number of shares in issue used to calculate earnings per share in future years. 6. COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 5.72 OF THE LISTINGS REQUIREMENTS The Repurchase was effected through the order book operated by the JSE and done without any prior understanding or arrangement between the Company and the counter parties. The Repurchase was not effected during any prohibited period. Accordingly, the Company has complied with paragraph 5.72(a) of the Listing Requirements of the JSE Limited. 28 August 2020 Durban Sponsor and Corporate Adviser River Group Date: 28-08-2020 05:25:00 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.