Resignation of Chief Executive and appointment of Acting Chief Executive Umgeni Water Company code: BIUMWA RESIGNATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND APPOINTMENT OF ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE In compliance with the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, stakeholders are advised that on the 21st of October 2020, the Board of Umgeni Water has received the resignation of its current Chief Executive, Mr Thamsanqa Hlongwa and has accepted the resignation. This resignation is with immediate effect and Mr Hlongwa will be leaving Umgeni Water on 21 October 2020. The Board has appointed Mrs Nomalungelo Mkhize, the current Chief Financial Officer, to be the Acting Chief Executive in the interim whilst the Board deliberates on the initiation of the process to fill the position. Mrs Mkhize has been the Chief Financial Officer and a Member of the Executive Committee of Umgeni Water from 2018 and the Board has full confidence that she will be equal to the task and will steer the organisation to greater heights. Issued on Behalf of the Board of Umgeni Water Chairperson of the Board: Mr. Magasela Mzobe 22 October 2020 Debt Sponsor Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking Enquiries: Mr. Sbusiso Madonsela Company Secretary +27 33 341 – 1544 sbusiso.madonsela@umgeni.co.za Date: 22-10-2020 09:53:00 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.