Trading Statement AFRICAN EQUITY EMPOWERMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number 1996/006093/06 Share code: AEE ISIN: ZAE000195731 ("AEEI" or “the Company”) TRADING STATEMENT In terms of paragraph 3.4(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, listed companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as the Board of directors is satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial results for the period to be reported on next will vary by 20% or more when compared to those of the corresponding prior reporting period. Accordingly, the Company expects to report basic earnings per share for the year ending 31 August 2020 of between 0 and 28.3 cents per share, representing an increase of between 100% and 110%, compared to a loss per share of 283.3 cents per share reported on for the year ended 31 August 2019. The Company also expects to report headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) for the year ending 31 August 2020 of between 0 and 10.0 cents per share, representing a decrease of between 90% and 100%, compared to HEPS of 100.64 cents per share reported on for the year ended 31 August 2019. The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company’s auditors. AEEI is in the process of finalising its financial results for the year ending 31 August 2020, which is scheduled to be released on the Stock Exchange News Service of the JSE on or about 25 November 2020. Cape Town 24 November 2020 Joint Sponsor Vunani Sponsors Joint Sponsor Merchantec Capital Date: 24-11-2020 07:30:00 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.