Disclosure of significant holding of Alexander Forbes ordinary shares ALEXANDER FORBES GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 2006/025226/06) ISIN: ZAE000191516 Share Code: AFH (Alexander Forbes or the Company) DISCLOSURE OF SIGNIFICANT HOLDING OF ALEXANDER FORBES ORDINARY SHARES In accordance with paragraph 122(3)(b) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, as amended (the Companies Act), regulation 121(2)(b) of the Companies Regulations, 2011 and paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that, as part of an African Rainbow Capital Financial Services Holdings Proprietary Limited (ARC) corporate restructure, the Company has received formal notification that ARC has transferred its entire shareholding in the Company (491 826 963 ordinary shares or 35.09%) to an ARC subsidiary, ARC Financial Services Investments Proprietary Limited (registration number: 2020/776815/07), effective 29 April 2021. As required in terms of section 122(3)(a) of the Companies Act, the Company has filed the required notice with the Takeover Regulation Panel. The board of directors of the Company accepts responsibility for the information contained in this announcement as it relates to the Company and confirms that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, such information relating to the Company is true and that this announcement does not omit anything likely to affect the importance of such information. Carina Wessels Executive: Governance, Legal and Compliance Sandton 12 May 2021 Sponsor RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 12-05-2021 01:13:00 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.