Notice in Terms of Section 45(5) of the Companies Act Grindrod Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1966/009846/06) Share code: GND & GNDP ISIN: ZAE000072328 & ZAE000071106 ("Grindrod" or "the Company") NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 45(5) OF THE COMPANIES ACT At the Company's annual general meetings held on 3 June 2022 and 25 May 2023, respectively, shareholders of Grindrod approved a special resolution authorising the board of directors of Grindrod (the "Board") to provide financial assistance to related and inter-related companies. The Board has, pursuant to the above authorisation via round robin resolutions dated 8 May 2023, and in accordance with section 45 of the Companies Act, No 71 of 2008, as amended (the "Act"), resolved to provide guarantees to related and inter-related companies, to secure the banking facilities required by such companies. Subsequent to the abovementioned shareholders' and Board approval, the total financial assistance provided to related and inter-related companies exceeds one-tenth of one per cent of Grindrod's net worth. By issuing this notice, the Board is of the view that the Company has complied with the notice requirements of Section 45(5) of the Act. Please note that no action is required from shareholders as a result of this notification, which is purely for shareholders' information purposes and to ensure compliance with the Act. 28 March 2024 Sponsor Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited Date: 28-03-2024 04:00:00 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.