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ROYAL BAFOKENG PLATINUM LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 2008/015696/06) JSE share code: RBP ISIN: ZAE000149936 (“RBPlat” or the “Company”) NOTICE OF COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF RBPLAT SHARES AND SUSPENSION OF TRADE ON THE JSE Shareholders of RBPlat are referred to the mandatory offer made by Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (“Implats”) to acquire their shares in RBPlat (the “Mandatory Offer”) and to the SENS announcement released by Implats on 24 July 2023, setting out the results of the Mandatory Offer (the “Results Announcement”). Implats confirmed in the Results Announcement its intention to invoke the provisions of section 124(1) of the Companies Act, 71 of 2008 (the “Companies Act”) in order to compulsorily acquire all of the RBPlat shares not already held by it. RBPlat Shareholders are also referred to the SENS announcement released by Implats on 1 August 2023 (the “Implats Announcement”) stating that Implats has elected to invoke the provisions of section 124(1) of the Companies Act to compulsorily acquire all of the RBPlat shares in respect of which the Mandatory Offer has not been accepted (the “Compulsory Acquisition”) from RBPlat Shareholders who did not accept the Mandatory Offer. RBPlat Shares will be suspended from trading on the JSE with effect from the commencement of trade on Wednesday, 2 August 2023. The rights of RBPlat shareholders, the salient dates and times for the Compulsory Acquisition and other pertinent information relating to the Compulsory Acquisition are set out in the Implats Announcement. RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT The independent board of RBPlat (the “Independent Board”), individually and collectively, accepts responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in this announcement which relates to RBPlat. To the best of the Independent Board’s knowledge and belief, the information contained in this announcement is true and nothing has been omitted which is likely to affect the importance of such information. Johannesburg 1 August 2023 Lead Corporate & Financial Advisor and Transaction Sponsor to RBPlat Questco Proprietary Limited Financial Advisor and JSE Sponsor to RBPlat Merrill Lynch South Africa Proprietary Limited t/a BofA Securities Financial Advisor to RBPlat Rothschild & Co South Africa Proprietary Limited Legal Advisor to RBPlat Bowman Gilfillan Inc. Queries: Lindiwe Montshiwagae Email: lindiwe@bafokengplatinum.co.za Tel: +27 (0)10 590 4510 M: + 27 (0) 82 920 7803 Thandeka Mthembu Email: thandekam@bafokengplatinum.co.za Tel: +27 (0) 10 590 4510 M: +27 (0) 72 674 9601
