York Timber Holdings Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (Registration number: 1916/004890/06) Share code: YRK ISIN: ZAE000133450 (“York” or the “Company”) NOTICE OF AN ACQUISITION OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN YORK SECURITIES In accordance with section 122(3)(b) of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008, as amended (“Companies Act”), and paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements (“JSE Listings Requirements”), York shareholders are advised that the Company has received a notification, in the prescribed form, from Standard Bank Group Limited (“Standard Bank”), advising that it has acquired a beneficial interest in York securities (the “Acquisition”). Following the Acquisition, Standard Bank now holds 9.73% of the total issued ordinary share capital of the Company. The Company will file the relevant notification with the Takeover Regulation Panel and the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, as required in terms of sections 122(3)(a) and 122(3A) of the Companies Act. The board of directors of York accepts responsibility for the information contained in this announcement and certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the information contained in this announcement is true and that there are no facts that have been omitted which would make any statement in this announcement false or misleading and that this announcement contains all information required by law and the JSE Listings Requirements. Sabie, Mpumalanga 17 October 2023 Sponsor One Capital