SYGNIA LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 2007/025416/06) Share code on the JSE and A2X: SYG ISIN: ZAE000208815 (“Sygnia” or “the Company”) CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS AND DIVIDEND DECLARATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023; DISTRIBUTION OF INTEGRATED REPORT AND DETAILS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1. Highlights • Assets under management and administration of R318.1 billion as at 30 September 2023 (2022: R285.1 billion), up 11.6%. • Revenue of R843.9 million (2022: R808.9 million), up 4.3%. • Profit after tax of R300.4 million (2022: R287.4 million), up 4.5%. • Basic earnings and headline earnings per share of 198.9 cents (2022: 191.3 cents), up 4.0%, and diluted earnings and diluted headline earnings per share of 194.5 cents (2022: 186.1 cents), up 4.5%. • Total dividend per share of 210.0 cents (2022: 210.0 cents). 2. Final dividend Sygnia is committed to rewarding its shareholders with regular distributions of free cash flow generated. Accounting for projected cash requirements, a gross final dividend for the financial year ended 30 September 2023 of 123 cents per share has been declared out of income reserves, resulting in a net dividend of 98.4 cents per share for shareholders after Dividends Tax (“DT”). Together with the interim gross dividend of 87.0 cents per share, this amounts to a total gross dividend of 210.0 cents per share. Last day to trade: Tuesday, 19 December 2023 Shares trade ex dividend: Wednesday, 20 December 2023 Record date: Friday, 22 December 2023 Payment date: Wednesday, 27 December 2023 Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday, 20 December 2023 and Friday, 22 December 2023, both dates inclusive. Dividends declared after 31 March 2012 are subject to DT, where applicable. In terms of the DT, the following additional information is disclosed: • The local DT rate is 20%; • The number of ordinary shares in issue at the date of this declaration is 150 947 489; • Sygnia’s tax reference number is 9334/221/16/6. SYGNIA LIMITED Registration No. 2007/025416/06 CAPE TOWN: 7th Floor I The Foundry I Cardiff Street I Green Point I 8001 I T +27 21 446 4940 I F + 27 21 446 4950 JOHANNESBURG: Unit 40 | 6th Floor | Katherine & West Building | West Street | Sandton | 2196 | Tel: +27 10 595 0550 | Fax: +27 86 206 5173 DURBAN: Office 2 | 2nd Floor Ridgeview | 1 Nokwe Avenue | Ridgeside | Umhlanga Ridge | 4319 | Tel: +27 31 001 0650 | Fax: +27 86 206 4421 info@sygnia.co.za I www.sygnia.co.za 1 3. Short form announcement The short form announcement is the responsibility of the directors and is only a summary of the information contained in the consolidated annual financial statements. This announcement does not include the information required pursuant to paragraph 16A(j) of IAS 34. Any investment decisions by investors and/or shareholders should be based on consideration of the consolidated annual financial statements on the Company’s website (www.sygnia.co.za). Copies of the consolidated annual financial statements are available on request by emailing investorrelations@sygnia.co.za and the Company’s sponsor. In addition, the consolidated annual financial statements are available for inspection, at no cost, at the registered office of the Company from Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 17:00. The summarised consolidated annual financial statements can be accessed directly using the following JSE link: https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2023/jse/isse/syge/FY23.pdf. 4. Audit opinion The auditors, Mazars, have issued an unmodified audit opinion on the consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2023, which includes communication of key audit matters. As set out above, copies of the consolidated annual financial statements (including the key audit matters and the unmodified audit opinion) are available on request by emailing investorrelations@sygnia.co.za and the Company’s sponsor at jsesponsor@standardbank.co.za. 5. 2023 Integrated Report Sygnia shareholders are advised that the 2023 Integrated Report of the company, together with the full consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2023, will be distributed to shareholders on 4 December 2023. The Integrated Report will be available on the Company’s website, www.sygnia.co.za. Shareholders can contact the Company secretary, Glen MacLachlan, at gmaclachlan@sygnia.co.za to request an electronic version of the 2023 Integrated Report, which incorporates the notice of the annual general meeting and form of proxy. The consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2023 have been prepared under the supervision of the Financial Director, N. Giles CA (SA). 6. Annual general meeting The annual general meeting of shareholders of Sygnia will be held on Thursday, 8 February 2024 at 10:00am to transact the business as stated in the notice of the annual general meeting which is included in the 2023 Integrated Report. In terms of section 59 of the Companies Act, No 71 of 2008, the record date for the purposes of determining which shareholders are entitled to participate in and vote at the annual general meeting is Friday, 02 February 2024 Issuer name Sygnia Limited Type of instrument Ordinary shares ISIN number ISIN: ZAE000208815 JSE code SYG Meeting type Annual General Meeting 7th Floor, The Foundry, Cardiff Street, Green Point, Meeting venue Cape Town, 8001 Record date – to determine which shareholders are Friday, 24 November 2023 entitled to receive the Notice of meeting Publication/ posting date Monday, 4 December 2023 Last day to trade – last day to trade to determine eligible Tuesday, 30 January 2024 shareholders that may attend, speak and vote at the Meeting Record date – to determine eligible shareholders that may attend, Friday, 2 February 2024 speak and vote at the Meeting 2 Meeting deadline date (for administrative purposes, forms of proxy Tuesday, 6 February 2024 for the meeting to be lodged) Meeting date Thursday, 08 February 2024 Publication of results Friday, 09 February 2024 Website link www.sygnia.co.za/for-shareholders Cape Town 04 December 2023 Sponsor: The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited 3