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Category 2 transaction - Disposal of shares

Published: 2024-03-06 18:30:32 ET
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LIGHTHOUSE PROPERTIES p.l.c.
(Registered in Malta)
(Registration number: C 100848)
Share code: LTE
ISIN: MU0461N00015
LEI: 549300UG27SWRF0X2U62
(“Lighthouse”)


CATEGORY 2 TRANSACTION - DISPOSAL OF SHARES


Shareholders are advised that at 6 March 2024, Lighthouse had disposed of 164 973 138 shares in Hammerson
plc (“Hammerson”) for an aggregate cash consideration equivalent to ZAR 1 023 582 998 (the “Disposals”).

Hammerson is a UK-based REIT that owns, manages and develops retail centres in the UK, Ireland and France.
Hammerson is listed on the Main Market of the LSE and has a secondary listing on the JSE Limited (“JSE”).

The proceeds of the Disposals enable Lighthouse to pursue yield-accretive direct property acquisitions.

The following profitability metrics are attributable to Hammerson for the year ended 31 December 2023:
                                                                       GBP pence*
  Distribution per share                                                          1,50
  Basic loss per share                                                              1,0
  Headline earnings per share                                                      2,1
 *Extracted from Hammerson’s audited full year 2023 results published on 29 February 2024.

The Disposals were effected on-market and were not subject to any conditions precedent.

The Disposals, when aggregated, are classified as a category 2 transaction in terms of the JSE Listings
Requirements and as such are not subject to shareholder approval.

6 March 2024


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