South Ocean Holdings Limited
                            (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
                                (Registration number 2007/002381/06)
                                            Share code: SOH
                                          ISIN: ZAE000092748
                     (“South Ocean Holdings” or “the Company” or “the Group”)


                             SHORT-FORM ANNOUNCEMENT
   UNAUDITED SUMMARISED RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2025


South Ocean Holdings is a holding company with subsidiaries engaged in the manufacturing and
distribution of electrical cables, compounding, conduit, and property rental. The Group also holds
investments in several associates whose businesses serve as outlets for electrical cables and conduit.

                                               SALIENT FEATURES

                                                           30 June        30 June
                                                               2025          2024
                                                        Unaudited      Unaudited         Percentage
                                                              R’000         R’000           Change
 Revenue                                                 1 176 442      1 308 458             (10.1)
 Operating (loss)/ profit                                 (31 620)         68 146            (146.4)
 (Loss)/ earnings per share (cents)                         (15.20)         21.50            (170.7)
 Headline (loss)/ earnings per share (cents)                (15.20)         21.50            (170.7)
 Tangible Net Asset Value                                     314.8         340 4              (6.2)
 Dividend per share (cents)                                       -             -                  -

In line with the Group’s dividend policy, South Ocean Holdings has not declared an interim dividend
as this is considered at year end. Any investment decision by investors and/or shareholders should
be based on a thorough consideration of the full announcement published on SENS and available
on the Company’s website.

This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the directors and is only a summary of the
information in the full announcement published on SENS on 20 August 2025 and does not contain
full or complete details. The full announcement can be found on the Company’s website at
www.southoceanholdings.co.za and can be viewed at the following link:

https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2025/JSE/ISSE/SOH/SOHIR2025.pdf

Copies of the full announcement may also be requested from the Company by sending an email
to werner@soew.co.za or may be inspected at the Company’s registered office and the offices of
the sponsor, at no charge, during office hours.
For and on behalf of the Board

J van Rensburg                                                                            A Smith
Non-Executive Director (Chairperson)                  Executive Director (Chief Executive Officer)

Johannesburg
21 August 2025

 Directors: J van Rensburg√ (Chairperson), N Lalla# (Lead Independent Director),
 A Smith* (Chief Executive Officer), WP Basson* (Chief Financial Officer), LL Chen√^, JH Yeh#,
 MM Hohman √@, SN Yeh √º (Alternate)
 * Executive # Independent Non-executive √ Non-executive º Taiwanese @ American
 ^ Hong Kong



Corporate Information

Registered Office: 12 Botha Street, Alrode 1451, P.O. Box 123738, Alrode, 1451, Telephone: +27(11)
864 1606, Website: www.southoceanholdings.co.za
Company Secretary: WT Green, 21 West Street, Houghton, 2198, P.O. Box 123738, Alrode, 1451
Sponsor: AcaciaCap Advisors Proprietary Limited (Registration No: 2006/033725/07), 20 Stirrup
Lane, Woodmead Office Park, Woodmead, 2191 (Suite #439, Private Bag X29, Gallo Manor, 2052)
Share Transfer Secretary: Computershare Investor Services Proprietary Limited, Rosebank Towers,
15 Bierman Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196, P.O. Box 61051, Marshalltown, 2107, South
Africa Telephone: +27(11) 370 5000, Telefax: +27(11) 688 5200 Website: www.computershare.com
Auditors: BDO South Africa Inc. 52 Corlett Drive, Wanderers Office Park, Illovo, 2196. Telephone:
+27(10) 590 7200. Website: www.bdo.co.za