ASTRAL FOODS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) ISIN Code: ZAE000029757 (Registration no. 1978/003194/06) Share code: ARL A2X code: ARL (“Astral” or the “Company”) DISCLOSURE OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN SECURITIES In compliance with section 122(3)(b) of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 (as amended) (the “Companies Act”) and paragraph 3.83 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, shareholders are hereby advised that Astral has received formal notification from Truffle Asset Management (Pty) Limited (“Truffle”) that Truffle has, in the aggregate, acquired an interest in the ordinary shares of the Company, such that the total beneficial interest in the ordinary shares of the Company held by Truffle now amounts to 10.46% of the total number of ordinary shares in issue. The board of directors of Astral (“Board”) accepts responsibility for the information contained in this announcement and confirms that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, such information is true and this announcement does not omit anything likely to affect the importance of such information. The Board has relied on the accuracy of the information contained in the notification received from Truffle in making this statement. Astral, as required by section 122(3)(a) of the Companies Act, has filed the required notices with the Takeover Regulation Panel. Lanseria 30 October 2025 Sponsor Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited