TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1944/017491/06) ISIN: ZAE000028296 LEI: 37890099AFD770037522 JSE and A2X Code: TRU NSX Code: TRW (“Truworths” or “the company”) NOTICE OF AN ACQUISITION OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUWORTHS SECURITIES Truworths advises shareholders in terms of section 122(3)(b) of the Companies Act, (Act 71 of 2008), as amended (“Companies Act”) and paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, that the company has received a notification in terms of section 122(1)(a) of the Companies Act that clients of Ninety One SA (Pty) Ltd (“Ninety One”) have acquired a beneficial interest in the company’s securities (“the acquisition”). Following the acquisition, Ninety One now holds 5.6339% of the issued ordinary shares of the company on behalf of its clients. The acquisition results from the completion of Ninety One’s acquisition of Sanlam Investment Management Proprietary Limited (“Sanlam”) and the commencement of the long-term strategic relationship between Ninety One and Sanlam. As required in terms of section 122(3)(a) of the Companies Act, Truworths will file the required notices with the Takeover Regulation Panel and the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission. The board of directors of Truworths 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 Limited Listings Requirements. Cape Town 5 February 2026 Sponsor in South Africa One Capital Sponsor in Namibia Merchantec Capital