ASTRAL FOODS LIMITED “Astral Foods” or “the Company” (Reg. No. 1978/003194/06) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Share Code: ARL ISIN Code: ZAE000029757 Disclosure of Beneficial Interests in Securities in terms of Paragraph 3.83 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements and Section 122 of the Companies Act. In compliance with paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements and section 122 (3)(b) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (“the Act”), shareholders are advised that Astral Foods has received formal notification from Sanlam Investment Management (Pty) Limited (“Sanlam”) that Sanlam, acting as agent of its clients, has in aggregate acquired an interest in the ordinary shares of the Company, such that the total interest in the ordinary shares of the Company held by Sanlam, acting as agent of its clients, now amounts to 5,00% of the total issued ordinary shares of the Company. The board of Astral Foods 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 included. Astral Foods will, as required by section 122 (3)(a) of the Act, file the required notice with the Takeover Regulations Panel. Pretoria 19 October 2022 Sponsor Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited