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 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 hereby advised that Astral Foods has received formal notification that clients of Allan Gray have, 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 Allan Gray’s clients now amounts to 5,0125% 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. Astral Foods will, as required by section 122 (3)(a) of the Act, file the required notice with the Takeover Regulation Panel. Pretoria 23 January 2023 Sponsor Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited