Finbond Group Limited (JSE:FGL) News - Trading Update Finbond Group Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 2001/015761/06) Share code: FGL ISIN: ZAE00013895 (“Finbond” or “the Company” or “the Group”) TRADING UPDATE In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as they become reasonably certain that the financial results for the next period to be reported on will differ by more than 20% from that of the previous corresponding period. A review of the financial results for the six month interim period ended 31 August 2021 by the directors of the company has indicated the following: • Headline Earnings per share is expected to be a loss of between 7.6 cents and 4.5 cents per share, representing a percentage improvement of between 50.6% and 70.8% compared to the loss of 15.4 cents per share reported in the prior corresponding six month interim period; and • Earnings per share is expected to be a loss of between 7.9 cents and 4.7 cents per share, representing a percentage improvement of between 50.6% and 70.6% compared to the loss of 16.0 cents per share reported in the prior corresponding six month interim period. Finbond's unaudited results for the six month interim period ended 31 August 2021 are expected to be released on SENS on or before 31 October 2021. Pretoria 1 October 2021 SPONSOR: GRINDROD BANK LIMITED Date: 01-10-2021 05:30:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.