Cognition Holdings Limited (JSE:CGN) News - Trading Statement COGNITION HOLDINGS LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (Registration number 1997/010640/06) Share code: CGN ISIN: ZAE000197042 (“Cognition” or “the Company”) TRADING STATEMENT 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 period to be reported on will differ by more than 20% from that of the previous corresponding period. Accordingly, shareholders of the Company are advised that a review by management of the Company’s financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2021 has indicated that: - Headline loss per share is expected to be between 0.41 cents and 0.99 cents, reflecting a decrease, compared to the headline earnings per share of 2.93 cents reported for the six months ended 31 December 2020. The decline in headline earnings per share was largely driven by the strategic reinvestment into core systems and processes by Private Property. - Loss per share is expected to be between 23.52 cents and 24.10 cents, reflecting a decrease, compared to the earnings per share of 2.93 cents reported for the six months ended 31 December 2020. The sharp decline in earnings per share was driven by: - The impairment of goodwill as a result of the strategic reinvestment; and - The impairment other intangible assets due to the uncertainty of future economic benefits of these assets. The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company’s auditors. Cognition’s interim financial results are expected to be released on SENS on or about 10 March 2022. Johannesburg 25 February 2022 Sponsor Merchantec Capital Date: 25-02-2022 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.