Cognition Holdings Limited (JSE:CGN) News - Change to the Board: Chief Executive Officer Steps Down Cognition Holdings Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (Registration number 1997/010640/06) Share code: CGN ISIN: ZAE000197042 (“Cognition” or “the Company”) CHANGE TO THE BOARD: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER STEPS DOWN In compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, the board of directors ("the Board") hereby notifies its shareholders that Mr. Mark Smith has stepped down as chief executive officer (“CEO”) of Cognition Holdings Limited with immediate effect. Mark presently remains as a non- executive director of the Company. Mr. Robert Fedder, is not currently appointed to the board but will be appointed as acting CEO of the Company with immediate effect for an initial period of three months. Robert has a B.Com in Financial Management. He is Management Turnaround Specialist and was Managing Director of Tidy Files and Cleardata, a part of Metrofile Holdings. Any questions regarding the above should be addressed to the non-executive Chairman of the Board Mr. Paul Jenkins at Email- paul@jenkins.co.za Johannesburg 10 December 2021 Sponsor Merchantec Capital Date: 10-12-2021 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.