Consolidated Annual Financial Results for the year ended 30 September 2021 SYGNIA LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 2007/025416/06) Share code on the JSE and A2X: SYG ISIN: ZAE000208815 (“Sygnia” or “the Company”) CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS AND DIVIDEND DECLARATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021; DISTRIBUTION OF INTEGRATED REPORT AND DETAILS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1. Highlights • Assets under management and administration of R296.4 billion as at 30 September 2021 (2020: 251.8 billion), up 17.7%. • Revenue of R737.2 million (2020: R661.0 million), up 11.5%. • Profit after tax of R240.9 million (2020: R206.1 million), up 16.9%. • Headline earnings per share of 170.7 cents (2020: 146.4 cents), up 16.6%, and diluted headline earnings per share of 166.1 cents (2020: 143.7 cents), up 15.6%. • Total dividend per share of 135.0 cents (2020: 110.0 cents). 2. Final dividend Sygnia is committed to rewarding its shareholders with regular distributions of free cash flow generated. Accounting for projected cash requirements, a gross final dividend for the financial year ended 30 September 2021 of 80.0 cents per share has been declared out of income reserves, resulting in a net dividend of 64.0 cents per share for shareholders after Dividends Tax (“DT”). Together with the interim gross dividend of 55.0 cents per share, this amounts to a total gross dividend of 135.0 cents per share. Last day to trade: Tuesday, 28 December 2021 Shares trade ex dividend: Wednesday, 29 December 2021 Record date: Friday, 31 December 2021 Payment date: Monday, 3 January 2022 Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday, 29 December 2021, and Friday, 31 December 2021, both dates inclusive. Dividends declared after 31 March 2012 are subject to DT, where applicable. In terms of the DT, the following additional information is disclosed: • The local DT rate is 20%; • The number of ordinary shares in issue at the date of this declaration is 149 633 224; • Sygnia’s tax reference number is 9334/221/16/6. 1 3. Short form announcement The short form announcement is the responsibility of the directors and is only a summary of the information contained in the consolidated annual financial statements. This announcement does not include the information required pursuant to paragraph 16A(j) of IAS 34. Any investment decisions by investors and/or shareholders should be based on consideration of the consolidated annual financial statements on the Company’s website (www.sygnia.co.za). Copies of the consolidated annual financial statements are available on request by emailing investorrelations@sygnia.co.za and at the Company’s sponsor. The summarised consolidated annual financial statements can be accessed directly using the following JSE link: https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2021/jse/isse/syge/FY21.pdf). 4. Audit opinion The auditors, Mazars, have issued an unmodified audit opinion on the consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2021, which includes communication of key audit matters. As set out above, copies of the consolidated annual financial statements (including the key audit matters and the unmodified audit opinion) are available on request by emailing investorrelations@sygnia.co.za and at the Company’s sponsor at jsesponsor@standardbank.co.za. 5. 2021 Integrated Report Sygnia shareholders are advised that the 2021 Integrated Report of the company, together with the full consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2021, will be distributed to shareholders on 7 December 2021. The Integrated Report will be available on the Company’s website, www.sygnia.co.za. Shareholders can contact the Company secretary, Glen MacLachlan, at gmaclachlan@sygnia.co.za to request an electronic version of the 2021 Integrated Report, which incorporates the notice of the annual general meeting and form of proxy. The consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2021 have been prepared under the supervision of the Financial Director, M. Sirkot (CA (SA)). 6. Annual general meeting The annual general meeting of shareholders of Sygnia will be held entirely by electronic communication on Thursday, 27 January 2022 at 10:00am to transact the business as stated in the notice of the annual general meeting which is included in the 2021 Integrated Report. In terms of section 59 of the Companies Act, No 71 of 2008, the record date for the purposes of determining which shareholders are entitled to participate in and vote at the annual general meeting is Tuesday, 18 January 2022. Issuer name Sygnia Limited Type of instrument Ordinary shares ISIN number ISIN: ZAE000208815 JSE code SYG Meeting type Annual General Meeting Meeting venue Electronic communication Record date – to determine which shareholders are entitled to receive the Friday, 26 November 2021 Notice of meeting Publication/ posting date Tuesday, 7 December 2021 Last day to trade – Last day to trade to determine eligible shareholders that may Tuesday, 18 January 2022 attend, speak and vote at the Meeting Record date – Record date to determine eligible shareholders that may attend, Friday, 21 January 2022 speak and vote at the Meeting 2 Meeting deadline date (for administrative purposes, forms of proxy for the Tuesday, 25 January 2022 meeting to be lodged) Meeting date Thursday, 27 January 2022 Publication of results Friday, 28 January 2022 Website link www.sygnia.co.za/for-shareholders Cape Town 7 December 2021 Sponsor: The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited 3 Date: 07-12-2021 09:30:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. 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