Initial trading statement – Interim period ended 31 August 2025 FINBOND GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 2001/015761/06) Share code: "FGL" ISIN: ZAE000138095 Main Board – General Segment ("Finbond" or "the Company" or "the Group") INITIAL TRADING STATEMENT – INTERIM PERIOD ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 In terms of paragraph 3.4(b) of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited ("Listings Requirements"), 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. The Board of Directors is satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists and accordingly provide the following guidance with regard to the financial results of the Group for the six-month interim period ended 31 August 2025, under review: • Earnings per share ("EPS") will increase by more than 100% to at least 5.0 cents per share compared to the loss of 2.3 cents per share for the prior corresponding period; and • Headline earnings per share ("HEPS") will increase by more than 100% to at least 0.5 cents per share compared to the loss of 2.0 cents per share for the prior corresponding period. A further trading statement will be released providing shareholders with ranges for EPS and HEPS, as required by the Listings Requirements, in due course. The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on by Finbond's auditors. Finbond's unaudited results for the six-month interim period ended 31 August 2025 are expected to be released on SENS on or before 31 October 2025. Pretoria 18 September 2025 Sponsor: Valeo Capital (Pty) Limited Date: 18-09-2025 10:00:00 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.