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SYGNIA LIMITED - Consolidated Annual Financial Results and Dividend Declaration for the year ended 30 September 2024, IAR and NoAGM

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Consolidated Annual Financial Results and Dividend Declaration for the year ended 30 September 2024, IAR and NoAGM

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 2024; Distribution of
Integrated Report and details of the Annual General Meeting

1.   Highlights

•    Assets under management and administration of R350.1 billion as at 30 September 2024 (2023: R318.1 billion), up
     10.1%.
•    Revenue of R946.0 million (2023: R843.9 million), up 12.1%.
•    Profit after tax of R347.2 million (2023: R300.4 million), up 15.6%.
•    Basic earnings and headline earnings per share of 229.1 cents (2023: 198.9 cents), up 15.2%, and diluted earnings
     and diluted headline earnings per share of 225.4 cents (2023: 194.5 cents), up 15.9%.
•    Total dividend per share of 217 cents (2023: 210 cents), up 3.3%.

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 2024 of 127 cents per share
has been declared out of income reserves, resulting in a net dividend of 101.6 cents per share for shareholders after
Dividends Tax ("DT"). Together with the interim gross dividend of 90.0 cents per share, this amounts to a total gross
dividend of 217.0 cents per share.


Last day to trade:                                        Friday, 20 December 2024
Shares trade ex-dividend:                                 Monday, 23 December 2024
Record date:                                              Friday, 27 December 2024
Payment date:                                             Monday, 30 December 2024


Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday, 23 December 2024 and Friday, 27
December 2024, 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 152 185 989;
•    Sygnia's tax reference number is 9334/221/16/6.

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. In addition, the consolidated annual financial statements are available for inspection, at no cost, at the registered
office of the Company from Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 17:00. The summarised consolidated annual financial
statements can be accessed directly using the following JSE link:
https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2024/jse/isse/syge/FY24.pdf.

4.   Audit opinion

The auditors, Forvis Mazars, have issued an unmodified audit opinion on the consolidated annual financial statements for
the year ended 30 September 2024, which includes communication of key audit matters. As set out above, copies of the

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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.   2024 Integrated Report

Sygnia shareholders are advised that the 2024 Integrated Report of the Company, together with the full consolidated
annual financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2024, will be distributed to shareholders on 4 December
2024. The Integrated Report will be available on the Company's website, www.sygnia.co.za. Shareholders can contact the
Company secretary, Leanne van Wyk, at lvanwyk@sygnia.co.za to request an electronic version of the 2024 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 2024 have been prepared under the supervision of the Financial Director, RA
Ismail CA (SA).

6.   Annual general meeting

The annual general meeting of shareholders of Sygnia will be held on Tuesday, 28 January 2025 at 10:00am to transact
the business as stated in the notice of the annual general meeting which is included in the 2024 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 Friday, 17 January 2025.


Issuer name                                             Sygnia Limited
Type of instrument                                      Ordinary shares
ISIN number                                             ISIN: ZAE000208815
JSE code                                                SYG
Meeting type                                            Annual General Meeting
                                                        7th Floor, The Foundry, Cardiff Street, Green Point,
Meeting venue
                                                        Cape Town, 8001
Record date – to determine which shareholders are
                                                        Friday, 22 November 2024
entitled to receive the Notice of meeting
Distribution date                                       Wednesday, 4 December 2024
Last day to trade – last day to trade to determine
eligible shareholders that may attend, speak and vote   Tuesday, 14 January 2025
at the Meeting
Record date – to determine eligible shareholders that
                                                        Friday, 17 January 2025
may attend, speak and vote at the Meeting
Meeting deadline date (for administrative purposes,     Friday, 24 January 2025
forms of proxy for the meeting to be lodged)
Meeting date                                            Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Publication of results                                  Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Website link                                            www.sygnia.co.za/for-shareholders



Cape Town
4 December 2024

Sponsor:
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited




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