ADVTECH LIMITED - Results for the year ended 31 December 2025 and announcement of Dividend Declaration

Results for the year ended 31 December 2025 and announcement of Dividend Declaration

Advtech Limited ("Advtech" or "the group" or "the company")
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1990/001119/06)
JSE code: ADH         ISIN number: ZAE000031035
Income taxation number: 9550/190/71/5

RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF DIVIDEND
DECLARATION

1. Salient features

Revenue increased by 10% to R9 330.4 million from R8 520.6 million in the comparable period.

Operating profit before interest and non-trading items increased by 14% to R2 038.2 million from R1 790.7
million in the comparable period.

Normalised earnings increased by 17% to R1 297.2 million from R1 109.1 million in the comparable period.

Normalised earnings per share ("NEPS") increased by 17% to 236.1 cents per share from 202.5 cents per
share in the comparable period.

Headline earnings per share ("HEPS") increased by 17% to 235.8 cents per share from 202.2 cents per
share in the comparable period.

Earnings per share ("EPS") increased by 16% to 234.4 cents per share from 201.7 cents per share in the
comparable period.

A full year dividend of 118.0 cents per share was declared compared to the 101.0 cents per share declared
for the prior corresponding year.

2. Declaration of final dividend no. 31

In its deliberations, the board considered the consistent cash generation of the group and the appropriate
capital structure to optimise return on equity. The board has resolved to maintain the annual dividend
cover of 2.0 times.

The board is pleased to announce the declaration of a final gross dividend of 73.0 cents (2024: 63.0
cents) per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 December 2025.

This brings the full year dividend to 118.0 cents (2024: 101.0 cents). This is a dividend as defined in the
Income Tax Act, 1962 and is payable from income reserves. The South African dividend taxation (DT)
rate is 20%. The net amount per share payable to shareholders who are not exempt from DT is 58.4
cents per share, while net amount per share is 73.0 cents for those shareholders who are exempt from
DT.

There are 554 456 252 ordinary shares in issue; the total dividend amount payable is R 404.8 million.

The salient dates applicable to the final dividend referred to above are as follows:

Approval of dividend by the board                                             Thursday, 19 March 2026
Announcement of annual results and declaration of dividend                      Monday, 23 March 2026
for 2025 on SENS
Last day to trade in order to participate in the dividend                      Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Trading commences ex-dividend                                                Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Record date                                                                     Friday, 17 April 2026
Payment date                                                                    Monday, 20 April 2026

Share certificates may not be dematerialised and rematerialised between Wednesday, 15 April 2026 and
Friday, 17 April 2026, both days inclusive.

3. Short-form announcement

This short form announcement, which is the responsibility of Advtech's directors, is only a summary of the
information in the full announcement and does not contain full or complete details. Any investment
decisions by shareholders and/or investors should be based on consideration of the full announcement
published on SENS on 23 March 2026. The full announcement is available through the following JSE
Cloudlink at:

https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2026/JSE/ISSE/ADH/AFSYE2025.PDF

The full announcement is also available for viewing on the company's weblink at:

https://irp.cdn-website.com/24847d5c/files/uploaded/Advtech_Longform_2025.pdf

Copies of the full announcement may also be requested from Advtech's group investor relations at
investorrelations@advtech.co.za.

Ernst & Young Inc., the group's independent auditor, has audited the consolidated annual financial
statements of Advtech from which this announcement has been derived and has expressed an unmodified
audit opinion on the consolidated annual financial statements.

The audit report issued on the consolidated annual financial statements and the actual consolidated annual
financial statements can be accessed at:

https://irp.cdn-website.com/24847d5c/files/uploaded/Advtech_Limited_Group_Company_AFS_2025.pdf

This short-form announcement itself is not audited or reviewed and therefore the audit report does not
cover this announcement.

23 March 2026
Johannesburg
Sponsor: Bridge Capital Advisors Proprietary Limited

Date: 23-03-2026 08:00:00
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