Disclosure of Significant Holding of Bidvest Ordinary Shares THE BIDVEST GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number: 1946/021180/06 Share code: BVT ISIN: ZAE000117321 ("Bidvest" or "the Company") DISCLOSURE OF SIGNIFICANT HOLDING OF BIDVEST ORDINARY SHARES In compliance with Section 122(3)(b) of the Companies Act, 2008 (Act 71 of 2008), as amended ("Companies Act") and paragraph 3.83(b) of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, shareholders are advised of the following: GIC Private Limited notified the Company that accounts under its management have increased their holding in the Company, such that their total interest in the Company now amounts to 5.0656% of the total issued shares of the Company. As required by section 122(3)(a) of the Companies Act, Bidvest has filed the required notice with the Takeover Regulation Panel. In making this announcement, the Bidvest Board has relied on the accuracy of the information contained in the notification from GIC Private Limited and accepts responsibility for such information as it relates to the Company. The Board confirms that to the best of its knowledge and belief, this information is true and does not omit anything likely to affect the importance of this disclosure. Date: 19 November 2024 Johannesburg Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited Date: 19-11-2024 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.