SOUTH OCEAN HOLDINGS LIMITED - Appointment to the Board

Appointment to the Board

South Ocean Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 2007/002381/06)
Share code: SOH
ISIN: ZAE000092748
("the Company" or "SOH")

APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD


In compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, the Board
of Directors of SOH are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Matthew Hohman
("Matthew") as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 10 March 2025.

In 1998, Matthew obtained his doctorate in law (JD) from the University of Minnesota. He also
possesses a Master's degree in English from the Indiana University In 1993, he received his
Bachelor's degree in English Literature and Education from the Huntington University.

Matthew has a proven track record as a business leader, strategy director, and legal
counsel. He has expertise in leadership, strategy, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions,
real estate, technology, and international business. Matthew has a proven ability to lead
teams to reach strategic goals, to improve productivity, to increase profitability and to turn
around difficult situations.

Matthew is employed as Chief Legal and Strategy Officer at Solv Holdings, LLC and CEO of
Solv Africa, a portfolio holding of Solv Holdings. Previous places of employment include
Ambassador Enterprises, LLC (Chief Legal Counsel), Via Developments (CEO), Medical
Informatics Engineering, Inc. / Enterprise Health Division (General Counsel and CEO of
Enterprise Health Division), and Barnes & Thornburg, LLP (Capital Partner). He is also a Non-
Executive Director of Trident Steel Holdings.

The Directors welcome Matthew to the SOH Board and look forward to working with him.

Johannesburg
10 March 2025

Sponsor
AcaciaCap Advisors Proprietary Limited

Date: 10-03-2025 11:40:00
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