Changes to the board of directors and board committees FORTRESS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 2009/016487/06) JSE share code: FFB ISIN: ZAE000248506 Bond company code: FORI LEI: 378900FE98E30F24D975 ("Fortress" or the "Company") CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES In order to bolster the capacity of the board of directors of Fortress (the "board") and to enhance future succession planning of the audit committee, Fortress is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Sharron Venessa Naidoo ("Venessa") as an independent non-executive director of the Company, as member of the audit committee and as member of the risk committee with effect from 20 March 2025. Venessa has over 30 years' experience in business, finance and start-ups and has held executive directorships and key financial roles in telecoms, media and entertainment, retail and investment companies. In her most recent executive leadership role, she served as a director and chief financial officer of Smile Telecoms Holdings Limited until 2020. She is an independent non-executive director of OUTsurance Group Limited, RFG Holdings Limited and Lesaka Technologies Inc. and serves on each of their respective audit and risk committees. The board welcomes Venessa and looks forward to her contribution to the Company. 24 March 2025 Lead sponsor Debt sponsor and joint equity sponsor Java Capital Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited Date: 24-03-2025 03:15:00 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.