Argent Industrial : General repurchase of ordinary shares

ARGENT INDUSTRIAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1993/002054/06) Share code: ART

ISIN: ZAE000019188

("Argent" or "the Company" or "the Group")

GENERAL REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES

In the notice of the Argent annual general meeting held 20 August 2021 ("the AGM"), shareholders approved the repurchase of ordinary shares by way of a special resolution. Shareholders were further advised that any repurchases under the general authority would be at market value in accordance with the provisions set out under the relevant special resolution. At the AGM, shareholders granted a general authority to the board of Argent to repurchase up to 20% of the issued ordinary share capital of Argent.

Shareholders are hereby advised that Argent has repurchased 1 054 574 ordinary shares, representing 1.77% of the issued ordinary share capital as at the date on which the authority to repurchase the ordinary shares was granted, out of the Company's available cash resources. The ordinary shares were repurchased for an aggregate value of R13 503 288.40.

Date of	Number of	Highest price	Lowest price	Aggregate value
repurchases	ordinary	per ordinary	per ordinary
	shares	share	share
	repurchased
27 July 2022	1 054 574	R13.20	R12.80	R13 503 288.40
to 29 July
2022

The repurchases were made in terms of the general authority granted by shareholders at the AGM and were effected through the order book operated by the JSE trading system without any prior understanding or arrangement between the Company and the counterparties. The general repurchase of ordinary shares has been complied with in terms of paragraph 5.72(a) of the JSE Listings Requirements.

The ordinary shares repurchased will be de-listed and cancelled on 11 August 2022.

Argent is entitled to repurchase a further 8 528 160 ordinary shares (14.33% of the ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the authority), in terms of the current general authority, which is valid until Argent's next annual general meeting.

As at the date of this announcement, the Company held 847 195 ordinary shares in treasury, which shares includes the shares that are the subject of this announcement.

The ordinary shares were repurchased from excess working capital resources of the Company and the interest that would have been generated for the Group's banking facility is minimal.

OPINION OF THE BOARD OF THE COMPANY

The board of Argent has considered the effect of the repurchases and is of the opinion that, for a period of 12 months following the date of this announcement:

• the Company and the Group will be able, in the ordinary course of business, to repay their debts;
• the consolidated assets of the Company and the Group will be in excess of the consolidated liabilities of the Company and the Group;
• the Company's and the Group's share capital and reserves will be adequate for the purposes of the business of the Company and the Group; and
• the Company and the Group will have sufficient working capital for ordinary business purposes.

Umhlanga

10 August 2022

Sponsor: PSG Capital