First Quarter Operational Update – FY 2026 CASHBUILD LIMITED (Registration number: 1986/001503/06) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) ISIN: ZAE000028320 JSE share code: CSB ("Cashbuild" or "the Group") FIRST QUARTER OPERATIONAL UPDATE – FY 2026 Cashbuild herewith provides its voluntary quarterly operational update for the first quarter of the 2026 financial year ("first quarter"). Revenue for the first quarter for the Group increased by 6% compared to the first quarter of the prior financial year ("the comparative period"). For the 310 existing stores (in existence prior to July 2024), revenue increased by 4% and the 11 new stores, contributed 2% growth. Transactions through the tills increased by 6% to that of the comparative period, with existing stores increasing by 4% and new stores increasing by 2%. Selling inflation was 1.4% at the end of September 2025 when compared to September 2024. The revenue performance breakdown per operating segment for the first quarter compared to the comparative period is presented below: Percentage of Total New Existing Revenue per Operating Segment Total Sales Growth Growth Growth % % % Cashbuild South Africa Q1 83 7 2 5 Cashbuild Common Monetary Areas Q1 6 10 - 10 Cashbuild Other * Q1 5 17 - 17 P&L Hardware South Africa Q1 6 (10) 1 (11) Total Group Q1 100 6 2 4 *Botswana and Malawi During the first quarter the Group opened 3 stores, refurbished 1 store and relocated 1 store bringing the total number of stores trading at the end of the first quarter to 321. The information contained in this operational update has not been reviewed or reported on by Cashbuild's auditors. 16 October 2025 Sponsor Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited Date: 16-10-2025 02:45:00 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.