ASTRAL FOODS LIMITED - Audited results and final Cash Dividend Declaration for the year ended 30 September 2025

Audited results and final Cash Dividend Declaration for the year ended 30 September 2025

Audited results and final Cash Dividend Declaration for the year ended 30 September 2025

Astral Foods Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration no 1978/003194/06
JSE and A2X share code ARL
ISIN ZAE000029757
("Astral" or the "Company")

- Revenue increase 10%
- Profit before interest and tax increase 11%
- Earnings per share increase 16%
- Headline earnings per share increase 14%
- Cash generated from operating activities increase 20%
- Final dividend 880 cps

FINANCIAL RESULTS
                                                     Audited                 Audited
                                                   12 months               12 months
                                                       ended                   ended
                                                30 September            30 September
                                                        2025        %           2024
                                                       R'000   change          R'000
Revenue                                           22 619 153      10%     20 479 785
Profit before interest and tax                     1 247 369      11%      1 124 909
Profit for the year                                  876 389      16%        752 904
Total assets                                       9 325 822       3%      9 097 786
Total equity                                       5 374 623      13%      4 752 361
Total liabilities                                  3 951 199      (9%)     4 345 425
Earnings per share                                     2 276      16%          1 959
Headline earnings per share                            2 193      14%          1 920
Dividends per share - declared out of earnings
for the year (cents per share)
- Interim dividend                                       220                       -
- Final dividend                                         880                     520
- Total dividend                                       1 100     112%            520

REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
The information in this announcement has been extracted from the Audited Summarised Consolidated
Results but is not itself audited.

The contents of this short-form announcement are the responsibility of the Board of directors of Astral.
The information in the short-form announcement is a summary of the full announcement available on the
Company's website at the following link:
https://www.astralfoods.com/file/financial-results-30-september-2025-full-announcement/, and
accordingly does not contain full or complete details. The full announcement can also be accessed online
at the JSE cloudlink:
https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2025/jse/isse/ARL/YE25.pdf.

Any investment decisions by shareholders/investors should be based on the full announcement as
released on the JSE cloudlink and published on the Company's website, www.astralfoods.com. Copies of
the full announcement may be requested from the registered office of the Company by e-mailing such a
request to contactus@astralfoods.com.

The external auditors, Deloitte & Touche, has issued an unqualified audit opinion in terms of the
International Standards on Auditing in respect of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended
30 September 2025, both of which are available via e-mail. To request please contact us at
contactus@astralfoods.com.

DECLARATION OF ORDINARY DIVIDEND No 45
The Board has approved a final dividend of 880 cents per ordinary share (gross) in respect of the year
ended 30 September 2025.

The dividend will be subject to Dividend Tax that was introduced with effect from 1 April 2012. In
accordance with paragraphs 11.17 (a) (i) to (x) and 11.17 (c) of the JSE Listings Requirements the
following information is disclosed:
- The dividend has been declared out of income reserves;
- The local Dividend Tax is 20% (twenty per centum);
- The gross local dividend is 880 cents per ordinary share for shareholders exempt from Dividend Tax;
- The net local dividend is 704 cents per ordinary share for shareholders liable to pay Dividend Tax;
- Astral Foods Limited has currently 42 922 235 ordinary shares in issue (which includes 4 205 574 treasury
  shares held by a subsidiary and 189 721 held in terms a forfeitable share scheme); and
- Astral Foods Limited's income tax reference number is 9125190711.

Shareholders are advised of the following dates in respect of the final dividend:
- Last date to trade cum-dividend Tuesday, 13 January 2026
- Shares commence trading ex-dividend Wednesday, 14 January 2026
- Record date Friday, 16 January 2026
- Payment of dividend Monday, 19 January 2026

Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday, 14 January 2026 and
Friday, 16 January 2026, both days inclusive.

On behalf of the Board
T Eloff
Chairman

GD Arnold
Chief Executive Officer

Lanseria
17 November 2025 

Sponsor
Nedbank Corporate and Investing Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited






Date: 17-11-2025 07:05:00
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