H1 FY2022

Interim Results to 2 October 2021

01 02 03 04

Backdrop

Performance

Value creation

Looking ahead

01

Backdrop

Retail Environment Overview and Group Performance

By Mark Blair - CEO

4 External challenges

COVID-19 and supply chain

Adjusted

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Civil

Global supply

lockdown level

lockdown

lockdown

lockdown

unrest

chain disruption

COVID-19

COVID-19

COVID-19

1st wave

2nd wave

3rd wave

(all stores

closed)

Adjusted Level 3

& 4 lockdown

Apr 20

May 20

Jun 20

Jul 20

Aug 20

Sep 20

Oct 20

Nov 20

Dec 20

Jan 21

Feb 21

Mar 21

Apr 21

Jun 21

Jul 21

Aug 21

Sep 21

[MWh]

Load shedding

2 000

1 800

Energy shed, upper-limit

  1. 600
  1. 400

1 200

1 000

800

600

400

200

0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Unknown

Eskom | Jarrad Wright - independent analyst

5 Rising to the challenges

Multiple external headwinds during H1 FY2022

Consumer confidence at -10 index points

COVID-19 third wave:

lockdown restrictions impacting economic activity

Highest loading shedding frequency in any year since inception

Civil unrest - 111 stores looted

Global supply chain disruption

Group H1 FY2022 response & performance

Earnings per share exceed pre COVID-19 levels

Gained 210bps of market share. 50bps excl acquisitions

New departments collectively account for ~4% of group sales

Online: sales doubled vs FY2020. Over 1m monthly app users

90% of stores re-opened after looting. 48 new stores opened

Power Fashion acquisition effective 1 Apr 21; Yuppiechef 1 Aug 21 Sourced 39.2% of merchandise from SA (Africa: 53.1%)

Cash of R3.9bn available. Group remains debt free

Source: FNB/BER | Eskom

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