Initial Trading Statement AYO TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED (Previously Sekunjalo Technology Solutions Limited) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number: 1996/014461/06 JSE share code: AYO ISIN ZAE000252441 (“AYO Technology” or “the Company”) INITIAL TRADING STATEMENT In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, the Company is required to publish a trading statement as soon as it becomes aware that the financial results for the financial period to be reported on next will vary by 20% or more than the previously published forecast for the year ended 31 August 2018, as contained in the pre-listing statement issued on 13 December 2017 (“Pre-listing Statement”)(“2018 Forecast”). Accordingly, shareholders are hereby advised that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that for the year ended 31 August 2018: • HEPS of the Company will be at least 147.68 cents per share lower or at least 61% lower than the HEPS of 242.68 cents per share reported in the 2018 Forecast; and • EPS of the Company will be at least 147.68 cents per share lower or at least 61% lower than the EPS of 242.68 cents per share reported in the 2018 Forecast. A further trading statement will be issued as soon as there is a reasonable degree of certainty as to the likely range within which the Company’s headline earnings per share and earnings per share is expected to be less than the 2018 Forecast. While the results for the year ended 31 August 2018 will be less than the 2018 Forecast, shareholders should note that: • the SASOL contract was scheduled to commence earlier in the reporting period but was delayed and only commenced in the latter part of the year; • in preparation for the implementation of the SASOL contract the Company incurred certain once-off costs; • acquisitions were not concluded within the expected timelines however the Company continues to evaluate various value creating transactions and the market will be advised when transaction are concluded; and • The HEPS and EPS of the Company will be significantly higher than the prior year HEPS of 5.66 cents per share and EPS of 7.86 cents per share reported in the financial results for the year ended 31 August 2017, as contained in its Pre-listing Statement. The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed and reported on by AYO’s auditor. The financial results for the year ended 31 August 2018 are expected to be published on or about 6 November 2018. Cape Town 10 September 2018 Sponsor PSG Capital Date: 10/09/2018 03:50:00 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.