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Southern Sun — RMB Morgan Stanley Off Piste Investor Conference 2026
21 slides from Southern Sun's conference presentation, September 2026
Slide 1: RMB Morgan Stanley Off Piste Investor Conference
RMB MORGAN STANLEY OFF PISTE INVESTOR CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 2026
Slide 2: Disclaimer
DISCLAIMER Certain statements in this document may constitute forward looking statements. Such forward looking statements reflect the company’s beliefs and expectations and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or
Slide 3: COVID-19: What did we learn?
COVID-19: WHAT DID WE LEARN? Complete restructure of the cost base and how we operate, particularly central costs. Cleaned up the dual listing of Southern Sun and HPF removing the REIT structure Sold valuable assets (Maia, Seychelles and Lagos, Nigeria) that produced limited free cash flow to
Slide 4: What have we got?
WHAT HAVE WE GOT? Irreplaceable portfolio of hotels with great locations and broad reach across the country • Cape Town / Sandton / Durban / Umhlanga • Own the majority of our hotels – Asset heavy Strong local brands in all tiers of the local market • Beverly Hills, Southern Sun, Garden Court, S
Slide 5: What have we got?
WHAT HAVE WE GOT? Strong balance sheet and cash flows, with high operational gearing • Modest revenue growth should result in strong earnings growth • Record profits at 62,9% occupancy in FY26, we expect occupancy to increase rather than decline if SA improves • October 2025 was the first-time occ
Slide 6: Southern Sun at a glance
SOUTHERN SUN AT A GLANCE Total Total Hotels Rooms Western Cape 17 3 352 KwaZulu-Natal 14 2 869 Gauteng 28 4 987 Eastern Cape 5 772 Mpumalanga 8 675 Other 6 715 South Africa 78 13 370 Mozambique 3 527 Zambia 3 414 Tanzania 1 152 Seychelles 1 80 UAE 1 353 Offshore 9 1 526 Marriott 1 483 Radisson 2 397
Slide 7: Who are our customers?
WHO ARE OUR CUSTOMERS? Business, Government, Groups & Conferencing, Exhibitions, MICE, Other • Business includes Sports, Schools, Churches, Media and Airlines • Government includes National, Provincial, Local and SOEs • Groups & Conferencing, MICE and Exhibitions includes large and small Groups, C
Slide 8: The strategy is inward focused
THE STRATEGY IS INWARD FOCUSED Operational Hold onto the restructure savings and don’t let the bad habits creep back in Apply our principles of being consistent, present and showing respect Get better at what we do with a focus on the guest Develop all channel relationships - direct, OTA, in
Slide 9: 5 year cash flow
5 YEAR CASH FLOW Covid Recovery FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 5-year Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual analysis Cash generated from operations (139) 508 1 203 1 696 1 868 2 017 7 292 Finance costs paid (excl IFRS 16 adjustments) (218) (229) (210) (155) (86) (29) (709) Taxation paid (42) (9)
Slide 10: Refurbishments completed in FY26
REFURBISHMENTS COMPLETED IN FY26 Southern Sun The Cullinan ✓ DONE Southern Sun Sandton ✓ DONE Radisson Gautrain Sandton ✓ DONE Southern Sun Mbombela ✓ DONE ✓ DONE ✓ DONE ✓ DONE ✓ DONE Radisson Collection Southern Sun Rosebank Paradise Sun Sandton Towers Waterfront 10
Slide 11: Refurbishment projects in progress
REFURBISHMENT PROJECTS IN PROGRESS Southern Sun Newlands Hazyview Sun Southern Sun Waterfront Mount Grace Hotel & Spa Southern Sun Hyde Park Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani 11
Slide 12: Reception, Lounge, Bar, Suite
Reception Lounge Bar Suite 12
Slide 13: Maharani Suite, Elangeni Room, Maharani Pool Deck
Maharani Suite Elangeni Room Maharani Pool Deck 13
Slide 14: Hyde Park Sandton rooms and lift lobby
Y SouthernSun HYDE PARK SANDTON Lift Lobby Y Southern Sun 14
Slide 15: Waterfront Cape Town room and suite
WATERFRONT CAPE TOWN Y Southern Sun Y Southern Sun 15
Slide 16: Future developments
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS Beverly Hills Total redevelopment Expansion to 177 rooms Umhlanga land We have two development sites land banked in Umhlanga Ridge Cullinan Land Large conference hotel development Potential co-investment / management with 3rd parties These would all take time to plan an
Slide 17: New hotel supply
NEW HOTEL SUPPLY Multiple new hotels announced in Cape Town Can’t get exact stats but 2 000 rooms mentioned Many won’t happen or are poorly located but many will be built • IC Table Bay (Major Refurb) • EDITION V&A Waterfront • Mama Shelter in the City Centre • Bree Street Development • Etc
Slide 18: New hotel supply
NEW HOTEL SUPPLY Has been happening since 1995 GAUTENG WESTERN CAPE Sandton Foreshore Precinct Rosebank V&A Waterfront OR Tambo International Airport Century City Pretoria East Waterfall, Midrand KWAZULU-NATAL Umhlanga Ridge Umhlanga Rocks North Coast 18
Slide 19: Occupancy & rate 1997 to 2026
OCCUPANCY & RATE 1997 TO 2026 75,0% 1 800 70,0% Commodity Boom, GFC and World Cup 1 600 65,0% COVID-19 Emerging Market Crisis Balanced Budget and 60,0% 4,3% Economic Growth 1 400 R14 : US$ high Stagnant SA Economy Interest Rate to 25,5% 2001 to 2007 55,0% R5,80 : US$ low 1 200 Average Room Rate (Ran
Slide 20: Manage the risks
MANAGE THE RISKS Don’t make mistakes and debt is dangerous Acquisitions and new builds have a high hurdle rate as long as our own shares are under-valued; buybacks are low risk and earnings accretive Don’t want to stop large scale developments once started Short-term: Supply shocks matter
Slide 21: Follow the Sun - Thank you
Follow the Sun THANK YOU
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