First HoldCo Plc- RC 916455 Samuel Asabia House (11th Floor) 35, Marina, Lagos
234 1 9052000
firstholdcohelpdesk@first-holdco.com
Lagos, Nigeria, March 13, 2026
PUBLICATION OF FIRST HOLDCO PLC'S GROUP AUDITED CONSOLIDATED AND SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025
First HoldCo Plc ("the Company") wishes to inform Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and the investing public that the Company is in the process of securing the final approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its Group Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 ("2025 AFS") and it is envisaged that there could be a potential delay in the publication of the 2025 AFS.
The Company has communicated this to the NGX and has obtained approval for an extension of time within which the Company will publish its 2025 AFS, subject to the CBN's approval of the Results.
The Company's Insiders are reminded that the Closed Period declared by the Company from January 1, 2026, will continue till twenty-four (24) hours after the 2025 AFS are filed via the Issuers' Portal of NGX, in line with Rule 17.18 (a) Closed Period Rules, Rulebook of the Exchange, 2015 (As amended) (Issuers' Rules).
For: FIRST HOLDCO PLC
ABIOLA BARUWA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Chairman: Mr. Olufemi Otedola, CON, Group Managing Director: Mr. Adebowale Oyedeji;
Directors: Dr. Alimi Abdul-Razaq, Dr. (Sir) Peter Aliogo, Mrs. Kofo Dosekun, Dr. Abiodun O. Fatade, Dr. Julius B. Omodayo-Owotuga, Mr. Olusegun Alebiosu,
GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY