Debt Capital Market Offering
CONTENTS
1
Overview and strategy
2
Financial results
3
Priorities and outlook
4
Capital management
5
Debt programme
01 Overview and strategy
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Capital management
Priorities and outlook
Debt programme
Key messages
Track record of consistent, high-quality growth
Robust new business growth, underpinned by Sanlam's strong competitive positioning
Completed key strategic transactions, creating a stronger, simpler and more resilient business
Strong financial performance and cash generation, enabling a 9% increase in the dividend
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Capital management
Priorities and outlook
Debt programme
Vision 2030
Our vision
To be a leading emerging markets financial services group, delivering sustainable long-term growth through our operations in high potential markets
Our growth vectors
Shriram financial services
ecosystem in India
Accelerating specialist capability via Lloyd's
Unlocking the Pan-African
insurance frontier
Winning as 'one Sanlam' in South Africa
Building a solutions-led, emerging markets asset manager
Operating profit growth
Return on equity
Adjusted RoGEV
Dividend growth
Group economic
Sustainability index
Delivering
solvency ratio
> RSA CPI + 6%
> 20%
> RSA RFR1
+ 4%
> RSA CPI
+ 4%2
150% to 190%
4 out of 5
Enabled by
Client experience excellence
High quality strategic partnerships
Technology transformation & AI
Integrated ESG & investing for good
Talented
& engaged staff
Our purpose
To empower generations to be financially confident, secure and prosperous
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Capital management
Priorities and outlook
Debt programme
Consistent track record
Adjusted RoGEV (%)
Adjusted RoGEV per share
19,5
18,0
Hurdle rate
14,6
14,9
15,7
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
New business (R billion)
600
New business volumes
Net client cashflows
200
500
496
127
150
397
420
400
356
78
100
335
60
54
300 36
50
200
0
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
+ 14% CAGR
NRFFS (R billion)
15,41
15,9
12,4
9,5
10,5
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
+ 10% CAGR
Dividend paid (cps)
334
360
400
445 485
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Capital management
Priorities and outlook
Debt programme
Strong underlying results
Growth
1 +22%
Group new business volumes
R127 bn
Net client cash flows
(11%)
Value of covered new business
Earnings1
+20%
NRFFS
+5%
Net operational earnings
Return on GEV
13,4%
RoGEV per share
15,7%
Adjusted RoGEV per share
Economic
solvency ratio
183%
Dividend
485
Cents per share
+10,4%CAGR2
>RSA CPI2 + 4%
02 Financial results
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Earnings
R million | 2025 | 2024 | Actual% change | Normalised% change |
Life insurance and health | 9 257 | 9 3331 | (1) | 25 |
General insurance | 3 577 | 3 047 | 17 | 17 |
Investment management | 1 508 | 1 403 | 7 | 14 |
Credit and structuring | 2 266 | 2 142 | 6 | 15 |
Corporate expenses and other | (669) | (482) | (39) | (47) |
NRFFS | 15 939 | 15 443 | 3 | 20 |
Net investment return | 1 962 | 3 542 | (45) | |
Project expenses | (747) | (441) | (69) | |
Net operational earnings | 17 154 | 18 544 | (7) | 5 |
(4)
14
10
Line of
business (%)
58
22
Life and healthGeneral insurance
Investment management Credit and structuring
Corporate expenses & other
South Africa (SA) Pan-Africa (ex-SA) Asia
14 1
9
Geography
(%)
76
Life insurance and health
Favourable mortality experience and stronger higher-asset fee income
Ongoing operational pressures in the South Africa health portfolio
General insurance
Lower attritional and large weather-related claims in South Africa
Pan-Africa affected by higher tax settlements, increased tax provisions and elevated corporate claims
Investment management
Solid performance from South African asset management and Glacier
Credit and structuring
Continued strong growth in India and solid contribution from South African structuring
Investment return
Impacted by foreign exchange translation losses and higher funding costs
Corporate expenses
Includes investment in client experience system modernisation
Project expenses
Costs related to establishing Syndicate 1918 and progressing the SFL/MUFG transaction
International
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Rand strength drives investment returns (R million)
3 542
(492)
(265)
(266)
Forex - most of which was in
4Q2025
(150)
1 962
(354)
(53)
⯀ Increase ⯀ Decrease ⯀ Total
2024 | INR hedge | Santam forex | India | Lower returns | Assupol funding | Other | 2025 |
translation | Investment return | in Pan-Africa | costs |
Net investment return | 3 542 | 1 962 |
Net investment income | 1 940 | 1 847 |
Net investment surplus | 2 220 | 1 156 |
Finance cost | (618) | (1 041) |
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Return on group equity value (RoGEV) (%)
⯀ Increase ⯀ Decrease ⯀ Total
Group hurdle of 14,7%
15,7% per share
13,4% per share
1,5
15,7
2,7
2,9
13,4
1,5
1,3
(0,7)
(0,3)
9,6
(0,9)
(4,2)
Expected return
VNB Operating experience
variances and assumption changes
Impairments Santam operational
return
NAV expected return and other earnings
Adjusted RoGEV
Currency translation impacts
Investment variance and economic assumption changes
Santam market return
Other Actual RoGEV
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Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Capital and solvency
Discretionary capital (R billion) Group economic solvency cover ratio (%)
Target range
8,1
5,3
4,1
R5,7 billion
ring-fenced for India
2,9
2,7
188
183
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2024 2025
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R5,7 billion of 2025 discretionary capital balance ring-fenced for India life and general insurance transactions
Group solvency remains stable and well within target range
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
New reporting framework | Indicative 2025 performance on future metrics
2030 through-the-cycle targets
Illustrative 2025
Earnings1
+20%
NRFFS
Return on equity
17,1%
Actual
+16%
Operating profit ex investment variance3
18,1%
Adjusted
Return on GEV
13,4%
RoGEV per share
15,7%
Adjusted RoGEV per share
Dividend
485
Cents per share
+10,4%CAGR
>RSA CPI + 4%2
Economic Solvency ratio
Sustainability index
183%
3,84
>20%
>RSA RFR + 4%
>RSA CPI + 4%
performance
>RSA CPI + 6%
Achieving target
On track for 2030
150% to 190%
4 out of 5
Normalised
On a three-year rolling basis
Investment variances from the investment activities associated with contractual service margin (CSM) and risk adjustment for non-financial risk (RANFR) margins in guaranteed liabilities written in the insurance operations 13
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
New reporting framework | Bridging NRFFS to adjusted headline earnings
Actual | Normalised | |||||
R million | 2025 | 2024 | % change | 2025 | 2024 | %change |
NRFFS | 15 939 | 15 443 | 3 | 16 102 | 13 418 | 20 |
Release from AMR into NRFFS | (721) | (621) | (16) | (721) | (621) | (16) |
Pre-funded modernisation project spend | (424) | 5 | (100) | (424) | 5 | (100) |
Project expenses | (747) | (441) | (69) | (749) | (441) | (69) |
Other | 80 | 5 | >100 | 80 | 5 | >100 |
Operating profit ex investment variances | 14 127 | 14 391 | (2) | 14 288 | 12 366 | 16 |
Investment variances | (405) | 823 | (100) | (403) | 823 | (100) |
Operating profit | 13 722 | 15 214 | (10) | 13 885 | 13 189 | 5 |
Net investment return on shareholder capital ex shareholders' fund reserves | 1 962 | 3 542 | (45) | 1 973 | 3 542 | (44) |
Net investment return on shareholders' fund reserves | 1 435 | 1 799 | (20) | 1 445 | 1 799 | (2) |
Adjusted headline earnings | 17 119 | 20 555 | (17) | 17 303 | 18 530 | (7) |
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Operating profit reflects full investment market movements resulting in greater period-to-period volatility
Dividend policy remains unchanged, continued smoothing of investment variances and project costs funded by established reserves
1. Includes investment return on AMR, FFF, pandemic, asset backing insurance contracts and other reserves 14
03 Priorities and outlook
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Well positioned
Growth platform is established and fully settled
Growth vectors receiving inorganic investment
Resilience in turbulent environment
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Strong momentum
Anticipate continued growth in new business - risks from Middle East conflict
South Africa supported by investment in ecosystem
Pan-Africa moved beyond restructuring; India remains a key near-term growth engine
2026 is a deliberate growth vectors investment
Margin normalisation in SA (general insurance and group risk)
Earnings growth moderates in 2026, but RoGEV and dividend growth
remain on track
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Focus areas
Launch banking in RSA
Launch a group-wide rewards programme in RSA
Complete integration of the Morocco businesses
Turnaround general insurance performance in SanlamAllianz and SanlamAllianz Re
Santam Syndicate 1918 in London
India growth
Technology investment
04 Capital management
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Capital management framework
The group emphasises responsible capital management and allocation as a key enabler of its strategic objective of shared value creation for all stakeholders, including the maximisation
of shareholder value.
The group uses group equity value (GEV) as its primary measure of financial performance. Managing the capital base involves continuously reviewing the optimal level of capital, assessing opportunities to use alternative funding sources, and ensuring that returns on GEV (RoGEV) are maximised. An appropriate level of solvency is maintained to safeguard clients, regulators, and broader society.
The group has an integrated capital and risk management approach. The amount of capital required by each business is linked to its exposure to financial and operational risks, making risk management central to responsible capital allocation.
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Solvency History of Sanlam Group (Dec 20 - Dec 25)
200%
180%
160%
140%
120%
Sanlam Group Economic
Sanlam Group Economic Target Range
Solvency History of Sanlam Life (Dec 20 - Dec 25)
300%
260%
220%
180%
140%
Sanlam Life Solo
Sanlam Life Solo Minimum Limit
Solvency Cover
Solvency Cover
Dec-20
Dec-20
Jun-21
Jun-21
Dec-21
Dec-21
Jun-22
Jun-22
Dec-22
Dec-22
Jun-23
Jun-23
Dec-23
Dec-23
Jun-24
Jun-24
Dec-24
Dec-24
Jun-25
Jun-25
Dec-25
Dec-25
Sanlam Group and Sanlam Life solvency | Within risk appetite
Sanlam Group Economic solvency | ||||
at 31 December 2025 | ||||
Sanlam Limited | ||||
R million | ||||
2025 | Own Funds | SCR | Surplus | SCR cover |
Sanlam Life | 155,245 | 86,189 | 69,056 | 180% |
Other Group entities | 76,230 | 36,260 | 39,970 | 210% |
SA Insurance | 35,378 | 13,650 | 21,728 | 259% |
SA Other | 5,920 | 3,621 | 2,299 | 163% |
Non-SA Insurance | 23,450 | 12,584 | 10,866 | 186% |
Non-SA Other | 11,482 | 6,405 | 5,077 | 179% |
Sanlam Life consolidation entries1 | (108,597) | (55,401) | (53,196) | |
Total Sanlam Group Own Funds eligible to meet SCR | 122,878 | 67,048 | 55,830 | 183% |
Tier 1 | 112 273 | |||
Tier 2 | 8 593 | |||
Tier 3 | 2 012 | |||
Total Sanlam Group Own Funds eligible to meet SCR | 122 878 | |||
1 Elimination of Sanlam Life Insurance Limited participations. | ||||
The group introduced economic solvency as its primary internal solvency metric. This metric provides a better reflection of the group's risk profile than regulatory solvency.
For regulatory purposes, capital adequacy for the South African insurance operations is measured with reference to the regulatory standard formula.
Sanlam Group and Sanlam Life remained financially sound at 31 December 2025.
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Main contributors to SCR are market risk and life risk.
Main drivers of market risk are exposure to financial instruments (especially resulting from future product fee income being linked to policyholder investment portfolios) and participations, interest rate movements and the value of investment guarantees.
Main drivers of life risk include lapse assumptions, the level of interest rates as well as mortality/longevity assumptions.
The increase in market risk compared to prior years is driven by higher prescribed stresses, Equity Symmetric Adjustments, and increased exposure to corporate credit.
Sanlam life solo solvency capital requirement
31 December 2025 SCR (R million)
22 894
13 022
86 189
2 156
80 253
(14 049)
71 408
(9 242)
100,000
⯀ Increase ⯀ Decrease ⯀ Total
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
Market Risk Life Risk Market Risk/
Life Risk Diversification
Basic SCR Operational Risk
Loss absorbing capacity of tax
Participation Risk
SCR
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Solvency sensitivity analysis | SCR cover resilience
Sanlam group | Own funds eligible to meet SCR | SCR | Surplus | SCR Cover | ||||
R million | 2025 | 2024(1) | 2025 | 2024(1) | 2025 | 2024(1) | 2025 | 2024(1) |
Base position | 122 878 | 121 758 | 67 048 | 64 635 | 55 829 | 57 123 | 183% | 188% |
Equities -30%(2) | 115 118 | 112 622 | 63 274 | 62 719 | 51 845 | 49 903 | 182% | 180% |
Interest rates -1% | 122 724 | 123 570 | 68 345 | 65 323 | 54 379 | 58 247 | 180% | 189% |
Credit spreads +1% | 121 411 | 120 218 | 66 975 | 64 663 | 54 437 | 55 555 | 181% | 186% |
ZAR appreciation 10% | 120 808 | 119 419 | 66 687 | 64 298 | 54 122 | 55 120 | 181% | 186% |
Shock scenario(3) | 107 838 | 104 901 | 63 652 | 61 890 | 44 186 | 43 011 | 169% | 169% |
Sanlam Life | Own funds eligible to meet SCR | SCR | Surplus | SCR Cover | ||||
R million | 2025 | 2024(1) | 2025 | 2024(1) | 2025 | 2024(1) | 2025 | 2024(1) |
Base position | 155 245 | 152 233 | 86 789 | 65 885 | 69 056 | 86 348 | 180% | 231% |
Equities -30%(2) | 118 047 | 113 479 | 50 671 | 45 269 | 67 376 | 68 210 | 233% | 251% |
Interest rates -1% | 154 171 | 153 613 | 87 064 | 66 579 | 67 107 | 87 034 | 177% | 231% |
Credit spreads +1% | 154 277 | 151 424 | 86 396 | 66 098 | 67 881 | 85 326 | 179% | 229% |
ZAR appreciation 10% | 153 350 | 150 438 | 86 016 | 65 774 | 67 334 | 84 664 | 178% | 229% |
Shock scenario(3) | 114 939 | 112 897 | 52 933 | 47 193 | 62 006 | 65 704 | 217% | 239% |
(1) The group introduced economic solvency as its primary solvency metric at its Capital Markets Day in 2025. The 2024 numbers have been re-presented on the economic basis.
(2) For the equity sensitivity, the value of participations in Sanlam Life is also assumed to decline by 30%, while the Sanlam group result considers the actual equity exposure within these participations.
(3) Equities decline by 30% and implied equity volatility increases by 25%, property values decline by 15%, fixed interest yields and inflation-linked real yields increase or decrease by 25% of the nominal or real yields, emerging market currencies decline by 25% against developed market currencies, and credit spreads widen by 1%.
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Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Capital adequacy quality
High quality of capital, with over 90% of eligible Own Funds to meet the capital requirement comprised of Tier 1 capital At least 50% of SCR must be covered by Tier 1 Own Funds as per regulatory requirement
Strategic use of Tier 2 capital instruments, such as subordinated debt issuances to support capital and business needs
Group economic | Sanlam Life Solo | |||||
Dec-24 | Sep-25 | Dec-25 | Dec-24 | Sep-25 | Dec-25 | |
Tier 1 | 91% | 91% | 91% | 96% | 96% | 96% |
Tier 2 | 7% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
Tier 3 | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Tier 1 as percentage of SCR | 152% | 152% | 148% | 222% | 179% | 173% |
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Financial leverage and debt capacity
Financial Leverage Ratio and Debt Capacity (%)
40%
35%
30,000
25%
.67%
16
Financial Leverage Ratio (%)
Debt Capacity (Rm)
30% 22,500
20% 15,000
Financial leverage ratio1of 16.67% (R18.6bn) is comfortably within the board approved risk appetite limit of 35% (equivalent to a R39bn external debt limit).
The remaining debt capacity stands at R20.4 billion.
10% 7,500
Dec-20
Mar-21
Jun-21
Sept-21
Dec-21
Mar-22
Jun-22
Sept-22
Dec-22
Mar-23
Jun-23
Sept-23
Dec-23
Mar-24
Jun-24
Sept-24
Dec-24
Mar-25
Jun-25
Sept-25
Dec-25
0% 0
Remaining debt capacity (Rm) Financial Leverage (%) Maximum Financial Leverage (%)1. Financial leverage ratio is calculated as total debt divided by total equity which is a more conservative methodology 25
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Dividend policy
Sanlam group declared a dividend of 485 cents per share (2024: 445 cents), above target of 4% real growth, without compromising group's financial strength.
The group dividend policy is implemented in terms of the group capital management strategy.
The policy aims to deliver stable real growth dividends for shareholders, subject to:
Available cash operating earnings
Allocated capital requirements
Working capital requirements
Liquidity and solvency requirements
Targeted credit ratings and approved gearing limits
Other internal risk appetites.
05 Debt programme
Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Key features of the programme
Issuer | Sanlam Life Insurance Limited |
Guarantor | Sanlam Limited |
Programme Type | Unsecured Subordinated Note Programme |
Programme Size | R12.5 billion |
Deferral of Principal | The Issuer is required to defer payment of any principal (or portion thereof) if a Regulatory Deficiency Redemption Deferral Event has occurred, subject to conditions as prescribed by the Regulator. |
Deferral of Interest | If on any Interest Payment Date a Regulatory Deficiency Interest Deferral Event has occurred or would occur, the payment of interest in respect of the Notes otherwise falling due on such date shall be deferred. |
Early Redemption or Substitution following Capital Disqualification Event | If confirmed by the Auditors that a Capital Disqualification Event has occurred, the Issuer may at its option (but subject to the prior written consent of the Regulator):
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Redemption for Tax Reasons | Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Issuer (subject to the prior written approval of the Regulator), if as a result of changes in laws or regulations the Issuer would be required to pay additional tax (relating to the Notes) and these additional amounts cannot be reasonably avoided. |
Events of Default |
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Overview and strategy
Financial results
Priorities and outlook
Capital management
Debt programme
Sanlam Life's credit rating
Sanlam Life Insurance Limited is currently rated by S&P
S&P will release a statement relating to the upcoming notes issuance:
S&P | |
Issuer South Africa National Scale Rating | zaAAA (stable) |
Subordinated notes | [zaAA-] |
Current notes in issue:
Instrument | Amount | Call Date / Maturity Date | Rating |
SLI5 | 977,000,000 | 16-Aug-2026 | zaAA- |
SLI6 | 584,000,000 | 16-Aug-2028 | zaAA- |
SLI7 | 439,000,000 | 16-Aug-2028 | zaAA- |
SLI8 | 972,000,000 | 05-Apr-2029 | zaAA- |
SLI10 | 820,000,000 | 08-Apr-2030 | zaAA- |
SLI9 | 1,028,000,000 | 05-Oct-2030 | zaAA- |
SLI11 | 1,180,000,000 | 08-Apr-2032 | zaAA- |
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Indicative terms
TERM SHEET | ||
Issuer | Sanlam Life Insurance Limited | |
Guarantor | Sanlam Limited | |
DMTN Programme Size | R12.5bn | |
Issuer Rating (National Scale) | zaAAA | |
Instrument | Unsecured and subordinated | |
Notes Listing & Settlement | The Interest rate market of the JSE | |
Instrument Note Rating | zaAA- | |
JSE Instrument Code | SLI12 | SLI13 |
Tenor | 5-years | 7-years |
Targeted Issue Size | R2bn with the option to upsize to R2.5bn | |
Interest Rate Profile | Floating rate notes | |
Pricing Benchmark | 3m Jibar (to be set on Auction Date) | |
Price Guidance | TBD | TBD |
Coupon Payment dates | 20 Jan, 20 Apr, 20 Jul, 20 Oct | |
Trade/ Auction Date | 15 April | |
Settlement/Issue Date | 20 April (T+3) | |
Maturity Dates | 20 April 2031 | 20 April 2033 |
Auction Times | 09h00 to 11h00 | |
Auction Methodology | Dutch Auction (Sealed bid without feedback) | |
To bid - Contact Details | Absa Fixed Income Sales: +27 (11) 895 5511 FIFlowSales@groups.absa.africa | |
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