• Court orders Soul Patts to convene a meeting of SOL Shareholders to consider and vote on the proposed Combination
• Combination Booklet, including Independent Expert's Report, to be released to shareholders
• Soul Patts Board unanimously recommends that SOL Shareholders vote in favour of the SOL Share Scheme

Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited ('Soul Patts') (ASX:SOL) announced that the Supreme Court of New South Wales has made orders in relation to the proposed merger between Soul Patts and Brickworks ('Combination'). The Court has ordered that Soul Patts convene a meeting of SOL Shareholders to consider and vote on the proposed Combination ('SOL Share Scheme Meeting') to be held on 10 September 2025. The Court has also approved the distribution to SOL Shareholders of the Combination Booklet, which provides information on the SOL Share Scheme, the Notice of SOL Share Scheme Meeting, and the Independent Expert's Report. Soul Patts appointed Lonergan Edwards & Associates Limited as the independent expert to assess the merits of the proposed Combination. The Soul Patts Board unanimously recommends that SOL Shareholders vote in favour of the SOL Share Scheme, in the absence of a superior proposal emerging and subject to the independent expert continuing to conclude that it is in the best interests of SOL Shareholders. Each Soul Patts Director intends to vote all of their shares in favour of the SOL Share Scheme.