Trading Update ANSYS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1987/001222/06) (Share Code: ANS ISIN Code: ZAE000097028) (“Ansys” or “the Company”) Trading Statement In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited ("JSE"), section 3.4(b), companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as they are satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that the financial results for the period to be reported on will differ by 20% or more from the financial results for the previous corresponding period. Shareholders are advised that Ansys is currently in the process of finalising its interim results for the six months ended 31 August 2013. The company expects, with reasonable certainty, that the basic loss per share for the six months ended 31 August 2013 to be between 1.3 and 1.9 cents per shares compared to basic loss of 6.0 cents per share for the comparative period and a headline loss for the six months ended 31 August 2013 to be between 1.7 and 2.2 cents per share compared to a headline loss of 1.1 cents per share for the comparative period. The financial information on which this trading update is based has not been reviewed or reported on by the company`s auditors. The company`s interim results for the six months ended 31 August 2013 are expected to be released on SENS by late November 2013. 12 November 2013 Pretoria Designated Advisor Exchange Sponsors Date: 12/11/2013 09:40:00 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.