Director's Dealings Ascendis Health Limited (Registration number 2008/005856/06) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Share Code: ASC ISIN: ZAE000185005 ('Ascendis' or 'the company') Share Dealings in Securities by Director’s Associates In compliance with Rule 3.63 to 3.74 of the JSE Listings requirements, the following information is disclosed: Director: Mr. Robert James Taylor Associate’s name - wife: Georgette Alice Taylor Number of Shares: 3 000 Purchase price per share: R9.60 Value: R28 800 Number of shares: 7 000 Purchase price per share: R9.70 Value: R67 900 Date of transactions: 22 May 2014 Class of shares: Ordinary shares Nature of transaction: Purchase, on market Nature of interest: Indirect Beneficial Director: Mr. Robert James Taylor Associate’s name/s - children: Roxanne, Mark, and Jonathan Taylor Number of Shares: 3 000 Purchase price per share: R9.60 Value: R28 800 Number of shares: 7 000 Purchase price per share: R9.70 Value: R67 900 Date of transactions: 22 May 2014 Class of shares: Ordinary shares Nature of transaction: Purchase, on market Nature of interest: Indirect Beneficial Clearance in terms of par.3.66 of the Listings Requirements has been obtained from the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Johannesburg 23 May 2014 Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited Date: 23/05/2014 09:35:00 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.