Dividend declaration announcement ECSPONENT LIMITED (Previously John Daniel Holdings Limited) Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number: 1998/013215/06 (“the Company” or “Ecsponent”) Ecsponent Pref Share A Ecsponent Pref Share C JSE Code: ECSP1 JSE Code: ECSP3 ISIN: ZAE000196317 ISIN: ZAE000196291 DIVIDEND DECLARATION ANNOUNCEMENT Holders of Class A Preference Shares and holders of Class C Preference Shares (collectively “Preference Shareholders”) are advised of the dividend payment dates set out below. Dividend amounts will be announced 5 business days before the last day to trade. The final amount for the dividend payment due on 20 October 2014 will be announced on Monday, 6 October 2014. October 2014 Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Friday, 10 October 2014 Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Monday, 13 October 2014 Record Date Friday, 17 October 2014 Payment Date Monday, 20 October 2014 November 2014 Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Friday, 7 November 2014 Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Monday, 10 November 2014 Record Date Friday, 14 November 2014 Payment Date Monday, 17 November 2014 December 2014 Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Friday, 05 December 2014 Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Monday, 08 December 2014 Record Date Friday, 12 December 2014 Payment Date Monday, 15 December 2014 January 2015 Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Friday, 09 January 2015 Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Monday, 12 January 2015 Record Date Friday, 16 January 2015 Payment Date Monday, 19 January 2015 February 2015 Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Friday, 06 February 2015 Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Monday, 09 February 2015 Record Date Friday, 13 February 2015 Payment Date Monday, 16 February 2015 March 2015 Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Friday, 06 March 2015 Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Monday, 09 March 2015 Record Date Friday, 13 March 2015 Payment Date Monday, 16 March 2015 In accordance with the requirements of Strate Limited, no share certificates may be dematerialised or rematerialised between the dates that dividends start trading ex-dividend and the Record Dates. Pretoria 3 October 2014 Sponsor Questco Proprietary Limited Date: 03/10/2014 03:50:00 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.