Dividend declaration and finalisation announcement on Series 2 Preference Shares 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 A2 Ecsponent Pref Share C2 JSE Code: ECSP4 JSE Code: ECSP6 ISIN: ZAE000202495 ISIN: ZAE000202511 MONTHLY DIVIDEND DECLARATION AND FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT IN RESPECT OF SERIES 2 PREFERENCE SHARES Holders of Series 2 Class A Preference Shares and holders of Series 2 Class C Preference Shares (collectively “Preference Shareholders”) are hereby advised that the following preference dividends have been declared in respect of the period commencing on 06 March 2015 and ending on the date dividends start trading ex-dividend, being 30 March 2015: - in respect of the Class A Preference Shares, a dividend at the rate of 10% per annum; and - in respect of the Class C Preference Shares, a dividend at the rate of 13.25% per annum (being the prime rate plus 4%), the per share amounts of which have been disclosed below. Relevant dates in relation to this dividend payment are set out below: Last day to trade to appear in the register on Record Date Friday, 27 March 2015 Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Monday, 30 March 2015 Record Date Thursday, 2 April 2015 Payment Date Tuesday, 07 April 2015 In accordance with the requirements of Strate, no share certificates may be dematerialised or rematerialised between the dates that dividends start trading ex-dividend and the Record Dates. In terms of the Listings Requirements of the JSE, the following additional information is provided: 1. The dividends have been declared from income reserves; 2. The dividend withholding tax rate is 15%; 3. No Secondary Tax on Companies (“STC”) credits have been utilised; 4. The gross local dividend amounts and the net local dividend amount payable to Preference Shareholders that are subject to dividends withholding tax is set out below: Class A Preference Share Class C Preference Share (Series 2) (Series 2) Gross local dividend amount (cents per share) 68.49315 90.75342 Net local dividend amount (cents per share) 58.21918 77.14041 5. The issued preference share capital in Series 2 in respect of Class A Preference Shares and the Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement: 5.1. 40 453 Class A Preference Shares (total issued capital: R4 000 000); and 5.2. 97 800 Class C Preference Shares, (total issued capital: R9 780 000). 6. The Company intends to issue additional Preference Shares prior to the last day to trade date. 7. Ecsponent’s income tax number is 9235/264/84/4. Pretoria 11 March 2015 Sponsor Questco Proprietary Limited Date: 11/03/2015 02:28:00 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.