February 2016 monthly preference share dividend finalisation announcement ECSPONENT 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 (“Series 1 Class A Preference Shares”) (“Series 1 Class C Preference Shares”) Ecsponent Pref Share A2 Ecsponent Pref Share C2 JSE Code: ECSP4 JSE Code: ECSP6 ISIN: ZAE000202495 ISIN: ZAE000202511 (“Series 2 Class A Preference Shares”) (“Series 2 Class C Preference Shares”) Ecsponent Pref Share A3 Ecsponent Pref Share C3 JSE Code: ECSP7 JSE Code: ECSP9 ISIN: ZAE000210480 ISIN: ZAE000210506 (“Series 3 Class A Preference Shares”) (“Series 3 Class C Preference Shares”) (collectively “Class A Preference Shares”) (collectively “Class C Preference Shares”) FEBRUARY 2016 MONTHLY PREFERENCE SHARE DIVIDEND FINALISATION ANNOUNCEMENT Further to the announcement released by the Company on 22 January 2016, holders of Class A Preference Shares and holders of Class C Preference Shares are hereby advised that the dividend per share amount, to be paid on 14 March 2016, has been finalised. Notice is hereby given that the following preference dividends have been declared in respect of the period commencing on 08 February 2016 and ending on the date dividends start trading ex-dividend, being 7 March 2016: - 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 14.25% 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, 4 March 2016 Preference shares start trading ex-dividend Monday, 7 March 2016 Record Date Friday, 11 March 2016 Payment Date Monday, 14 March 2016 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. 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 1, Series 2 and Series 3) (Series 1, Series 2 and Series 3) Gross local dividend amount 76.71233 109.31507 (cents per share) Net local dividend amount 65.20548 92.91781 (cents per share) 4. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 1 Class A Preference Shares and the Series 1 Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement: 4.1. 61 332 Series 1 Class A Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000196317) with a total issued capital of R5 420 099.12; and 4.2. 247 100 Series 1 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000196291) with a total issued capital of R24,710,000. 5. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 2 Class A Preference Shares and the Series 2 Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement: 5.1. 246 946 Series 2 Class A Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000202495) with a total issued capital of R23 486 000; and 5.2. 1 175 170 Series 2 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000202511) with a total issued capital of R117 517 000. 6. The issued preference share capital in respect of the Series 3 Class A Preference Shares and the Series 3 Class C Preference Shares is as follows as at the date of this announcement: 6.1. 17 032 Series 3 Class A Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000210480) with a total issued capital of R1 613 000; and 6.2. 155 670 Series 3 Class C Preference Shares (ISIN ZAE000210506) with a total issued capital of R15 567 000. 7. The Company intends to issue additional Preference Shares prior to the last day to trade date. 8. Ecsponent’s income tax number is 9235/264/84/4. Pretoria 19 February 2016 Sponsor Questco Proprietary Limited Date: 19/02/2016 10:53:00 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.