Dealings by Directors and dealing by an Associate of the Company Secretary ECSPONENT LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number: 1998/013215/06 JSE Code: ECS - ISIN: ZAE000179594 ("the Company" or "Ecsponent") Notification of share dealings by directors and share dealing by an associate of the company secretary In compliance with paragraph 3.63 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, shareholders are notified that, in terms of a shareholders’ resolution approved at a general meeting held on 3 May 2016, Ecsponent ordinary shares were issued to the following directors of the Company, on 3 October 2016 in an off-market trade to partially settle their directors’ fees in respect of the 2016 calendar year, as indicated below: Name of director: T Gregory E Engelbrecht B Shanahan Category of director: Executive Executive Executive Price per security (cents per share): 15.54167 15.54167 15.54167 Number of securities: 179 259 75 925 37 962 Total value of securities (Rand): 27 860 11 800 5 900 Interest in securities: Direct beneficial Direct beneficial Direct beneficial Clearance given in terms of Paragraph Yes Yes Yes 3.66: Shareholders are also advised of the following share trade by an associate of the company secretary: Name of company secretary: D van der Merwe Name of associate and relationship ITAC Trust - beneficiary Date of the transaction: 30 September 2016 Nature of the transaction Off-market acquisition Number of shares: 5 500 000 Price per share: 15 cents Total value of the transaction: R825 000 Class of shares: Ordinary shares Type of interest: Indirect beneficial Clearance to trade received: Yes Pretoria 3 October 2016 Sponsor Questco (Pty) Ltd Date: 03/10/2016 05:25:00 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.