Posting of Integrated Annual Report, No Change Statement and Notice of Annual General Meeting Ascendis Health Limited (Registration number 2008/005856/06) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) JSE Share code: ASC ISIN: ZAE000185005 ("Ascendis” or "the Company") POSTING OF INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT, NO CHANGE STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING POSTING OF INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT Ascendis shareholders (“Shareholders”) are advised that the Integrated Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2016, including summarised consolidated financial statements for the same period and Notice of Annual General Meeting, have been posted to Shareholders and is available on the Company’s website with effect from Wednesday, 12 October 2016 (www.ascendis.co.za) Copies of the Annual General Meeting notice, the summarised audited financial statements, and the complete annual financial statements as at 30 June 2016 are available: - from the Company’s registered office: 22 Sloane Street, Bryanston, Gauteng, 2191; or - by email: info@ascendis.co.za NO CHANGE STATEMENT The annual financial statements referred to herein contain no modification to the audited results that were published on 14 September 2016 on SENS, and in the press on 15 September 2016. Ascendis’ results and the annual financial statements have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. whose unqualified a u d i t report is available for inspection at the Company’s registered office. NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Shareholders are advised that the Company’s fourth Annual General Meeting has been convened for 09:00 on Thursday, 10 November 2016, at Block A, Silverwood, Steenberg Office Park, Silverwood Close, Tokai, Cape Town, 7 9 4 5 , to transact the business stated in the notice of the Annual General Meeting. Participation in the Annual General Meeting will also be facilitated by webcasting and the relevant details appear in the notice of the Annual General Meeting. Johannesburg 12 October 2016 Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited Date: 12/10/2016 08:30:00 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.