Issue and listing of Preference Shares ECSPONENT LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number 1998/013215/06 (“the Company”) Ecsponent Pref. Share A4 Ecsponent Pref. Share B6 Short Name: ECSP A4 Short Name: ECSP B6 ECSP10 ECSP17 Tranche 6, Series 4 Tranche 1, Series 6 ISIN; ZAE000217196 ISIN; ZAE000229878 Ecsponent Pref. Share B5 Ecsponent Pref. Share C5 Short Name: ECSP B5 Short Name: ECSP C5 ECSP14 ECSP15 Tranche 3, Series 5 Tranche 3, Series 5 ISIN: ZAE000221362 ISIN: ZAE000222501 Issue and listing of Class A, Class B and Class C Preference Shares under ZAR5,000,000,000 Preference Share Programme The Company is pleased to announce that the preference shares summarised in the table below will be issued and listed as detailed in the table. Following the issuance, the total preference shares in issue are as follows: - Class A Preference Shares: An aggregate nominal amount of R38 887 999.12 (comprising R5 420 099.12 issued in terms of Series 1; R23 486 000.00 issued in terms of Series 2, R4 766 000.00 issued in terms of Series 3, and R5 215 900.00 issued in terms of Series 4). - Class B Preference Shares: An aggregate nominal amount of R143 1256 600.00 (comprising R6 868 000.00 issued in terms of Series 1; R46 166 000.00 issued in terms of Series 2, R36 949 200.00 issued in terms of Series 3, R11 455 700.00 issued in terms of Series 4, R24 341 600.00 issued in terms of Series 5 and R17 346 100.00 issued in terms of Series 6) - Class C Preference Shares: An aggregate nominal amount of R422 500 800.00 (comprising R24 710 000.00 issued in terms of Series 1; R117 517 000.00 issued in terms of Series 2, R118 001 600.00 issued in terms of Series 3, R74 706 300.00 issued in terms of Series 4, R87 440 900.00 issued in terms of Series 5 and R125 000 issued in terms of Series 6). The total authorised amount of R5,000,000,000 under the Programme Memorandum has not been exceeded. Ecsponent Pref Share A4 Ecsponent Pref Share B5 Ecsponent Pref Ecsponent Pref Share Share B6 C5 Number of Preference Shares 11 125 2 350 93 411 352 520 Nominal amount of this Tranche R1 050 000 R235 000 R9 341 100 R35 252 000 Issue Price per Preference Share R94.38 R100 R100 R100 Listing date 12 December 2016 12 December 2016 12 December 2016 12 December 2016 Dividend Commencement Date(s) 12 December 2016 N/A N/A 12 December 2016 Dividend Record and Payment Dates Declaration and finalisation N/A N/A Declaration and finalisation announcements to be announcements to be released on SENS, in released on SENS, in compliance with Schedule compliance with Schedule 18 of the JSE Listings 18 of the JSE Listings Requirements Requirements Dividend Rate 10% percent, per annum, N/A N/A Prime Rate plus 4% payable monthly in arrears percent, per annum, payable monthly in arrears, not compound Implied yield N/A 10.66 percent per annum 10.66 percent per annum N/A (nacm) (nacm) First dividend payment date 19 December 2016 N/A N/A 19 December 2016 Dividend periods Monthly N/A N/A Monthly Any other items relating to the particular Actual / 365 N/A N/A Actual / 365 method of calculating dividends Redemption Record Date 9 April 2021 2 July 2021 8 October 2021 6 August 2021 Redemption Amount R100 R170 R170 R100 Redemption Payment Date 12 April 2021 5 July 2021 11 October 2021 10 August 2021 12 December 2016 For and on behalf of ECSPONENT LIMITED Sponsor Questco (Pty) Ltd Date: 12/12/2016 11:55:00 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.