Distribution of a circular and notice of general meeting ECSPONENT LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number: 1998/013215/06 JSE Code: ECS - ISIN: ZAE000179594 ("the Company" or "Ecsponent") DISTRIBUTION OF A CIRCULAR AND NOTICE OF A GENERAL MEETING Shareholders are referred to the announcement dated 20 December 2016 regarding a related party acquisition and various related party disposals, as well as a proposed specific issue of shares for cash to directors (“the Transactions”). The directors advise shareholders that a circular containing details thereof, which includes a notice of general meeting, will be posted on Friday, 24 February 2017 to shareholders registered as such on Friday, 17 February 2017. The circular will be available on the Company’s website from 24 February 2017 (www.ecsponentlimited.com). NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that a general meeting of shareholders will be held on Monday, 27 March 2017 at the Company’s registered office, Acacia House, Green Hill Village Office Park, on Lynwood Road, Cnr Botterklapper and Nentabos Streets, The Willows, Pretoria East at 10:30 (“General Meeting”), to consider the resolutions relating to the Transactions. The salient dates and times relating to the General Meeting are set out below: 2017 Last day to trade in order to be eligible to participate and vote at Tuesday, 14 March the General Meeting General Meeting record date (for voting purposes) Friday, 17 March Last day to lodge forms of proxy for the General Meeting by 10:30 Thursday, 23 March on General Meeting held at 10:30 on Monday, 27 March Results of the General Meeting released on SENS on or about Monday, 27 March Pretoria 20 February 2017 Sponsor and Corporate Adviser Questco (Pty) Ltd Date: 20/02/2017 12:16:00 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.