ECSPONENT LIMITED - Ecsponent secures international debt funding

Ecsponent secures international debt funding

ECSPONENT LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 1998/013215/06
JSE Code: ECS - ISIN: ZAE000179594
(“Ecsponent” or “the Company” or “the Group”)

ECSPONENT SECURES INTERNATIONAL DEBT FUNDING

The Board of Directors is pleased to advise shareholders that the Company has procured debt
funding in an amount of USD 10 million (ZAR 142 million) on market related terms. The funding
will be deployed through the secured Business Credit division to expand the Group’s African
operations. The funding will be US dollar based to avoid exchange rate risk and provide additional
hard currency assets.

Ecsponent’s Business Credit division addresses the demand for funding and other challenges that
SMEs face in South African and selected African markets. Visit the company’s website,
www.ecsponent.com for more information.

Pretoria
1 November 2017

Sponsor
Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited

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