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ANSYS LIMITED - Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the period ended 30 September 2017

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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements  for the period ended 30 September 2017

Ansys Limited
("Ansys" or "the company" or "the Group")
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration Number: 1987/001222/06)
Share Code: ANS
ISIN: ZAE000097028

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
for the period ended 30 September 2017

KEY FEATURES

- Revenue decreased from R408.6 million to R314.2 million (down 23.1%)
- Gross profit margin increased from 24.9% to 31.7% (up 6.8%)
- EBITDA decreased from R57.2 million to R47.3 million (down 17.3%)
- Profit after tax decreased from R34.9 million to R28 million (down 19.7%)
- Headline Earnings per share decreased from 7.57 cents to 6.11 cents (down 19.3%)
- Basic Earnings per share decreased from 7.59 cents to 6.08 cents (down 19.9%)
- Tangible Net Asset Value increased from 25.6 cents to 38.8 cents (up 51.3%)

Condensed consolidated statement of financial position
As at 30 September 2017

                                        30 September     30 September  30 September     31 March
                                                2017             2016          2016         2017
                                                                        (Previously
                              Notes      (Unaudited)      (Re-stated)     reported)    (Audited)
                                               R'000            R'000         R'000        R'000
Assets 
Non-current assets                           176 787          175 601       183 405      179 010
Property, plant and equipment                 51 631           52 107        52 107       53 158
Intangible assets                            118 346          118 060       118 060      118 692
Deferred tax asset                             5 800            5 434        13 238        6 150
Other financial assets                         1 010                -             -        1 010
Current assets                               276 541          292 657       292 657      304 794
Inventories                       6           99 466           91 079        91 079      101 099
Trade and other receivables       7          130 973          146 739       146 739      124 404
Cash and cash equivalents                     46 102           54 164        54 164       79 291
Other financial assets                             -              675           675            -
Total assets                                 453 328          468 258       476 062      483 804
Equity and liabilities 
Equity                                       297 002          236 131       236 131      269 022
Share capital                                212 141          212 141       212 141      212 141
Accumulated profit                            84 680           23 763        23 763       56 652
Minority interest                                181              229           229          229
Non-current liabilities                       36 250           41 334        49 139       38 060
Interest bearing borrowings                   34 828           37 462        37 462       36 602
Other financial liabilities                        -            2 155         2 155            -
Deferred tax liability                         1 422            1 718         9 522        1 458
Current liabilities                          120 076          190 793       190 793      176 722
Provisions                                       857            2 377         2 377        1 186
Interest bearing borrowings                    4 258            5 858         5 858        5 211
Other financial liabilities                        -            4 218         4 218            -
Trade and other payables          8          112 219          159 368       159 368      166 467
Current tax payable                            2 577            9 615         9 615        3 802
Bank overdrafts                                  165            9 357         9 357           56
Total equity and liabilities                 453 328          468 258       476 062      483 804

Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income
For the 6 months ended 30 September 2017

                                                          6 months         6 months         Year
                                                             ended            ended        ended
                                                      30 September     30 September     31 March
                                                              2017             2016         2017
                                             Note      (Unaudited)       (Reviewed)    (Audited)
                                                             R'000            R'000        R'000
Revenue                                                    314 419          408 633      806 019
Cost of sales                                            (214 594)        (306 766)    (593 887)
Gross profit                                                99 825          101 867      212 132
Other income                                                   251            1 197          969
Operating costs                                           (62 177)         (60 993)    (130 304)
Other gains                                                  2 214            8 993       17 409
Operating profit                                            40 113           51 064      100 206
Finance income                                               1 104            1 396        3 106
Finance costs                                              (3 006)          (3 980)      (9 132)
Profit before taxation                                      38 211           48 480       94 180
Taxation                                                  (10 230)         (13 618)     (26 429)
Net profit for the period                                  27 981            34 862       67 751
Total comprehensive income                                 
for the period                                             27 981            34 862       67 751
Attributable to:                
Equity holders of the company                              28 029            34 987       67 876
Non-controlling interest                                     (48)             (125)        (125)
                                                           27 981            34 862       67 751
Basic and diluted earnings per                  
share (cents)                                   4            6.08              7.59        14.72

Condensed consolidated statement of cash flows
For the 6 months ended 30 September 2017

                                                         6 months          6 months         Year
                                                            ended             ended        ended
                                                     30 September      30 September     31 March  
                                                             2017              2016         2017
                                                      (Unaudited)        (Reviewed)    (Audited)
                                                            R'000             R'000        R'000
Cash flows from operating
activities
Cash receipts from customers                              330 185           383 576      787 654
Cash paid to suppliers and
employees                                               (342 863)         (350 568)    (679 864)
Cash (utilised in)/generated                             
from operations                                          (12 678)            33 008      107 790
Interest paid                                             (3 006)           (3 980)      (9 132)
Interest received                                           1 104             1 396        3 106
Taxation paid                                            (10 671)           (6 455)     (26 765)
Net cash flow (utilised
in)/generated from
operating activities                                     (25 251)            23 969       74 999
Cash flows from investing
activities
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment                                                 (1 944)          (11 533)     (15 371)
Proceeds from disposal of
property, plant and equipment                                  23               128          612
Cash payment for acquisition of
subsidiary net of cash acquired                                 -           (2 070)            -
Movement in intangible assets                             (3 397)           (1 447)      (6 482)
Increase in other financial
assets                                                          -                 -        (335)
Net cash flow (utilised
in)/generated from
investing activities                                      (5 318)          (14 923)     (21 576)
Cash flows from financing
activities
Settlement of other financial                                                               
liabilities                                                     -                 -      (8 442)
(Repayment of)/proceeds from 
interest bearing borrowings                               (2 728)             8 109        6 601
Net cash flow (utilised 
in)/generated from
financing activities                                      (2 728)             8 109      (1 841)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash,
cash equivalents and bank                                                                 
overdrafts                                               (33 297)            17 155       51 582
Cash, cash equivalents and     
bank overdrafts at beginning of period                     79 234            27 653       27 653
Cash, cash equivalents and
bank overdrafts at end of period                           45 937            44 808       79 234

Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity
For the 6 months ended 30 September 2017

                                                             Accumu
                                             Issued           lated
                                              share    profit/(loss        Minority  
                                            capital             es)        interest        Total
                                              R'000           R'000           R'000        R'000
Balance as at 1 March      
2016 (Audited)                              212 141        (11 224)             354      201 271
Movements during the period      
Profit for the period                             -          34 987           (125)       34 862
Balance as at 30      
September 2016      
(Reviewed)                                  212 141          23 763             229      236 133
Movements during the period       
Profit for the period                             -          32 889               -       32 889
Balance as at 31 March       
2017 (Audited)                              212 141          56 652             229      269 022
Movements during the period      
Profit for the period                             -          28 029            (48)       27 981
Balance as at 30      
September 2017      
(Unaudited)                                 212 141          84 680             181      297 002
  
Condensed consolidated segment report
For the 6 months ended 30 September 2017

                                           6 months        6 months        6 months         Year
                                              ended           ended           ended        ended
                                       30 September    September 30    September 30     31 March   
                                               2017            2016            2016         2017
                                        (Unaudited)     (Re-stated)     (Previously    (Audited)
                               Notes                                      reported)
                                              R'000           R'000           R'000        R'000
Segment revenue    
Rail                                         36 849          65 549          65 549      100 240
Defence and Cyber Security                   58 310         115 230         115 230      187 623
Mining and Industrial                        47 545          45 186          45 186       89 320
Telecommunications                          171 715         182 668         182 668      428 836
Total                                       314 419         408 633         408 633      806 019
Segment profit    
Rail                                          (538)           6 937           6 937        5 530
Defence and Cyber Security                    8 426          13 642          13 642       14 721
Mining and Industrial                         7 713           6 071           6 071        7 734
Telecommunications                           28 781          29 297          29 297       82 248
Sub total                                    44 382          55 947          55 947      110 233
Corporate costs                             (4 269)         (4 883)         (4 883)     (10 027)
Finance costs                               (3 006)         (3 980)         (3 980)      (9 132)
Finance income                                1 104           1 396           1 396        3 106
Profit before taxation                       38 211          48 480          48 480       94 180
Financial position    
Assets                                      453 325         468 258         476 062      483 804
Rail                                         82 462          71 115         100 469       80 748
Defence and Cyber Security                  139 983         166 087         156 148      142 045
Mining and Industrial                        71 923          77 001          74 571       61 511
Telecommunications                          158 128         149 152         139 971      198 290
Corporate assets                                829           4 903           4 903        1 211    
Liabilities                                 156 325         232 128         239 932      214 782
Rail                                         17 694          12 175          12 981       12 090
Defence and Cyber Security                   49 947         102 449         107 257       61 872
Mining and Industrial                        31 868          26 706          28 866       22 753
Telecommunications                           55 791          89 197          89 227      114 977
Corporate liabilities                         1 025           1 601           1 601        3 090
    
COMMENTARY

GROUP PROFILE

Ansys Limited is a diversified digital technology solutions provider. Through leveraging off its own
IP and that of its partners, Ansys develops, produces, distributes and integrates technology
solutions to enhance customer and consumer safety and productivity, connectivity, cyber security
and digital defence.

With its excellence in digital technology and extensive technical and business experience, the
group creates value by offering integrated research, design and manufacturing of customer-
designed solutions or by acting as a distributor or system integrator of technology-based products
which are generally geared towards withstanding harsh environments.

FINANCIAL RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS

Ansys revenues have been growing since 2015 at a compound annual growth rate of 57%, with the
2017 interim period reporting a growth figure of more than 160% (year-to-year) which was due to
exceptional orders in the defence and telcommunications businesses in excess of R150 million.

Constrained trading conditions have resulted that revenue for this reporting period reduced by
23.1% to R314.4 million (2017: R408.6 million). As a result, EBITDA slowed from R57.2 million to
R47.3 million, representing a decrease of 17.3%.

Our gross profit margin increased from 24.9% to 31.7%, which can be attributed to improved
supply chain measures. Profit after tax decreased by 19.7% to R28 million from R34.9 million. A
reduction in foreign exchange gains, as well as a 1.9% increase in operating costs related to
investments also contributed to a decrease in profit after tax.

Headline earnings slowed to R28.2 million from a profit of R34.9 million (decrease of 19.3%)
translating into a decrease of 19.3% in headline earnings per share from 7.57 to 6.11 cents.

Ansys' net asset value per share nevertheless increased from 51.2 cents per share to 64.4 cents
per share - an increase of 25.8% - while our tangible net asset value per share increased from
25.6 cents per share to 38.8 cents per share, representing an increase of 51.3%. The increases
are due to continued operating profits generated by the group during the period under review.

OUR OPERATIONS

We are repositioning ourselves for future growth and have made investments in human capital and
new IP that will contribute towards this growth. This has negatively impacted our profits for the
short term, but is key to our objective of creating a more sustainable business capable of
exploiting additional market segments and opportunities presented by digitisation.

Telecommunications

The telecommunication segment experienced an upsurge in the previous reporting period, with
high growth driven by the FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) roll out. A subsequent slowdown by some of
the network operators in the FTTH roll out impacted negatively on this, resulting in revenue of
R171.7 million in the current period, which is 6% down from R182 million in the previous interim
period. Segment profit decreased from R29.3 million to R28.8 million, down by 1.8%.

Defence and Cyber Security

Exports to international markets account for 67% of Ansys defence and cyber security revenue.
With large component orders not achieving the same levels as reported in the previous interim
period, revenues decreased by 49.4% from R115.2 million to R58.3 million. Segment profit went
down by 38.2%, however margins showed an improvement of 14.5% (R8.4 million) if compared to
11.8% (R13.6 million) as reported in the comparative period.

Local expenditure in defence remained subdued throughout the reporting period, prompting the
defence industry to intensify their exports to international markets, where defence-related
investment remains high. The segment was therefore able to leverage off ODM (original design
and manufacturing) services for local companies with export contracts, and to increase direct
exports of cyber security products and ODM services.

Mining and Industrial

The industry's stringent adherence to high safety standards and the move towards digitising
mining operations led to revenue growth in this segment, which increased marginally by 5.2%
from R45.2 million to R47.5 million during the reporting period.

Profit also increased by 27% to R7.7 million, with margins going up to 16.2%. This was due to
growth in sales from own IP, which had a positive impact on the overall margin.

Rail

As was expected during the previous reporting period the revenues decreased due to a delay in
orders. This has had a negative impact on the mid-year revenue for the segment, which dropped
43.8% from R65.5 million in the comparable period last year to R36.8 million this year. Margins
were also under pressure and profits therefore dropped from R6.9 million in the comparable period
last year to a loss of R0.5 million this year.

OUTLOOK

Ansys is actively repositioning for future growth in the short to medium term, which is expected to
arise from the digitisation of operations, in all of the sectors in which the group operates. The
repositioning of the business towards offering digital technology solutions is expected to yield
benefits as major clients continue to digitise their operations.

In the telecommunications sector, we expect the market growth trend to continue, albeit at a
slower rate than previously. Current investments made in expanding our offering beyond passive
connectivity to include active equipment, are expected to improve earnings.

We also envisage that there will be increased activity in certain segments of the mining and
industrial sectors, especially as clients increase their investments in digitising operations. Mining
clients, in particular, are embracing digital mining, which offers the potential for new sustainable
opportunities. Further, demand related to making mining operations safer is expected to continue
with the introduction of stricter regulations, which augurs well for the group.

The international defence market is expected to continue on its current growth path, whilst the
local defence market is expected to remain subdued in the short to medium term. The current
exchange rate allows us to be more competitive in terms of our ODM offering. We also expect
increased demand for our high end computing systems.

Demand for cyber security solutions remains strong in both the local and international markets as
clients become more security-conscious due to the massive increase in cybercrime. In addition,
the more the world becomes more digitally connected, the more demand for cyber security
solutions is expected to grow. Investments made in growing the group's cyber security solutions
are envisaged to provide opportunities for growth.

In the rail sector, challenging market conditions are expected to continue in the near term, with an
improvement resulting from current promising commodity prices and growth in general freight
volumes expected towards the end of the financial year and beyond. The on-going digitisation of
the rail operation offers significant opportunities for growth, and will see us move aggressively into
expanding our offering in health monitoring sytems and the maintenance thereof, which we expect
to bring annuity income.

FINANCIAL RESULTS COMMENTARY

In this reporting period the group's results have decreased to levels within its historial growth
trajectory, if compared to the exceptional growth experienced in the previous reporting period.
This directly impacted on movements in the cash flow statement, the statement of comprehensive
income, and the statement of financial position.

When comparing the period ending 30 September 2017 with the period ending 30 September
2016, significant movements include the following:

CASH FLOW STATEMENT

The group's liquidity ratio increased from 1.53 in the previous comparative period to 2.3 in the
current period (an increase of 50%). Net working capital increased from R78.5 million in the
previous comparative period to R118.2 million in the period under review, which directly affected
the cash-flow from operations and was the main driver for the decrease in cash balance which
came down by R33.3 million during the period under review. The contributors to the increase in
net working capital was inventory, which increased from the previous comparative period by 9%,
trade and other receivables which decreased by 11%, and trade and other payables which
decreased by 30%.

Cash balances were also influenced by delayed customer payments at the end of the period. Most
of these outstanding payments were received subsequent to the end of the period. The group is
still experiencing slow refunds on outstanding VAT payments due to the group, which has also
influenced the period-end cash balance.

Management is continually managing the group's inventory, as well as payment terms with key
customers and suppliers, to improve on the net working capital and cash position.

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

In the previous comparative period, the group recorded a foreign exchange gain of R8.9 million,
compared to the R2.2 million recorded for the current reporting period. The gain in the previous
period was aided by the continued strengthening of the rand during that period. In contrast, the
rand weakened considerably during the current interim period. This directly contributed to a lower
net profit than in the previous period.

The taxation expense of R10.2 million comprises deferred tax of R0.3 million and current taxation
of R9.9 million. The effective tax rate has come down from 28.1% in the previous comparative
period to 26.8% due to the group's effective utilisation of tax incentives.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Some of the line items on the statement of financial position show significant changes when
compared to the September 2016 period. Commentary to this effect has been included in notes 6
to 8 to the financial information in order to provide context and an explanation for these
movements, as well as of the impact they had on the cash flow. These include inventories, trade
and other receivables, and trade and other payables.

Other financial liabilities of R6.4 million in the previous comparative period related to the
outstanding balance of the cash consideration payable for the Parsec Holdings acquisition. The
total outstanding amount was settled during February 2017.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1. Restatement of reviewed results for the 6 months ended 30 September 2016

   The reviewed financial results for the 6 months ended 30 September 2016, which was
   released on SENS on 29 November 2016, have been restated due to the following items:
   -  The re-classification of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities to reflect the net
      amounts that relate to the same tax authority.
   -  The re-classification of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities also had an
      impact on the segment assets and liabilities which has been adjusted accordingly.
   -  In the segment assets, the re-classification of Goodwill allocated as part of the Parsec
      transaction to the relevant segments.

   The effect of the restatement applies to the reviewed 30 September 2016 figures only.

   There were no changes to the Statement of Comprehensive Income and hence there was no
   change to any of the key indicators that relate to this, including the Earnings per Share and
   Headline Earnings per share. The effect on the individual line items are contained in the notes
   below:

2. Deferred tax asset and liabilities

                                                       30 September      30 September    
                                                               2016              2016
                                                                          (Previously
                                                        (Re-stated)         reported)      Difference
                                                              R'000             R'000           R'000
   Deferred tax assets                                        5 434            13 238         (7 804)
   Deferred tax liability                                     1 718             9 522         (7 804)


   The movement in the deferred tax asset and liabilities relate to the re-classification of deferred
   tax assets and liabilities to show then net deferred tax asset or liability position that relate 
   to the same tax authority.

3. Segment assets/liabilities

   Goodwill from the acquisition of the Parsec transaction was previously allocated to all segments
   in which the Ansys Group operates, whilst it should only have been allocated to the segments in
   which the Parsec business relate. This was corrected as follows:

                                                       30 September      30 September      
                                                               2016              2016
                                                                          (Previously         
                                                         (Re-stated)        reported)      Difference
                                                              R'000             R'000           R'000
   Rail                                                           -            28 546        (28 546)
   Defence and Cyber Security                                40 299            25 553          14 746
   Mining and Industrial                                     12 543             7 953           4 590
   Telecoms                                                  25 171            15 961           9 210
   Total                                                     78 013            78 013               -

4. Headline earnings per share
   for the 6 months ended 30 September 2017


                                                           6 months          6 months       13 months
                                                              ended             ended           ended
                                                       30 September      30 September        31 March 
                                                               2017              2016            2017
                                                        (Unaudited)        (Reviewed)       (Audited)
                                                              R'000             R'000           R'000
   Profit attributable to ordinary
   shareholders                                              28 029            34 987          67 876
   Basic earnings per share  
   (cents)                                                     6.08              7.59           14.72
   Diluted basic earnings per   
   share (cents)                                               6.08              7.59           14.72
     
   Reconciliation of headline
   earnings:
   Profit attributable to ordinary
   shareholders                                              28 029            34 987          67 876
   Loss/(profit) on disposal of 
   property, plant and 
   equipment                                                    192             (117)           (111)
   Total tax effect of 
   adjustments                                                 (54)                33              31
   Headline earnings
   attributable to ordinary
   shareholders                                              28 167            34 903          67 796
   Headline earnings per share  
   (cents)                                                     6.11              7.57           14.71
   Diluted headline earnings per   
   share (cents)                                               6.11              7.57           14.71
   Weighted average number of
   shares in issue                                      461 038 321       461 038 321     461 038 321
   Net asset value per share  
   (cents)                                                     64.4              51.2            58.4
   Tangible net asset value per  
   share (cents)                                               38.8              25.6            32.6
  
5. Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)
   for the 6 months ended 30 September 2017

                                                           6 months          6 months            Year
                                                              Ended             Ended           ended
                                                       30 September      30 September        31 March 
                                                               2017              2016            2017
                                                        (Unaudited)        (Reviewed)       (Audited)
                                                              R'000             R'000           R'000
  
   Operating profit                                          40 113            51 064         100 206
   Depreciation and amortisation                              7 190             6 154          12 876
   EBITDA                                                    47 303            57 218         113 082
 
6. Inventories

                                         30 September   30  September    30 September        31 March 
                                                 2017            2016            2016            2017
                                                                          (Previously        
                                          (Unaudited)     (Re-stated)       reported)       (Audited) 
                                                R'000           R'000           R'000           R'000
   Inventories comprise:
   - Finished goods                            76 126          52 903          52 903          82 036
   - Work in progress                          23 340          38 176          38 176          19 063
                                               99 466          91 079          91 079         101 099

   The current level of inventory shows an increase since our prior comparative period. This increase,
   on the back of lower revenues for the current period, has directly influenced our cash balance at
   the end of our current interim period. The increase in finished stock holding is to enable us to
   execute on forecast orders timeously. R 23.3 million of the inventory is Work in Progress that is
   committed to current projects and the risk on this portion of stock is therefore low.

7. Trade and other receivables

                                         30 September    30 September    30 September      31 March
                                                 2017            2016            2016          2017
                                          (Unaudited)     (Re-stated)     (Previously     (Audited)
                                                                                          reported)
   Name                                         R'000           R'000           R'000         R'000
   - Trade debtors                            103 526         126 054         126 054       111 991
   - Sundry debtors and                           925             926             926         1 018
     deposits
   - Retention debtors                            197             409             409           348
   - Prepayments                                  824           4 142           4 142         1 456
   - Value added tax                            9 791          13 433          13 433         7 802
   - Project receivables                       15 710           1 775           1 775         1 789
     (Work-in-progress)
                                              130 973         146 739         146 739       124 404

   In line with decreased revenue during the first 6 months, trade debtors have decreased from the
   previous interim reporting period. It is however in line with year-end 31 March 2017 trade debtors,
   taking into account that the group had some delayed customer payments at the end of the
   September 2017 reporting period. Most of these outstanding payments have been received
   subsequent to September 2017. Project receivables also increased significantly from prior periods
   due to increased work on projects to be invoiced in the near future.
   
   Delays in receiving Value Added Tax refunds from the South African Revenue Services also
   negatively affected our cash flow for the period under review.
   
8. Trade and other payables

                                         30 September    30 September        31 March     September  
                                                 2017            2016            2016          2017
                                                                          (Previously     
                                          (Unaudited)     (Re-stated)       reported)     (Audited)
   Name                                         R'000           R'000           R'000        R'000
   - Trade creditors                           82 322         102 050         102 050      131 729
   - Accrued leave                              4 362           3 607           3 607        3 346
   - Sundry creditors                               -              52              52          284
   - Value added tax                              184             812             812        1 146
   - Advance payments                          15 325          41 462          41 462       13 852
   - Accruals                                  10 026          11 385          11 385       16 110
                                              112 219         159 368         159 368      166 467

   In general, the trade and other payables have decreased from the previous interim period (down
   by 27%). This whilst we have managed to keep our trade and other receivables only 11% lower
   that the corresponding period. This also contributed to a direct impact on our cash balance.

STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE, BASIS OF PREPARATION AND AUDIT REPORT

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standard, (IAS) 34 Interim Financial Reporting, the SAICA
Financial Reporting Guides as issued by Accounting Practices Committee and Financial
Pronouncements as issued by Financial Reporting Standards Council and the requirements of the
Companies Act of South Africa. The accounting policies applied in the preparation of these interim
financial statements are in terms of International Financial Reporting Standards and are consistent
with those applied in the previous annual financial statements. The directors take full responsibility
for the preparation of the condensed interim financial statements.

PREPARER

These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements results were prepared
under the supervision of Burt Lamprecht CA (SA), the Chief Financial Officer.

GOING CONCERN

The directors have reviewed the group's budget and cash flow forecast for the year to September
2018. On this basis and in light of the group's current financial position, the directors are satisfied
that the group will continue to operate for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going
concern basis in preparing these reviewed provisional financial results.

DIRECTORATE

No changes have occurred to the Board of Directors in the past interim period.

EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO PERIOD END

Business Combination

The directors refer to the SENS announcement released on 30 October 2017 regarding the Letter
of Intent it entered into with LAWTrust Third Party Services (Pty) Ltd ("LAWTrust") to acquire
100% of the issued share capital of the company. Ansys shall make a maximum payment of
R108.5 million for 100% of the issued share capital and shareholder claims (if any) of LAWtrust
using cash and Ansys shares.

The cash portion shall be R88.4 million and the share portion shall be R20.1 million. The Ansys
shares to be issued in terms of the share portion shall be issued at a price equal to the 30-day
value weighted average price of the Ansys shares with such 30-day period ending on the effective
date of the transaction.

The formulation of the transaction was based on the audited financial results for the period ended
31 March 2017. Grant Thornton used IFRS for SMEs as the accounting framework for the audit.

LAWtrust is an information technology developer and provider of cyber / information security
solutions.

The acquisition of LAWtrust will enhance Ansys' current cyber security business by introducing
strategically aligned products and by providing access to new markets which, in turn will provide
significant annuity revenue. The incorporation of LAWtrust's technical team into the Ansys team
will allow Ansys to develop and provide an expanded range of solutions to a combined client base.

By order of the board

Teddy Daka                                      Burt Lamprecht
Chief Executive Officer                         Chief Financial Officer
29 November 2017

Directors
CP Bester; T Daka (CEO)*; Dr. SJ Khoza; BC Lamprecht* (CFO); N Medupe; NS Mjoli-Mncube
(Non-Executive Chairperson); SP Mzimela, AR van der Watt*
*Executive
Company secretary
M van den Berg
Telephone: +27 12 749 1800
Facsimile: +27 12 665 2767
Website: www.ansys.co.za
Registered office: 85 Regency Drive, Route 21 Corporate Park, Irene, 0157 (PO Box 95361,
Waterkloof, Pretoria)
Designated adviser: Exchange Sponsors (2008) (Pty) Ltd
Transfer secretaries: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd



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