Change to the Board of Directors Ansys Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1987/001222/06) (JSE code: ANS ISIN: ZAE000097028) (“Ansys” or “the Company”) Change to the Board of Directors In compliance with section 3.59 of the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Elvin de Kock has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and executive director of Ansys with effect from 8 January 2018. He replaces Burt Lambrecht, who served in this position for the past two years. Elvin is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, an Associate of Chartered Institute of Company Secretaries amongst others. Elvin has started his career as the financial manager for Reuters in Africa, in 1986. Since then he has served on the Boards of a number of companies, in various positions. The appointment of Elvin to the position of CFO is in line with the Company’s growth strategy, where his experience would support the additional skill sets required on a group level. Burt’s previous involvement in the growth of the company’s defence and mining businesses will be utilised in the establishment and growth of the Company’s two new business units, Original Design Manufacturing and Digital Defence. The Board wants to thank Burt for his valuable contribution as CFO and welcomes Elvin, and is looking forward to their contribution in support of the Company’s growth strategy. 15 December 2017 Pretoria Designated Advisor Exchange Sponsors Date: 15/12/2017 11:30:00 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.