Results of the Annual General Meeting Ascendis Health Limited (Registration number 2008/005856/06) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Share code: ASC ISIN: ZAE000185005 (“Ascendis” or “the Company”) RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Ascendis is pleased to advise shareholders that all the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting, held on 8 November 2018, were passed by the requisite number of ordinary shareholders. Ascendis has 489 469 959 ordinary shares in issue of which 372 159 795 shares were voted at the Annual General Meeting, representing 76.03%. Resolutions Shares voted Votes Votes Abstained For Against Number % (1) % (2) % (2) % (1) Ordinary resolution number 1: 353 424 043 72.21 100.00 0.00* 5.23% Adoption of annual financial statements Ordinary resolution number 2: 353 417 587 72.20 100.00 0.00* 5.23% Re-appointment of auditors Ordinary resolution number 3.1: 353 417 587 72.20 99.50 0.50 5.23% Re-appointment of Bharti Harie as an independent non-executive director Ordinary resolution number 3.2: 353 417 587 72.20 99.48 0.52 5.23% Re-appointment of Mary Sina Bomela as an independent non-executive director Ordinary resolution number 4.1: 353 424 043 72.21 99.85 0.15 5.23% Appointment of Thomas Bjerregaard Thomsen as an executive director Ordinary resolution number 4.2: 353 417 521 72.20 100.00 0.00* 5.23% Appointment of Dr Noyulolo Yoza Jekwa as a non-executive director Ordinary resolution number 4.3: 353 417 587 72.20 99.50 0.50 5.23% Appointment of Johannes George Sebulela as an independent non- executive director Ordinary resolution number 5.1: 353 417 521 72.20 99.50 0.50 5.23% Appointment of Bharti Harie as Chairman and a member of the Audit Committee Ordinary resolution number 5.2: 353 417 587 72.20 99.50 0.50 5.23% Appointment of Mary Sina Bomela as a member of the Audit Committee Ordinary resolution number 5.3: 353 416 287 72.20 96.41 3.59 5.23% Appointment of Dr Kinesh Sachidanandan Pather as a member of the Audit Committee Ordinary resolution number 6: 353 417 587 72.20 77.69 22.04 5.23% General authority to issue shares for cash Special resolution number 1: 353 417 587 72.20 92.92 7.08 5.23% Approval of non-executive directors’ remuneration Special resolution number 2: 353 436 087 72.21 93.70 6.30 5.22% General authority to repurchase shares in the Company Special resolution number 3: 338 740 342 69.21 89.32 10.68 9.79% Approval of financial assistance in terms of section 44 of the Act Special resolution number 4: 338 740 342 69.21 88.82 11.18 9.79% Approval of financial assistance in terms of section 45 of the Act Ordinary resolution number 7: 353 417 587 72.20 85.73 14.27 5.23% Endorsement of Ascendis’ Remuneration Policy Ordinary resolution number 8: 353 417 587 72.20 89.16 10.84 5.23% Endorsement of Ascendis’ Remuneration Implementation Report Ordinary resolution number 9: 353 417 587 72.20 100.00 0.00* 5.23% Authority to sign all documents Notes: 1. As a percentage of total ordinary shares in issue. 2. As a percentage of shares voted. * Less than 0.00% Bryanston 9 November 2018 Sponsor Questco Corporate Advisory (Pty) Ltd Date: 09/11/2018 10:30:00 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.