Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board ECSPONENT LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number: 1998/013215/06 JSE Code: ECS – ISIN: ZAE000179594 Debt Issuer Codes: ECSP and ECSD (“Ecsponent” or “the Company”) APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD The Ecsponent board is pleased to inform shareholders, in compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, that Mr Shaka Sisulu has been appointed as independent non-executive director to the board of directors of the Company (“the Board”) with effect from 1 January 2020. Mr Shaka Sisulu is executive Chair at award-winning marketing agency Retroviral, sports agency RetroActive, social media agency Plum Factory, data analytics firm, ROI Africa and animation studio, Kraons. These agencies are part of the Truth Digital marketing group that Sisulu is developing in partnership with Capitis Equities, and service brands the likes of Multichoice, M-net, Russell Hobbs, RoccoMamas, Pie City and Bio Gen. Sisulu also serves on the board of David Philips, a renowned publisher. Sisulu has a 20-year career in developing media and technology businesses, including the telecommunications business of the ITEC group. Sisulu is a recipient of the Mahatma Gandhi Satyagraha Award for contributing to youth development in South Africa. He is also an Archbishop Tutu Fellow, member of the African Leadership Network (ALN) and a Mail & Guardian’s Young South African alumni. A social activist Sisulu previously co-founded a 20,000 strong volunteer movement “Cheesekids for Humanity” that popularized Nelson Mandela Day, was a founding member of Foundation for a Safe South Africa, a board member at Lovelife, and successfully embarked on two Kilimanjaro expeditions for charitable causes, in 2012 and 2015. He has also served in various political structures of the African National Congress (ANC). Sisulu has extensive media experience, having been a radio, and TV broadcaster, a print columnist and social commentator online. Sisulu holds a Post-graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GIBS) and is reading for a Masters in Philosophy (International Business). The Board welcomes Shaka and looks forward to his contribution to the Company. For more information about this announcement or the Ecsponent group, email investor.relations@ecsponent.com or visit www.ecsponentlimited.com/investor-relations 27 November 2019 Pretoria Sponsor to Ecsponent Questco Corporate Advisory (Pty) Ltd Date: 27-11-2019 10:06:00 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.