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JSE - ASC Profile’s Stock Exchange Handbook: 2025 - Issue 4
Ascendis Health Ltd. Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

ISIN: ZAE000185005 SHORT: ASCENDIS CODE: ASC ISIN: ZAE000066692 SHORT: ASPEN CODE: APN
REG NO: 2008/005856/06 FOUNDED: 2008 LISTED: 2013 REG NO: 1985/002935/06 FOUNDED: 1850 LISTED: 1998
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Ascendis Health is a health and wellness NATURE OF BUSINESS: Aspen is a global specialty and branded
investment holding company which markets and distributes a pharmaceutical company, improving the health of patients across
portfolio of leading brands, products and medical devices. the world through its high quality and affordable medicines. Active
SECTOR: HlthCare--HtlhCare--Pharmaceutic&Biotech--Pharmaceuticals at every stage of the value chain, the Group is uniquely diversified
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 100 by geography, product, and manufacturing capability.
DIRECTORS: Chetty A (ind ne), de Bruyn T (ne), Nolte R (ind ne), SECTOR: HlthCare--HtlhCare--Pharmaceutic&Biotech--Pharmaceuticals
Wellner Dr K U H (ind ne, German), Harie B (Chair, ind ne), NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 9 161
Neethling A C (CEO), Mbele L (CFO) DIRECTORS: de Beer L (ind ne), Dongwana N P (ind ne), Haman R,
MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 13 May 2025 Kruger B J (ld ind ne), Mkhwanazi T M (ind ne), Mortimer C N (ne),
Calibre Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd. 27.43% Muthien Dr Y G (ind ne), Redfern D S (ne), Dlamini K D (Chair, ind ne),
Cresthold (Pty) Ltd. 10.20% Saad S B (Group CE), Capazorio S (CFO)
Kefolile Health Investments (Pty) Ltd. 8.90% MAJOR ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS as at 6 May 2025
POSTAL ADDRESS: PostNet Suite 252, Private Bag X21, Bryanston, 2021 Government Employees Pension Fund 20.17%
MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/ASC Public Investment Corporation (SOC) Ltd. 20.16%
COMPANY SECRETARY: Joseph Fine Saad, SB 12.80%
TRANSFER SECRETARY: Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Ltd. POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 1587, Gallo Manor, 2052
SPONSOR: Valeo Capital (Pty) Ltd. MORE INFO: www.sharedata.co.za/sdo/jse/APN
AUDITORS: Nexia SAB&T Inc. COMPANY SECRETARY: Raeesa Khan
CAPITAL STRUCTURE Authorised Issued TRANSFER SECRETARY: JSE Investor Services (Pty) Ltd.
ASC Ords no par val 2 000 000 000 632 469 959 SPONSOR: Investec Bank Ltd.
AUDITORS: Ernst & Young Inc.
DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc] CAPITAL STRUCTURE Authorised Issued
Ords no par val Ldt Pay Amt APN Ords no par val 717 600 000 446 252 332
Interim No 6 9 May 17 15 May 17 11.00
Final No 5 29 Nov 16 5 Dec 16 12.00 DISTRIBUTIONS [ZARc]
LIQUIDITY: Oct25 Avg 4m shares p.w., R3.2m(32.7% p.a.) Ords no par val Ldt Pay Amt
Final No 15 30 Sep 25 6 Oct 25 211.00
ASCENDIS 40 Week MA PHAR Final No 14 17 Sep 24 23 Sep 24 359.00
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LIQUIDITY: Oct25 Avg 9m shares p.w., R1 227.8m(109.7% p.a.)
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ASPEN 40 Week MA PHAR
120 28000
26000
100 24000
22000
80
20000
60 18000
16000
40 14000
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
12000
FINANCIAL STATISTICS 10000
Jun 25 Jun 24 Jun 23 Jun 22 Jun 21 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 8000
(R million)
Final Final Final Final Final(rst)
Turnover - 1 472 1 535 1 559 1 825 FINANCIAL STATISTICS
Op Inc 14 46 - 226 - 317 - 467 (R million) Jun 25 Jun 24 Jun 23 Jun 22 Jun 21
NetIntPd(Rcvd) 5 6 59 478 1 080 Final Final(rst) Final Final Final
Minority Int - - - - 36 Turnover 43 363 44 706 40 709 38 606 37 766
Att Inc 11 57 75 449 - 1 091 Op Inc 1 437 6 998 7 822 8 671 7 072
TotCompIncLoss 11 - 24 60 59 - 893 NetIntPd(Rcvd) 1 560 1 284 1 267 537 1 083
Fixed Ass - 197 120 231 201 Att Inc - 1 083 4 404 5 228 6 488 4 806
Inv & Loans 738 - - - - TotCompIncLoss 1 626 137 16 811 8 324 - 3 580
Tot Curr Ass 34 769 745 999 1 253 Fixed Ass 21 303 19 946 18 495 15 913 14 826
Ord SH Int 630 618 563 402 347 Tot Curr Ass 38 702 44 086 44 500 34 561 32 643
Minority Int - - - - 167 Ord SH Int 84 893 84 861 86 236 70 942 65 627
LT Liab 2 36 27 187 250 LT Liab 33 504 29 900 24 900 17 038 7 306
Tot Curr Liab 146 409 380 1 006 7 545 Tot Curr Liab 17 496 24 302 23 148 23 395 36 700
PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share) PER SHARE STATISTICS (cents per share)
HEPS-C (ZARc) 8.70 - 1.40 - 41.50 - 122.40 - 334.70 HEPS-C (ZARc) 792.10 1 356.60 1 405.40 1 461.20 1 204.30
NAV PS (ZARc) 101.00 99.00 89.00 82.09 71.97 DPS (ZARc) 211.00 359.00 342.00 326.00 262.00
3 Yr Beta - 0.12 0.19 0.73 1.98 2.56 NAV PS (ZARc) 19 023.54 19 016.37 19 412.10 15 944.00 14 377.60
Price High 104 83 83 130 92 3 Yr Beta 0.49 0.35 0.46 0.96 1.48
Price Low 66 59 48 45 43 Price High 25 296 25 199 18 999 28 167 17 328
Price Prd End 86 78 66 68 58 Price Low 10 575 16 096 12 889 13 221 10 298
RATIOS Price Prd End 11 949 23 331 18 362 13 904 16 209
Ret on SH Fnd 1.79 9.27 13.38 112.03 - 205.34 RATIOS
Oper Pft Mgn - 3.15 - 14.72 - 20.36 - 25.56 Ret on SH Fnd - 1.28 5.19 6.06 9.15 7.32
D:E 0.17 0.06 0.10 1.76 13.69 Oper Pft Mgn 3.31 15.65 19.21 22.46 18.73
Current Ratio 0.23 1.88 1.96 0.99 0.17 D:E 0.45 0.49 0.38 0.40 0.49
Current Ratio 2.21 1.81 1.92 1.48 0.89
Div Cover - 1.16 2.76 3.44 4.39 4.02
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