Results of Annual General Meeting
MTN Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration Number 1994/009584/06
Share code: MTN
ISIN: ZAE000042164
("MTN" or the “Company”)
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Shareholders of MTN are advised that at the twenty first annual general meeting held on
Wednesday, 25 May 2016 at 14:30 (South African time) (“Annual General Meeting”), all the
ordinary and special resolutions, as set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 25
April 2016, were passed by the requisite majority of votes of shareholders present in person or
represented by proxy.
The total number of shares present/represented, including proxies, at the meeting was
1 507 376 915 or 82.68% of MTN’s issued share capital as at Friday, 20 May 2016, being the
Voting Record Date.
The voting results were as follows:
TOTAL SHARES VOTED SHARES
ABSTAINED
FOR AGAINST
NUMBER %* %*
RESOLUTION (%) (%)
Ordinary resolution number 1
1.1 Re-election of A T Mikati as
81.47 18.52 1 489 789 552 80.73 0.95
a director
1.2 Re-election of KP Kalyan as
80.53 19.46 1 500 813 377 81.32 0.35
a director
1.3 Re-election of AF van Biljon
75.95 24.04 1 504 450 411 81.52 0.15
as a director
1.4 Re-election of J van Rooyen
80.11 19.88 1 500 208 634 81.29 0.38
as a director
1.5 Election of S Kheradpir as a
99.84 0.15 1 506 487 266 81.63 0.04
director
Ordinary resolution number 2
2.1 Election of KC Ramon as a
member and chairperson of 99.10 0.89 1 506 121 760 81.61 0.06
the audit committee
2.2 Election of NP Mageza as a
member of the audit 96.78 3.21 1 485 644 809 80.50 1.17
committee
2.3 Election of AT Mikati as a
member of the audit 0.77
66.65 33.34 1 493 092 970 80.90
committee
2.4 Election of J van Rooyen as
a member of the audit 80.21 19.78 1 500 113 680 81.29 0.39
committee
Ordinary resolution number 3
Re-appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. and 99.49 0.50 1 506 755 250 81.65 0.03
SizweNtsalubaGobodo Inc. as
joint independent auditors
Ordinary resolution number 4
General authority for directors to 86.11 13.88 1 506 729 908 81.64 0.03
allot and issue ordinary shares
Ordinary resolution number 5
General authority for directors to
90.12 9.87 1 506 729 983 81.64 0.03
allot and issue ordinary shares for
cash
Advisory endorsement
Endorsement of the remuneration 67.81 32.18 1 448 810 291 78.51 3.17
philosophy (policy)
Special resolution number 1
Approval of a general authority for
MTN and/or any of its subsidiaries
99.77 0.22 1 505 955 572 81.60 0.06
to repurchase or purchase, as the
case may be, shares in the
Company
Special resolution number 2
Approval to the Company to grant
financial assistance to its 99.51 0.48 1 504 861 468 81.54 0.13
subsidiaries and other related and
interrelated companies
Special resolution number 3
Approval to the Company to grant
financial assistance to directors
93.98 6.01 1 503 407 133 81.46 0.21
and/or prescribed officers and
employee share scheme
beneficiaries
*Expressed as a percentage of 1 845 493 245 MTN ordinary shares in issue as at the Voting
Record Date.
RETIREMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Shareholders are also advised that Messrs. MJN Njeke and JHN Strydom, who have served on
the board as independent non-executive directors for an aggregate period in excess of nine
years, retired as directors of the Company at the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday
25 May 2016.
The Board thanks the directors for their valuable contribution over the years.
26 May 2016
Sponsor
Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited
Date: 26/05/2016 05:34:00 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.