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MTN GROUP LIMITED - Results of the 30th Annual General Meeting

Release Date: 30/05/2025 16:28
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Results of the 30th 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 THE 30TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 29 MAY 2025

Shareholders are advised that at the 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on
Thursday, 29 May 2025 at 14:30 (South African time), all the ordinary and
special resolutions, as set out in the notice of AGM dated 25 April 2025, were
presented to the shareholders entitled to vote being present in person/virtually
and/or represented by proxy.

The total number of shares present and represented, including proxies, at the
meeting was 1,541,646,204 or 81.82% of MTN's issued share capital as of Friday,
23 May 2025, being the Voting Record Date.

The voting results were as follows:

                                                                               SHARES
                                            TOTAL SHARES VOTED
                                                                             ABSTAINED
                                   FOR    AGAINST
                                                            NUMBER      %*           %*
RESOLUTION                         (%)        (%)

Ordinary resolution number 1
1.1 Re-election of MH Jonas      96.76       3.24    1,540,814,728   81.77         0.04
    as a director
1.2 Re-election of KDK           97.34       2.66    1,540,814,728   81.77         0.04
    Mokhele as a director
1.3 Re-election of VM Rague      98.58       1.42    1,540,814,728   81.77         0.04
    as a director
1.4 Re-election of SLA           99.86       0.14    1,540,814,728   81.77         0.04
    Sanusi as a director
1.5 Election of SAX Gwala as     99.89       0.11    1,540,814,728   81.77         0.04
    a director
Ordinary resolution number 2
2.1 Election of SN Mabaso-       99.18       0.82    1,540,814,728   81.77         0.04
    Koyana as a member of
    the Audit Committee
2.2 Election of CWN Molope       99.46       0.54    1,540,814,728   81.77         0.04
    as a member of the Audit
    Committee
2.3 Election of NP Gosa as a     98.20       1.80    1,540,814,728   81.77         0.04
    member of the Audit
    Committee
2.4    Election of VM Rague      98.22       1.78    1,540,814,728   81.77         0.04
    as a member of the Audit
    Committee
2.5    Election of T             99.52       0.48    1,540,779,201   81.77         0.05
    Pennington as a member
    of the Audit Committee
2.6 Election of SAX Gwala as     99.51       0.49    1,540,814,728   81.77         0.04
    a member of the Audit
    Committee
Ordinary resolution number 3
3.1     Election of NL Sowazi    95.10      4.90     1,540,814,728   81.77        0.04
     as a member of the
     Social, Ethics and
     Sustainability Committee
3.2     Election of KDK          98.23      1.77     1,540,814,728   81.77        0.04
     Mokhele as a member of
     the Social, Ethics and
     Sustainability Committee
3.3     Election of SP Miller    99.59      0.41     1,540,814,728   81.77        0.04
     as a member of the
     Social, Ethics and
     Sustainability Committee
3.4     Election of SAX Gwala    99.92      0.08     1,540,814,728   81.77        0.04
     as a member of the
     Social, Ethics and
     Sustainability Committee
3.5     Election of SLA          99.88      0.12     1,540,814,728   81.77        0.04
     Sanusi as a member of
     the Social, Ethics and
     Sustainability Committee
3.6     Election of N Newton-    99.93      0.07     1,540,814,728   81.77        0.04
     King as a member of the
     Social, Ethics and
     Sustainability Committee
Ordinary resolution number 4
Appointment of Ernst & Young     99.97      0.03   1,540,814,728   81.77        0.04
Inc. as an auditor of the
Company
Ordinary resolution number 5
General      authority     for   89.07     10.93   1,540,814,728   81.77        0.04
directors to allot and issue
authorized     but    unissued
ordinary shares
Ordinary resolution number 6
General      authority     for   88.92     11.08   1,540,814,728   81.77        0.04
directors to allot and issue
ordinary shares for cash
Ordinary resolution number 7
Non-binding advisory vote on     75.66     24.34   1,540,778,733   81.77        0.05
the Company's remuneration
policy
Ordinary resolution number 8
Non-binding advisory vote on     59.18     40.82   1,540,778,733   81.77        0.05
the Company's remuneration
implementation report


                                                                             SHARES
                                          TOTAL SHARES VOTED
                                                                           ABSTAINED
                                   FOR   AGAINST
                                                          NUMBER      %*          %*
RESOLUTION                         (%)       (%)
Special resolution number 1
1.1    Proposed approval of      98.84      1.16   1,540,806,683   81.77        0.04
    remuneration payable to
    MTN Group Board Local
    Chairman
1.2    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77        0.04
    remuneration payable to
       MTN Group Board
       International Chairman
1.3       Proposed approval of    99.98     0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       MTN Group Board Local
       member
1.4       Proposed approval of    99.98     0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       MTN Group Board
       International member
1.5       Proposed approval of    99.21     0.79   1,540,806,683   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       MTN Group Board Local
       Lead Independent
       director
1.6       Proposed approval of    99.98     0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       MTN Group Board
       International Lead
       Independent director
1.7       Proposed approval of    99.22      0.78   1,540,806,683   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Human Capital and
       Remuneration Committee
       Local Chairman
1.8       Proposed approval of    99.98      0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Human Capital and
       Remuneration Committee
       International Chairman
1.9       Proposed approval of    99.98      0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Human Capital and
       Remuneration Committee
       Local member
1.10    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Human Capital and
       Remuneration Committee
       International member
1.11    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Social, Ethics and
       Sustainability Committee
       Local Chairman
1.12    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Social, Ethics and
       Sustainability Committee
       International Chairman
1.13    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Social, Ethics and
       Sustainability Committee
       Local member
1.14    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Social, Ethics and
       Sustainability Committee
       International member
1.15    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Audit Committee Local
       Chairman
1.16    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Audit Committee
       International Chairman
1.17    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Audit Committee Local
       member
1.18    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,683   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Audit Committee
       International member
1.19    Proposed approval of      77.62     22.38   1,540,806,610   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Risk Management and
       Compliance Committee
       Local Chairman
1.20    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Risk Management and
       Compliance Committee
       International Chairman
1.21    Proposed approval of      78.76      21.24   1,540,806,610   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Risk Management and
       Compliance Committee
       Local member
1.22    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Risk Management and
       Compliance Committee
       International member
1.23    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Finance and Investment
       Committee Local Chairman
1.24    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Finance and Investment
       Committee International
       Chairman
1.25    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Finance and Investment
       Committee Local member
1.26    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Finance and Investment
       Committee International
       member
1.27    Proposed approval of      99.98      0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Ad Hoc Strategy
       Committee Local Chairman
       (including from its
       establishment in 2023)
1.28    Proposed approval of      99.54      0.46   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Ad Hoc Strategy
       Committee International
       Chairman (including from
       its establishment in
       2023)
1.29    Proposed approval of      99.98     0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Ad Hoc Strategy
       Committee Local member
       (including from its
       establishment in 2023)
1.30    Proposed approval of      99.55     0.45   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Ad Hoc Strategy
       Committee International
       member (including from
       its establishment in
       2023)
1.31    Proposed approval of      99.98     0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Directors Affairs and
       Corporate Governance
       Committee Local Chairman
1.32    Proposed approval of      99.98     0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Directors Affairs and
       Corporate Governance
       Committee International
       Chairman
1.33    Proposed approval of      99.98     0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Directors Affairs and
       Corporate Governance
       Committee Local member
1.34    Proposed approval of      99.98     0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Directors Affairs and
       Corporate Governance
       Committee International
       member
1.35    Proposed approval of      99.98     0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Information Technology
       Committee Local Chairman
1.36    Proposed approval of      99.98     0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
       remuneration payable to
       Information Technology
       Committee International
       Chairman
1.37    Proposed approval of      99.98     0.02   1,540,806,610   81.77       0.04
       remuneration payable to
     Information Technology
     Committee Local Member
1.38 Proposed approval of        99.98      0.02    1,540,806,610   81.77        0.04
     remuneration payable to
     Information Technology
     Committee International
     Member
1.39 Proposed approval of        78.76      21.24    1,540,651,123   81.76         0.05
     remuneration payable to
     Sourcing Committee Local
     Chairman
1.40 Proposed approval of        99.98       0.02    1,540,651,123   81.76         0.05
     remuneration payable to
     Sourcing Committee
     International Chairman
1.41 Proposed approval of        98.93       1.07    1,540,651,123   81.76         0.05
     remuneration payable to
     Sourcing Committee Local
     Member
1.42 Proposed approval of        99.99       0.01    1,540,651,123   81.76         0.05
     remuneration payable to
     Sourcing Committee
     International Member
Special resolution number 2
Repurchase of the Company's      99.96       0.04    1,540,580,029   81.76         0.06
shares
Special resolution number 3
Financial     assistance    to   97.11       2.89    1,540,651,123   81.76         0.05
subsidiaries     and     other
related    and    interrelated
entities
Special resolution number 4
Financial     assistance    to   95.46       4.54    1,540,651,123   81.76         0.05
directors and/or prescribed
officers and employee share
scheme beneficiaries
Special resolution number 5
Financial assistance to MTN      98.83       1.17    1,540,239,048   81.74         0.07
Zakhele Futhi (RF) Limited

* Expressed as a percentage of MTN ordinary shares in issue as at the Voting
Record Date.

Ernst & Young Inc. has issued a factual finding report on the results.


Shareholders are further advised that due to ordinary resolution number 8,
relating to the non-binding advisory vote on the Company's remuneration
implementation report, being voted against by more than 25% of the voting rights
exercised at the AGM, an invitation will be extended to dissenting shareholders
to engage with the Company. Further details on the shareholder engagements will
be announced on the Stock Exchange News Service of the JSE Limited in due
course.


Fairland
30 May 2025
Lead sponsor
JP Morgan Equities (SA) Proprietary Limited

Joint sponsor
Tamela Holdings Proprietary Limited

Date: 30-05-2025 04:28:00
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