VODACOM GROUP LIMITED - Appointment of director

Appointment of director

Vodacom Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1993/005461/06)
Share code VOD        ISIN ZAE000132577
ISIN: ZAG000106063 JSE Code: VOD008
ADR code VDMCY ISIN US9258D2009
(“Vodacom Group” or “the company”)


Appointment of director

In accordance with paragraph 3.59 of the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised
that Mr Hatem Dowidar (BSc Telecommunications Engineering, MBA) has been appointed as a
non-executive director of the company with effect from 5 February 2014.

Hatem is the chief executive officer of Vodafone Egypt S.A.E having more than 22 years of
experience in multinational companies, where he spent 17 years of them in the
telecommunications business.

Hatem    initially   joined   Vodafone   in   1999   as   the   CMO   of   Vodafone   Egypt.

He was then appointed as the Global Director of Consumer Voice Services in Vodafone Group
in the HQ for 18 months. After this, he became the CEO of Vodafone Malta for two years and in
2007, he returned back to Vodafone Group in England, and was appointed as CEO of Partner
Markets     with  partnerships      covering  over   45    markets   in    five   continents.

Before Vodafone, Hatem worked in various managerial roles in Procter & Gamble as well as
AEG (Daimler Benz Group) in Egypt.

Mr Peter Moyo, Chairman of Vodacom Group, stated that he welcomed the appointment and
was looking forward to Hatem’s contribution on the Board.


Midrand
5 February 2014
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited

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