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YEBOYETHU (RF) LIMITED - Results for the year ended 31 March 2017 and dividend declaration

Release Date: 15/05/2017 11:30
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Results for the year ended 31 March 2017 and dividend declaration

YeboYethu (RF) Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 2008/014734/06)
Share code: YYLBEE            ISIN: ZAE000218483
("YeboYethu” or the “company”)


Results for the year ended 31 March 2017 and dividend declaration

YeboYethu’s only material investment is its investment in Vodacom (Proprietary) Limited (‘Vodacom
SA’). Shareholders are advised that Vodacom Group Limited ("Vodacom") has released its preliminary
reviewed results for the year ended 31 March 2017 on SENS. The preliminary reviewed results
announcement includes selected information on the Vodacom (Proprietary) Limited operations and is
available for download on the Vodacom website hosted at www.vodacom.com

Audited YeboYethu results for the year ended 31 March 2017 are also available on YeboYethu's
website at www.yeboyethu.co.za. The salient features include:

    -   Gain on measurement of financial instrument increased to R352.7 million (2016: R194.5
        million);
    -   Vodacom SA option asset up 27.5% (2016:17.9%) to R1,634.8 million;
    -   Basic earnings per share of 2,012.1 cents (2016: 969.6 cents); and
    -   A gross dividend of 112 cents (2016: 111 cents) per ordinary share to be paid on 12 June
        2017.

Audited results of Vodacom (Proprietary) Limited for the year ended 31 March 2017 are also
available on YeboYethu's website at www.yeboyethu.co.za

Declaration of final dividend number 9 - payable from income reserves

Notice is hereby given that a gross final dividend number 9 of 112 cents per ordinary share in respect
of the financial year ended 31 March 2017 has been declared payable on Monday 12 June 2017 to
shareholders recorded in the register at the close of business on Friday 9 June 2017. The number of
ordinary shares in issue at the date of this declaration is 14 395 300. The dividend will be subject to a
local dividend withholding tax rate of 20% which will result in a net dividend to those shareholders not
exempt from paying dividend withholding tax of 89.60 cents per ordinary share.

Last day to trade shares cum dividend             Tuesday 6 June 2017
Shares commence trading ex-dividend               Wednesday 7 June 2017
Record date                                       Friday 9 June 2017
Payment date                                      Monday 12 June 2017

Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday 7 June 2017 and
Friday 9 June 2017, both days inclusive.

On Monday 12 June 2017, the final dividend will be electronically transferred into the bank accounts
of all certificated shareholders where this facility is available. Shareholders who hold dematerialised
shares will have their accounts at their CSDP or broker credited on Monday 12 June 2017.

YeboYethu (RF) Limited tax reference number is 9087475175

Midrand

Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited

15 May 2017

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