Trading Statement for the six months ended 30 June 2017 MTN Group Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1994/009584/06) Share code: MTN ISIN ZAE000042164 ("MTN" or the “Company”) TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2017 MTN is currently in the process of finalising its financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2017, which will be announced on the Stock Exchange News Service of the JSE Limited on Thursday, 3 August 2017. Following the trading statement published on Friday, 14 July 2017, shareholders are further advised that MTN expects to report interim 2017 basic headline earnings per share of between 210 cents and 230 cents and basic earnings per share of between 280 cents and 300 cents. This compares with a headline loss per share of 271 cents and attributable loss per share of 301 cents reported in the prior comparable period. The negative performance in the prior comparable period was mainly as a result of non-recurring costs, including the Nigeria regulatory fine of 474 cents per share (cps) which was fully expensed in prior periods, professional fees related to the fine of 73 cps and losses of 136 cps from MTN’s 51% equity interest in Nigeria Tower InterCo B.V. mainly as a result of unrealised losses on US dollar- denominated loans prior to the exercise of the exchange right where MTN exchanged its 51% shares of Nigeria Tower InterCo B.V. for an increased equity stake in IHS. The financial information on which this trading statement is based has neither been reviewed nor audited by MTN`s external auditors. Fairland 27 July 2017 Sponsor Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited Date: 27/07/2017 07:05:00 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.