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MTN GROUP LIMITED - Results of Annual General Meeting

Release Date: 28/05/2018 17:21
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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 23rd Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) held on
Thursday, 24 May 2018 at 14:30 (South African time), all the ordinary and special resolutions, as
set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 29 March 2018, 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
1 595 499 156 or 84.67% of MTN’s issued share capital as at Friday, 18 May 2018, 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 KC Ramon as
                                      99.61       0.39       1 593 558 321     84.57         0.10
      a director
 1.2 Re-election of A Harper as a
                                      77.88       22.12      1 582 157 717     83.97         0.71
      director
 1.3 Re-election of NP Mageza
                                      98.91       1.09       1 593 561 546     84.57         0.10
      as a director
 1.4 Re-election of MLD Marole
                                      99.77       0.23       1 593 563 160     84.57         0.10
      as a director
 1.5 Re-election of KP Kalyan as
                                      97.24       2.76       1 593 557 200     84.57         0.10
      a director
 1.6 Re-election of AT Mikati as a
                                      86.95       13.05      1 592 389 140     84.51         0.17
      director
 1.7 Re-election of J van Rooyen
                                      92.10       7.90       1 592 383 007     84.51         0.17
      as a director

 Ordinary resolution number 2
 2.1 Election of KC Ramon as a
      member of the audit             99.66       0.34       1 593 557 215     84.57         0.10
      committee
 2.2 Election of PB Hanratty as a
      member of the audit             99.96       0.04       1 594 080 617     84.60         0.08
      committee
2.3   Election of NP Mageza as a
      member of the audit             97.85   2.15    1 593 562 987   84.57   0.10
      committee
2.4   Election of J van Rooyen as
      a member of the audit           96.49   3.51    1 588 432 755   84.30   0.38
      committee

Ordinary resolution number 3
Re-appointment of
                                      67.82   32.18   1 593 610 730   84.57   0.10
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. as
an auditor of the Company

Ordinary resolution number 4
Re-appointment of
                                      68.90   31.10   1 594 084 609   84.60   0.08
SizweNtsalubaGobodo Inc. as an
auditor of the Company

Ordinary resolution number 5
General authority for directors to    84.71   15.29   1 594 088 283   84.60   0.07
allot and issue ordinary shares

Ordinary resolution number 6
General authority for directors to
                                      84.49   15.51   1 594 087 745   84.60   0.07
allot and issue ordinary shares for
cash

Ordinary resolution number 7
Non-binding advisory vote on the      93.80   6.20    1 586 393 180   84.19   0.48
Company’s remuneration policy

Ordinary resolution number 8
Non-binding advisory vote on the
                                      68.17   31.83   1 574 342 764   83.55   1.12
Company’s remuneration
implementation report

Special resolution number 1
Proposed approval of
                                      96.32   3.68    1 586 384 981   84.19   0.48
remuneration payable to non-
executive directors

Special resolution number 2
Repurchase of the Company’s           99.65   0.35    1 593 485 653   84.57   0.11
shares

Special resolution number 3
Financial assistance to
                                      99.93   0.07    1 592 914 150   84.54   0.14
subsidiaries and other related and
interrelated entities
 Special resolution number 4
 Financial assistance to directors
 and/or prescribed officers and      98.11       1.89       1 585 742 797    84.16         0.52
 employee share scheme
 beneficiaries

*Expressed as a percentage of 1 884 269 758 MTN ordinary shares in issue as at the Voting
Record Date.

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 shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at its 23rd AGM held
on Thursday, 24 May 2018, an invitation is extended to such dissenting shareholders to engage
with the company as follows:

    1) Dissenting shareholders are further invited to forward their concerns/questions on the
       remuneration implementation report to the group secretary in writing by close of
       business on Friday, 1 June 2018;

    2) All dissenting shareholders to confirm their engagement to the group secretary by no
       later than close of business on Friday, 1 June 2018; and

    3) A telephone conference has been arranged for Tuesday, 5 June 2018 from 12h00 to
       13h00 (SA time).


    Group Secretary: Bongi Mtshali
    Bongi.Mtshali@mtn.com


28 May 2018

Sponsor
Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited

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