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LETSHEGO HOLDINGS LIMITED - Managing Director Resignation

Release Date: 02/08/2018 09:32
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Managing Director Resignation

Letshego Holdings Limited

Incorporated in the Republic of Botswana

Registration number 98/442

(JSE Code: “BILETS”)

(“Letshego Holdings” or “the   Company” or “the issuer”)



This announcement is being released on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange for
information purposes only in respect of Letshego Holdings Limited’s Note
Programme.



LETSHEGO HOLDINGS LIMITED – NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

Letshego Holdings Limited (“LHL” / “the Company” / “Letshego”) was incorporated
in 1998, is headquartered in Gaborone and has been publicly listed on the
Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) since 2002. It is an inclusive finance focused
Group with consumer, micro-lending and deposit-taking subsidiaries across sub-
Saharan Africa.

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company hereby announces that Chris
Low, the Group Managing Director, has decided to step down from his role after
five years at the helm, to pursue other opportunities.

Letshego has made significant progress towards developing into a pan-African
inclusive finance provider, operating across 11 countries with 6 deposit taking
licenses and in the last financial year recorded over BWP 1 billion in profit
before taxes.

On behalf of the Board: “We would like to thank Chris for his leadership of, and
contribution to, Letshego. During Chris’s tenure, Letshego has become one of
Botswana’s largest multinational providers of simple, appropriate and accessible
financial solutions.

“Gaborone has been at the heart of the Letshego business for 20 years and we see
a bright future for our operations here, and across the continent. A Management
Transition Team has been established and will be responsible for the management
of Letshego while the Board identifies a successor.”

The Management Transition Team will be led by Colm Patterson, the Group Chief
Financial Officer of Letshego. Chris will continue to work with the Company as an
advisor during this period, to ensure a smooth transition.

Commenting on the announcement, Chris Low said: “I am incredibly proud of the
business Letshego is today and the team that has built it. I look forward to
watching the Company continue to flourish and to improve the lives of Africans
across the continent.”

A thorough search has been initiated to find a permanent Group Managing Director.
An announcement will be made in due course.




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Letshego continues to drive its financial inclusion strategy and strengthen its
operations through investment in technology, people, and strategic partnerships.
The Board is confident that the Company is well-positioned to benefit from the
growing markets across its sub-Saharan footprint.



02 August 2018



Debt sponsor in South Africa

The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, acting through its Corporate and
Investment Banking division



Sponsoring broker in Botswana

African Alliance Securities




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