MTN
MTN
MTN Group Limited - Results Of The Annual General Meeting
Of MTN ("AGM") And Reconstitution Of The MTN Board
MTN Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1994/009584/06)
(Share code: MTN)
(ISIN code: ZAE000042164)
("MTN" or "the Group)
RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of MTN ("AGM") AND RECONSTITUTION OF THE
MTN BOARD
Shareholders are advised that at the AGM held today, all the resolutions
proposed, other than ordinary resolution number 2 proposing to grant the
directors of MTN a general authority to issue equity securities for cash, were
passed by the requisite majority of shareholders. The special resolution will
be lodged with the Registrar of Companies for registration.
Shareholders are referred to the SENS announcement released on 10 May 2006 in
terms of which shareholders were advised of the proposed appointment of six new
independent non-executive directors to the MTN board. At today"s AGM the
appointment of the following new independent non-executive directors was
approved by MTN shareholders:
Mr Peter Woicke (German)
Dr Mamphela Ramphele (South African)
Ms Koosum Kalyan (South African)
Mr Johnson Njeke (South African)
Sheik Abdul Rahman H Sharbatly (Saudi Arabian)
Dr Christopher Kolade informed the nominations committee of the MTN board that
he would be unable to take up his appointment and his nomination to the MTN
board was accordingly withdrawn.
The members of the reconstituted MTN board are:
Mr Cyril M Ramaphosa (Chairman), Mr Phuthuma F Nhleko (Group President and CEO),
Mr Sifiso R Dabengwa (Group Chief Operating Officer), Mr Robert D Nisbet (Group
Chief Financial Officer), Mr Peter L Woicke, Dr Mamphela Ramphele, Ms Koosum
Kalyan, Mr Johnson MN Njeke, Sheikh Abdul Rahman H Sharbatly, Mr Jan HN Strydom,
Mr Alan F van Biljon, Mr Douglas DB Band.
The reconstituted MTN board will support MTN"s new operating and reporting
structure, which now comprise three regional focus areas - Southern Africa,
West/Central Africa and Middle East, North and East Africa.
Fairland
13 June 2006
Sponsor
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Proprietary) Limited
Date: 13/06/2006 05:41:26 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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