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MTN Group - Conditions to the MTN Group offer to Investcom shareholders
MTN Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1994/009584/06)
(Share code: MTN)
(ISIN code: ZAE000042164)
("MTN Group" or the "Company")
CONDITIONS TO THE MTN GROUP OFFER TO INVESTCOM SHAREHOLDERS
Shareholders are referred to the undertaking contained in paragraphs 2.2.6 and
2.3.2 of the MTN Group shareholder circular dated 12 June 2006 to communicate
the fulfillment or otherwise of the conditions pertaining to MTN Group"s offer
to shareholders of Investcom LLC ("Investcom") to acquire the entire issued
share capital of Investcom ("the Offer"). Shareholders of MTN Group are advised
that satisfactory progress is being made and that, as at the date of this
announcement, no additional material information has come to the attention of
the Board of MTN Group which should be brought to the attention of the
shareholders of MTN Group in voting for the approval of the Offer at the general
meeting to be held on 27 June 2006. The Offer remains subject to, amongst other
things, the fulfillment or waiver of the acceptance condition, the approval of
the Offer by MTN shareholders, the approval by the JSE Limited of the listing of
additional MTN Group shares to be issued as consideration for the Offer and the
approval by the Commission for the Protection of Competition in Cyprus as
referred to in the circular dated 12 June 2006.
The Offer remains open for acceptance by Investcom shareholders until 5.00 p.m.
(Dubai time) on 28 June 2006.
Further announcements will be made in due course, as appropriate.
Fairland
20 June 2006
Joint financial adviser and transaction sponsor
Deutsche Securities (SA) (Proprietary) Limited
Member of the Deutsche Bank Group
Joint financial adviser
First Africa (SA) (Proprietary). Limited
South African legal adviser
Webber Wentzel Bowens
International legal advisers
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Sponsor
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Proprietary) Limited
Date: 20/06/2006 04:08:30 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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