MTN
MTN
MTN Group Limited - Compulsory acquisition of outstanding Investcom LLC shares
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")
COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF OUTSTANDING INVESTCOM LLC SHARES
MTN Group shareholders are referred to the announcement dated 13 July 2006 which
advised that, as at 5.00 p.m. (Dubai time) on 12 July 2006, it had received
valid acceptances of the offer to shareholders of Investcom LLC
("Investcom")("the Offer") in respect of 1,428,797,344 Investcom shares
(representing approximately 99.5% of the issued share capital of Investcom).
Accordingly, MTN Group is today dispatching compulsory acquisition notices under
Article 83 of the Companies Law, Dubai Financial International Centre Law No.2
of 2004 to the holders of Investcom shares who have not yet accepted the Offer.
Transfer of the compulsorily acquired Investcom shares is expected to take place
on or after 31 August 2006.
The Offer will remain open for acceptances until further notice. At least 14
days notice will be given by an announcement before the Offer is closed.
Fairland
20 July 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: 20/07/2006 03:00:06 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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