MTNN Announces Completion of Allotment of Incentive Shares to Qualified Shareholders

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March 9, 2023/NGX

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) is pleased to inform the market of the successful allotment of the Incentive Shares to qualified Shareholders, as promised to participating investors in the December 2021 Offer for Sale (the Offer), which was completed on 31 January 2022 – the date on which the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) cleared the Offer allotment. The Offer included an incentive of one (1) ordinary Share for every twenty (20) ordinary shares purchased and allotted (the Incentive Shares) up to a maximum of two hundred and fifty (250) ordinary shares to encourage retail participation.

As disclosed in the Offer Prospectus, the Incentive became effective on January 31, 2023 (the Qualification Date), being 12 months following the SEC’s clearance of the Offer Allotment. The shareholders who qualified for the Incentive Shares are those who:

I. Purchased and were allotted at least 20 ordinary shares in the Offer;

II. Held some or all the shares allotted at the Offer as at the Qualification Date, 31 January 2023 but subject to holding at least 20 ordinary shares; and

Ill. Whose names appeared in the Register of Members at the Qualification Date.

Consequently, 120,359 investors, representing 94.77% of those who participated in the Offer, qualified to receive the Incentive Shares totalling 3,977,418 ordinary shares of MTN Nigeria. This brings the total shares allotted through the Offer to approximately 665.23 million.

The Incentive Shares have been credited to their Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) accounts from the shares held by MTN International (Mauritius) Limited, in line with our ambition of creating shared value for our shareholders.

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