ATLAS Mara Limited Results of AGM held on 31 May 2017 (8093G)

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RNS Number : 8093G

ATLAS Mara Limited

01 June 2017

1 June 2017

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 31 May 2017

Atlas Mara Limited ("Atlas Mara" or the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held yesterday on 31 May 2017, all the resolutions put to all shareholders were passed on a poll.

Resolutions 1 to 10 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions.

The results of the votes cast on each resolution are as follows:

 
 Resolution                           Total votes   Total votes   Votes        Votes withheld 
                                       for           against       total 
                                       (% total      (% total 
                                       votes)        votes) 
-----------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
      To receive and approve 
       the Directors' Report 
       and Accounts and the 
       Auditors' Report for 
       the financial year 
 1     ended 31 December 2016         44,073,830    0             44,073,830   586,179 
                                       100%          0% 
---  ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
      Election of Ms. Rachel 
 2     F. Robbins                     44,073,830    0             44,073,830   586,179 
                                       100%          0% 
---  ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
      Election of Mr. Tonye 
 3     Cole                           41,059,908    3,013,922     44,073,830   586,179 
                                       93.16%        6.84% 
---  ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
      Election of Ms. Olufunke 
 4     Opeke                          44,073,830    0             44,073,830   586,179 
                                       100%          0% 
---  ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
      Election of Mr. Amadou 
 5     Raimi                          44,067,163    6,667         44,073,830   586,179 
                                       99.98%        0.02% 
---  ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
      Election of Mr. Eduardo 
       Chivambo Mondlane, 
 6     Jr.                            44,067,163    6,667         44,073,830   586,179 
                                       99.98%        0.02% 
---  ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
      Election of Mr. Robert 
 7     E. Diamond, Jr.                44,067,163    6,667         44,073,830   586,179 
                                       99.98%        0.02% 
---  ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
      Election of Mr. Ashish 
 8     J. Thakkar                     40,423,444    3,650,386     44,073,830   586,179 
                                       91.72%        8.28% 
---  ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
      Following the departure 
       of Mr. John Vitalo 
       from the Company, effective 
       15 February 2017, to 
       note and ratify his 
       removal as a director 
       on the board of the 
       Company, all applicable 
       subsidiary boards, 
       and all applicable 
       boards of affiliated 
 9     companies                      44,067,163    6,667         44,073,830   586,179 
                                       99.98%        0.02% 
---  ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
      To re-appoint KPMG 
       Inc. as auditors of 
       the Company to hold 
       office from the conclusion 
       of this annual general 
       meeting until the conclusion 
       of the next annual 
       general meeting on 
       such remuneration and 
       terms of engagement 
       as may be fixed by 
 10    the Board                      44,073,830    0             44,073,830   586,179 
                                       100%          0% 
---  ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 

The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of AGM which is available alongside the AGM results on the Company's website at http://atlasmara.com.

Contact Details

Investors

John-Paul Crutchley, [phone]

Kojo Dufu, [phone]

Media

Teneo Strategy, [phone]

Anthony Silverman

About Atlas Mara

Atlas Mara Limited (LON: ATMA) is a financial services institution listed on the London Stock Exchange. Its vision is to create sub-Saharan Africa's premier financial services institution through organic and inorganic growth by combining the best of global institutional knowledge with extensive local insights. With a presence in seven sub-Saharan countries, Atlas Mara aims to be a positive disruptive force in the markets in which we operate by leveraging technology to provide innovative and differentiated product offerings, excellent customer service and accelerate financial inclusion in the countries in which the Company operates. For more information, visit www.atlasmara.com.

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