ATLAS Mara Limited Results of AGM held on 29 August 2018 (2402Z)

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ATLAS Mara Limited

30 August 2018

30 August 2018

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 29 August 2018

Atlas Mara Limited ("Atlas Mara" or the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held yesterday on 29 August 2018, all the resolutions put to all shareholders were passed on a poll.

Resolutions 1 to 14 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions, and Resolution 15 was passed as a special resolution.

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 ended 
 1     31 December 2017               118,885,434   3,643,719     122,529,153   60,228 
                                       97.0%         3.0% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      Election of Mr. Robert 
 2     E. Diamond, Jr.                111,202,651   6,506,987     117,709,638   4,879,743 
                                       94.5%         5.5% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      Election of Ms. Rachel 
 3     F. Robbins                     122,543,392   45,989        122,589,381   0 
                                       99.9%         0.0% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      Election of Ms. Olufunke 
 4     Opeke                          122,483,164   106,217       122,589,381   0 
                                       99.9%         0.1% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      Election of Mr. Amadou 
 5     Raimi                          122,483,164   106,217       122,589,381   0 
                                       99.9%         0.1% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      Election of Mr. Eduardo 
 6     Chivambo Mondlane, Jr.         122,483,164   106,217       122,589,381   0 
                                       99.9%         0.1% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      Election of Mr. Michael 
 7     Wilkerson.                     113,894,086   8,681,961     122,576,047   13,334 
                                       92.9%         7.1% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      Election of Mr. Richard 
 8     Boucher                        111,215,985   11,373,396    122,589,381   0 
                                       90.7%         9.3% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      Election of Mr. Hisham 
 9     Ezz Al-Arab                    111,172,461   11,373,396    122,589,381   43,524 
                                       90.7%         9.3% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      Election of Mr. Simon 
 10    Lee                            122,589,381   0             122,589,381   0 
                                       100%          0% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      Following the stepping 
       down of Mr. Ashish J. 
       Thakkar, as a director 
       of the Company, effective 
       2 October 2017, to note 
       and ratify his resignation 
 11    from the Board                 122,589,381   0             122,589,381   0 
                                       100%          0% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      Following the stepping 
       down of Mr. Tonye Cole, 
       as a director of the 
       Company, effective 2 
       October 2017, to note 
       and ratify his resignation 
 12    from the Board                 122,529,153   60,228        122,589,381   0 
                                       99.9%         0.1% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      Following the stepping 
       down of Mr. Quinn McLean, 
       as a director of the 
       Company, effective 24 
       April 2018, to note 
       and ratify his resignation 
 13    from the Board                 122,589,381   0             122,589,381   0 
                                       100%          0% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      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 the 
 14    Board                          122,484,007   105,374       122,589,381   0 
                                       99.9%         0.1% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
      Pursuant to article 
       3.11 of the Articles, 
       the directors be and 
       are given the power 
       to issue equity securities 
       of any class as if the 
       provisions of article 
       3.2 of the Articles 
       do not apply to the 
       issue of such equity 
       securities, in accordance 
       with the conditions 
       set out in the Notice 
 15    of the AGM.                    107,657,860   14,931,521    122,589,381   0 
                                       87.8%         12.2% 
     ------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 

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

Kojo Dufu, [phone]

Media

Teneo Blue Rubicon, [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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