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TELKOM SA SOC LIMITED - Disposal of Swiftnet SOC Limited - Distribution of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

Release Date: 22/04/2024 08:30
Code(s): TKG TL25 TL33 TL31 TL26 TL30 TL28 TL29 TL32     PDF:  
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Disposal of Swiftnet SOC Limited - Distribution of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

TELKOM SA SOC LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1991/005476/30)
Share code: TKG
JSE bond code: BITEL
ISIN: ZAE000044897
("Telkom" or the "Company")


DISPOSAL OF TELKOM'S MASTS AND TOWERS BUSINESS HOUSED IN SWIFTNET SOC LIMITED -
DISTRIBUTION OF CIRCULAR AND NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING


1. Distribution of Circular

   1.1 Shareholders are referred to the terms announcement released on SENS on Friday, 22 March 2024
       ("Announcement"), relating to the proposed disposal of Telkom's Masts and Towers business housed
       in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Swiftnet SOC Limited ("Swiftnet"), subject to the Suspensive
       Conditions more fully described in the Announcement ("Disposal").

   1.2 A circular containing full details of the Disposal ("Circular") has today been distributed to Telkom
       Shareholders that were recorded as such in the Register of the Company on Friday,
       12 April 2024. The Circular also incorporates a notice convening a general meeting of Telkom
       Shareholders, at which Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed fit, adopt, with or without
       modification, the Ordinary Resolution approving implementation of the Disposal.

   1.3 The Circular is available on Telkom's website (https://group.telkom.co.za/ir/index.shtml).

   1.4 Unless expressly defined, capitalised terms herein have the same meaning given to them in the
       Circular.

2. Notice of General Meeting

   Notice is hereby given that the General Meeting of Shareholders will be held electronically and in person
   at the BCX Multi-Function Room, 1021 Lenchen Avenue North, Centurion at 10:00 (South African
   Standard Time) on Friday, 24 May 2024, for the purposes of considering and, if deemed fit, passing, with
   or without modification, the Ordinary Resolution required to be approved by Shareholders in order to
   authorise and implement the Disposal.

3. Salient dates and times


                                                                                                    2024
  Notice Record Date, being the date on which a Shareholder must be
  recorded in the Register in order to be eligible to receive the Circular and          Friday, 12 April
  the Notice of General Meeting

  Circular, inclusive of Notice of General Meeting and Form of Proxy
  (blue), distributed to Shareholders on                                                Monday, 22 April
  
  Last Day to Trade in Shares in order to be eligible to participate and
  speak in and vote at the General Meeting (see note 3 below)                            Tuesday, 14 May
  
  Voting Record Date, being the date on which a Shareholder must be
  recorded in the Register in order to be eligible to participate and speak               Friday, 17 May
  in and vote at the General Meeting (see note 4 below)

  For effective administration, completed Forms of Proxy (blue) to be
  lodged with the Transfer Secretaries by no later than 10:00 on (see                  Wednesday, 22 May
  notes 5 and 6 below)

  General Meeting of Shareholders to be held electronically and in person
  at 10:00 on                                                                             Friday, 24 May
  

Notes:

(1)  All of the above dates and times are South African Standard Time.

(2)  The above dates and times are subject to change. Any required changes will be released on SENS.

(3)  Shareholders are reminded that Shares can only be traded in Dematerialised form. No orders to
     Dematerialise or rematerialise Shares will be processed from the Business Day following the Last Day
     to Trade (being Tuesday, 14 May 2024) up to and including the Voting Record Date (being Friday, 17
     May 2024), but such orders will again be processed from the first Business Day after the Voting Record
     Date.

(4)  Only Shareholders who are registered in the Register on Voting Record Date (being Friday, 17 May
     2024), will be eligible to participate and speak in and vote at the General Meeting.

(5)  Should completed Forms of Proxy (blue) not be lodged with or posted to the Transfer Secretaries by
     10:00 on Wednesday, 22 May 2024, they may nevertheless be lodged immediately prior to the
     commencement of the General Meeting in accordance with the instructions therein, with the Transfer
     Secretaries or the Chairperson at the General Meeting (and are requested to be so lodged by at least
     09:30, which is 30 (thirty) minutes prior to the time appointed for commencement of the General
     Meeting).

(6)  Should the General Meeting be adjourned or postponed for whatever reason, Forms of Proxy (blue)
     submitted for the General Meeting will remain valid in respect of any ensuing adjourned or postponed
     general meeting.


Monday, 22 April 2024

JSE Sponsor to Telkom
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking, a division of Nedbank Limited

Legal Advisor to Telkom
Bowman Gilfillan Inc.

Financial Advisor to Telkom
FTI Capital Advisors (DIFC) Limited




                                                 

Date: 22-04-2024 08:30:00
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