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MTN Group Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registra�on number 1994/009584/06) (Share code MTN) (ISIN: ZAE000042164) (MTN or the Group) Nigerian Communica�ons Commission (NCC) direc�ve on compliance with SIM registra�on regula�ons MTN shareholders (Shareholders) are advised that MTN Nigeria has, on 18 December 2023, released an announcement on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) regarding an industry-wide directive from the NCC to implement full network barring on all phone lines for which the subscribers have not submitted their national identity numbers (NINs) and those whose NINs are unverified. As MTN Nigeria is a major subsidiary of the Group, Shareholders are referred to the NGX announcement, which can also be viewed at https://www.mtn.ng/investors/announcements/. The instruc�on is part of an industry-wide direc�ve in Nigeria that requires phone lines for which the subscribers have not submited their NINs to be barred by 28 February 2024. With regard to NINs that have been submited but not yet verified, such lines are to be barred from 29 March 2024. This follows the NCC’s direc�ve on 4 April 2022 requiring operators to restrict only outgoing calls (one- way barring) for subscribers whose lines were not associated with NINs. All affected subscribers must be verified (biometrics and biodata) before their lines are unbarred. MTN Nigeria con�nues to engage affected subscribers to submit their NINs for verifica�on. Where NINs have been submited, MTN Nigeria will con�nue to work with the Na�onal Iden�ty Management Commission (NIMC) to accelerate the NIN verifica�on process. MTN Nigeria is commited to complying with the industry-wide direc�ve from the NCC and will provide further updates to investors on progress and poten�al impact with or before the release of the 31 December 2023 results. 19 December 2023 Fairland Lead sponsor Tamela Holdings Proprietary Limited Joint sponsor J.P. Morgan Equi�es (SA) Proprietary Limited
