Results Of the Initial Public Offer of MTN Uganda Limited
03 December 2021
MTN Uganda Limited
(A company incorporated in Uganda on 25 February 1998 and converted to a public limited liability company under Registration No. P.498)
RESULTS OF THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFER OF MTN UGANDA LIMITED
SBG Securities Uganda Limited, in its capacity as Transaction Adviser and Lead Sponsoring Broker, on behalf of MTN Uganda Limited (MTN Uganda or the Company), hereby announces the results of the Initial Public Offer (the Offer) of MTN Uganda. The Offer commenced on 11 October 2021 and closed on 22 November 2021 and was conducted by way of an offer for sale of 4 477 808 848 ordinary shares with a par value of UGX 1 each in the issued share capital of the Company at an offer price of UGX 200 per share.
Results of the Offer:
| Offer Shares | 4 477 808 848 ordinary shares | |
| Number of Offer Shares allocated (Sale Shares and Incentive Shares) | 2 902 003 800 ordinary shares | |
| Total number of Applicants for Offer Shares | 21 394 | |
| Total Offer Proceeds | UGX 535 939 900 000 |
Crediting of Offer Shares to SCD Accounts and Refunds:
All successful Applicants will have their SCD Accounts credited with the number of Offer Shares applied for and allocated to them on 3 December 2021. The number of Offer Shares allocated to successful Applicants will include the corresponding number of Incentive Shares that each individual Applicant is entitled to in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Offer detailed in Section 18 of the Prospectus. Unsuccessful Applicants will be notified individually and will have their Application funds refunded within 14 days from 3 December 2021.
Listing of MTN Uganda and Commencement of Trading:
All the issued shares of MTN Uganda will be listed on the Main Investment Market Segment of the USE (the Listing) on 6 December 2021. In accordance with Rule 32(7) of the USE Listing Rules 2021, the USE has granted a waiver for MTN Uganda to list on the basis of the public float attained in the IPO. Trading in MTN Uganda’s shares on the USE will commence on 6 December 2021 at 9.30 a.m.
Top Ten Shareholders:
Following the Offer and immediately prior to the Listing, the top ten shareholders of MTN Uganda are as follows:
| Shareholder | Number of Issued Shares | Percentage Shareholding | |
| MTN International (Mauritius) Limited | 18 594 809 664 | 83.05% | |
| National Social Security Fund | 1 980 000 000 | 8.84% | |
| Charles Mbire | 892 230 775 | 3.99% | |
| National Social Security Fund – Sanlam | 58 590 000 | 0.26% | |
| Bank of Uganda Defined Benefits Scheme – Sanlam | 42 000 000 | 0.19% | |
| National Social Security Fund (Kenya) – Sanlam | 39 180 225 | 0.18% | |
| Duet Africa Opportunities Master Fund IC | 30 000 000 | 0.13% | |
| EFG Hermes Oman LLC | 26 855 500 | 0.12% | |
| First Rand Bank Limited | 22 000 000 | 0.10% | |
| Uganda Revenue Authority Staff Benefit Scheme – Sanlam | 18 900 000 | 0.08% | |
| Other shareholders | 684 478 075 | 3.06% | |
| Total | 22 389 044 239 | 100% |
Continuing Shareholder and Investor Education
MTN Uganda has created a web-based hub to provide continuing shareholder and investor education after the Listing. Additional information may be obtained at: https://www.mtn.co.ug/investors.
Transaction Adviser and Lead Sponsoring Broker
Legal Adviser
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