Vodacom Group Limited

(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1993/005461/06) Share code VOD ISIN ZAE000132577 ADR code VDMCY ISIN US9258D2009 ("Vodacom" or "the company")

Covid-19 - annual general meeting - Tuesday 21 July 2020

Shareholders are referred to the 25th annual general meeting to be held on Tuesday 21 July 2020 at 10:00 at Vodacom World, 082 Vodacom Boulevard, Midrand, Johannesburg to consider, and if deemed fit, to pass with or without modification, the resolutions as set in the notice of annual general meeting which was posted to shareholders on Friday 12 June 2020 and which notice is available on the company's websitewww.vodacom.com.

Vodacom reiterates that the health and wellbeing of our staff and shareholders are paramount. Notwithstanding the declaration by the South African Government of an advanced level 3 lockdown set of regulations which do allow for conferencing, subject to strict health requirements, Vodacom has taken note of the continued increase in the infection rate for COVID-19. To protect shareholders and staff, the 25th annual general meeting will now be held in electronic form only as permitted by the company's memorandum of incorporation.

Logistical arrangements for an electronic annual general meeting

  • 1. Vodacom has retained the services The Meeting Specialist Proprietary Limited ("TMS") to host the 25th annual general meeting on an interactive electronic platform to facilitate remote participation and voting by shareholders.

  • 2. Shareholders who wish to participate electronically in and/ or vote at the 25th annual general meeting are required to contact TMS onproxy@tmsmeetings.co.za or alternatively contact their office on +27 11 520 7950/1/2 as soon as possible, but for administrative purposes no later than 10:00 Friday 17 July 2020.

    Shareholders are strongly encouraged to submit votes by proxy before the meeting. If shareholders wish to participate in the 25th annual general meeting, they should instruct their CSDP or broker to issue them with the necessary letter of representation to participate in the 25th annual general meeting, in the manner stipulated in your custody agreement. These instructions must be provided to the CSDP or broker by the cut-off time and date advised by the CSDP or broker, to accommodate such requests.

  • 3. TMS will assist shareholders with the requirements for electronic participation in, and/or voting at, the 25th annual general meeting. TMS is further obliged to validate (in correspondence with Vodacom and, in particular, the transfer secretary, (Computershare Investor Services and your CSDP) each such shareholder's entitlement to participate in and/or vote at the 25th annual general meeting, before providing it with the necessary means to access the 25th annual general meeting and/or the associated voting platform.

    Shareholders will be liable for their own network charges in relation to electronic participation in and/or voting at the 25th annual general meeting. Any such charges will

not be for the account of the JSE, Vodacom and/or TMS. None of the JSE, Vodacom or TMS can be held accountable in the case of loss of network connectivity or other network failure due to insufficient airtime, internet connectivity, internet bandwidth and/or power outages which prevents any such Shareholder from participating in and/or voting at the 25th annual general meeting.

Voting by Proxy

Notwithstanding the above, shareholders are reminded that they are still able to vote normally through proxy submission, despite deciding to participate either electronically or not at all in the 25th annual general meeting. Shareholders are strongly encouraged to submit votes by proxy in advance of the 25th annual general meeting.

Kindly ensure that TMS is copied when submitting all completed forms of proxy and/or letters of representation to Computershare Investor Services.

Please forward all relevant information to the below mentioned:

The Meeting Specialist Proprietary Limited

JSE Building

One Exchange Square 2 Gwen Lane Sandown South Africa 2196

Attention: Michael Wenner, Farhana Adam or Izzy van Schoor

Telephone: +27 11 520-7950/1/2

Midrand

6 July 2020

Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited

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