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The Public Investment Corporation increases stake in Vodacom

1st July 2015

  

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Company Announcement -  The Public Investment Corporation is pleased to announce that it has increased its exposure in the mobile telecommunications operator Vodacom by purchasing the Government of South Africa’s 13.91% equity stake. The stake was acquired through the PIC’s participation in the engagement process that National Treasury ran with various financial institutions and managed to agree on the sale with PIC. 

The investment in Vodacom is important, given that Vodacom is one of the key players in the South African information and communications technology industry. It will further assist the PIC with portfolio diversification as well as risk mitigation and is in line with the PIC’s investment mandate and objectives. The Chief Executive Officer of the PIC, Dr. Daniel Matjila, says: “We are proud to have acquired these shares on behalf of the GEPF and believe that more benefit will be derived from this investment. Vodacom is a well-managed blue-chip South African company with credible exposure in the rest of Africa and strongly underpinned by its corporate governance practices.”

“Telecommunications is one of the key drivers for both economic and social development. In fact the National Development Plan acknowledges that maintenance and expansion of telecommunications infrastructure should be prioritised to support economic growth and social development goals,” says Dr Matjila. He commented that the ICT sector contributes approximately 6% to South Africa’s GDP and presents the PIC with an opportunity to contribute to the universal access to ICT services in Africa. The PIC has been a long-term investor in Vodacom and looks forward to a continued fruitful relationship with the company.

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