COMPANY RESULTS – Vodacom Group revenue of R72.8 billion was up 35.5%

GUEST - GUEST - Shameel Joosub, Vodacom Group CEO<br /> <br /> Highlights<br /> <br /> 1. Group revenue of R72.8 billion was up 35.5%, positively impacted by the acquisition of Vodafone Egypt.<br /> <br /> 2. Group service revenue growth of 42.2% or 7.9% excluding Vodafone Egypt.<br /> <br /> 3. Group service revenue growth including Vodafone Egypt on a pro-forma basis (target comparable) was 9.0%, at the higher-end of our medium-term target.<br /> <br /> 4. Group EBITDA growth of 35.1% or 5.5% on a pro-forma basis.<br /> <br /> 5. Serving a combined 196.2 million customers across the Group, including Safaricom on a 100% basis.<br /> <br /> 6. Financial services customers, including Safaricom on a 100% basis, 73.5 million, transacting US$1 billion per day.<br /> <br /> 7. Financial services revenue increased 39.9% to R6.2 billion contributing 10.5% to Group service revenue. · Interim dividend of 305cps, consistent with our policy. <a href="http://www.kayafm.co.za/">Kaya FM </a>