Response to media speculation

4 March 2016

Response to media speculation

Atlas Mara Limited ("Atlas Mara" or the "Company") notes the recent media speculation regarding a potential transaction with Barclays Africa Group Limited. As an acquisitive African financial services group, the Company is often linked to various opportunities across the continent. It is the Company's policy not to comment on media speculation.

Contact details

Media:

Anthony Silverman, Teneo Strategy, +44 (0)20 7240 2486

Investors:

John-Paul Crutchley, +971 4275 6000

Kojo Dufu, +1 212 883 4330

About Atlas Mara

Atlas Mara was listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2013. Atlas Mara's strategy is to create Sub-Saharan Africa's premier financial services institution through a combination of its experience, expertise and access to capital, liquidity and funding. Its goals are to combine the best of global institutional knowledge with extensive local insights and to support economic growth and financial inclusion in the countries in which the Company operates.