Press Announcement

FIRST NATIONAL BANK BOTSWANA LIMITED (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA WITH LIMITED LIABILITY UNDER UIN BW00000790476)

(FNBB OR THE ISSUER)

BWP 3,000,000,000 MEDIUM TERM NOTE PROGRAMME

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT IN RESPECT OF THE NOTEHOLDER EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS HELD ON 11TH JULY 2022

FNBB006, FNBB009, FNBB010 AND FNBB011 (UNLISTED)

This Press Announcement follows on from the Press Announcement released by the Issuer on the Botswana Stock Exchange Limited (BSEL)'s news service, X-News, on the 16th of May 2022 and the Notice to Noteholders calling and Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Noteholders Noteholder in respect of each of FNBB006, FNBB009, FNBB010 and FNBB011 (Affected Notes) released on X-News on Friday 17th June 2022 in relation to the new Reference Rate MoPR to be substituted for the Bank Rate.

Results of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Noteholders of FNBB006 (EGM), held via Microsoft Teams link at 09:00a.m on Monday 11th July 2022.

40 Noteholders were represented, by proxy, with total holding of 99,840,000 which represented 89.05% of the FNBB006 Notes. FNBB006 Total holding in issue: 112,120,000

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Noteholders of FNBB006 (EGM), held on Monday 11th July 2022, the following resolutions proposed at the meeting were approved by:

Resolution

Votes disclosed

Votes

Votes disclosed in

in percentage in

disclosed in

percentage in relation to the

relation to the total

percentage in

total holding in issue*

holding voted at the

relation to the

meeting

total holding

in issue in

issue*

In

Against

Abstain

favour

EXTRAORDINARY

RESOLUTION 1

To approve the FNBB006

100%

0%

0%

99,840,000

89.05%

Amended and Restated

Pricing Supplement,

which is to be amended by

substituting the Reference

Rate from the Bank Rate to

MoPR and providing for an

adjusted Margin as outlined

in the Notice to Noteholders

dated 17th June 2022,

with a Reset Date of 11 May

2022.

Results of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Noteholders of FNBB009 (EGM), held via Microsoft Teams link at 10:30a.m on Monday 11th July 2022.

21 Noteholders were represented, by proxy, with total holding of 103,310,000 which represented 81.76% of the FNBB009 Notes. FNBB009 Total holding in issue: 126,350,000

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Noteholders of FNBB009 (EGM), held on Monday 11th July 2022, the following resolutions proposed at the meeting were approved by:

Resolution

Votes disclosed

Votes

Votes disclosed in

in percentage in

disclosed in

percentage in relation to the

relation to the total

percentage in

total holding in issue*

holding voted at the

relation to the

meeting

total holding

in issue in

issue*

In

Against

Abstain

favour

EXTRAORDINARY

RESOLUTION 1

To approve the FNBB009

100%

0%

0%

103,310,000

81.76%

Amended and Restated

Pricing Supplement,

which is to be amended by

substituting the Reference

Rate from the Bank Rate to

MoPR and providing for an

adjusted Margin as outlined

in the Notice to Noteholders

dated 17th June 2022, with

a Reset Date of 8th June

2022.

Results of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Noteholders of FNBB010 (EGM), held via Microsoft Teams link at 10:30a.m on Monday 11th July 2022.

36 Noteholders were represented, by proxy, with total holding of 185,912,000 which represented 94.47% of the FNBB010 Notes. FNB 010 Total holding in issue: 196,802,000

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Noteholders of FNBB010 (EGM), held on Monday 11th July 2022, the following resolutions proposed at the meeting were approved by

Resolution

Votes disclosed

Votes

Votes disclosed in

in percentage in

disclosed in

percentage in relation to the

relation to the total

percentage in

total holding in issue*

holding voted at the

relation to the

meeting

total holding

in issue in

issue*

In

Against

Abstain

favour

EXTRAORDINARY

RESOLUTION 1

To approve the FNBB010

100%

0%

0%

185,912,000

94.47%

Amended and Restated

Pricing Supplement,

which is to be amended by

substituting the Reference

Rate from the Bank Rate to

MoPR and providing for an

adjusted Margin as outlined

in the Notice to Noteholders

dated 17th June 2022, with

a Reset Date of 2 June 2022.

Results of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Noteholders of FNBB011 (EGM), held via Microsoft Teams link at 11:00a.m on Monday 11th July 2022.

10 Noteholders were represented, by proxy, with total holding of 109,800,000, which represented 93.25% of the FNBB011 Notes. FNBB011 Total holding in issue: 117,750,000.

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Noteholders of FNBB011 (EGM), held on Monday 11th July 2022, the following resolutions proposed at the meeting were approved by:

Resolution

Votes disclosed

Votes

Votes disclosed in

in percentage in

disclosed in

percentage in relation to the

relation to the total

percentage in

total holding in issue*

holding voted at the

relation to the

meeting

total holding

in issue in

issue*

In

Against

Abstain

favour

EXTRAORDINARY

RESOLUTION 1

To approve the FNBB011

100%

0%

0%

109,800,000

93.25%

Amended and Restated

Pricing Supplement,

which is to be amended by

substituting the Reference

Rate from the Bank Rate to

MoPR and providing for an

adjusted Margin as outlined

in the Notice to Noteholders

dated 17th June 2022, with

a Reset Date of 15th June

2022.

In light of the resolutions being duly passed at every Noteholder EGM, the Issuer and Trustee have proceeded to execute the Amended and Restated Pricing Supplement in respect of each Affected Note. These will be released on X-News on or about Friday 15th July 2022 and sent directly to Noteholders.

This press announcement is published in compliance with the Terms and Conditions in the Programme Memorandum dated 1st December 2011 in terms of the First National Bank of Botswana Limited BWP 3,000,000,000 (three billion Pula) Programme Memorandum and the Botswana Stock Exchange Debt Listing Requirements

Arranger

Legal Advisor to the Issuer and Arranger

Sponsoring Broker

Nominated Transfer Secretary

Botswana Limited. Registration Number BW00000790476

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