Atlas Mara Limited: Results of Annual General Meeting Held on 12 May 2015

TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 05/13/15 -- Atlas Mara Limited ("Atlas Mara" or the "Company") (LSE: ATMA) announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on May 12, 2015, all the resolutions put to all shareholders were passed on a poll.

Resolutions 1 to 10 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolution 11 was passed as a special resolution.

The results of the votes cast on each resolution are as follows:

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Resolution                         Total      Total      Votes      Votes
                                   votes for  votes      total      withheld
                                   (%)        against    (% of
                                              (%)        issued
                                                         share
                                                         capital)
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1  To receive and approve the      50,889,865 466,263    51,356,128 0
   Directors' Report and Accounts  99.09%     0.91%      70.87%
   and the Auditors' Report for
   the financial year ended 31
   December 2014
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2  Re-election of Mr. Arnold Ekpe  50,889,865 446,263    51,336,128 0
                                   99.13%     0.87%      70.85%
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3  Election of Mr. John F. Vitalo  50,889,865 466,263    51,356,128 0
                                   99.09%     0.91%      70.87%
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4  Election of Ms. Rachel F.       50,889,865 466,263    51,356,128 0
   Robbins                         99.09%     0.91%      70.87%
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5  Election of Mr. Tonye Cole      50,889,865 466,263    51,356,128 0
                                   99.09%     0.91%      70.87%
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6  Election of Ms. Olufunke Opeke  50,889,865 466,263    51,356,128 0
                                   99.09%     0.91%      70.87%
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7  Election of Mr. Amadou Raimi    50,889,865 466,263    51,356,128 0
                                   99.09%     0.91%      70.87%
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8  Election of Mr. Eduardo         50,889,865 466,263    51,356,128 0
   Chivambo Mondlane, Jr.          99.09%     0.91%      70.87%
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9  Election of Mr. Robert E.       46,829,492 4,526,636  51,356,128 0
   Diamond, Jr.                    91.19%     8.81%      70.87%
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10 Election of Mr. Ashish J.       50,889,865 466,263    51,356,128 0
   Thakkar                         99.09%     0.91%      70.87%
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11 Pursuant to article 3.11 of the 44,963,930 6,392,198  51,356,128 0
   Articles, the directors be and  87.55%     12.45%     70.87%
   are given the power to issue or
   sell from treasury equity
   securities of any class for
   cash, in certain specified
   circumstances, as if the
   provisions of article 3.2 of
   the Articles do not apply to
   the issue or sale from treasury
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The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of AGM which is available alongside the AGM results on the Company's website at http://atlasmara.com.

About Atlas Mara

Atlas Mara was formed by Bob Diamond, CEO and Founder of Atlas Merchant Capital LLC and Ashish J. Thakkar, Founder of Mara Group Holdings Limited, and 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. The goals are to combine the best of global institutional knowledge with extensive local insights and experience and to support economic growth and financial inclusion in the countries in which the Company operates.