Dialog appeals to customers to donate towards flood relief for families in North

 Relief disbursed to families in the north affected by floods – Dialog in partnership with the Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka Army and Disaster Management Centre (from left): Ministry of Public Administration and Disaster Management Additional Secretary, Development S. Amalanadan, Dialog Axiata Group Chief Marketing Officer Amali Nanayakkara, Ministry of Public Administration and Disaster Management Secretary J.J. Ratnasiri, Dialog Axiata Group Chief Executive Supun Weerasinghe, Ministry of Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando, Sri Lanka Army Commander Lieutenant General N.U.M.M.W. Senanayake and Ministry of Defence Additional Secretary, Administration W.A. Kulasooriya

• Disbursement of relief items will be carried out in partnership with the Sri Lanka Army, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Disaster Management

Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, announced the continuation of its successful relief program, ‘Senehe Siyapatha conducted in 2016 and 2017, with a special focus on those affected by floods in the Northern Province. The Company is once again inviting its valued customers to partner relief efforts by donating via SMS, Star Points or eZ Cash, and as done previously, Dialog will triple each donation.

Relief efforts are being conducted in partnership with the Sri Lanka Army, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Disaster Management. The program was initiated on 31 December 2018 at the Ministry of Defence, Colombo, in the presence of senior officials from Dialog Axiata, the Sri Lanka Army, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Disaster Management. The disbursement of funds and related activities will be independently audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

To donate via SMS, Dialog customers are required to type DON and SMS to 7700. Each SMS will contribute Rs. 50 toward the cause with Dialog tripling customer donations by adding Rs. 100, contributing a total of Rs. 150 toward flood relief efforts. Subscribers may also donate any amount via Star Points by dialling #141*5*7# or via eZ Cash using the eZ Cash mobile app or by dialing #111*6#, entering their PIN, entering ‘1’, entering ‘DON’, entering 1234 as the account number and entering the amount they would like to donate and confirming. Etisalat and Hutch customers may also contribute to this program through eZ Cash. Donations made via these channels will be tripled by Dialog. Additionally, Sri Lankans living abroad may also donate via eZ Cash by visiting www.worldremit.com and entering the donation amount and confirming.