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Update on Prosus share purchase
Naspers Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1925/001431/06)
JSE share code: NPN ISIN: ZAE000015889
LSE ADS code: NPSN ISIN: US 6315121003
(Naspers)
UPDATE ON PROSUS SHARE PURCHASE IN TERMS OF PARAGRAPH 11.27 OF THE JSE
LISTINGS REQUIREMENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
Shareholders are referred to the announcement issued by Naspers’s subsidiary Prosus
N.V. (Prosus) on 23 November 2020 in respect of the launch of an on-market Naspers N
ordinary share purchase programme of up to US$3.63 billion (the Share Purchase) by
Prosus, and subsequent market updates since then.
Pursuant to paragraph 11.27 of the JSE Listings Requirements, in terms of which an
announcement is required once the cumulative percentage of shares purchased passes
the 3% of issued share capital threshold, shareholders are advised that as at 14 May 2021
Prosus has cumulatively purchased 13 189 429 Naspers N ordinary shares pursuant to the
Share Purchase, representing 3.03% of Naspers’s issued Naspers N share capital, in terms
of the general authority granted by shareholders at Naspers’s virtual annual general
meeting held on 21 August 2020 (the General Authority).
For the period between 10 May 2021 and 14 May 2021, Prosus purchased 772 345 Naspers
N ordinary shares at an average price of ZAR3 147.6639 per share for a total consideration
of ZAR2 431 082 506.18 (US$173 091 573.65).
2. DETAILS OF THE SHARE PURCHASE
Date(s) of purchases of Naspers N ordinary shares 24 November 2020 –
14 May 2021
Highest price paid per Naspers N ordinary share ZAR3,842.22
Lowest price paid per Naspers N ordinary share ZAR2,813.29
Number of Naspers N ordinary shares acquired 13 189 429
Total value of Naspers N ordinary shares acquired ZAR44 913 016 603.58
The Share Purchase was effected through the order book operated by the JSE trading
system in a series of unrelated trades without any prior understanding or arrangement
between Naspers, Prosus and the counter parties. The Share Purchase programme was
put in place prior to any prohibited period as envisaged in the JSE Listings Requirements,
in accordance with paragraph 5.72(h) of the JSE Listings Requirements.
As at 14 May 2021, 30 361 676 Naspers N ordinary shares, representing 6.97% of the
total number of issued Naspers N ordinary shares prior to beginning the Share Purchase,
remain outstanding under the General Authority.
The number of treasury shares in Naspers increased by 13 189 429 to 20 757 905 Naspers
N ordinary shares following the Share Purchases outlined above, as these Naspers N
ordinary shares will be held by Prosus and not cancelled.
3. STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTORS OF NASPERS
Having regard to the decision of the Prosus board of directors to implement the Share
Purchase and after considering the effects of the remaining component of the Transaction,
pursuant to the JSE Listings Requirements the board of directors of Naspers states that:
(i) Naspers and its group will be able, in the ordinary course of business, to pay their
debts as they become due for a period of 12 months following the date of this
announcement;
(ii) the assets of Naspers and its group will be in excess of the liabilities of Naspers
and its group for a period of 12 months following the date of this announcement;
(iii) the share capital and reserves of Naspers and its group will be adequate for
ordinary business purposes for a period of 12 months following the date of this
announcement;
(iv) the working capital of Naspers and its group will be adequate for ordinary business
purposes for a period of 12 months following the date of this announcement.
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS
The Share Purchase is being funded from Prosus's available cash resources.
5. IMPACT OF THE SHARE PURCHASE ON THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF
NASPERS
As at the date of this announcement, Prosus's cash balances decreased by US$3 billion
including transaction costs, as a result of the Transaction, with US$0.6 billion being
incurred in the current financial year.
Cape Town, South Africa
18 May 2021
Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited
Enquiries
Investor Enquiries +1 347-210-4305
Eoin Ryan, Head of Investor Relations
Media Enquiries +27 78 802 6310
Shamiela Letsoalo, Media Relations Director
SA
About Naspers
Established in 1915, Naspers has transformed itself to become a global consumer internet company and one of the
largest technology investors in the world. Through Prosus, the group operates and invests globally in markets with
long-term growth potential, building leading consumer internet companies that empower people and enrich
communities. Prosus has a listing on Euronext Amsterdam and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock
Exchange and Naspers is the majority owner of Prosus.
In South Africa, Naspers is one of the foremost investors in the technology sector and is committed to building its
internet and ecommerce companies in the country. These include Takealot, Mr D Food, Superbalist, OLX, Autotrader,
Property24 and PayU, in addition to Media24, South Africa’s leading print and digital media business.
Naspers is also focused on stimulating South Africa’s local tech sector through Naspers Foundry. This is a R1.4 billion
investment targeting early stage technology companies in South Africa that seek to address big societal needs. To
help address youth unemployment in impoverished communities, in 2019, Naspers launched Naspers Labs, a social
impact programme for young, unemployed South Africans aged between 17 and 25. Located in low income, urban
settings, Naspers Labs provide a structured development journey enabling young people to enter the economy.
Naspers has a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (NPN.SJ) and a secondary listing on the A2X
Exchange (NPN.AJ) in South Africa, and has an ADR listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: NPSN).
For more information, please visit www.naspers.com.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this document may contain forward-looking statements, estimates and projections.
Forward-looking statements involve all matters that are not historical and may be identified by the words “anticipate”,
”believe”, ”estimate”, ”expect”, ”intend”, ”may”, ”should”, ”will”, ”would” and similar expressions or their negatives,
but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These statements
reflect Prosus’s intentions, beliefs or current expectations, involve elements of subjective judgement and analysis
and are based upon the best judgement of Prosus as of the date of this document, but could prove to be wrong.
These statements are subject to change without notice and are based on a number of assumptions and entail known
and unknown risks and uncertainties. Therefore, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as a
prediction of actual results.
Any forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this document and neither Prosus nor any other
person gives any undertaking, or is under any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements for events or
circumstances that occur subsequent to the date of this document or to update or keep current any of the information
contained herein, any changes in assumptions or changes in factors affecting these statements and this document is
not a representation by Prosus or any other person that they will do so, except to the extent required by law.
Date: 18-05-2021 08:30:00
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