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EDUCOR / NASPERS - SALIENT DATES OF SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT

Release Date: 30/03/2001 08:20
Code(s): ECR NPN
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Educor Limited
  (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
  (Registration number 1999/020356/06)
  ("Educor")
Naspers Limited
PROPOSED SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT - SALIENT DATES
INTRODUCTION

Further to the announcement dated 26 February 2001, Gensec Bank Limited is authorised to announce that the High Court of South Africa (Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division) has granted leave to convene the scheme meeting. The scheme will be proposed in terms of section 311 of the Companies Act, No 61 of 1973 (as amended), by Naspers between Educor and its shareholders, other than Naspers and Nozala Investments (Proprietary) Limited, and will entail scheme members being offered the opportunity to dispose of their Educor shares for cash of 120 cents per share and/or a share alternative ("the share
alternative") comprising a maximum of 4,5 and a minimum of 3,6 Naspers "N" ordinary shares for every 100 Educor shares held at the record date for the scheme. The final details of the share alternative will be announced by Thursday, 26 April 2001. The Naspers "N" shares to be issued in terms of the share alternative will, from their date of issue, rank pari passu in all respects (including the right to receive a dividend, when declared) with the other Naspers "N" shares then in use. SALIENT DATES AND TIMES PERTAINING TO THE SCHEME
2001 Last day to lodge proxy forms for
the scheme meeting by 10:00 on Thursday, 12 April Last day for scheme members to be registered in order to
be entitled to vote at the scheme meeting by 16:30 on Thursday, 12 April Scheme meeting held at 10:00 on Tuesday, 17 April
Share alternative finally determined by 16:30 on Thursday, 26 April Details of share alternative announced on the
Stock Exchange News Service ("SENS") Thursday, 26 April Court hearing to sanction the scheme Wednesday, 2 May Listing of Educor suspended on the
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa ("JSE") at 16:30 on Thursday, 3 May Record date to determine scheme participants who are
entitled to participate in the scheme at 16:30 on Friday, 11 May Last day for scheme participants to elect the share
alternative by 16:30 on Friday, 11 May Operative date of the scheme Monday, 14 May Listing of Naspers consideration shares in respect of which the share alternative is elected,
commences on the JSE Monday, 14 May Date from which the scheme consideration will be made available or posted to scheme participants
(if their documents of title are received on or prior to the record date, or failing that,
within two business days of receipt thereof) Wednesday, 16 May Listing of Educor terminated on the JSE with effect from
close of trading on Friday, 18 May Note:
1. The above dates and times are subject to change by agreement between Naspers and Educor. Any such amendment will be announced on SENS and in the press. 2. Failure to complete the relevant section of the election form in respect of the share alternative and/or failure to submit the election form by 16:30 on Friday, 11 May 2001, shall result in the scheme participant being deemed to have elected the cash alternative in respect of all of his Educor shares held. SCHEME DOCUMENTATION
The documentation relating to the scheme will be posted today to Educor shareholders registered at the close of business on Wednesday, 25 March 2001. Educor shareholders are also referred to the notice of scheme meeting published simultaneously with this announcement. Cape Town 30 March 2001 Investment bank and joint sponsor to Naspers Gensec Bank Limited (Registration number 1996/004744/06) Merchant bank to Nozala AMB African Merchant Bank Limited Registered Bank Registration number 1996/016470/06 Corporate adviser to Educor and minorities Grant Thornton Kessel Feinstein Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd (Registration number 2000 002649/07) Attorneys Jan S. de Villiers Joint sponsor to Naspers BoE Securities (Pty) Ltd
Member of the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Co. Reg. No. 1995/012240/07

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