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NPN - Naspers Limited - Disposal of Netmed N.V.: fulfillment of conditions
precedent
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" or "the company")
DISPOSAL OF NETMED N.V.: FULFILLMENT OF CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Shareholders are referred to the announcement published on 30 June 2008,
regarding the disposal of Myriad International Holdings B.V.`s (an indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of Naspers) interest in the Greek and Cypriot pay-TV
operations ("NetMed") to Forthnet SA ("Forthnet"), a leading Greek
telecommunications company (the "transaction") at an enterprise value for NetMed
of EUR490 million.
We are pleased to advise that all the outstanding conditions precedent have been
fulfilled and the transaction has been concluded, with an effective date of
27 August 2008.
CAPE TOWN
28 August 2008
Sponsor
Investec Bank Limited
(Registration number 1969/004763/06)
Contact details:
Mark Sorour
Group Chief Investment Officer
Naspers
+27 21 406 3008
+27 83 2 500 000
msorour@naspers.com
Basil Sgourdos
GM Business Development Pay TV
MIH
+31 23 556 2869
+31 23 556 2880
basil@mih.com
Steve Pacak
Group Chief Financial Officer
Naspers
+27 21 406 3585
+27 83 2 500 006
spacak@naspers.com
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businesses and financial performance. We are not under any obligation to (and
expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or alter our forward-looking
statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements contained herein.
About Naspers:
Naspers is a multinational media company with principal operations in electronic
media (including pay-television, internet and instant-messaging subscriber
platforms and the provision of related technologies) and print media (including
the publishing, distribution and printing of magazines, newspapers and
books).The group creates media content, builds brand names around it, and
manages the platforms distributing the content. Naspers`s most significant
operations are located in South Africa, where it generates most of its revenues,
with other operations located elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, China, Russia,
central and eastern Europe, the Netherlands, Brazil, the United States and
Thailand.
Date: 28/08/2008 09:21:00 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za
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