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NASPERS LIMITED - Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

Release Date: 06/05/2019 17:15
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Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

Naspers Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1925/001431/06)
Share code: NPN
ISIN: ZAE000015889
LSE ADS code: NPSN ISIN: US 6315121003
("Naspers" or the "Company")


APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Ms Manisha Girotra (49) will be appointed as an independent non-executive director of Naspers after
the listing of Naspers’s subsidiary, NewCo on the Euronext Amsterdam Exchange (with a secondary
listing on the JSE), which, as announced on 25 March 2019, is expected to be implemented no earlier
than H2 2019. NewCo (name of company still to be determined) will comprise all Naspers’s internet
interests outside of South Africa. She will also serve on the board of NewCo, post its listing, and as a
member of the Naspers and NewCo audit committees.

Ms Girotra is the chief executive officer of Moelis India. She has more than 25 years of investment
banking experience, with extensive cross-border M&A expertise across a broad range of industries.
Prior to joining Moelis & Company, Ms Girotra was CEO and Country Head of UBS in India managing
its investment bank, commercial bank, markets, equity research and wealth management divisions.
Previously, she was Head: North India of Barclays Bank. She began her investment banking career at
ANZ Grindlays in London.

Ms Girotra holds a BA (Hons) degree in Economics from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi, India, and
received a gold medal for her master’s degree from the Delhi School of Economics. She currently
serves on the boards of Ashok Leyland, Jio Payments Bank and KEC International.

CAPE TOWN
6 May 2019

Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited


For more information contact:

  Shamiela Letsoalo, Media Relations Director SA         Eoin Ryan, Head of Investor Relations
  Tel:    +27 11 289 3750                                Tel:    +1 347-210-4305
  Mobile: +27 78 802 6310                                Email: eoin.ryan@naspers.com
  Email: shamiela.letsoalo@naspers.com



About Naspers

Naspers is a global consumer internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world.
Operating and investing in countries and markets across the world with long-term growth potential,
Naspers builds leading companies that empower people and enrich communities. The group operates
and partners a number of leading internet businesses across the Americas, Africa, Central and Eastern



                                                                                                      
Europe, and Asia in sectors including online classifieds, food delivery, payments, travel, education,
health, and social and internet platforms.

Every day, millions of people use the products and services of companies that Naspers has invested in,
acquired or built, including Avito, Brainly, BYJU’S, Codecademy, eMAG, Honor, ibibo, iFood, letgo,
Media24, Movile, OLX, PayU, SimilarWeb, Swiggy, Takealot, and Udemy.

Similarly, hundreds of millions of people have made the platforms of its associates a part of their daily
lives: Tencent (www.tencent.com; SEHK 00700), Mail.ru (www.corp.mail.ru; LSE: MAIL), MakeMyTrip
Limited (www.makemytrip.com; NASDAQ:MMYT) and DeliveryHero (www.deliveryhero.com; Xetra:
DHER).

Today, Naspers companies and associates help improve the lives of around a fifth of the world’s
population. Naspers actively searches for new opportunities to partner exceptional entrepreneurs who
are using technology to address big societal needs.

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




                                                                                                       

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