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NASPERS LIMITED - Results of the sale by Naspers Limited of 22 Million N Ordinary Shares of Prosus N.V.

Release Date: 22/01/2020 08:30
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Results of the sale by Naspers Limited of 22 Million N Ordinary Shares of Prosus N.V.

Naspers Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number: 1925/001431/06
JSE share code: NPN
ISIN: ZAE000015889
LSE ADS share code: NPSN
ISIN: US6315121003

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA,
JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH OFFERS OR SALES WOULD BE
PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN ANY
JURISDICTION, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN.
NEITHER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT NOR ANYTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL FORM
THE BASIS OF, OR BE RELIED UPON IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY OFFER OR
COMMITMENT WHATSOEVER IN ANY JURISDICTION.

RESULTS OF THE SALE BY NASPERS LIMITED OF 22 MILLION N ORDINARY SHARES OF
PROSUS N.V. THROUGH AN ACCELERATED BOOKBUILD OFFERING TO INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTORS

Naspers Limited ("Naspers") has sold 22 million N ordinary shares (the "Prosus N Ordinary
Shares") in Prosus N.V. ("Prosus"), corresponding to c. 1.4% of the issued Prosus N Ordinary
Shares, at a price per Prosus N Ordinary Share of €67.50, resulting in gross proceeds of
approximately €1.5 billion for Naspers. The sale was effected through an accelerated bookbuild
offering to institutional investors (the "Placing"). Following the Placing, Naspers holds c. 72.5%
of the issued Prosus ordinary shares.

Settlement of the Placing is expected to occur on 24 January 2020 (i.e., on a T+2 basis) on
Euronext Amsterdam.

As part of the Placing and in line with market practice for placements of this nature, Naspers has
agreed to a 90-day lock-up period with respect to its remaining interest in the Prosus N Ordinary
Shares, subject to customary exceptions and an ability to waive by the Joint Global Coordinators.

None of the proceeds raised from the Placing will be received by Prosus, and all of the proceeds
received by Naspers, net of expenses and costs, will be repatriated to South Africa as required
by the South African Reserve Bank. Naspers intends to use these net proceeds over time to
return capital to Naspers shareholders in the form of a share repurchase programme.

Cape Town, South Africa
22 January 2020

JSE sponsor
Investec Bank Limited

Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners
Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Goldman Sachs International
J.P. Morgan Securities plc
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

Legal advisers to Naspers
Allen & Overy LLP (as to Dutch, English and U.S. law)
Webber Wentzel (as to South African law)

Legal adviser to the Joint Global Coordinators
Linklaters LLP (as to Dutch, English and U.S. law)

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Media
Shamiela Letsoalo, Media Relations Director
+27 78 802 6310
shamiela.letsoalo@naspers.com

Investors
Eoin Ryan, Head of Investor Relations
 +1 347-210-4305
eoin.ryan@naspers.com

IMPORTANT REGULATORY NOTICE

This announcement is not for publication, distribution or release, directly or indirectly, in or into
the United States of America ("United States" or "U.S.") (including its territories and
possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia), or to U.S. persons as
defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act (as defined below), or into Canada, Australia or
Japan or any other jurisdiction where such an announcement would be unlawful. The distribution
of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose
possession this document or other information referred to herein comes should inform
themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions
may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold
directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or to U.S. persons as defined in Regulation S
under the Securities Act except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject
to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Any offer or sale of the securities referred
to herein in the United States will be made only to persons who are both “qualified institutional
buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act and “qualified purchasers” as defined
in the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither this document nor the
information contained herein constitutes or forms part of an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an
offer to buy, securities in the United States. There will be no public offer of any securities in the
United States or in any other jurisdiction.

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (each a "Member State"), no
Prosus N Ordinary Shares have been offered or will be offered pursuant to the Placing to the
public in that Member State, except that offers of Prosus N Ordinary Shares may be made to the
public in that Member State at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus
Regulation: (a) to any legal entity which is a "qualified investor" as defined under the Prospectus
Regulation (a "Qualified Investor"); (b) to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than
Qualified Investors); or (c) in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the
Prospectus Regulation, provided that no such offer of Prosus N Ordinary Shares shall require
Naspers, Prosus or any Joint Global Coordinator to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of
the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus
Regulation. For the purposes of this provision, the expression an "offer to the public" in relation
to any Prosus N Ordinary Shares in any Member State means the communication in any form
and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any Prosus N Ordinary
Shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for any
Prosus N Ordinary Shares, and the expression "Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU)
2017/1129.

In the United Kingdom, this announcement is being distributed exclusively to, and is directed
exclusively at Qualified Investors who are also: (i) persons having professional experience in
matters relating to investments falling within the definition of “investment professionals” in
Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005,
as amended (the "Order"); or (ii) persons who are high net worth bodies corporate,
unincorporated associations and partnerships and the trustees of high value trusts, as described
in Article 49(2)(A) to (D) of the Order; or (iii) persons to whom it may otherwise be lawful to
distribute it.

In South Africa, the Placing will only be made by way of separate private placements to: (i)
selected persons falling within one of the specified categories listed in Section 96(1)(a) of the
South African Companies Act, 71 of 2008, as amended (the "South African Companies Act");
and (ii) selected persons, acting as principal, acquiring Prosus N Ordinary Shares for a total
acquisition cost of R1,000,000 or more, as contemplated in Section 96(1)(b) of the South African
Companies ("South African Qualifying Investors"). This announcement is only being made
available to such South African Qualifying Investors. Accordingly: (i) the Placing is not an offer
to the public as contemplated in the South African Companies Act; (ii) this announcement does
not, nor does it intend to, constitute a "registered prospectus" or "advertisement", as
contemplated by the South African Companies Act; and (iii) no prospectus has been filed with
the South African Companies and Intellectual Property Commission ("CIPC") in respect of the
Placing. As a result, this announcement does not comply with the substance and form
requirements for a prospectus set out in the South African Companies Act and the South African
Companies Regulations of 2011, and has not been approved by, and/or registered with, CIPC.
The information contained in this announcement constitutes factual information as contemplated
in Section 1(3)(a) of the South African Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 37 of
2002, as amended, (the "South African FAIS Act") and should not be construed as an express
or implied recommendation, guide or proposal that any particular transaction in respect of the
Naspers N Ordinary Shares or the Prosus N Ordinary Shares or in relation to the business or
future investments of Naspers or Prosus is appropriate to the particular investment objectives,
financial situations or needs of a prospective investor, and nothing in this announcement should
be construed as constituting the canvassing for, or marketing or advertising of, financial services
in South Africa. Neither Naspers nor Prosus is a financial services provider licensed as such under
the South African FAIS Act.

This announcement is not an offer of securities or investments for sale, nor a solicitation of an
offer to buy, securities or investments in any jurisdiction where such offer or solicitation would
be unlawful. No action has been taken that would permit an offering of the securities or
possession or distribution of this announcement in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose
is required. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are required to inform
themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. No prospectus under the Prospectus
Regulation is required in respect of the Placing and no prospectus, offering circular or similar
document will be prepared.

In connection with the Placing, each of the Joint Global Coordinators and any of their affiliates
acting as an investor for their own account may take up as a proprietary position any Prosus N
Ordinary Shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase or sell for their own account such
Prosus N Ordinary Shares and other securities of Prosus or related investments in connection
with the Placing or otherwise. In addition, each of the Joint Global Coordinators or their affiliates
may enter into financing arrangements (including swaps or contracts for difference) with
investors in connection with each of the Joint Global Coordinators and any of their affiliates may
from time to time acquire, hold or dispose of Prosus N Ordinary Shares. None of the Joint Global
Coordinators or their affiliates intends to disclose the extent of any such investment or
transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligation to do so.

Each Joint Global Coordinator is acting on behalf of Naspers and no one else in connection with
the Placing. They will not regard any other person as their client in relation to the Placing and
will not be responsible to anyone other than Naspers for providing the protections afforded to
their respective clients nor for providing advice in relation to the Placing, the contents of this
announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein. None of the
Joint Global Coordinators or any of their respective subsidiary undertakings, affiliates or any of
their respective directors, officers, employees, advisers, agents, alliance partners or any other
entity or person accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any
representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy,
completeness or fairness of the information or opinions in this announcement (or whether any
information has been omitted from this announcement) or any other information relating to
Prosus, its subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic
form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any
use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.
Accordingly, the Joint Global Coordinators disclaim, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, all and any liability, whether arising in tort or contract or that they might otherwise be found
to have in respect of this announcement and/or any such statement.

The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not
purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information
contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness. This announcement does not
purport to identify or suggest the risks (direct or indirect) which may be associated with an
investment in the Prosus N Ordinary Shares. Any investment decision in connection with the
Prosus N Ordinary Shares must be made solely on the basis of all publicly available information
relating to the Prosus N Ordinary Shares (which has not been independently verified by the Joint
Global Coordinators).

The price of the Prosus N Ordinary Shares and the income from them may go down as well as
up and investors may not get back the full amount invested on disposal of the Prosus N Ordinary
Shares. Past performance is no guide to future performance and persons who require advice
should consult an independent financial adviser.

This announcement includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking
terminology, including the terms "intends", "expects", "will", or "may", or, in each case, their
negative or other variations or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans,
objectives, goals, future events or intentions. These forward-looking statements include all
matters that are not historical facts. Any forward-looking statements are subject to risks relating
to future events and assumptions relating to Naspers's or Prosus's business, in particular from
changes in political conditions, economic conditions or evolving business strategy. No assurances
can be given that the forward-looking statements in this document will be realised. As a result,
no undue reliance should be placed on these forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual
results or otherwise. Each of Naspers, Prosus, the Joint Global Coordinators and their respective
affiliates expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update, review or revise any
forward-looking statement contained in this announcement whether as a result of new
information, future developments or otherwise.

Date: 22-01-2020 08:30:00
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