28 Aug 2008 10:00
NASPERS LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1925/001431/06)
Share code: NPN ISIN: ZAE000015889
('Naspers' or 'the company')
Annual information update
Naspers Limited (the "Company" or "NPSN")
26 August 2008
In accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following information and documents were published, or made available to the public, over the 12 month period ended 26 August 2008 in compliance with laws and rules dealing with the regulation of securities, issuers of securities and securities markets.
This annual information update is required by, and is being made pursuant to, Article 10 of the Prospectus Directive as implemented in the United Kingdom by Prospectus Rule 5.2 and not for any other purpose and neither the Company, nor any other person, takes any responsibility for, or makes any representation, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of, the information which it contains. The information is not necessarily up to date as at the date of this annual information update and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any such information in the future. Further, such information may have been prepared in accordance with the laws or regulations of a particular jurisdiction and may not comply with or meet the relevant standards of disclosure in any other jurisdiction. Neither this annual information update, nor the information referred to in it, constitutes, by virtue of this communication, an offer of any securities addressed to any person and it should not be relied on by any person.
Announcements made via a Regulatory Information Service
The Company made the following UK regulatory announcements via the Regulatory News Service ("RNS") on or around the dates indicated:
| Date | Announcement |
| 22/08/2008 | AGM Statement |
| 22/08/2008 | Dividend Declaration |
| 30/07/2008 | Notice of AGM |
| 30/07/2008 | Director major sub trade in shares |
| 24/07/2008 | Director's dealing in securities |
| 30/06/2008 | Disposal |
| 25/06/2008 | Dividend Declaration |
| 25/06/2008 | Final Results |
| 23/06/2008 | Naspers says names Gillian Kisbey-Green company secretary from Sept 1 |
| 23/06/2008 | Company Secretary Change |
| 11/06/2008 | Trading Statement |
| 04/06/2008 | Disposal |
| 02/06/2008 | Disposal |
| 23/04/2008 | Disposal |
| 15/04/2008 | Disposal of NetMed N.V. |
| 01/04/2008 | Naspers re-appoints Koos Bekker CEO for 5 years |
| 01/04/2008 | Directorate Change |
| 13/03/2008 | Dealing in securities |
| 13/03/2008 | Dealing in securities |
| 13/03/2008 | Dealing in securities |
| 07/03/2008 | Cash offer for Tradus plc |
| 29/02/2008 | Dealing in securities |
| 18/12/2007 | Offer for Tradus PLC |
| 27/11/2007 | Interim Results |
| 14/11/2007 | Trading Statement |
| 31/10/2007 | Possible sale of NetMed |
| 04/10/2007 | Acquisition of stake in Gadu |
| 17/09/2007 | Dealing in securities |
| 07/09/2007 | Director/PDMR Shareholding |
| 07/09/2007 | Director/PDMR Shareholding |
| 04/09/2007 | Director share dealing |
| 30/08/2007 | Directors Dealing in Securities |
| 24/08/2007 | Results of AGM |
| 24/08/2007 | Dividend Declaration |
| 23/08/2007 | Naspers listing approval LSE |
| 21/08/2007 | Publication of Prospectus |
Copies of the above announcements can be downloaded from the RNS website at www.londonstockexchange.com (see the Market News section).
Announcements made via a Regulatory Information Service
The Company made the following South African regulatory announcements via the Stock Exchange News Service ("SENS") on or around the dates indicated:
| Date | Announcement |
| 2008-08-22 | Dividend Number 79 |
| 2008-08-22 | Results of the annual general meeting |
| 2008-07-30 | No change statement and notice of annual general meeting |
| 2008-07-25 | Directors dealings |
| 2008-07-21 | Dealings by company secretary |
| 2008-06-30 | Disposal of NetMed N.V. and withdrawal of cautionary |
| 2008-06-25 | Dividend number 79 |
| 2008-06-25 | Provisional Report - Summary of the audited results |
| 2008-06-23 | Change in company secretary |
| 2008-06-04 | Trading Statement |
| 2008-06-04 | Further cautionary announcement - Diposal of Netmed N.V |
| 2008-06-02 | Announcement - MWeb |
| 2008-04-23 | Further Announcement Disposal Of Netmed N.V. And Cautionary |
| 2008-04-15 | Disposal of NetMed N.V. and cautionary announcement |
| 2008-04-01 | Reappointment Of JP Bekker As Chief Executive |
| 2008-03-13 | Diector dealings |
| 2008-03-13 | Dealing In Securities |
| 2008-03-13 | Dealing in Securities |
| 2008-03-07 | Supplementary announcement: Cash offer for Tradus plc |
| 2008-02-29 | Dealing in securities |
| 2008-01-16 | Director's Dealings |
| 2007-12-18 | Recommended Cash Offer For Tradus Plc |
| 2007-11-27 | Interim Report for the six months ended |
| 2007-11-14 | Trading statement |
| 2007-10-31 | Voluntary Announcement |
| 2007-10-04 | Acquisition of a controlling stake in Poland's leading |
| 2007-09-17 | Dealing In Securities |
| 2007-09-07 | Dealing in securities |
| 2007-09-07 | Dealing in Securities |
| 2007-09-04 | Dealing in Securities |
| 2007-08-30 | Dealing in Securities |
| 2007-08-24 | Dividend Number 78 |
| 2007-08-24 | Report on proceedings at Annual General Meeting |
| 2007-08-23 | Receives Listing Approval for London Stock Exchange |
| 2007-08-21 | Director's Dealings |
| 2007-08-21 | Publication of prospectus |
Copies of the above announcements can be downloaded from the JSE Limited (South African Stock Exchange) website at www.jse.co.za
Information sent to the UK Listing Authority
The Company submitted copies of the following documents to the UK Listing Authority on or around the dates indicated:
| Date | Document |
| 20.08.2007 | Prospectus relating to the listing of up to 36,787,894 American Depositary Shares |
The above documents may be viewed at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.
Quarterly and annual reports
The Company published the following quarterly and annual reports, prepared in accordance with Russian law, on or around the dates indicated:
| Date | Document |
| 27.11.2007 | Interim report: the reviewed results of the Naspers group for the six months ended 30 September 2007 |
| 25.06.2008 | Provisional report: summary of the audited results of the Naspers group for the year ended 31 March 2008 |
| 30.07.2008 | Annual report for 2008 to the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company |
Copies of such reports can be downloaded from the Company's website at www.naspers.com
Press Releases
The Company issued the following press releases on or around the dates, and in the language(s), indicated:
| Date | Announcement |
| 22 August 2008 | Naspers Chairman Awards Top Prizes |
| 30 June 2008 | Disposal of Netmed N.V. and withdrawal of cautionary |
| 25 June 2008 | Provisional Results 2008 Press Release |
| 13 June 2008 | Retirement of Naspers company secretary |
| 11 June 2008 | Trading Statement |
| 2 June 2008 | MWEB Announcement |
| 14 April 2008 | Disposal of Netmed N.V. and cautionary announcement |
| 18 January 2008 | Supplementary announcement cash offer for Tradus plc |
| 19 December 2007 | Webcast Notice |
| 18 December 2007 | Supplementary announcement cash offer for Tradus plc |
| Disclaimer | |
| 18 December 2007 | LSE Announcement |
| 18 December 2007 | Cash offer for Tradus plc |
| December 2007 | Investor presentation slides |
| 30 September 2007 | Trading statement |
| 31 October 2007 | Netmed PayTV Operation |
| 10 October 2007 | Media24 announced today that it has accepted an offer to sell its private education business, Educor |
| 23 August 2007 | Naspers Limited Recieves Listing Approval for London Stock Exchange |
| 4 October 2007 | Acquistion of a controlling stake in Poland's Leading instant messenger company, GADU GADU SA |
| 18 May 2007 | Naspers announces voluntary delisting from NASDAQ |
Copies of such press releases can be downloaded from the Company's website at www.naspers.com.
Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries
Meloy Horn
Investor relations officer
Naspers
+27 11 289 3320
+27 82 772 7123
meloy.horn@naspers.com