28 Sep 2018 08:49
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" or "the Group")
Annual information update
Naspers Limited (the "Company" or "NPSN")
18 September 2018
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 31 August 2018 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:
| Release Date | Headline |
| 2018-08-24 | Results of Annual General Meeting |
| 2018-08-05 | Flipkart disposal transaction closed |
| 2018-06-22 | Annual financial report |
| 2018-06-22 | Final Results |
| 2018-06-13 | Trading statement |
| 2018-05-09 | Disposal of entire stake in Flipkart |
| 2018-03-29 | Closing of Delivery Hero acquisition |
| 2018-03-23 | Category 2 results of accelerated offering Tencent |
| 2018-03-22 | Accelerated offering Tencent shares and Cautionary |
| 2018-02-26 | Change in status of director |
| 2017-12-18 | Amendments to composition of board committees |
| 2017-12-15 | Director declaration |
| 2017-12-12 | Naspers hosts investor day 12 December |
| 2017-11-29 | Half-year report |
| 2017-11-17 | Trading statement |
| 2017-11-17 | Publication of a Prospectus |
| 2017-09-28 | Correction of the apportionment ratio for SA Tax |
| 2017-09-28 | Increased stake in Delivery Hero |
| 2017-09-27 | Novus unbundling: results of accelerated bookbuild |
| 2017-09-26 | Placement of Novus shares |
| 2017-09-21 | Novus: apportionment of tax cost for SA Tax |
| 2017-09-21 | Novus: cash in respect of fractional entitlements |
| 2017-09-12 | Finalisation in relation to unbundling of Novus |
| 2017-09-05 | Annual information update |
| 2017-09-05 | Novus Holdings Limited Unbundling |
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:
| Release Date | Headline |
| 2017-08-24 | Results of Annual General Meeting |
| 2018-08-20 | Flipkart Disposal Transaction Closed |
| 2018-08-03 | Directors dealings |
| 2018-08-02 | Directors dealings |
| 2018-07-20 | Integrated Annual Report 2018 No Change Statement Notice of Annual General Meeting and B-BBEE Certificate |
| 2018-07-03 | Dealings in securities |
| 2018-06-22 | Summarised consolidated financial results for the year ended 31 March 2018 |
| 2018-06-22 | Summarised consolidated annual financial results |
| 2018-06-13 | Trading statement and change in accounting policy |
| 2018-05-09 | Disposal of entire stake in Flipkart |
| 2018-04-26 | Dealings in Securities by Director's Associate |
| 2018-03-29 | Closing of Delivery Hero acquisition |
| 2018-03-23 | Category 2 Results of Accelerated Offering of Tencent Holdings Limited Shares and Withdrawal of Cautionary |
| 2018-03-22 | Accelerated Offering of Tencent shares and Cautionary Announcement |
| 2018-02-28 | Change in Status of Director |
| 2018-02-15 | Director dealings in securities |
| 2018-02-12 | Directors dealings in securities |
| 2018-02-09 | Directors dealings in securities |
| 2018-01-18 | Directors dealings in securities |
| 2017-12-18 | Amendments to composition of Board Committees |
| 2017-12-15 | Director dealings |
| 2017-12-12 | Investor Day |
| 2017-11-29 | Condensed consolidated interim report for the six months ended 30 September 2017 |
| 2017-11-17 | Trading Statement |
| 2017-11-17 | Publication of Prospectus and expected admission of up to 182 540 135 additional American Depositary shares |
| 2017-09-28 | Correction of the Apportionment Ratio for South African Income Tax Purposes in respect of the Novus Unbundling |
| 2017-09-28 | Increased Stake in Delivery Hero |
| 2017-09-27 | Dealings in Securities |
| 2017-09-27 | Results of the accelerated bookbuild |
| 2017-09-26 | Placement of Novus Shares |
| 2017-09-21 | Apportionment of Tax Cost for South African Income Tax Purposes in respect of The Unbundling |
| 2017-09-21 | Cash Payment in Respect of Fractional Entitlements |
| 2017-09-12 | Finalisation Announcement in relation to the Unbundling of Novus Holdings Limited Shares to Naspers Shareholders |
| 2017-09-05 | Unbundling of Novus Holdings Limited Shares to Naspers Shareholders |
Copies of the above announcements can be downloaded from the JSE Limited (South African Stock Exchange) website at www.jse.co.za
Quarterly and annual reports
The Company published the following quarterly and annual reports, prepared in accordance with South African law, on or around the dates indicated:
| Date | Document |
| 29 November 2017 | Interim report: the reviewed results of the Naspers group for the six months ended 30 September 2017 |
| 22 June 2018 | Provisional report for the year ended 31 March 2018 |
| 20 July 2018 | Booklet: summary of the audited results of the Naspers group for the year ended 31 March 2018 including notice of the annual general meeting |
| 20 July 2018 | Integrated annual report 31 March 2018 and full annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018 on web site |
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:
| Release Date | Headline |
| Aug 24 2018 | Results of annual general meeting |
| Aug 23 2018 | Naspers awards top prizes |
| Aug 18 2018 | Naspers announces closing of Flipkart transaction |
| Jul 20 2018 | Integrated annual report 2018, no change statement, notice of annual general meeting and publication |
| Jul 18 2018 | Naspers sells stake in TBO Group |
| Jul 12 2018 | Movile closes US$124 million round; the largest ever investment in the company |
| Jun 22 2018 | Naspers Limited today announced its results for the year to 31 March 2018. |
| June 21 2018 | Naspers Further Commits to Indian Food Delivery Business Swiggy and Co-leads USD 210 Million Series |
| Jun 18 2018 | Spree and Superbalist merge |
| May 22 2018 | Honor Raises $50 million to Grow National Network of Home Care Agencies |
| May 09 2018 | Naspers sells stake in Flipkart |
| Mar 29 2018 | Closing of Delivery Hero acquisition |
| Mar 23 2018 | Completion of the Accelerated Offering of Tencent shares and lifting of cautionary warning |
| Mar 22 2018 | Accelerated Offering of Tencent shares and Cautionary Announcement |
| Feb 26 2018 | Change in status of Director - Mark Sorour |
| Feb 16 2018 | Zinox Technologies acquires Konga |
| Feb 08 2018 | Naspers serves up additional investment in Swiggy, leading USD 100 million round |
| Jan 31 2018 | Naspers comments on MultiChoice South Africa's review of its carriage contract with the TV channel ANN7 |
| Jan 31 2018 | Joymode raises $14.4m led by Naspers |
| Dec 12 2017 | Naspers holds Investor day - 12 December 2017 |
| Nov 29 2017 | Naspers Limited (JSE: NPN; LSE: NPSN) today announced its results for the six months to 30 September |
| Nov 17 2017 | Publication of prospectus and expected admission of up to 182,540,135 additional American depositary |
| Oct 31 2017 | Remitly Agrees to Raise $115 Million to Accelerate Global Expansion of Financial Services |
| Sep 29 2017 | Correction of the Apportionment Ratio for South African Income Tax Purposes in Respect of the Novus |
| Sep 28 2017 | Naspers Increases Stake in Delivery Hero |
| Sep 20 2017 | Increased Stake in Delivery Hero |
| Sep 15 2017 | Naspers announces winners of 2017 Founder and Innovation Awards |
| Sep 12 2017 | Finalisation announcement in relation to the unbundling of Novus Holdings Limited shares to Naspers |
| Sep 06 2017 | Unbundling of Novus Limited shares to Naspers shareholders |
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