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FLIPKART DISPOSAL TRANSACTION CLOSED

20 Aug 2018 07:45

RNS Number : 2611Y
Naspers Limited
20 August 2018
 

 

NASPERS LIMITED

(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)

Registration number 1925/001431/06)

Share code: NPN & ISIN: ZAE000015889

LSE ADS code: NPSN & ISIN: US6315122092

("Naspers" or the "Group" or the "Company")

 

 

FLIPKART DISPOSAL TRANSACTION CLOSED

 

Naspers announced a transaction on 9 May 2018 to sell its 11.18% stake in Indian ecommerce company Flipkart, to US-based retailer Walmart (NYSE: WMT) for US$2.2bn.

Shareholders are advised that all regulatory conditions have been met and that the transaction closed effective 18 August 2018.

 

Proceeds will be used to reinforce Naspers' balance sheet and will be invested over time to accelerate the growth of Naspers' classifieds, online food delivery and fintech businesses globally, and to pursue other exciting growth opportunities when they arise.

 

 

CAPE TOWN

20 August 2018

Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited

 

 

For more information, please contact:

Meloy Horn

Head of Investor Relations

meloy.horn@naspers.com

+27 11 289 3320

 

Shamiela Letsoalo

Media Relations Director, South Africa

shamiela.letsoalo@naspers.com

+27 11 289 3750

+27 78 802 6310

 

 

About Naspers

About Naspers Founded in 1915, Naspers is a global internet and entertainment group and one of the largest technology investors in the world. Operating in more than 120 countries and markets with long-term growth potential, Naspers builds leading companies that empower people and enrich communities. It runs some of the world's leading platforms in internet, video entertainment, and media.

 

Naspers companies connect people to each other and the wider world, help people improve their daily lives, and entertain audiences with the best of local and global content. Every day, millions of people use the products and services of companies that Naspers has invested in, acquired or built, including Avito, Brainly, Codecademy, eMAG, ibibo, iFood, letgo, Media24, Movile, MultiChoice, OLX, PayU, Showmax, SimilarWeb, Swiggy, Twiggle, 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).

 

Naspers is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (NPN.SJ) and has an ADR listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: NPSN).

 

For more information, please visit www.naspers.com.

 

 

 

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