24 Jun 2024
SENS: Distribution of integrated annual report 2024, dividend and publication of B-BBEE annual compliance certificate
Naspers Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1925/001431/06)
JSE share code: NPN ISIN: ZAE000325783
(Naspers)
Distribution of integrated annual report 2024, dividend and publication of B-BBEE annual compliance certificate
Distribution of integrated annual report
Shareholders are advised that the company’s integrated annual report and annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 will be available on the company’s website www.naspers.com, Monday 24 June 2024.
The notice, together with the proxy form, of the virtual annual general meeting will be distributed to shareholders at a later date and in accordance with the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008, as amended. The annual general meeting is expected to be held at 14:00 on Thursday, 22 August 2024.
Dividend
Further to the summarised consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 as released on SENS and the company’s website www.naspers.com, the Prosus board has recommended that its shareholders receive a distribution of a gross amount of 10 euro cents per ordinary share N which represents an increase of approximately 43% for free-float shareholders. Subject to the requisite approval by Prosus shareholders being obtained, a dividend will be paid by Naspers in relation to the Naspers N ordinary shares and A ordinary shares from the amount that Naspers receives from Prosus, in accordance with the rights attaching to the shares as set out in the Naspers memorandum of incorporation.
The board of Naspers intends to declare the dividend as soon as practicable.
Publication of B-BBEE annual compliance certificate
Shareholders are further advised that Naspers’s annual compliance certificate for the 2024 financial year in terms of section 13G(2) of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act has been published and is also available on the Company’s website, www.naspers.com
Cape Town, South Africa, 24 June 2024
JSE sponsor to Naspers: Investec Bank Limited
Enquiries
Investor Enquiries Eoin Ryan, Head of Investor Relations |
+1 347-210-4305 |
Media Enquiries Charlie Pemberton, Communications Director |
+31 6 15494359 |
About Naspers
Established in 1915, Naspers has transformed itself to become a global consumer internet company and one of the largest technology investors in the world. Through Prosus, the group operates and invests globally in markets with long-term growth potential, building leading consumer internet companies that empower people and enrich communities. Prosus has its primary listing on Euronext Amsterdam, and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Naspers is the majority owner of Prosus.
In South Africa, Naspers is one of the foremost investors in the technology sector and is committed to building its internet and ecommerce companies. These include Takealot, Mr D Food, Superbalist, Autotrader, Property24 and PayU, in addition to Media24, South Africa’s leading print and digital media business.
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 a level 1 American Depository Receipt (ADR) programme which trades on an over-the-counter basis in the US.
For more information, please visit www.naspers.com.
Naspers Labs
In 2019, Naspers Labs, a youth development programme designed to transform and launch South Africa’s unemployed youth into economic activity, was launched. Naspers Labs focuses on digital skills and training, enabling young people to pursue tech careers.
About Naspers
Established in 1915, Naspers has transformed itself to become a global consumer internet company and one of the largest technology investors in the world. Through Prosus, the group operates and invests globally in markets with long-term growth potential, building leading consumer internet companies that empower people and enrich communities. Prosus has its primary listing on Euronext Amsterdam, and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Naspers is the majority owner of Prosus.
In South Africa, Naspers is one of the foremost investors in the technology sector and is committed to building its internet and ecommerce companies. These include Takealot, Mr D Food, Superbalist, Autotrader, Property24 and PayU, in addition to Media24, South Africa’s leading print and digital media business.
Naspers has a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (NPN.SJ), a secondary listing on the A2X Exchange (NPN.AJ) in South Africa, and has a level 1 American Depository Receipt (ADR) programme which trades on an over-the-counter basis in the United States of America.
For more information, please visit www.naspers.com.
Naspers Labs
In 2019, Naspers Labs, a youth development programme designed to transform and launch South Africa’s unemployed youth into economic activity, was launched. Naspers Labs focuses on digital skills and training, enabling young people to pursue tech careers.
Response to COVID-19
Naspers contributed R1.5 billion of emergency aid to support the South African government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This contribution consisted of R500 million towards the Solidarity Fund and R1 billion worth of PPE sourced and distributed to South Africa’s front-line healthcare workers. In addition, Naspers contributed R6.9 million to the Nelson Mandela Foundation's EachOne FeedOne programme to support families who COVID-19 has impacted with meals for a year.