26 Nov 2024
Dividend Finalisation Announcement
Naspers Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Reg. No 1925/001431/06)
JSE Share Code: NPN ISIN: ZAE 000325783
(“Naspers”)
Dividend Finalisation Announcement
(All figures in South African cents unless stated otherwise)
Following shareholder approval on 22 August 2024, for the year ended 31 March 2024, 1 205 cents (2023: 874 cents) per listed N ordinary share and 241 cents (2023: 174.8 cents) per unlisted A ordinary share will be payable to eligible Naspers shareholders as dividends.
Dividends will be payable to shareholders recorded in the register on Friday, 6 December 2024, and paid on Monday, 9 December 2024.
The last date to trade cum and be eligible for the dividend will be on Tuesday, 3 December 2024 (shares trade ex-dividend from Wednesday, 4 December 2024). Shares may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday, 4 December 2024, and Friday, 6 December 2024, both dates inclusive.
The dividend will be declared from Naspers' income reserves. It will be subject to the dividend tax rate of 20%, yielding, to those shareholders not exempt from paying dividend tax, a net dividend of 964 cents per listed N ordinary share and 192,8 cents per unlisted A ordinary share. Dividend tax will be 241 cents per listed N ordinary share and 48,2 cents per unlisted A ordinary share.
The issued ordinary share capital at 26 November 2024 was 178 506 722 N ordinary shares and 961,193 A ordinary shares. The company's income tax reference number is 9550138714.
Cape Town, South Africa
26 November 2024
JSE sponsor to Naspers
Investec Bank Limited
Enquiries
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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, 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.