Naspers Capital Raising Priced at R163
March 08 2007 - 1:46AM
Business Wire
Naspers is pleased to announce the pricing of the capital raising
announced on 27 February 2007 (the "Capital Raising"). In the
Capital Raising, 39.9 million new Naspers �N� shares (�New �N�
Shares�) have been placed with institutional investors by way of a
private placement at an offer price of ZAR163.00 (the "Offer
Price") per New �N� Share. The Offer Price of ZAR163.00 represents
a discount of 1.2% to the closing price of Naspers �N� shares on
the JSE Limited (the �JSE�) on 7 March 2007 and a discount of 9.0%
to the weighted average traded price of Naspers �N� shares on the
JSE over the 30 prior trading days. Based on the Offer Price, the
gross proceeds to be received by Naspers will be approximately
ZAR6.5 billion, or approximately US$875 million (at an indicative
ZAR/US$ exchange rate of 7.43). The New �N� Shares represent
approximately 12.4 percent of Naspers� issued �N� ordinary share
capital prior to the Capital Raising. Proceeds from the Capital
Raising will be used in the execution of Naspers� investment
strategy and to replenish internal resources utilized for the
purposes of acquiring interests in the Russian Internet portal
Mail.ru and the Brazilian magazine publisher Abril. As is customary
in both local and international primary capital raisings, Naspers
has granted an over-allotment option pursuant to which Naspers may
be required to issue an additional 5.7 million New �N� Shares at
the Offer Price, in order to cover over-allotments, if any. The New
�N� Shares will, when issued, be credited as fully paid and will
rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued �N�
ordinary shares of Naspers, including the right to receive future
dividends and other distributions declared, made or paid after the
date of their issue. Application will be made for the New �N�
Shares to be admitted to trading on the JSE ("Admission").
Admission, settlement and commencement of dealings are expected to
take place on or around 15 March 2007. Disclaimer This announcement
has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of Naspers
Limited. The distribution of this announcement and the offer and
sale of Naspers Limited N shares in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted by law. Any persons reading this announcement should
inform themselves of, and observe, any such restrictions. This
announcement does not in any manner constitute an invitation to
invest or an advertisement, notification, statement or announcement
soliciting investment in the shares of Naspers Limited or an offer
of securities for sale in the United States or in any jurisdiction
in which such an offer or solicitation is unlawful. The securities
referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be
registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to
registration or an applicable exemption from registration. No
public offering of securities is being made into the United States.
Certain statements in this announcement constitute �forward looking
statements� within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of
1934. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause
the actual results, performance or achievements of Naspers Limited
to be materially different from the future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking
statements. These factors include those discussed in our reports
submitted to the SEC. We undertake no obligation to update publicly
or release any revisions to these forward looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement
or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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