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NASPERS LIMITED - Update on Repurchase Programme and Claim It Campaign

Naspers Limited
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What this filing means

Naspers bought back 777,016 of its own N ordinary shares in the week to 23 October 2026, paying an average of ZAR693.2706 each for a total of ZAR538,682,342 (US$32,709,205). The purchase sits inside the open-ended repurchase programme launched with Prosus on 27 June 2022, and the filing also repeats the standing reminder that shareholders should claim unpaid dividends through the JSE's Claim It portal. Weekly execution detail on a long-running programme, with no change to its terms.

Naspers is steadily buying back its own shares in the market, and this notice simply reports the latest week's purchases: how many shares, at what average price, and for how much money. Nothing about the programme has changed. The dividend reminder is a standing housekeeping note — shareholders who may have unclaimed payouts can apply through the JSE's Claim It portal, or contact JSE Investor Services for help if they cannot complete the online application.

Bear case

  • The notice reports execution only: it gives no statement on why the buyback continues, no measure of its effect on earnings per share, and no view on whether the shares are undervalued.

AI-generated summary by SENS-AI, based on the original JSE SENS filing.

SENS-AI conclusion

A weekly execution report on a buyback programme that has been running since June 2022, not a new decision. The useful detail is the price: an average of ZAR693.2706 a share, against ZAR716.6438 in the prior week's disclosure, so the group bought more shares for more money at a lower average price. The notice itself makes no claim about value, and it carries no statement on why the buyback continues or what it does to earnings per share. So what: the pace and price will keep arriving weekly, and the filing itself settles nothing beyond that week's execution.

The next weekly update is where any change in the number of shares purchased, the average price paid and the total consideration will show.

Evidence from the filing

  • Weekly execution detail under the standing programme.

    “For the period between 19 October 2026 and 23 October 2026, the Group purchased 777,016 Naspers Shares at an average price of ZAR693.2706 per share for a total consideration of ZAR538,682,342 (US$32,709,205).”

  • The programme is long-standing, not new.

    “Shareholders are referred to the announcement issued by Naspers on 27 June 2022 in respect of the launch of the open-ended, repurchase programme”

  • The filing is voluntary disclosure of Naspers share purchases.

    “Naspers decided to also provide voluntary updates to Naspers shareholders on the Naspers N ordinary shares it purchased.”

  • Prior week's average price for comparison.

    “at an average price of ZAR716.6438 per share”

  • The dividend reminder is a standing campaign notice.

    “Shareholders are reminded to claim any unpaid or unclaimed dividends they may be entitled to.”
Category
Share Repurchase
Event posture
No Edge
Published
Oct 27, 2026

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