Update on repurchase programme

Prosus today announces an update to the open-ended, repurchase programme in respect of the ordinary shares N in the capital of Prosus (“Prosus Shares“) and N ordinary shares in the share capital of Naspers (“Naspers Shares“), from the respective Prosus and Naspers (together the “Group”) free-float shareholders (together the “Repurchase Programme”) announced on 27 June 2022.

As part of the Repurchase Programme, for the period between 8 May 2023 and 12 May 2023, Prosus repurchased 2,735,903 Prosus Shares at an average price of €65.0486 per share for a total consideration of €177,966,631 (US$194,696,410).

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 16 May 2023

JSE sponsor to Prosus: Investec Bank Limited

DISCLAIMER

The Repurchase Programme is being conducted in accordance with Articles 5(1) and 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (“Market Abuse Regulation”) and Articles 2 to 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 supplementing the Market Abuse Regulation with regard to regulatory technical standards for the conditions applicable to buy-back programmes and stabilisation measures (the “Delegated Regulation”). This document is issued in connection with the disclosure and reporting obligation set out in Article 2(1) of the Delegated Regulation.

The information contained in this announcement may contain forward-looking statements, estimates and projections.  Forward-looking statements involve all matters that are not historical and may be identified by the words “anticipate”, ”believe”, ”estimate”, ”expect”, ”intend”, ”may”, ”should”, ”will”, ”would” and similar expressions or their negatives, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These statements reflect Prosus’s intentions, beliefs or current expectations, involve elements of subjective judgement and analysis and are based upon the best judgement of Prosus as of the date of this announcement, but could prove to be wrong. These statements are subject to change without notice and are based on a number of assumptions and entail known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Therefore, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.

Any forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this announcement and neither Prosus nor any other person gives any undertaking, or is under any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements for events or circumstances that occur subsequent to the date of this announcement or to update or keep current any of the information contained herein, any changes in assumptions or changes in factors affecting these statements and this announcement is not a representation by Prosus or any other person that they will do so, except to the extent required by law.

About Prosus:

Prosus is a global consumer internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world. Operating and investing globally in markets with long-term growth potential, Prosus builds leading consumer internet companies that empower people and enrich communities.

The group is focused on building meaningful businesses in the online classifieds, food delivery, payments and fintech, and education technology sectors in markets including India and Brazil. Through its ventures team, Prosus invests in areas including health, logistics, blockchain, and social commerce. Prosus actively seeks new opportunities to partner with exceptional entrepreneurs who are using technology to improve people’s everyday lives.

Every day, billions of customers use the products and services of companies that Prosus has invested in, acquired or built, including 99minutos,  Airmeet, ArunaAutoTraderAutovit.roAzosBandLabBibitBiltBiome MakersBorneoBrainlyBUXBYJU’SBykeaCaptain FreshCodecademyCollective BenefitsCreditasDappRadarDeHaatDetect TechnologiesdottEduMeElasticRuneMAGEndowusEruditusEVERYFacilyFlinkFoodicsGood Glamm GroupGoodHabitzGoStudentHonoriFoodImovirtualIndiGGKlarKoviLazyPayletgoLunoMensa BrandsMeeshomerXuMovileOdaOLXOtodomOTOMOTOOxford IonicsPaySensePayUPharmeasyPlatziProperty24Quick RideRed Dot PaymentRepublicSharebiteShipperShopUpSoloLearnSpotDraftStack OverflowStandvirtualSpendflowSupersideSwiggyThndrTonikUlaUrban CompanyVegrowVirgiowatchTowr, and Wayflyer.

Hundreds of millions of people have made the platforms of Prosus’s associates a part of their daily lives. For listed companies where we have an interest, please see: TencentDelivery HeroRemitlyTrip.comUdemySkillsoft, and SimilarWeb.

Today, Prosus companies and associates help improve the lives of more than two billion people around the world.

Prosus has a primary listing on Euronext Amsterdam (AEX:PRX) and secondary listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (XJSE:PRX) and a2X Markets (PRX.AJ). Prosus is majority-owned by Naspers.

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