1. INTRODUCTION
Further to the announcement issued by Naspers on the JSE’s Stock Exchange News Service (“SENS”) on 17 September 2018, Naspers proposes to unbundle its video entertainment business (“Business”) currently held by its wholly owned subsidiary, MultiChoice Group Limited (“MultiChoice”), to the holders of its “N” ordinary shares and “A” ordinary shares, respectively, and list the shares in MultiChoice on the JSE Limited (“JSE”) as a primary listing.
To facilitate the Unbundling and Listing (as defined below), MultiChoice was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of MIH Holdings Proprietary Limited and, subsequent to the restructuring contemplated in the MultiChoice pre-listing statement issued today (“Pre-listing Statement”), includes MultiChoice South Africa Holdings Proprietary Limited (“MCSA”), Irdeto South Africa Proprietary Limited, Main Street 484 Proprietary Limited, Irdeto Holdings B.V., Showmax B.V., MultiChoice…