This is a joint press release by MIH Bidco Holdings B.V. (the “Offeror”), an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Prosus N.V. (“Prosus”), and Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. (“JET” or the “Company”). This joint press release is issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 17 paragraph 4 of the Dutch Decree on Public Takeover Bids (Besluit openbare biedingen Wft, the “Decree”) in connection with the recommended public offer by the Offeror for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, American depositary shares and CREST depositary interests in the capital of the Company (the “Offer” ). This press release does not constitute an offer, or any solicitation of any offer, to buy or subscribe for any securities in the Company. The Offer is made solely pursuant to the offer memorandum dated 19 May 2025 (the “Offer Memorandum”), as approved by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten). This press release is not for release, publication, or distribution, in whole or in part, in or into, directly or indirectly, in any jurisdiction in which such release, publication, or distribution would be unlawful. Any terms not defined in this press release will have the meaning set forth in the Offer Memorandum.
● During the Post-Closing Acceptance Period, an additional 8.06% of the Shares have been tendered under the Offer
● Settlement of Shares tendered during the Post-Closing Acceptance Period will take place on 21 October 2025
● The last trading date of the Shares on Euronext Amsterdam will be 14 November 2025 and listing and trading of the Shares will terminate as of 17 November 2025
Amsterdam, the Netherlands / Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 October 2025 – Prosus and Just Eat Takeaway.com (JET) are pleased to announce that an additional 16,287,885 Shares with an aggregate value of approximately EUR 330,644,070, representing 8.06% of the issued and outstanding share capital of JET, have been tendered during the Post-Closing Acceptance Period that expired at 17:40 CEST on 16 October 2025. Together with the 182,084,104 Shares already acquired by the Offeror, which had an aggregate value of approximately EUR 3,696,307,315, the Offeror will hold a total of 198,371,989 Shares with an aggregate value of approximately EUR 4,026,951,385, representing a total of approximately 98.19% of the issued and outstanding share capital of JET.
With reference to the Offer Memorandum, Shareholders who accepted the Offer during the Post-Closing Acceptance Period shall receive the Offer Price (or the ADS Offer Price in respect of tendered ADSs) for each Share validly tendered (or defectively tendered, provided that such defect has been waived by the Offeror) and transferred (geleverd) for acceptance pursuant to the Offer, under the terms and conditions of the Offer and subject to its restrictions.
Settlement of the Shares tendered during the Post-Closing Acceptance Period and payment of the Offer Price (or the ADS Offer Price in respect of the tendered ADSs) will take place on 21 October 2025.
The Applicable Exchange Rate related to the tendered ADSs is 1.1665. The USD cash rate per ADS is 4.73599. For ADSs that will be acquired by Prosus in the Squeeze-Out, the USD cash rate may be different.
Prosus will, as soon as reasonably practicable, initiate a Squeeze-Out as described under section 5.11(d) of the Offer Memorandum.
In consultation with Euronext Amsterdam, the last trading day of the Ordinary Shares will be on 14 November 2025. This means that the termination of the listing of the Ordinary Shares on Euronext Amsterdam shall be effective as of 17 November 2025. Reference is made to section 5.11(b) (Liquidity and Delisting) of the Offer Memorandum.
Prosus and JET intend, as soon as possible, to terminate the deposit agreement between JET and the U.S. Depositary (Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas) and the holders and beneficial holders of ADSs. Reference is made to section 5.11(c) (Termination of the ADS Deposit Agreement) of the Offer Memorandum.
Any announcement contemplated by the Offer Memorandum will be issued by a press release. Any press release issued by Prosus will be made available on www.prosus.com. Any press release issued by JET will be made available on www.justeattakeaway.com.
Digital copies of the Offer Memorandum are available on Prosus’ website at https://www.prosus.com/prosus-to-acquire-just-eat-takeaway-to-create-a-european-food-delivery-champion and JET’s website at https://www.justeattakeaway.com/investors/shareholders-meetings/.
For more information, please visit our corporate website: https://www.justeattakeaway.com/
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. (AMS: TKWY) is one of the world’s leading global on-demand delivery companies.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Company is focused on connecting consumers and partners through its platforms. With 362,000 connected partners, JET offers consumers a wide variety of choices from restaurants to retail.
JET has rapidly grown to become a leading on-demand delivery company with operations in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Prosus is the power behind the world’s leading lifestyle ecommerce brands, across Europe, India and Latin America, unlocking an AI-first world for its 2 billion customers. Prosus has a strong track record in food delivery, having invested more than USD 10 billion globally in driving the category’s momentum and success. Today, Prosus' food businesses span 70+ countries, serving 1m+ restaurants around the world. The current portfolio includes full ownership of iFood, Latin America’s leading food delivery platform; together with non-controlling positions including: a 28% stake in Delivery Hero, a leading global food delivery company; an approximate 4% stake in Meituan, the world’s largest food delivery business, and a 25% stake in Swiggy, one of India’s largest food and grocery delivery platforms, which recently completed a successful IPO in India.
This press release contains information that qualifies or may qualify as inside information within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
The information in this announcement is not intended to be complete. This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer or an invitation to acquire or dispose of any securities or investment advice or an inducement to enter into investment activity. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire the securities of the Company in any jurisdiction.
The distribution of this press release may, in some countries, be restricted by law or regulation. Accordingly, persons who come into possession of this document should inform themselves of and observe these restrictions. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Offeror and the Company disclaim any responsibility or liability for the violation of any such restrictions by any person. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of that jurisdiction. Neither the Company, nor the Offeror, nor any of their advisers assume any responsibility for any violation by any person of any of these restrictions. The Company shareholders in any doubt as to their position should consult an appropriate professional adviser without delay. This announcement is not to be released, published or distributed, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in any jurisdiction in which such release, publication or distribution would be unlawful.
The Offer is made for all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, American depositary shares and CREST depositary interests of JET, which is a public company incorporated and listed in the Netherlands, and will be subject to Dutch disclosure and procedural requirements. The Offer is made to JET shareholders in the United States in compliance with the applicable U.S. tender offer rules under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “U.S. Exchange Act”), and otherwise in accordance with the requirements of Dutch law. Accordingly, the Offer is subject to disclosure and other procedural requirements, including with respect to withdrawal rights, the Offer timetable, settlement procedures and timing of payments that are different from those applicable under U.S. domestic tender offer law and practice.
Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any U.S. state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Offer, passed upon the merits or fairness of the Offer, or determined if this announcement or the Offer documents are accurate or complete.
The Offer may have consequences under U.S. federal income tax and applicable U.S. state and local, as well as non-U.S., tax laws for JET shareholders. Each JET shareholder is urged to consult his or her independent professional adviser regarding the tax consequences of the Offer.
It may not be possible for JET shareholders in the United States to effect service of process within the United States upon JET, Prosus, or their respective officers or directors, some or all of which may reside outside the United States, or to enforce against any of them judgments of the United States courts predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or other U.S. law. It may not be possible to bring an action against JET, Prosus, or their respective officers or directors (as applicable), in a non-U.S. court for violations of U.S. law, including the U.S. securities laws. Further, it may be difficult to compel a non-U.S. company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a U.S. court’s judgement. In addition, it may be difficult to enforce in the Netherlands original actions, or actions for the enforcement of judgments of U.S. courts, based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws.
This press release may include "forward-looking statements" and language that indicates trends, such as "anticipated" and "expected". Although the Company and the Offeror believe that the assumptions upon which their respective financial information and their respective forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, they can give no assurance that these assumptions will prove to be correct. Neither the Company, nor the Offeror, nor any of their advisers accept any responsibility for any financial information contained in this press release relating to the business or operations or results or financial condition of the other or their respective groups.
About Just Eat Takeaway.com
Just Eat Takeaway.com (AMS: TKWY) is one of the world’s leading global on-demand delivery companies.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Company is focused on connecting consumers and Partners through its platforms. With 362,000 connected Partners, Just Eat Takeaway.com offers consumers a wide variety of choices from restaurants to retail.
Just Eat Takeaway.com has rapidly grown to become a leading online food delivery marketplace with operations in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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