REG - Ninety One PLC - Confirming closing and admission of new shares

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02/02/2026 08:15

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RNS Number : 1670R  Ninety One PLC  02 February 2026

 Ninety One Limited                             Ninety One plc
 Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa   Incorporated in England and Wales

 Registration number 2019/526481/06             Registration number 12245293

 Date of registration: 18 October 2019          Date of registration: 4 October 2019

JSE share code: NY1
LSE share code: N91

 ISIN: ZAE000282356                             JSE share code: N91

                                                ISIN: GB00BJHPLV88

                                                LEI: 549300G0TJCT3K15ZG14

 

 

As part of the dual-listed companies' structure, Ninety One plc and Ninety One
Limited (together 'Ninety One') notify both the London Stock Exchange ('LSE')
and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange ('JSE') of matters which are required to
be disclosed under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and Listing
Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority ('FCA') and/or the Listings
Requirements of the JSE.

 

Completion of Ninety One's acquisition of Sanlam Investment Management
Proprietary Limited and commencement of the long-term strategic relationship
between Ninety One and Sanlam

 

Following the joint announcements released by Ninety One and Sanlam Limited
and Sanlam Life Insurance Limited (together 'Sanlam') on 20 November 2024 and
6 March 2025 regarding the creation of a long-term active asset management
relationship between Ninety One and Sanlam (the 'Transaction'), and further to
the announcement released by Ninety One on 30 January 2026, Ninety One is
pleased to announce that the South African component of the Transaction (the
'SA Transaction') completed today, Monday, 2 February 2026. The SA Transaction
involved, among other things, the acquisition by Ninety One Limited of all of
the shares in Sanlam Investment Management Proprietary Limited and the
creation of the initial 15-year strategic relationship between Ninety One and
the Sanlam Group. The strategic relationship came into effect on completion of
the SA Transaction.

 

Admission of Ninety One shares

 

In accordance with the terms of the SA Transaction, Ninety One issued and
allotted:

-       32,832,475 ordinary Ninety One plc shares with a nominal value
of GBP 0.0001 each to Sanlam Investment Holdings Proprietary Limited (the
'NPLC SIH Consideration Shares');

-       66,592,115 ordinary Ninety One Limited shares of no par value to
Sanlam Investment Holdings Proprietary Limited (the 'NLTD Consideration
Shares'); and

-       12,594,619 ordinary Ninety One plc shares with a nominal value
of GBP 0.0001 to Sanlam Life Insurance Limited (together with the NPLC SIH
Consideration Shares, the 'NPLC Consideration Shares'),

 

today, Monday, 2 February 2026 as consideration for the SA Transaction.

 

Ninety One is pleased to confirm that the NPLC Consideration Shares were
admitted to trading on the Main Market of the LSE for listed securities, and
the NPLC Consideration Shares and the NLTD Consideration Shares were admitted
to listing and trading on the Main Board of the JSE, with effect from 08:00
(GMT) / 10:00 (SAST) today, Monday, 2 February 2026. The NPLC Consideration
Shares form part of a class of securities that have already been admitted to
the Equity Shares (Commercial Companies) category of the Official List of the
FCA.

 

 

Date of release: 2 February 2026

 

 

For enquiries please contact:

 

Investor relations

Ninety One Investor
Relations
ir@ninetyone.com

 

JSE Sponsor to Ninety One:

J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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