Completion of Ninety One’s acquisition and admission of Ninety One shares
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
Date: 02-02-2026 10:15:00
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