Emira Property Fund has acquired a further 130,160,464 SA Corporate Real Estate (SAC) shares on the open market. The shares were acquired for an aggregate consideration of R400,8 million. Together with the SAC shares acquired in June this year, Emira now holds a total of 229,56 million shares equating to an 8.7% stake in the company.

Orion Minerals initially announced a A$5 million (R57 million) capital raising exercise but increased this to A$7,7 million due to level of demand. The private placement comprises the issue of c. 515 million shares at an issue price of 1,5 cents (R0.17) per share – the issue of which falls within Orion’s 15% capacity for issues of equity securities without shareholder approval. A further 66,67 million shares will be issued to Tarney Holdings, subject to shareholder approval in November 2025. The funds raised will be applied to continue early works at the Prieska Copper Zinc Uppers mine and to finalise optimisation studies and ongoing site works at the Okiep Copper Project.

Cilo Cybin, the Cannabis SPAC has transferred its listing from AltX to the General Segment of the JSE Main Board, effective 29 September 2025. The General Segment of the Main Board was launched last year and has seen over 30 companies migrate to this segment, the listing requirements of which are less onerous for the smaller cap firms, providing a flexible, supportive regulatory environment, enabling capital raising measures and significant cost savings.

This week Africa Bitcoin (formerly Altvest Capital) listed on the Namibia Securities Exchange, effective 2 October 2025. The secondary listing coincides with the company’s equity capital raise and allotment of up to 1 million ordinary shares.

Following the successful take private of Assura plc by Primary Health Properties plc, Assura will delist from the LSE on 6 October 2025 and from the JSE on 23 October 2025.

The JSE has advised shareholders that Sebata has failed to publish its annual report for the year ending 31 March 2025 as required by the JSE Listing Requirements and, as a result, the shares in the company have been suspended.

Labat Africa has failed to submit its annual report timeously and consequently trading of its shares on the JSE is under threat of suspension. The company has until 31 October 2024 to rectify the matter.

This week the following companies announced the repurchase of shares:

South32 continued with its US$200 million repurchase programme announced in August 2024. The shares will be repurchased over the period 12 September 2025 to 11 September 2026. This week 1,083,864 shares were repurchased for an aggregate cost of A$2,94 million.

On March 6, 2025, Ninety One plc announced that it would undertake a repurchase programme of up to £30 million. The shares will be purchased on the open market and cancelled to reduce the Company’s ordinary share capital. This week the company repurchased a further 150,000 ordinary shares at an average price 204 pence for an aggregate £305,670.

The purpose of Bytes Technology’s share repurchase programme, of up to a maximum aggregate consideration of £25 million, is to reduce Bytes’ share capital. This week 515,775 shares were repurchased at an average price per share of £3.92 for an aggregate £2,02 million.

Glencore plc’s current share buy-back programme plans to acquire shares of an aggregate value of up to US$1 billion. The shares will be repurchased on the LSE, BATS, Chi-X and Aquis exchanges and is expected to be completed in February 2026. This week 8 million shares were repurchased at an average price of £3.29 per share for an aggregate £26,3 million.

In May 2025, British American Tobacco plc extended its share buyback programme by a further £200 million, taking the total amount to be repurchased by 31 December 2025 to £1,1 billion. The extended programme is being funded using the net proceeds of the block trade of shares in ITC to institutional investors. This week the company repurchased a further 632,298 shares at an average price of £39.29 per share for an aggregate £24,84 million.

During the period 22 to 26 September 2025, Prosus repurchased a further 1,576,035 Prosus shares for an aggregate €90,7 million and Naspers, a further 75,461 Naspers shares for a total consideration of R451,3 million.

One company issued profit warnings this week: Wesizwe Platinum.

During the week one company issued or withdrew a cautionary notice:
Hulamin.

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