Africa Bitcoin has conditionally raised £250,000 (R5,54 million) by way of a placing of 1,086,957 shares at a price of 23 pence (R5.10) per share. Following the company’s successful application to list on the Access segment of the Aquis Growth Market, trading of its ordinary shares is expected to commence on 17 August 2026.
Novus has acquired an additional 60,487 Mustek shares at an average R15.00 per share on the open market (outside of the Mandatory Offer) for R907,305. The company now holds 29,16 million Mustek shares constituting 50.68% of the issued shares in Mustek. Together with concert parties this shareholding increases to c.70.97%.
Glencore announced in its interim results that the company intends to apply for a secondary listing (via CDIs) on the ASX, targeting admission in October 2026.
Shareholders have approved the name change of Capitec Bank Holdings to Capitec Limited. The company will trade under the new name from commencement of trade on 26 August 2026.
Old Mutual’s secondary listing migration from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange to the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange has been approved. The company’s shares will commence trade on the VFEX from 12 August 2026.
In July 2025 African Dawn Capital was suspended for failing to publish its audited annual financial statements within the prescribed period for the year ended 28 February 2025. The company intends to publish these and interim financial results for the six months ended 31 August 2025 by 31 August 2026. The company will then apply to the JSE for the lifting of the suspension.
The JSE has advised shareholders of Sebata that the company has failed to submit its annual report within the four months period as stipulated by the Listing Requirements. Should the company fail to submit its annual report before 31 August 2026, its listing may be suspended.
Areit Prop remains suspended on the JSE for failing to publish its annual financial statements for the financial years ended 31 December 2023, 2024 and 2025. The company has informed shareholders in its quarterly update that while making progress on bringing its reporting up to date the Board will also be considering the company’s potential delisting – a decision it will only take once the financial reporting has been bought up to date.
This week the following companies announced the repurchase of shares:
Aimia repurchased and cancelled a total of 174,750 shares during July 2026, representing 0.2% of the company’s issued share capital. The shares were repurchased at a weighted average price of C$2.67 for a total consideration of C$467,258. In June, the company announced the renewal of its repurchase programme of up to 5,012,419 shares. The programme will run through to June 2027.
During the period 2 June to 4 August 2026, Kal Group repurchased 2,290,091 shares for an aggregate R111,86 million. The shares will be delisted. The company may repurchase a further 12,57 million (16.92%) of the shares in issue in terms of the authority granted.
On 5 August 2026, Glencore announced a top-up shareholder return of $15 billion to be effected by way of a c.$1 billion special cash distribution of $0.085 per share, and a new $500 million buyback programme intended to run through to February 2027. The special distribution will be paid in September 2026.
To reduce the share capital of the company and return capital to shareholders, Quilter commenced, in March 2026, a £100 million share buyback programme. The maximum aggregate purchase price payable by the company under Tranche 2 is up to C.£30 million. During the period 27 to 31 July 2026, Quilter repurchased 75,000 shares on the LSE with an aggregate value of £146,644 and 15,000 shares on the JSE with an aggregate value of R652,252.
In June, Greencoat Renewables announced its intention to commence a second tranche of the repurchase programme which will return a further €25 million of capital to shareholders. The second tranche repurchase will be complete by end-December 2026. This week 1,070,832 shares were repurchased for an aggregate €844,257.
Bytes Technology announced in May 2026 its intention to implement a new share repurchase programme to purchase the company’s shares for an aggregate value of up to £25,0 million. This week the company repurchased 420,000 shares at an average price per share of £4.05 for an aggregate £1,71 million.
British American Tobacco has again extended its share buyback to end on 12 October 2026. All shares repurchased will be cancelled. Over the period 27 to 31 July 2026, the company repurchased a further 641,197 shares at an average price of £46.13 per share for an aggregate £29,56 million.
Ninety One plc announced an increase in the repurchase programme from £30 million to £55 million to be completed in July 2026. The shares, to be purchased on the open market, will be cancelled to reduce the Company’s ordinary share capital. Over the period 27 to 31 July 2026, the company repurchased a further 732,624 ordinary shares at an average price 213 pence for an aggregate £1,56 million.
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s US$6 billion share buy-back programme continues. The shares acquired will be kept as treasury shares to fulfil future share delivery commitments under the group’s stock ownership plans. During the period 27 to 31 July 2026, the group repurchased 318,118 shares for €22,91 million.
During the period 27 to 31 July 2026, Prosus repurchased a further 1,837,240 Prosus shares for an aggregate €71,67 million and Naspers, a further 595,079 Naspers shares for a total consideration of R501,41 million.
One company issued a profit warning this week: Accelerate Property Fund.
One company renewed its cautionary notice: Sebata.
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