Following the results of the scrip dividend election, Equites Property Fund will issue 5,948,912 new ordinary shares in the company in lieu of an interim dividend, resulting in a capitalisation of the distributable retained profits in the company of R104,1 million. The shares were issued based on a reinvestment price of R17.50 per share.

Tharisa plc, which has a primary listing on the JSE and a secondary listing on the LSE, has completed all the requirements for a further secondary listing on the Main Board of the Namibia Securities Exchange (NSX). Trading commenced on 9 November 2026.

This week the following companies announced the repurchase of shares:

MTN’s repurchase programme of c.31 million ordinary shares for an aggregate consideration of up to R6 billion commenced in August 2026. The company has repurchased shares worth a c.R2,0 billion over the past quarter and will continue with the programme, subject to market conditions, for as long as the repurchase of shares remains value accretive to shareholders.

On 5 August 2026, Glencore announced a new US$500 million buyback programme intended to run through to February 2027. This week the company repurchased 6,375,002 shares for an aggregate £32,66 million.

South32’s extended repurchase programme commenced in September 2026, with a proposed buyback end date of 10 September 2027. This week the company repurchased 764,064 shares for an aggregate A$3,48 million.

Reinet Investments commenced its 7th share repurchase programme, for up to an aggregate maximum amount of €250 million subject to a maximum of 8 million ordinary shares over a period ending on 15 December 2026. The shares will not be cancelled. During the period 2 to 6 November 2026, the company repurchased 317,265 shares for an aggregate R143,2 million.

In March 2026, Quilter commenced a £100 million share buyback programme, to reduce the share capital of the company and return capital to shareholders. The third and final tranche of the programme commenced on September 8, 2026, with repurchased shares to be cancelled. During the period 2 to 6 November 2026, Quilter repurchased 19,508 shares on the LSE with an aggregate value of £36,730.

In June 2026, Greencoat Renewables announced its intention to commence a second tranche of the repurchase programme to return a further €25 million of capital to shareholders. The second tranche repurchase will be complete by end-December 2026. This week 853,670 shares were repurchased for an aggregate €699,462.

During the period 2 to 6 November 2026, Prosus repurchased a further 2,780,140 Prosus shares for an aggregate €101,76 million and Naspers, a further 587,183 Naspers shares for a total consideration of R428,84 million.

Ninety One plc announced an increase in the repurchase programme from £30 million to £55 million. The shares, to be purchased on the open market, will be cancelled to reduce the Company’s ordinary share capital. Over the period 2 to 6 November 2026, the company repurchased a further 439,365 ordinary shares on the LSE at an average price 204 pence per share for an aggregate £896,691 and 127,770 shares on the JSE at an average price per share of R45 for an aggregate R5,75 million.

British American Tobacco has again extended its share buyback to end on 23 December 2026. All shares repurchased will be cancelled. Over the period 2 to 6 November 2026, the company repurchased a further 587,484 shares at an average price of £46.04 per share for an aggregate £27,05 million.

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s US$6 billion share buy-back programme continues. As of 26 October 2026, the company has completed $2,6 billion of the $6 billion share buyback programme announced on 30 October 2025. The shares acquired will be kept as treasury shares to fulfil future share delivery commitments under the group’s stock ownership plans. Over the period 2 to 6 November 2026, the group repurchased 836,577 shares for €62 million.

One company issued a profit warning this week: enX.

One company announced, renewed or withdrew cautionary notice: Mantengu.

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