Investor Relations

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3938 2000

Email: investor@ninetyone.com

Media

Kotie Basson

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3938 2000

Email: kotie.basson@ninetyone.com

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Geoffrey Pelham-Lane

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3757 4985

Email: ninetyone@camarco.co.uk

Investor Relations

Jeanine Coovadia

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Email: investor@ninetyone.com

Media

Natalie Penrose

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Email: natalie.penrose@ninetyone.com

About Ninety One

Ninety One is an independent, active global asset manager dedicated to delivering compelling outcomes for its clients, managing more than £143.0 billion in assets (as at 31 March 2025).

Established in South Africa in 1991, as Investec (LON:INVP) Asset Management, the firm started offering domestic investments in an emerging market. In 2020, almost three decades of organic growth later, the firm demerged from Investec Group and became Ninety One. Today the firm offers distinctive active strategies across equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives to institutions, advisors and individual investors around the world.

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GPT: Ninety One completes acquisition of Sanlam UK’s active asset business

LONDON - Ninety One plc announced Tuesday that it has completed the transfer of Sanlam Investments UK Limited’s active asset management business to Ninety One UK Limited. The transaction, which closed on Monday, is part of a broader long-term active asset management relationship between Ninety One and Sanlam.

As consideration for the acquisition, Ninety One plc issued 13,675,595 new ordinary shares to Sanlam Investments UK. These shares, with a nominal value of GBP 0.0001 each, were admitted to trading on both the London Stock Exchange (LON:LSEG) and Johannesburg Stock Exchange effective Tuesday morning.

The transaction follows previous joint announcements by the companies on November 20, 2024, and March 6, 2025, regarding their strategic partnership. Under the agreement, Ninety One UK will serve as the primary active asset manager for a specified portion of Sanlam Investments UK’s assets under management.

Ninety One operates as an independent, active global asset manager with over £143.0 billion in assets as of March 31, 2025. The company was established in South Africa in 1991 as Investec Asset Management before demerging from Investec Group in 2020 to become Ninety One.

The information in this article is based on a press release statement from Ninety One plc.

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