Old Mutual employee trusts buy shares as Old Mutual stock yields 6.80 percent

Published on 10/18/2026 at 13:06 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

One trust bought 2,595,194 shares at ZAR 13.39 on October 13, 2026. Old Mutual stock carries a 6.80 percent trailing yield.

Ownership and earnings dates

Employee trusts bought shares in transactions dated October 13 and October 14, 2026.
First-half 2026 revenue fell 6.40 percent to ZAR 51.9 billion on September 8, 2026.
Old Mutual's next payment date is November 6, 2026, for the interim dividend.

Old Mutual, ZAE000255360, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Old Mutual (ISIN ZAE000255360) employee trusts bought ordinary shares in transactions valued at ZAR 34.74 million on October 13, 2026. The disclosure, published by Sharenet on October 16, 2026, covered purchases for employee ownership and long-term incentive plans.

Three transactions set the sequence

The latest disclosure listed 2,595,194 shares bought on October 13 at a volume-weighted average price of ZAR 13.3880. A separate employee trust purchased 1,784,977 shares that day at ZAR 13.3880, while another transaction covered 1,998,938 shares on October 14 at ZAR 13.4166, according to Sharenet.

The event follows Old Mutual's interim-results release on September 8, 2026. Simply Wall St reported first-half revenue of ZAR 51.9 billion, down 6.40 percent from the first half of 2025, while net income fell 5.20 percent to ZAR 3.89 billion. Profit margin nevertheless rose to 7.50 percent from 7.40 percent.

What does the dividend calendar add?

The interim dividend was ZAR 0.40 per share, with the ex-dividend date on October 1, 2026 and the payment date set for November 6, 2026, according to Simply Wall St. The same source listed a trailing yield of 6.80 percent, giving the share-purchase disclosure an income-investor context.

Next company dates are scheduled

Old Mutual's investor-relations calendar lists a Q3 voluntary update call for December 3, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. SAST. The company said its 2026 interim results were announced on September 8, 2026, in the Old Mutual investor-relations calendar.

JSE quote and investor context

Old Mutual's JSE quote stood at ZAR 13.52 on October 16, 2026 at 5:03 p.m. SAST, while its London quote stood at GBp 61.60 at 4:35 p.m. GMT. The group describes itself as a financial-services provider operating across 12 countries, with primary operations in Africa.

The share-purchase disclosure therefore sits between two measurable signals: first-half revenue declined 6.40 percent, while the margin improved by 0.10 percentage points. The next scheduled company update is December 3, 2026.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Old Mutual stock.