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NOVUS HOLDINGS LIMITED - Announcement by Novus in respect of dealings in securities in accordance with the Companies Regulations, 2011

Novus Holdings Limited
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What this filing means

Novus bought 440 Mustek ordinary shares on market across two tiny trades — 40 shares at R14.91 on 30 June and 400 at R14.90 on 1 July, totalling R6,556.40. The acquisitions happened outside the Mandatory Offer and left both Novus's direct stake and the concert-party holding exactly where they were, at 50.44% and 70.73%. This is a Form TRP 98 compliance notice: a regulator's paperwork step, not a vote of strategic confidence.

Imagine the majority shareholder of a company buying another 440 shares for less than R7,000 — at that scale, the percentage ownership rounds to the same two-decimal figure both before and after. The deal still has to be filed with the takeover regulator under disclosure rules, which is why this SENS announcement exists. There is no strategic signal here for minority shareholders of either Novus or Mustek to read into.

Bear case

  • Filing is a bare Reg 98 compliance notice with no operational, financial, or synergy data for either Novus or Mustek — investors are told nothing about earnings, debt, or cash conversion.
  • The 440-share, R6,556.40 on-market acquisition left direct and concert-party stakes unchanged at 50.44% and 70.73%, indicating no material capital deployment.
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AI-generated summary by SENS-AI, based on the original JSE SENS filing.

SENS-AI conclusion

This is a textbook Form TRP 98 compliance disclosure: 440 Mustek shares across two days for R6,556.40, with both direct (50.44%) and concert-party (70.73%) percentages holding flat before and after the trades. No operational or financial data, no rationale for buying on market outside the Mandatory Offer, no read-through to either Novus or Mustek earnings. The next material disclosure is Novus's audited accounts (released 12 June 2026) plus any integration updates on Mustek. So what: this announcement adds nothing to either name's investment case — the next meaningful disclosure remains the underlying financial performance of the combined group. Missing evidence: No named individual director or decision-maker disclosed; No stated motivation for the acquisitions; No disclosure of whether this was part of a pre-announced programme or opportunistic; No information on source of funds for the purchases; No disclosure of closed/open period status for Novus as acquirer; No percentage-of-personal-wealth or portfolio context possible for corporate buyer

Novus's 12 June 2026 audited results plus any Mustek integration updates are where operating performance — not Reg 98 paperwork — will surface.

Evidence from the filing

  • Filing is a bare Reg 98 compliance notice with no operational, financial, or synergy data for either Novus or Mustek — investors are told nothing about earnings, debt, or cash conversion.

    “Nature of transaction: Acquisition of Mustek ordinary shares on market, outside of the Mandatory Offer”

  • The 440-share, R6,556.40 on-market acquisition left direct and concert-party stakes unchanged at 50.44% and 70.73%, indicating no material capital deployment.

    “Novus now holds 29,025,192 Mustek Shares, constituting 50.44% of the issued shares in Mustek”
Category
Director Dealings
Published
Jul 3, 2026

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