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SASOL LIMITED - Dealings In Securities By Directors And Prescribed Officers Of Sasol Limited And Directors Of Major Subsidiaries Of Sasol Limited

Sasol Limited
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What this filing means

A routine disclosure of long-term incentive plan vesting and sales across Sasol's senior leadership. Directors and prescribed officers retained vested shares off-market at R200.60 and sold on-market at an average R203.14 on 4 September 2026, with the 2023 annual award vesting at 72% of corporate performance targets while the deferred 2021 award vested at 100%. The filing is compliance-driven, with clearance obtained under JSE Listings Requirements paragraph 6.83, and carries no new economic information about the business.

Sasol's top people received shares they earned under the company's long-term incentive plan, and many sold some to cover tax. The 2023 award paid out at 72% of its performance target, which tells you the company hit most but not all of its goals. This is standard housekeeping, not a signal about where the business is heading.

Bear case

  • The 2023 annual LTI award vested at only 72% of corporate performance target (CPT), below the 100% maximum and below the 100% achieved on the deferred 2021 award.
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AI-generated summary by SENS-AI, based on the original JSE SENS filing.

SENS-AI conclusion

This is a compliance filing, not a market event. The vesting and sales are mechanical outcomes of the LTI plan, and the 72% CPT achievement on the 2023 award is a backward-looking performance fact already reflected in the audited results published on 1 September. The share had run up 22% into the print, so the selling at R203.14 reads as insiders monetising vested awards after a strong move, not as a fresh signal. So what: nothing here changes the fundamental picture; the market still needs the next operational update to test whether the earnings recovery is durable.

The next business performance metrics update is where the market will test whether the earnings recovery continues.

Evidence from the filing

  • Verbatim anchor from the filing, retained so this analysis stays checkable against the source.

    “2. 2023 annual award which vested or partially vested at the achievement of corporate performance targets (CPT) of 72%.”
  • The 2023 annual LTI award vested at only 72% of corporate performance target (CPT), below the 100% maximum and below the 100% achieved on the deferred 2021 award.

    “CPT of 72% for 2023 annual award and CPT at 100% for the deferred 2021 award”
Category
Director Dealings
Event posture
No Edge
Published
Sep 10, 2026

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