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Sanlam Offers $1.2 Billion to Take Full Ownership of Santam

The insurer proposes a cash premium to buy out remaining shareholders, aiming to remove the company from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 5 Oct 2026 · updated 7h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 5 Oct 2026. businessinsider.com published first, on 5 October at 19:15 UTC; Bloomberg Markets followed 32h 45m later. The most recent article, from Bloomberg Markets, appeared on 7 October at 04:00 UTC.

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  1. Sanlam’s $1.2 Billion Santam Bet Puts Capital Choices in Focus Bloomberg Markets ·
  2. South Africa’s largest general insurer faces stock-market exit as Sanlam offers shareholders a 26.6% premium businessinsider.com

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