South African billionaire Christo Wiese acquires new stake in Shoprite worth $25.8 million
The former chairman of the Johannesburg-based retailer purchased 20,000 single stock futures contracts.
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The former chairman of the Johannesburg-based retailer purchased 20,000 single stock futures contracts.
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Shoprite will pay shareholders a final dividend of $141.1 million from its profit for the 2021 financial year.
In 2014, Wiese sold Pepkor to Steinhoff in exchange for about 20 percent of Steinhoff’s issued shares.
Renewed buying interest in the shares of the retail giant led to a double-digit increase in its share price.
The loss in market value is linked to Shoprite’s share price dropping on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.