NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange) has announced the admission of additional ordinary shares of Williamson Tea Kenya Plc and Kapchorua Tea Kenya Plc to its official list. This follows approval of listing applications by the NSE and the Capital Markets Authority(CMA).
NSE said in a statement that these additional shares will enhance market liquidity and broaden access for investors, thereby supporting more active participation in these two counters.
NSE has listed additional 17,512,640 shares of Williamson Tea on its main investment market segment, the shares having a par value of KSh 5 per share. The allotment closed on October 13,2025.
NSE has also admitted an additional 7,842,000 shares of Kapchorua Tea Kenya Plc, listed on the SME market segment of the Nairobi Bourse.
The two counters are considered some of the most illiquid ones at the bourse. These stocks are not frequently traded, making it difficult to buy or sell them quickly without significantly affecting their prices. The counters also exhibit low trading volumes with large spreads between bid and ask prices.
NSE investors crystal ball
NSE investors are now glued to the screens as both Williamson Tea and Kapchorua Tea Plc release their Half-Year financial results this November. Keenly watched will be how share prices of both counters respond to their earnings report and the post-bonus issues.
According to details on the NSE investor Calendar, Williamson Tea is scheduled to release its Half-Year Results 2025/26 on November 13th 2025. Kapchorua Tea Kenya Plc is also set to announce its six months 2025/26 earnings on the same date.
While the bonus share issue announcement should have led to the prices on both these counters to decline, they rallied instead. Investment insiders attribute this anomaly to several factors.
Being notoriously illiquid and once the bonus register closed, most investors held their positions on both counters until the allotment and listing of the new shares.
So demand remained but supply evaporated and that imbalance caused the prices to hike. This is the classic supply squeeze behaviour seen in thin counters.
Available statistics from the NSE shows that Williamson Tea share prices have been volatile and is currently priced at KSh 201.50. This is a 0.37% drop from the previous price of KSh 202.50 this Monday. The counter has a market capitalization of KSh 3.53 billion with 17.5 million shares available.
Williamson Tea begun the year at KSh226.50 but has since lost 11% off this price valuation. The counter has lost 38% of its value between October 2nd and 4th alone, as the NSE announced listing of more slices of the same Williamson Tea Cake to investors.
Kapchorua Tea Kenya shares are currently priced at KSh 235.25 and has dropped only 4.37% since the year began.
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