VEON Director Fabela Augie K II Buys 20,000 Shares

What Happened
Fabela Augie K II, a director of VEON Ltd. (VEON), made open-market purchases totaling 20,000 ordinary shares across trades on August 6–7, 2026. The filing reports three acquisitions: 1,174 shares at a weighted average $55.30 ($64,928), 13,826 shares at $56.05 ($775,012), and 5,000 shares at $56.02 (~$280,113). Combined, these purchases total approximately $1,120,053. These were purchases (P), i.e., insider buys.

Key Details

• Transaction dates: Aug 6, 2026 (two buys: 1,174 and 13,826 shares) and Aug 7, 2026 (5,000 shares).
• Reported weighted-average prices and ranges:
  • 1,174 shares reported at $55.30 (weighted); purchases in that lot ranged $54.76–$55.755 (footnote F1).
  • 13,826 shares reported at $56.05 (weighted); range $55.79–$56.36 (footnote F3).
  • 5,000 shares reported at $56.02 (weighted); range $55.87–$56.43 (footnote F4).
• Total purchased: 20,000 shares for about $1.12M.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the supplied filing excerpt.
• Notable holding/ownership footnotes: the filing indicates some shares are held in trusts or a family office for which the reporting person shares voting and investment power through a controlled advisor (footnotes F2, F6, F7). Footnotes also state the reporting person will provide price-by-price purchase details on request (F1, F3, F4).
• Filing date: Aug 10, 2026. This appears to meet the SEC Form 4 two-business-day filing requirement for the Aug 6–7 transactions (i.e., filing is timely).

Context
These transactions are open-market purchases by a company director. Purchases by insiders are often watched by investors as one data point on insider sentiment, but they do not by themselves prove intent. The filing’s footnotes clarify weighted-average pricing and certain holdings being held indirectly (trusts/family office), and the filer offers to provide detailed per-trade pricing if requested.