Major shareholders
Shareholder profile
Based on the register as at 4 April 2025.
Following the migration from CREST to Euroclear that was completed in March 2021, all uncertificated shareholdings, which tend to be how institutional investors hold their shares, are shown in the tables below as attributable to Euroclear Nominees Limited. Further details of the Euroclear migration are provided in the Migration Circular, dated 23 December 2020.
Size of holdings
| No. of shareholders | No.of shares held | |
|---|---|---|
| 1–1,000 | 602 | 103,402 |
| 1,001–5,000 | 55 | 106,406 |
| 5,001–25,000 | 14 | 155,827 |
| 25,001–100,000 | 2 | 108,434 |
| Over 100,000 | 1 | 88,754,092 |
| Total | 674 | 89,228,161 |
Geographic distribution of holdings
As at 4 April 2025, the Company has been notified of the following shareholdings by geography of issued ordinary shares of the Company:
| No. of shareholders | No. of shares held | |
|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 194 | 126,858 |
| Northern Ireland and Great Britain | 361 | 89,075,265 |
| Other | 119 | 26,038 |
| Total | 674 | 89,228,161 |
Substantial interests
As at 4 April 2025, the Company had received notification of the interests outlined in the table below in its ordinary share capital, equal to, or in excess of, 3%:
| No. ordinary shares | % of issued share capital | |
|---|---|---|
| African Acquisition Sarl | 15,257,583 | 17.1% |
| M&G plc | 12,487,098 | 14.0% |
| JO Hambro Capital Management Ltd | 7,414,349 | 8.3% |
| Aberforth Partners LLP | 5,201,040 | 5.8% |
| Aegis Financial Corporation | 5,085,677 | 5.7% |
| FIL Ltd | 3,785,315 | 4.2% |
| Pageant Investments Ltd | 3,566,000 | 4.0% |
| Premier Miton Group Plc | 3,240,014 | 3.6% |