There are no restrictions on the transfer of the Company’s ordinary shares.
There are 99,493,210 0.001p shares in issue, as at last close. No shares are held in treasury. Therefore all percentage holdings are calculated based on 99,493,210 ordinary shares in issue.
This information is disclosed pursuant to the Rule 26 of the AIM Rules for Companies and was last updated on 12th October 2018.
| Shareholder | Number of Shares | Percentage of Issued Share Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Joanne Black and Octavius Black (jointly) ¹ | 55,156,500 | 55.4% |
| Old Mutual Global Investors (UK) Limited | 9,229,127 | 9.3% |
| Sebastian Bailey ² | 9,015,668 | 9.1% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 6,895,794 | 6.9% |
| Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management | 5,329,856 | 5.4% |
| Miton Asset Management Limited | 2,970,366 | 3.0% |
| JP Morgan Asset Managment (UK) Limited | 2,831,803 | 2.9% |
¹. Joanne Black and Octavius Black are Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Company respectively.
². Sebastian Bailey is an Executive Director of the Company.
The Board is pleased to announce that it has approved an interim dividend of 0.8 pence per share (H1 FY18: nil). This will be paid on 16 January 2019 to shareholders on the register at 21 December 2018, with the associated ex-dividend date being 20 December 2018.
In accordance with the AIM Rule 26, insofar as the Company is aware, the percentage of the Company’s issued share capital that is not in public hands is 64.9%. This percentage comprises the holdings of:
| Joanne Black and Octavius Black (jointly) | 55.5% |
| Sebastian Bailey | 9.1% |
| Pui Wai Yuen | 0.4% |
| Solium Trustee (UK) Limited | 0.1% |