Shares and Shareholders

Number of securities in issue

As at 31 February 2011, the Company had 185,779,628 shares in issue of which 255 477 were treasury shares.

As at 28 February 2011, the Company had 185,591,558 ordinary shares in issue of which 608 772 were held as treasury shares.

Percentage of securities not in public hands
The percentage of the Company's securities held by non-public shareholders at 31 August 2011 was 34,2% (28 February 2011: 34,6%).

Identity and percentage holding of significant shareholders
The following are the principal beneficial shareholders whose holdings directly or indirectly in the Company total more than 3% of the issued share capital as at 31 August 2011:

  Government Employees Pension Fund (PIC) (SA)

26 809 873

14.43%

  Old Mutual Life Assurance Co Ltd (SA)

21 030 988

11.32%

 Allan Gray (Equity Fund, Balanced Fund and Stable Fund)

13 766 366

7.41%

Jens Montanana (director)

13 606 378

7.32%

Investment Solutions (SA)

12 747 934

6.86%

The following are the principal beneficial shareholders whose holding directly or indirectly in the Company total more than 3% of the issued share capital as at 28 February 2011:

Government Employees Pension Fund (PIC) (SA)

25 710 209

13.94%
Old Mutual Life Assurance Co Ltd (SA)

22 741 279

12.33%

Allan Gray (Equity Fund, Balanced Fund and Stable Fund)

13 887 366

7.53%

Jens Montanana (director)

13 302 626

7.17%

Investment Solutions (SA)

11 546 751

6.26%

Shareholder numbers

Shareholders at 31 August 2011

Shareholder type

Shareholders in SA

Shareholders other than in SA

Total shareholders

 

Number

% of shares

Number

% of shares

Number

% of shares

Directors

3

0,6%

2

7,7%

5

8.3%

Shareholders over 10%

2

25,8%

-

0,0%

2

25.8%

Treasury

1

0,1%

-

0,0%

1

0.1%

Total Non-Public

6

26,5%

2

7,7%

8

34.2%

Public

6002

55,4%

348

10,4%

6350

65.8%

Total

6008

81,9%

350

18,1%

6358

100.0%

 

Shareholders at 28 February 2011

Shareholder type

Shareholders in SA

Shareholders other than in SA

Total shareholders

 

Nominal

% of

Nominal

% of

Nominal

%  of

 

number

shares

number

shares

number

shares

Directors

3

0.6%

2

7.6%

5

8.2%

Shareholders over 10%

2

26.1%

-

0.0%

2

26.1%

Treasury

1

0.3%

-

0.0%

1

0.3%

Total Non-Public

6

27.2%

2

7.6%

8

34.6%

Public

5576

54.6%

332

10.8%

5908

65.4%

Total

5582

81.6%

334

18.4%

5916

100.0%