Shares and Shareholders
Number of securities in issue As at 31 August 2009, the Company had 176,103,408 ordinary shares in issue of which 963,194 are held as treasury shares. As at 28 February 2009 the Company had 175,546,100 shares in issue of which 1,155,137 were treasury shares.
Percentage of securities not in public hands The percentage of the Company's securities held by non-public shareholders at 31 August 2009 was19,6%.(28 February 2009: 8,3%).
Identity and percentage holding of significant shareholders The following are the principal beneficial shareholders whose holding directly or indirectly in the Company totals more than 3% of the issued share capital as at 31 August 2009:
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Old Mutual Life Assurance Co Ltd (SA)
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19 959 340
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11.33%
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Jens Montanana (director)
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12 573 907
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7.19%
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Government Employees Pension Fund (PIC) (SA)
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10 151 587
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5.76%
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Investment Solutions (SA)
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8 187 800
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4.65%
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Allan Gray Equity Fund (SA)
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7 684 601
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4.36%
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Promon S.A. (Brazil)
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6 624 312
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3.76%
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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 2009:
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Old Mutual Life Assurance Co Ltd (SA)
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17 491 513
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9.96%
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Government Employees Pension Fund (PIC) (SA)
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16 537 534
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9.42%
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Jens Montanana (director)
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12 350 166
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7.04%
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Investment Solutions (SA)
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7 384 096
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4.21%
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Promon S.A. (Brazil)
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6 674 312
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3.80%
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Shareholder numbers
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Shareholders at 31 August 2009
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Shareholder type
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Shareholders in SA
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Shareholders other than in SA
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Total shareholders
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Nominal
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% of
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Nominal
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% of
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Nominal
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% of
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number
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shares
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number
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shares
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number
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shares
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Directors
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3
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0.4%
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2
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7.3%
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5
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7.7%
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Shareholders over 10%
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1
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11.3%
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-
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0.0%
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1
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11.3%
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Treasury
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1
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0.6%
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-
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0.0%
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1
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0.6%
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Total Non-Public
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5
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12.3%
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2
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7.3%
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7
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19.6%
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Public
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3 884
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69.7%
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323
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10.7%
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4 207
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80.4%
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Total
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3 889
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82.0%
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324
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18.0%
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4 214
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100.0%
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Shareholders at 28 February 2009
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Shareholder type
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Shareholders in SA
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Shareholders other than in SA
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Total shareholders
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Nominal
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% of
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Nominal
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% of
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Nominal
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% of
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number
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shares
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number
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shares
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number
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shares
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Directors
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3
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0.4%
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2
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7.2%
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5
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7.6%
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Treasury
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1
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0.7%
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-
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-
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1
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0.7%
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Total Non-Public
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4
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1.1%
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2
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7.2%
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6
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8.3%
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Public
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3 702
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72.4%
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329
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19.3%
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4 031
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91.7%
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Total
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3 706
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73.5%
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331
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26.5%
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4 037
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100.0%
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