Below are details of the number of securities in issue, the number of securities held in treasury shares and, insofar as the Company is aware, the percentage of security that is not in public hands, together with the identity and percentage holding of significant shareholders.
The number of ordinary shares in issue: 8,721,034,600 as of 20 May 2019.
There are no shares held in treasury.
Percentage of shares not in public hands: as of 20 May 2019, 1.4% of the Company’s securities were not in the public hands.
Directors’ Shareholdings*
as of 20 May 2019
| Name | % | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Tucker | 0.80 | 69,569,992 |
| Andrew Prelea | 0.45 | 39,179,476 |
| Brian Moritz | 0.11 | 10,000,000 |
| Craig Harvey | 0.06 | 5,650,000 |
* These holdings do not include any director’s interest over shares held through contracts with the Company’s Employee Benefit Trust.
Major Shareholders
The identity and percentage holding of any significant shareholders as of 20 May 2019.
The Company is aware of the following holdings representing in excess of 3% of the Company’s issued share capital.
| % | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 13.27 | 1,157,737,346 |
| Halifax Share Dealing | 8.89 | 775,132,594 |
| Interactive Investor Trading | 8.75 | 774,026,341 |
| SVS Securities PLC | 7.3 | 637,291,759 |
| Mr Ioan Bud | 3.83 | 334,500,000 |