annual report 2009

financial statements: shareholders' information

    No. of shareholders   Number of shares  
Shareholders’ spread as at 31 March 2009:    Total %   Total %  
1 1 000 shares   733 45.55   330 240 0.34  
1 001 10 000 shares   547 34.00   1 985 393 2.02  
10 001 100 000 shares   243 15.10   8 402 754 8.57  
100 001 1 000 000 shares   73 4.54   21 170 502 21.59  
1 000 001 shares and over   13 0.81   66 169 070 67.48  
Total   1 609 100.00   98 057 959 100.00  
               
Distribution of shareholders as at 31 March 2009:            % of holding  
Public:              
Pension funds           27.12  
Unit trusts/Mutual funds           25.22  
Insurance companies           17.64  
Other           18.92  
Non-public:              
Lewis Stores (Pty) Ltd           9.40  
Lewis Employee Incentive Scheme Trust           1.04  
Directors of the company and those of its subsidiaries           0.66  
            100.00  
Major shareholdings as at 31 March 2009:               
Beneficial shareholders:              
Public Investment Corporation           19.25  
Lewis Stores (Pty) Ltd           9.40  
Metropolitan Life           5.85  
Old Mutual Life Assurance           5.84  
Sanlam           4.01  
By Fund Manager:              
Public Investment Corporation           19.25  
Old Mutual Investment Group           10.55  
Franklin Resources           10.15  
Metropolitan Asset Managers           7.55  
Sanlam Investment Management           6.63  
Geographical analysis of shareholders:              
Beneficial shareholders:              
South Africa           73.19  
North America           16.31  
United Kingdom           0.82  
Europe           5.95  
Rest of World           3.73  
            100.00  
By Fund Manager:              
South Africa           72.00  
North America           16.94  
United Kingdom           0.95  
Europe           3.50  
Rest of World           6.61  
            100.00