Shareholder Information


Categories of ordinary shareholders and ranges of shareholdings at 31 December 2007 were:

 

Shareholders

 

Share

 

Number

%

 

Number

%

1.

The number of shares on the register at 31 December 2007 includes shares purchased as part of the share buyback programme which were in the course of cancellation.

Category of shareholder

 

 

 

 

 

Individuals

34,514

72.84

 

340,121,449

5.40

Banks

10

0.02

 

24,908,432

0.39

Nominee companies

11,775

24.85

 

5,788,529,742

91.91

Insurance companies and pension funds

24

0.05

 

661,570

0.01

Limited companies

712

1.51

 

76,722,634

1.22

Other corporate bodies

346

0.73

 

67,372,776

1.07

 

47,381

100.00

 

6,298,316,6031

100.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range of holdings

 

 

 

 

 

1 – 20,000

41,926

88.49

 

194,175,981

3.08

20,001 – 100,000

4,013

8.47

 

156,486,321

2.48

100,001 – 500,000

754

1.59

 

165,763,183

2.63

500,001 and over

688

1.45

 

5,781,891,118

91.81

 

47,381

100.00

 

6,298,316,6031

100.00

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