Shares in issue & significant shareholders
Number of shares in issue
As of 31 March 2019 the Company’s issued share capital consists of 303,309,707 Ordinary shares with a nominal value of 0.001 pence each (“Ordinary shares”), each share having equal voting rights therefore the number of Ordinary shares with voting rights is 303,309,707.
As at 31 March 2019 the following interests of shareholders in excess of 3% have been notified to the Company.
Significant shareholders
|
Manager |
Origin |
Holdings |
% |
|
Invesco Perpetual |
UK |
88,670,000 |
29.2 |
|
Woodford Investment Management |
UK |
74,980,042 |
24.7 |
|
Forward Innovation Fund |
UK |
34,072,336 |
11.2 |
|
Forward Nominees Limited |
UK |
16,481,456 |
5.4 |
|
NFU |
UK |
13,860,000 |
4.6 |
|
Baillie Gifford |
UK |
11,567,100 |
3.8 |
In accordance with the AIM Rule 26 in so far as the Company is aware, as at 31 March 2019 the percentage of the Company’s issued share capital that is not in public hands is 76.8%.
Details of any restrictions on the transfer of securities
There are no restrictions on the transfer of securities.
Details of any other exchange or trading platforms
The Company operates on no other exchanges or trading platforms other than AIM.