Shareholder profile

The number of shareholders at 1 February 2009 were 43,949 (3 February 2008: 44,384) and the  number of shares in issue was 2,629,813,268 (3 February 2008: 2,686,071,130).

 

Analysis by shareholder Number of holders % holders Balance at
1 Feb 2009
% capital
Private shareholder

38,374

87.3148

468,931,549 

17.8%

Nominee companies

4,902

11.1538

2,133,053,434

81.1%

Limited companies

255

0.5802

8,817,306

0.3%

Deceased accounts

213

0.4846

551,906

0.0%

Other institutions

67

0.1524

1,194,339

0.0%

Bank and bank nominees

57

0.1296

15,596,844

0.6%

Pension funds

35

0.0796

1,265,760

0.0%

Investment trusts

31

0.0705

313,670

0.0%

Family interests

9

0.0204

13,990

0.0%

Insurance companies

6

0.0136

74,470

0.0%

Share price

265.00p
31 Jul 2010 closed
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