Shares in issue
For the purposes of the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the total number of ordinary shares of 5p each of The Character Group plc in issue as at the date of this notice is 30,394,197.
The Company holds 4,019,456 ordinary shares in Treasury, which do not carry any voting rights.
Therefore, the total number of ordinary shares carrying voting rights in Character Group is 26,374,731.
The above figure of 26,374,731 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Percentage of securities not in public hands
Taking the figure of 30,394,197 as the total number of shares in issue, the percentage of shares not in public hands is 57.1%.
Significant shareholders
The figure of 26,374,731 (being the issued share capital excluding shares held in treasury) has been used to calculate the percentage shareholding below.
| Shareholder Name (* - Executive/Director) | Amount | % Holding |
|---|---|---|
| K P Shah* | 7,178,250 | 26.93% |
| R King* | 4,146,209 | 15.56% |
| J J Diver* | 1,436,003 | 5.39% |
| Sweet Briar Investment Ltd | 1,375,000 | 4.19% |
| J J P Kissane* | 715,000 | 2.68% |
| Director Name | Amount | % Holding |
|---|---|---|
| Orbis Pension Trustees Limited*** | 285,000 | 1.07% |
| David Harris | 49,097 | 0.18% |
| Lord Birdwood | 8,750 | 0.03% |
*** Orbis Pension Trustees Limited is the trustee of the Company's Employee Share Ownership Trust. Each of R. King, K.P. Shah, J.J.P. Kissane and J.J. Diver is deemed to be interested in such Ordinary Shares/voting rights by virtue of being within the class of beneficiaries defined by such trust.
Last updated: 11 June 2010