Director & Substantial Shareholdings

Director Shareholdings

The interests of the directors in the shares of the Company at 31 March 2023 were:

     Executive Ordinary 1p shares % of issued
Paul Swinney 412,350 0.87%
Elizabeth Dixon 269,000 0.57%
Bart Leemans 954,627 2.02%
     Non-Executive
David Orr 51,614 0.11%
Isabel Napper 2,000 0.00%
Caroline Stephens 1,971 0.00%

The total number of shares not held in public hands at 31 March 2023 was 1,691,562, constituting 3.57% of the company’s share capital.

Substantial Shareholdings

Except for the directors’ interests noted above, the directors are aware of the following who were interested in 3% or more of the Company’s equity at 31 March 2023:

     Name of Investor Registered Holding % of issued
Liontrust Asset Management 5,550,711 11.75%
Charles Stanley Stockbrokers 5,080,098 10.75%
Montanaro Investment Managers
3,001,514
6.35%
Aviva Investors 2,982,626 6.31%
Investec Wealth & Investment 2,180,666 4.61%
Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers (EO) 2,167,804 4.59%
Interactive Investor 2,104,295 4.45%
Unicorn Asset Management 1,935,329 4.10%
BGF 1,785,271 3.78%
Directors 1,691,562 3.58%
Allianz Global Investors 1,435,003 3.04%