The authorised share capital of the Company and the Group is 1,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.25 pence each ("Ordinary Shares").
As at 29 February 2012 the number of Ordinary Shares in issue is 199,759,576. No Ordinary Shares are currently held as treasury shares and there are currently no restrictions on the transfer of Ordinary Shares.
All of the Company's Ordinary Shares are in public hands, except for those held by the Directors and their related parties, which amount to a total of 3,937,000 or 2.0% of current issued share capital.
This information is disclosed for the purpose of AIM Rule 26.
At 29 February 2012, the Company had been notified of the following material interests, representing 3% or more of its current issue share capital.
| Number of shares | % of issued share capital | |
|---|---|---|
| Oryx International Growth Fund | 21,260,000 | 10.65% |
| Kestral Partners LLP | 20,665,000 | 10.34% |
| Universities Superannution Scheme Limited | 18,603,000 | 9.31% |
| Herald Investment Trust Limited | 18,164,000 | 9.09% |
| Cavendish Asset Management | 15,233,000 | 7.63% |
| Peter O'Reilly | 13,512,941 | 6.77% |
| 31 October 2011 Ordinary Shares of 0.25 pence each |
31 March 2011 Ordinary Shares of 0.25 pence each |
1 April 2010 Ordinary Shares of 0.25 pence each | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N B Philpot (1) | 3,052,000 | 2,902,000 | 2,752,000 |
| A P Moloney | 135,000 | 135,000 | 135,000 |
| C M Batterham | 750,000 | 750,000 | 500,000 |
Notes:
(1) N B Philpot's spouse is the beneficial owner of 80,000 shares, which are included above.