Major Shareholders

Major Shareholders Pre Share Cancellation

Shareholder name

Number of shares

% of issued share capital

William Hindmarch* 4,955,268 43.93%
Best of the Best Plc (held in treasury) 1,908,919 16.92%
Michael Hindmarch* 920,575 8.16%
Stancroft Trust 782,647 6.94%
Rupert Garton* 598,449 5.30%
Octopus Investment Management 366,369 3.25%

 

Major Shareholders Post Share Cancellation

Shareholder name

Number of shares

% of issued share capital

William Hindmarch* 4,955,268 52.87%
Michael Hindmarch* 920,575 9.82%
Stancroft Trust 782,647 8.35%
Rupert Garton* 598,449 6.39%
Octopus Investment Management 366,369 3.91%

*denotes director

There are currently 10,968,258 ordinary shares of 5 pence in issue.

 

Following a market purchase of 34,500 shares in September 2011, and a subsequent purchase of 1,874,419 shares following the Tender Offer in November 2011, 1,908,919 ordinary shares of 5 pence are held in Treasury. These will be cancelled imminently. For the purpose of clarity, major shareholders are displayed both pre and post the impending cancelation.

 

The shares in Best of the Best Plc are only tradable on AIM.

 

Shares in Best of the Best Plc not held in public hands represent 74.42 % of the issued share capital of the Company pre-cancelation.
Shares in Best of the Best Plc not held in public hands will represent 69.22 % of the issued share capital of the Company post-cancelation.