Major shareholders
The total number of shares in issue is 136,072,626. The number of shares not in public hands, based on share register as at 31 May 2024 and any subsequent TR1 notifications, is 75,618,713 representing 55.58% of the issued share capital at that date.
The identity and percentage holdings of the Company’s significant shareholders are set out in the table below.
| Shareholder | Shares held | Percentage |
| SCF Partners | 43,616,569 | 32.05% |
| Schroders plc | 22,741,248 | 16.71% |
| J O Hambro Capital Management | 12,683,333 | 9.32% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown, stockbrokers (EO) | 6,055,912 | 4.45% |
| River Global Investors | 5,329,426 | 3.92% |
Directors’ shareholdings:
| Shareholder | Shares held | Percentage |
| Steve Lockard | 3,888,889 | 2.86% |
| Alasdair MacDonald | 3,049,867 | 2.24% |
| Leanne Wilkinson | 489,130 | 0.36% |
| Ian Ritchey | 33,333 | 0.02% |
| Julian Brown | 30,341 | 0.02% |