Number of shares in issue

As at 31 December 2024, the Company had 446,679,523 Ordinary shares of £0.00001 each in issue, with 15,343,153 of these shares held in treasury. Based upon the remainder of issued Ordinary shares not held in treasury, being 431,336,370, the following interests of shareholders holding 3.0% or more were as follows:

 

Significant shareholders Origin Holding %
Invesco Limited UK 63,113,333 14.63
Forward Innovation Fund UK 39,272,336 9.10
Fidelity International UK 28,975,196 6.72
Ruffer LLP UK 26,000,000 6.03
Unicorn Asset Management UK 21,450,000 4.97
Forward Nominees Limited UK 20,237,395 4.69
NFU Mutual UK 17,175,633 3.98
BlackRock UK 15,067,500 3.49
GPIM UK 15,020,161 3.48
Premier Miton Investors UK 14,565,523 3.38
The Hargreaves No 11 Settlement UK 14,000,000 3.35

In accordance with AIM Rule 26 in so far as the Company is aware, as at 31 December 2024 the percentage of the Company’s issued share capital that was not in public hands was 31.92%.

Details of any restrictions on the transfer of securities – There are no restrictions on the transfer of securities.

Details of any other exchange or trading platforms – The Company operates on no other exchanges or trading platforms other than AIM.

Updated 22 January 2025