| Traded | Action | Notifier | Price | Amount | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-25 | Buy Dividends | David Mellors | 1,287.00p | 520 | £6,692.40 |
| 30-Sep-25 | Buy Dividends | David Mellors | 1,331.00p | 138 | £1,836.78 |
| 29-Sep-25 | Transfer From | David Mellors | 0.000p | 103,652 | £0.00 |
| 29-Sep-25 | Transfer From | David Lockwood | 0.000p | 187,235 | £0.00 |
| 04-Aug-25 | Sell | David Mellors | 1,007.96p | 156,485 | £1,577,312.08 |
| Traded | Action | Notifier | Price | Amount | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-25 | Sell | David Lockwood | 1,007.96p | 223,546 | £2,253,262.65 |
| 04-Aug-25 | Sell | David Mellors | 1,007.96p | 156,485 | £1,577,312.08 |
| 04-Aug-25 | Sell | David Lockwood | 1,007.96p | 53,041 | £534,634.05 |
| 04-Aug-25 | Sell | David Mellors | 1,007.96p | 36,667 | £369,590.07 |
| 02-Oct-25 | Buy Dividends | David Mellors | 1,287.00p | 520 | £6,692.40 |
| Notifier | Holding | Value* |
|---|---|---|
| David Lockwood | 2,933,552 | £35,583,986 |
| David Mellors | 560,573 | £6,799,750 |
| Ruth Cairnie | 120,000 | £1,455,600 |
| John Ramsay | 40,000 | £485,200 |
| Jane Moriarty | 30,000 | £363,900 |
| Carl-Peter Forster | 10,000 | £121,300 |
| Notifier** | Holding | Value* |
|---|---|---|
| The Capital Group Companies Inc. | 27,874,188 | £338,113,900 |
| Jupiter Fund Management plc | 26,570,751 | £322,303,210 |
| Silchester International Investors LLP | 25,567,748 | £310,136,783 |
| Invesco Ltd | 25,264,613 | £306,459,756 |
| Abrams Bison Investments, L.L.C. | 24,564,081 | £297,962,302 |
| FIL Limited | 24,450,762 | £296,587,743 |
| St. James's Place plc group of companies | 23,779,080 | £288,440,240 |
| Tameside MBC re Greater Manchester Pension Fund | 15,738,663 | £190,909,982 |
| Oaktree Capital Management (UK) LLP | 15,330,960 | £185,964,545 |
| Greater Manchester Pension Fund | 15,143,868 | £183,695,119 |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 1,213.00p |
| Change Today | -2.00p |
| % Change | -0.16 % |
| 52 Week High | 1,330.00 |
| 52 Week Low | 466.00 |
| Volume | 2,175,898 |
| Shares Issued | 500.74m |
| Market Cap | £6,074m |
| Beta | 1.22 |
| RiskGrade | 290 |
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| Strong Buy | 5 |
| Buy | 3 |
| Neutral | 3 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 11 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 21-Aug-25 | 05-Dec-24 |
| Paid | 30-Sep-25 | 17-Jan-25 |
| Amount | 4.50p | 2.00p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:08 | 5 @ 1,206.00p |
| 15:55 | 1 @ 1,208.00p |
| 15:43 | 460,403 @ 1,198.00p |
| 15:43 | 460,403 @ 1,198.00p |
| 15:33 | 2 @ 1,209.00p |
| Chair | Ruth Cairnie |
| CEO | David Lockwood |
| CFO | David Mellors |
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