Shareholder analysis

  Number of Percentage Number of Percentage
Public and non-public shareholders holders of holders shares of shares
Public shareholders 4 883 99.9% 252 971 603 93.5%
Non-public shareholders        
  Shares held by directors 6 0.1% 693 194 0.2%
  Treasury stock held by New Clicks South Africa (Pty) Limited 1 16 493 520 6.1%
  The New Clicks Holdings Share Trust 1 493 795 0.2%
Total non-public shareholders 8 0.1% 17 680 509 6.5%
Total shareholders 4 891 100% 270 652 112 100.0%


According to the company’s register of shareholders, read in conjunction with the company’s register of disclosure of beneficial interests made by registered shareholders acting in a nominee capacity, the following shareholders held 3% or more of the issued share capital at 31 August 2011:

  2011 2010
  Percentage Percentage
Major beneficial shareholders of shares of shares
Government Employees Pension Fund 12.6% 17.6%
New Clicks South Africa (Pty) Limited 6.1% 5.8%
  2011 2010
  Percentage Percentage
Major fund managers managing 3% or more of shares of shares
Public Investment Corporation (SA) 12.1% 16.9%
Baillie Gifford & Co (UK) 5.8%
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (UK) 5.6% 6.0%
William Blair Investment Management (US) 4.6% 3.1%
Oasis Asset Management (SA) 3.8% 4.6%
Fidelity Management & Research (US)/International (UK) 3.6% 12.3%
Vontobel Asset Management (US) 3.2% 1.6%