Clicks Group has proven to be increasingly attractive to international investors over the past decade and 70% of the group’s shares are now held by offshore fund managers.
Public and non-public shareholders | Number of shares | Percentage of shares |
---|---|---|
Public shareholders | 243 990 048 | 96.1% |
Non-public shareholders | ||
Shares held by directors | 514 859 | 0.2% |
Treasury stock held by New Clicks South Africa Proprietary Limited | 9 443 445 | 3.7% |
Total non-public shareholders | 9 958 304 | 3.9% |
Total shareholders | 253 948 352 | 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 2018:
Major beneficial shareholders holding 3% or more | 2018 Percentage of shares |
2017 Percentage of shares |
Government Employees Pension Fund | 12.8% | 15.5% |
GIC Private Limited | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Fidelity International Growth Fund | 3.2% | 3.4% |
Major fund managers managing 3% or more | 2018 Percentage of shares |
2017 Percentage of shares |
Public Investment Corporation (SA) | 13.3% | 14.2% |
Fidelity Management & Research (US) | 6.5% | 5.2% |
Baillie Gifford & Co (UK) | 5.2% | 5.5% |
BlackRock (US and UK) | 4.1% | 1.7% |
The Vanguard Group (US) | 3.6% | 3.4% |
Mawer Investment Management (CA) | 3.4% | 3.8% |
GIC (Singapore) | 3.3% | 4.3% |
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK and US) | 3.1% | 4.1% |
Fund managers no longer managing over 3%: | ||
MFS Investment Management (US) | 0.1% | 3.3% |