Shareholder analysis

 Ten major shareholders1

        
     2005    2004
  Number   Number  
  of shares % of shares %
  (million) holding (million) holding
 Public Investment Corporation 175,2 13,0 156,7 11,6
 Old Mutual Group 150,8 11,1 165,6 12,2
 Tutuwa participants 102,3 7,6 102,3 7,6
 Staff 42,0 3,1 42,0 3,1
 Strategic partners 40,2 3,0 40,2 3,0
 Communities and regional businesses 20,1 1,5 20,1 1,5
 Liberty Group2 46,5 3,4 49,3 3,7
 Investment Solutions 41,3 3,1 38,9 2,9
 Sanlam Group 37,7 2,8 48,0 3,5
 Metlife 14,4 1,1 14,8 1,1
 Transnet Pension Fund 13,1 1,0 15,3 1,1
  581,3 43,1 590,9 43,7

 Spread of ordinary shareholders

        
 Public3 913,1 67,5 915,5 67,7
 Non-public 439,3 32,5 436,6 32,3
 Directors of Standard Bank Group, its subsidiaries,        
 and embargoed employees4 2,1 0,2 1,9 0,1
 Old Mutual Group 150,8 11,1 165,6 12,2
 Public Investment Corporation 175,2 13,0 156,7 11,6
 Standard Bank Group and Liberty Group retirement funds 8,5 0,6 9,5 0,7
 Tutuwa participants5 102,3 7,6 102,3 7,6
 Associates of directors 0,4 0,0 0,6 0,1
         
  1 352,4 100,0 1 352,1 100,0

 Spread of 6,5% first preference shareholders

        
 Public3 7 953 000 99,4 7 953 000 99,4
 Non-public 47 000 0,6 47 000 0,6
 Directors of Standard Bank, its subsidiaries,        
 and embargoed employees 47 000 0,6 47 000 0,6
         
  8 000 000 100,0 8 000 000 100,0

Spread of non-redeemable, non-cumulative, 
non-participating preference shareholders

        
 Public3 29 890 952 99,6 29 904 842 99,7
 Non-public 109 048 0,4 95 158 0,3
 Directors of Standard Bank, its subsidiaries,        
   and embargoed employees 71 371 0,3 58 481 0,2
 Associates of directors 37 677 0,1 36 677 0,1
         
  30 000 000 100,0 30 000 000 100,0

International shareholders held 21,8% (2004: 20,9%) of the SBG shares.

1Beneficial holdings determined from the share register and investigations conducted on our behalf in terms of S140A of the Companies Act. 2Policyholders’ funds.
3As per S4.25 of the JSE Listings Requirements.
4Excludes indirect holdings of strategic partners which are included in the Tutuwa participants.
5Includes Tutuwa Strategic Holdings 1 and 2, Tutuwa Staff Holdings 1, 2 and 3, Tutuwa Community and General Staff Share Trust.
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