| Traded | Action | Notifier | Price | Amount | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-26 | Buy Dividends | David Mellors | 1,458.00p | 254 | £3,703.32 |
| 16-Jan-26 | Buy Dividends | David Mellors | 1,489.00p | 69 | £1,027.41 |
| 16-Jan-26 | Buy Dividends | David Mellors | 1,488.00p | 67 | £996.96 |
| 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 |
| 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 | £31,198,326 |
| David Mellors | 560,963 | £5,965,842 |
| Ruth Cairnie | 120,000 | £1,276,200 |
| John Ramsay | 40,000 | £425,400 |
| Jane Moriarty | 30,000 | £319,050 |
| Carl-Peter Forster | 10,000 | £106,350 |
| Notifier** | Holding | Value* |
|---|---|---|
| The Capital Group Companies Inc. | 27,874,188 | £296,441,989 |
| Jupiter Fund Management plc | 26,570,751 | £282,579,937 |
| Silchester International Investors LLP | 25,567,748 | £271,913,000 |
| Invesco Ltd | 25,264,613 | £268,689,159 |
| Abrams Bison Investments, L.L.C. | 24,564,081 | £261,239,001 |
| FIL Limited | 24,450,762 | £260,033,854 |
| St. James's Place plc group of companies | 23,779,080 | £252,890,516 |
| BlackRock, Inc | 22,413,669 | £238,369,370 |
| Tameside MBC re Greater Manchester Pension Fund | 15,738,663 | £167,380,681 |
| Oaktree Capital Management (UK) LLP | 15,330,960 | £163,044,760 |
| Greater Manchester Pension Fund | 15,143,868 | £161,055,036 |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 1,063.50p |
| Change Today | -3.00p |
| % Change | -0.28 % |
| 52 Week High | 1,502.00 |
| 52 Week Low | 895.00 |
| Volume | 2,405,807 |
| Shares Issued | 490.45m |
| Market Cap | £5,216m |
| RiskGrade | 290 |
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| Strong Buy | 5 |
| Buy | 3 |
| Neutral | 3 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 11 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Interim | Final | |
| Ex-Div | 04-Dec-25 | 21-Aug-25 |
| Paid | 16-Jan-26 | 30-Sep-25 |
| Amount | 2.50p | 4.50p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:23 | 0 @ 1,073.00p |
| 16:23 | 0 @ 1,073.00p |
| 16:22 | 1 @ 1,072.00p |
| 16:20 | 0 @ 1,071.50p |
| 16:20 | 0 @ 1,071.50p |
| Chair | Ruth Cairnie |
| CEO | David Lockwood |
| CFO | David Mellors |
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