annual report 2009

Shareholdings
Foschini Limited

Analysis of shareholdings at 27 March 2009

  Number of       Number of   Percentage of
Spread analysis shareholdings   % of total   shares held   shares in issue
               
1 – 1 000 shares 1 883   50,4   719 596   0,3
1 001 – 10 000 shares 1 208   32,4   4 123 346   1,7
10 001 – 100 000 shares 399   10,7   14 464 247   6,0
100 001 – 1 000 000 shares 197   5,3   58 386 897   24,3
1 000 001 shares and over 44   1,2   162 804 155   67,7
  3 731   100,0   240 498 241   100,0
               
Distribution of shareholdings              
  Number of       Number of   Percentage of
Category shareholdings   % of total   shares held   shares in issue
Banks 116   3,1   63 249 733   26,3
Companies 206   5,5   37 887 584   15,8
Insurance companies 58   1,6   12 106 565   5,0
Mutual funds 173   4,6   40 638 652   16,9
Nominee companies and trusts 601   16,1   16 620 436   6,9
Pension and provident funds 254   6,8   58 682 521   24,4
Individuals 2 323   62,3   11 312 750   4,7
  3 731   100,0   240 498 241   100,0
               
Beneficial shareholdings greater than 5%            
Beneficial interests – direct and indirect, as per share register and information supplied by nominee companies as at 27 March 2009       Holding   Percentage
Foschini Stores (Pty) Ltd         24 049 824   10,0
Public Investment Corporation         19 815 342   8,2
Lewis family         16 126 237   6,7
          59 991 403   24,9
               
Fund managers’ holdings greater than 5%        
According to disclosures made, the following fund managers administered client portfolios which included more than 5% of the company’s issued shares       Holding   Percentage
Investec Asset Management (SA)       36 212 347   15,1
Prudential Portfolio Managers       14 319 429   6,0
Franklin Resources Inc         12 806 416   5,3
          63 338 192   26,4
               
Shareholding spread              
  Number of            
  beneficial       Number of   Percentage of
Category shareholdings   % of total   shares held   shares in issue
Public 3 697   99,0   185 075 682   77,0
Directors 31   0,9   22 279 929   9,2
Trustees 2   0,1   9 092 806   3,8
Subsidiary 1     24 049 824   10,0
Total 3 731   100,0   240 498 241   100,0

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