The number of shares in issue is 193,784,080 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each (including shares held as treasury shares). No ordinary shares are held as treasury shares and therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 193,784,080. There are no restrictions on the transfer of securities in the Company. The Company’s securities have not been admitted to trading on any other exchanges.

As far as the Company is aware, the percentage of the Company’s issued share capital not in public hands (as defined by the AIM Rules for Companies) is 45.2%. In so far as the Company has been notified, the Company’s significant (3% or larger) shareholders are as follows.

Shareholders Shares % of total
Slater Investments Limited 31,022,345 16.01%
Stephen Hemsley (Executive Chairman) 22,900,000 11.82%
Nigel Wray (Non-Executive Director) 16,071,858 8.29%
Gresham House Asset Management Limited 10,032,922 5.18%
BGF Investment Management Ltd 9,996,103 5.16%
Rathbone Investment Management Limited 9,685,049 5.00%
The Meredian Settlement Trust* 6,571,029 3.39%
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB 5,817,000 3.00%

*Roy Sayers (father of Jason Sayers, chairman of Filta International) is the settlor and a trustee of the Meredian Settlement Trust. Jason Sayers and Roy Sayers’ wife are the beneficiaries of the Trust. Jason Sayers, who is a senior executive of the group, holds an interest in 2.12% of current issued share capital of the Company. Mr Roy Sayers also holds an interest in 0.34% of current issued share capital of the Company.

This information was last updated on 3 November 2025.

Shareholders who are required to notify the Company of their interest or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules, should do so via mail@franchisebrands.co.uk

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