Pioneer Foods
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2009
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55. Shareholder information              
  Shareholder spread              
    Number of   % of   Number of   % of total
  Category shareholders   shareholders   shares   shares
  Ordinary shares              
  Individuals 4 200   81.5   30 338 218   15.1
  Nominees and trusts 595   11.5   14 118 363   7.0
  Investment companies and corporate bodies 363   7.0   149 969 212   74.5
  Staff share scheme 1     6 758 105   3.4
    5 159   100.0   201 183 898   100.0
  Non-public/public shareholders              
  Pursuant to the JSE Listings Requirements and
  to the best knowledge of the directors, after            
  reasonable enquiry, the spread of shareholders            
  at 30 September 2009, is as follows:              
                 
    Number of   % of   Number of   % of total
  Analysis of shareholding shareholders   shareholders   shares   shares
  Ordinary shares              
  Public shareholding 5 146   99.8   95 470 617   47.5
  Non-public shareholding            
  Directors (including subsidiary 9 0.2   3 268 051   directors) 1.6
  Pioneer Foods Share Incentive Trust 1     6 758 105   3.4
  Pioneer Foods (Pty) Ltd 1     17 982 056   8.9
  Agri Voedsel Beleggings (Pty) Ltd 1 –   55 627 707   27.6
  Moorreesburgse Koringboere (Pty) Ltd 1     22 077 362   11.0
    5 159   100.0   201 183 898   100.0
                 
  Distribution of ordinary shareholders              
    Number       Number of    
    of ordinary       ordinary   % of total
  Number of shares shareholders   %   shares   shares
  1–1 000 shares 2 351   45.6   811 061   0.4
  1 001–10 000 shares 1 949   37.8   6 824 684   3.4
  10 001–50 000 shares 576   11.2   12 889 874   6.4
  50 001–100 000 shares 116   2.3   8 174 599   4.1
  100 001–500 000 shares 139   2.7   27 253 162   13.5
  500 001 shares and over 28   0.4   145 230 518   72.2
    5 159   100.0   201 183 898   100.0