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Shares and shareholders

for the year ended 28 February 2021

Stock exchange performance   1 March 2020
to 28  February
2021
1 March 2019
to 29 February
2020
Total number of shares traded (’000)   71 719 128 887
Shares traded as a percentage of issued shares (%)   35.60 60.38
Total value of shares traded (R million)   1 810 4 405
JSE Limited prices (SA cents)      
Closing   2 577 3 060
High   3 615 3 797
Low   1 755 2 800
Public/non-public shareholding      
Percentage non-public shareholders   37.75% 36.59%
Percentage public shareholders   62.25% 63.41%

Listed below are analyses of holdings extracted from the register of ordinary shareholders at 28 February 2021:

    Shareholders
in SA
Shareholders other
than in SA
Total
shareholders
Shareholder type   Number Percentage
of shares
Number Percentage
of shares
Number Percentage
of shares
Directors   4 13.80 4 13.80
Shareholders over 10%   1 23.95 1 23.95
Treasury  
Total non-public   1 23.95 4 13.80 5 37.75
Public   3 288 45.82 245 16.43 3 533 62.25
Total   3 289 69.77 249 30.23 3 538 100.00

The following are the principal beneficial shareholders whose holding directly or indirectly in the Company total more than 5% of the issued share capital as at 28 February 2021:

    Number
of ordinary
shares
Percentage
of issued
shares
Government Employees Pension Fund (PIC)   48 239 475 23.95
Jens Montanana (director)   25 992 443 12.90
Sanlam Group – various funds   13 458 086 6.68
Old Mutual Life Assurance Co Ltd (SA)   12 356 242 6.13
Prudential Group – various funds   11 839 215 5.88

Black people and black female economic interest and voting rights

An analysis of black beneficiation through mandated investment schemes invested in Datatec as at 28 February 2021:

    Number
of ordinary
shares
Percentage
of issued
shares
Total mandated investments identified   125 107 285 62.10
Voting rights deemed to be held by black people on a flow-through basis   48 460 494 24.06
Voting rights deemed to be held by black women on a flow-through basis   22 461 119 11.15
Economic interest deemed to be held by black people on a flow-through basis   31 281 563 15.53
Economic interest deemed to be held by black women on a flow-through basis   14 982 744 7.44

Listed below are analyses of holdings extracted from the register of ordinary shareholders at 29 February 2020:

    Shareholders
in SA
Shareholders other
than in SA
Total
shareholders
Shareholder type   Number Percentage
of shares
Number Percentage
of shares
Number Percentage
of shares
Directors   1 0.2 3 12.9 4 13.1
Shareholders over 10%   1 23.1 1 23.1
Treasury   1 0.5 1 0.5
Total non-public   3 23.8 3 12.9 6 36.7
Public   2 985 43.5 257 19.8 3 242 63.3
Total   2 988 67.3 260 32.7 3 248 100.0

The following are the principal beneficial shareholders whose holding directly or indirectly in the Company totals more than 5% of the issued share capital as at 29 February 2020:

    Number
of ordinary
shares
Percentage
of issued
shares
Government Employees Pension Fund (PIC)   46 427 441 23.0
Jens Montanana (director)   24 680 000 12.3
Old Mutual Life Assurance Co Ltd (SA)   14 475 451 7.2
Sanlam Investment Management (Pty) Ltd – various funds   13 816 625 6.9

Black people and black female economic interest and voting rights

An analysis of black beneficiation through mandated investment schemes invested in Datatec as at 29 February 2020:

    Number
of ordinary
shares
Percentage
of issued
shares
Total mandated investments identified   118 188 593 58.7
Voting rights deemed to be held by black people on a flow-through basis   44 883 754 22.3
Voting rights deemed to be held by black women on a flow-through basis   21 811 128 10.8
Economic interest deemed to be held by black people on a flow-through basis   27 767 811 13.8
Economic interest deemed to be held by black women on a flow-through basis   13 969 164 6.9