Shareholder Information
Shares Issued
The Company currently has 52,005,932 ordinary shares in issue. There are no shares held in treasury.
Major Shareholders
As at 25 November 2024, the Company has been notified of the following beneficial interests in 3% or more of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company:
| Name of Shareholder | No of Shares | Percentage of Company's issued share capital |
| Mercia Investment Plan LP* | 5,974,529 | 11.49% |
| Global Prime Partners Limited | 4,695,377 | 9.03% |
| Donald Hamilton | 3,683,987 | 7.08% |
| Stephen Gayle | 3,442,845 | 6.62% |
* Together with Mercia (General Partner) Limited, Finance Yorkshire Limited and Pershing Nominees Limited the total holding for direct investment or via funds under management for Mercia Asset Management PLC currently amounts to 26.38%
Directors Shareholding
| Director | No of Shares | Percentage of Company's issued share capital |
| Adam Reynolds | 700,886 | 1.35% |
| Penny McCormick | 143,333 | 0.28% |
| Lyn Rees | 132,738 | 0.26% |
| Lesley Innes | 16,666 | 0.03% |
Shares not in public hands
So far as the Company is aware 28.64% of its AIM listed securities are currently not held in public hands.
Restrictions in transfer of AIM securities
There are no restrictions on the transfer of the issued ordinary shares of the Company. The Company's ordinary shares are quoted on the London Stock Exchange AIM market (ticker: MHC).
UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers
The Company is subject to the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.
Details of other exchanges or trading platforms
The Company has neither applied for nor agreed to have any of its securities (including its AIM securities) admitted or traded on any other market.
Shareholder Circulars
| 4 June 2024 | Notice of Annual General Meeting held on 28 June 2024 |
| Form of Proxy for Annual General Meeting held on 28 June 2024 | |
| 3 April 2023 | Notice of Annual General Meeting held on 11 May 2023 |
| Form of Proxy for Annual General Meeting held on 11 May 2023 | |
| 18 November | Notice of General Meeting held on 6 December 2022 |
| Form of Proxy for General Meeting held on 6 December 2022 | |
| 7 June 2022 | Notice of Annual General Meeting held on 30 June 2022 |
| Form of Proxy for Annual General Meeting held on 30 June 2022 | |
| 1 June 2021 | Notice of Annual General Meeting held on 29 June 2021 |
| Form of Proxy for Annual General Meeting held on 29 June 2021 | |
| 1 February 2021 | Notice of General Meeting held on 18 February 2021 |
| Form of Proxy for General Meeting held on 18 February 2021 | |
| 2 July 2020 | Notice of Annual General Meeting held on 2 July 2020 |
| Result of Annual General Meeting held on 2 July 2020 | |
| 8 April 2020 | Notice of General Meeting held on 22 April 2020 |
| 21 May 2019 | Notice of Annual General Meeting held on 13 June 2019 |
| Form of Proxy for Annual General Meeting held on 13 June 2019 | |
| 19 April 2019 | Notice of General Meeting held on 25 April 2019 |
| 23 May 2018 | Notice of Annual General Meeting held on 14 June 2018 |
| 24 May 2017 | Notice of Annual General Meeting held on 14 June 2017 |
| 8 July 2016 | Letter to Shareholders |
| 9 May 2016 | Notice of Annual General Meeting held on 1 June 2016 |
| 3 March 2016 | Notice of General Meeting held on 22 March 2016 |
| 16 December 2015 | Notice of General Meeting held on 6 January 2016 |
| Proposed subdivision and redesignation of the Existing Ordinary Shares | |
| 26 June 2015 | Notice of Annual General Meeting held on 30 June 2015 |
| 28 April 2015 | Notice of General Meeting held on 19 May 2015 |
| 3 June 2014 | Notice of Annual General Meeting held on 27 June 2014 |
| 2 July 2014 | Notice of General Meeting held on 24 July 2014 |
| 14 June 2013 | Notice of General Meeting held on 21 February 2013 |