RE: Main Shareholders18 Apr 2025 18:36
Thanks Santiagot, useful link that confirms that HL are not the shareholder, they are merely the nominee as per this bit.
"A nominee shareholder can be an individual or a corporation. In short, a nominee shareholder is just the shareholder of a company in name as the nominee shareholder does not really own shares or anything.
On behalf of the actual shareholder, a nominee shareholder only acts as a legal, unrelated, third party who is officially registered as the holder of shares. This shields the actual share owner from being associated with a particular company publicly."
Most people understand that platforms like HL don't own the actual shares they just hold them on behalf of small retail customers, in the customers ISA, trading account or pension, simple really.
Enjoy your Easter weekend.