Top 40 holdings

I've been sent this information (dated 27th March) from the company secretary with the permission of KC and thought I would share it. It is reassuring to see there hasn't been a significant shake up in the Top 40. I have compared to May 17. Interesting that Merrill Lynch have dumped quite a bit, not sure if anyone has any explanation to offer on that. I believe one of the other large sellers in % terms was (but not really anymore) a regular poster here on HC. For newbies, it should be noted that the number one 'shareholder' refers the entire listing of holders from the LSE.

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7
0			Shares	% Holding	% Increase/(Decrease) since May 17	May holding	May % holding
1	1	COMPUTERSHARE COMPANY NOMINEES LTD	40,095,023	28.65	27%	31,499,896	24.34
2	2	CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED	28,928,457	20.67	7%	27,041,184	20.89
3	3	ARMCO BARRIERS PTY LTD	13,068,610	9.34	3%	12,705,000	9.82
4	4	J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA LIMITED	9,375,802	6.7	17%	8,047,505	6.57
5	5	INSWINGER HOLDINGS PTY LTD	8,500,000	6.07	0%	8,500,000	6.22
6	6	MRS ELEANOR JEAN REEVES	3,720,244	2.66	0%	3,720,244	3.62
7	7	MR NEIL THACKER MACLACHLAN	1,910,000	1.36	10%	1,735,000	2.87
8	8	COURT SECURITIES PTY LTD	1,609,000	1.15	-5%	1,686,000	1.34
9	9	HEREFORD GROUP LIMITED	1,571,429	1.12	0%	1,571,429	1.30
10	10	LICHTER SERVICES PTY LTD	1,393,000	1	8%	1,288,000	1.21
11	11	MERRILL LYNCH (AUSTRALIA) NOMINEES PTY LIMITED	1,082,138	0.77	-77%	4,684,730	1.00
12	12	DR JONATHAN LLOYD LICHTER	973,000	0.7	-6%	1,033,590	0.80
13	13	HANA VANOVA	928,672	0.66	0%	928,672	0.72
14	14	MR THOMAS MASAICHI COVENEY	848,650	0.61	2%	835,500	0.68
15	15	MS DURDICA BAHORIC	750,000	0.54	-10%	832,732	0.65
16	16	ROAD & CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES OF AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	704,000	0.5	19%	592,000	0.64
17	17	M & K KORKIDAS PTY LTD	685,000	0.49	0%	685,000	0.53
18	18	BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD	582,667	0.42	21%	480,246	0.47
19	19	MR BRIAN THOMAS COVENEY	522,858	0.37	0%	522,858	0.46
20	20	MOEZ DAYA AND PARTNERS	483,572	0.35	0%	483,572	0.42
21	21	MR DENNIS RAYMOND CHISHOLM	455,000	0.35	6%	431,000	0.40
22	22	MR CON CARYDIAS	450,000	0.32	-10%	500,000	0.39
23	23	RODINIA GEOLOGICAL SERVICES PTY LTD	449,776	0.32	0%	449,776	0.37
24	24	MR CRAIG BARTLE	444,317	0.32	-49%	877,000	0.37
25	25	MR GEORGE RONALD WILSON	410,000	0.29	-25%	550,000	0.35
26	26	MS JANE SMITH	400,000	0.29	0%	400,000	0.33
27	27	LEE MILLER INVESTMENTS PTY LTD	396,164	0.28	0%	396,164	0.31
28	28	RAINWAVE PTY LIMITED	360,000	0.26	9%	329,000	0.31
29	29	FAIRBURN PTY LTD	320,000	0.23	7%	300,000	0.29
30	30	MR MURRAY SHAW + MR BENJAMIN SHAW + MS LEE ANNE	290,250	0.21	0%	290,250	0.25
31	31	BOLGO PTY LTD	289,998	0.21	19%	244,049	0.24
32	32	INNISFALLEN ENTERPRISES PTY LTD	270,000	0.19	0%	270,000	0.23
33	33	DR MICHAEL EDWARD BOWLES	267,000	0.19	14%	235,000	0.22
34	34	MR SIMON BARWOOD	264,000	0.19	-16%	314,000	0.21
35	35	MRS ANNA ELISABETH KELLER	260,335	0.19	New top 40 Holder	-	0.19
36	36	SALMIC PTY LTD	240,000	0.17	0%	240,000	0.19
37	37	VYNBEN PTY LTD	240,000	0.17	0%	240,000	0.19
38	38	MR GLEN JAMES PETERSON	233,150	0.17	New top 40 Holder	-	0.19
39	39	MR SEBASTIAN MICHELI	223,000	0.16	New top 40 Holder	-	0.18
40	40	FAVELL GORDON (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD	222,342	0.16	New top 40 Holder	-	0.17