Aim Rule 26
The information disclosed in this section and elsewhere within the website is in accordance with Rule 26 of AIM Rules for Companies and was last updated on 26 March 2024.
Duke Capital Limited is a company limited by shares, incorporated in Guernsey under the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008.
Duke Capital’s main country of operations is the United Kingdom.
Duke Capital is subject to the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.
Duke Capital is not traded or listed on any exchange other than AIM.
Dividends
Record Date | Payment Date | Quarterly Dividend |
28/03/2025 | 14/04/2025 | 0.70p/share |
27/12/2024 | 14/01/2025 | 0.70p/share |
27/09/2024 | 14/10/2024 | 0.70p/share |
28/06/2024 | 12/07/2024 | 0.70p/share |
02/04/2024 | 12/04/2024 | 0.70p/share |
29/12/2023 | 12/01/2024 | 0.70p/share |
29/09/2023 | 12/10/2023 | 0.70p/share |
23/06/2023 | 12/07/2023 | 0.70p/share |
31/03/2023 | 12/04/2023 | 0.70p/share |
23/12/2022 | 12/01/2023 | 0.70p/share |
30/09/2022 | 12/10/2022 | 0.70p/share |
01/07/2022 | 12/07/2022 | 0.70p/share |
25/03/2022 | 12/04/2022 | 0.70p/share |
24/12/2021 | 12/01/2022 | 0.60p/share |
24/09/2021 | 12/10/2021 | 0.55p/share |
25/06/2021 | 12/07/2021 | 0.55p/share |
26/03/2021 | 12/04/2021 | 0.55p/share |
29/12/2020 | 12/01/2021 | 0.50p/share |
25/09/2020 | 12/10/2020 | 0.50p/share (scrip dividend) |
26/06/2020 | 10/07/2020 | 0.50p/share (scrip dividend) |
27/03/2020 | 14/04/2020 | 0.75p/share |
27/12/2019 | 14/01/2020 | 0.75p/share |
27/09/2019 | 18/10/2019 | 0.75p/share |
28/06/2019 | 12/07/2019 | 0.70p/share |
05/04/2019 | 17/04/2019 | 0.70p/share |
28/12/2018 | 11/01/2019 | 0.70p/share |
28/09/2018 | 12/10/2018 | 0.70p/share |
29/06/2018 | 12/07/2018 | 0.70p/share |
03/04/2018 | 12/04/2018 | 0.60p/share |
29/12/2017 | 12/01/2018 | 0.50p/share |
29/09/2017 | 19/10/2017 | 0.50p/share |
30/06/2017 | 27/07/2017 | 0.50p/share |
Financial Calendar
31-Mar | Year end |
27-Jun | Full Year results |
30-Sept | Half Year |
30-Nov | Interim results |
Results, Reports & Presentations
Analyst Coverage
Company | Analyst | |
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited | Stephen Barrett | sbarrett@cavendish.com |
Canaccord Genuity | Portia Patel | ppatel@cgf.com |
Shore Capital Markets | Gary Greenwood | gary.greenwood@shorecap.co.uk |
Our Shareholders
Rights of Shareholders
Shareholder rights may be different to rights of shareholders in a UK incorporated company
Share capital in issue: 509,815,773 Ordinary Shares of no par value
There are no shares held in treasury.
Percentage of AIM Securities not in public hands: 30.93%
There are no restrictions on any of the Company’s AIM securities
Shareholders with an interest greater than 3% are as follows:
Shareholders | Number of Shares | Total share % |
Hargreaves Lansdown, stockbrokers (EO) | 73,043,780 | 14.33% |
Interactive Investor (EO) | 54,252,273 | 10.64% |
M&G Investments | 46,559,975 | 9.13% |
Gresham House Asset Management | 46,515,221 | 9.12% |
Allianz Global Investors | 26,462,458 | 5.19% |
Directors | 21,953,831 | 4.31% |
AJ Bell, Stockbrokers (EO) | 21,641,895 | 4.25% |
Man GLG | 21,168,110 | 4.15% |
Chelverton Asset Management | 17,036,782 | 3.34% |
The information above was last updated on 13 March 2025.
Constitutional Documents
Please click here for the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.
Corporate Governance
The Company is managed by the Board of Directors. The Directors are drawn from backgrounds which the Board believes provides an appropriate mix to conduct the Company’s business. The Company has adopted the Quoted Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code (the “Code”) and the Company’s compliance statement can be found below. The Corporate Governance statement was last updated on 30 September 2023.
Statement of Compliance
Board Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Board of Directors include the following:
Determination of the Company’s business objectives and strategy and overall responsibility for the Company’s activities including the review of business activity and performance.
Ensuring that commercial and regulatory risks and financing needs are properly considered and that all obligations of the company are adhered to.
Implementing appropriate corporate governance standards and overseeing the effectiveness of the Company’s system of internal control.
Committees of the Board
Audit Committee
The Company’s audit committee comprises Matthew Wrigley (Chairman), Nigel Birrell and Maree Wilms. The Audit Committee will meet as often as required and at least twice a year. The Audit Committee’s main functions include, inter alia, reviewing the effectiveness of internal control systems and risk assessment, considering the need for an internal audit, making recommendations to the Board in relation to the appointment and remuneration of the Company’s auditors and monitoring and reviewing annually their independence, objectivity, effectiveness and qualifications. The Audit Committee will also monitor the integrity of the financial statements of the Company including its annual and interim reports, preliminary results’ announcements and any other formal announcement relating to financial performance. The Audit Committee will be responsible for overseeing the Company’s relationship with the external auditors, including making recommendations to the Board on the appointment of the external auditors and their remuneration. The Audit Committee will consider the nature, scope and results of the auditors’ work and reviews, and develop and implement policy on the supply of non-audit services that are to be provided by the external auditors. The Audit Committee will focus particularly on compliance with legal requirements, accounting standards and the relevant AIM Rules for Companies and ensuring that an effective system of internal financial and non-financial controls is maintained. The ultimate responsibility for reviewing and approving the annual report and accounts will remain with the Board. The identity of the Chairman of the Audit Committee will be reviewed on an annual basis and the membership of the Audit Committee and its terms of reference will be kept under review. The Audit Committee will have no links with the Company’s external auditors.
Remuneration Committee
The Company’s remuneration committee comprises Nigel Birrell, Maree Wilms and Matthew Wrigley.
Nominations Committee
No formal committee, the full board consider and manage these responsibilities in line with the Company’s admission document and articles.
Share Dealing Code
The Company has adopted a share dealing code for the Board, in conformity with the requirements of Rule 21 of the AIM Rules for Companies, and will take steps to ensure compliance by the Board and senior staff with the terms of the policy. In summary not deal in any securities of the Company unless prior written notice of such proposed dealings has been given to the Board and written clearance received from the Board; not purchase or sell any securities of the Company in the two months immediately preceding the announcement of the Company’s half-yearly or annual results; not use another person, company or organisation to act as an agent, or nominee, partner, conduit or in another capacity, to deal in any securities on their behalf where that third person would breach obligations under this paragraph; and immediately inform the Board of any dealings in the Company’s shares.
Duke Capital Limited is currently subject to the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.
Advisors
Nominated Advisor and Co-Broker
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited
One Bartholomew Close
London
EC1A 7BL
Public Relations
SEC Newgate UK
14 Greville Street
London
EC1N 8SB
Co-Broker
Canaccord Genuity Limited
88 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7QR
Secretary and Administrator
IQEQ Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited
Cambridge House
Ground Floor
Le Truchot
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 1WD
Auditors to the Company
BDO Limited
Place du Pre
Rue du Pre
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 3LL
Registrar and CREST Agent
Computershare Investor Services (Guernsey) Limited
3rd Floor, NatWest House
Le Truchot
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 1WD
Support Services
Arlington Group Asset Management Limited
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London
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