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Kitwave Group Plc is a UK-based, delivered wholesale business with a national depot network and a strong track record of strategic growth. Since 1987, we’ve expanded through targeted acquisitions to serve over 46,000 customers across retail, leisure, and foodservice sectors.

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Share Information and Significant Shareholders

The total number of shares in issue is 83,736,538 ordinary shares of £0.01 each. The percentage of shares not in public hands is 8.27%. This information was last updated on the 11th August 2025.

Significant Shareholders

In accordance with AIM Rule 26, the following investors are identified as having a significant (3% or more) interest in the company.

Shareholder

Shares held

Percentage

Columbia Threadneedle Investments

7,461,695

8.91

Liontrust Asset Management Plc

4,774,814

5.70

Paul Young*

3,841,801

4.59

Downing LLP

3,466,794

4.14

Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management

3,253,000

3.88

*Paul Young has a direct shareholding and an indirect legal (but not beneficial) shareholding as a trustee of the Paul Young Discretionary Settlement Trust 2021.

Director/PDMR Shareholdings

Shareholder

Shares held

Percentage

David Brind

Director/PDMR

2,246,818

2.68

Ben Maxted

Director/PDMR

2,101,430

2.51

Gerard Murray

Director/PDMR

150,000

0.18

Mike Young

PDMR

2,154,888

2.57

John Hope

PDMR

152,119

0.18

Jay MacKay

PDMR

121,493

0.15

6,926,748

8.27

Access Link’s shareholder portal here

Link Group, the company’s registrar, has launched a shareholder app: LinkVote+.

It’s free to download and use and gives shareholders the ability to access their records at any time and attend virtual AGMs.

The app also allows users to submit a proxy appointment quickly and easily online rather than through the post.

The app is available to download on the Apple App Store and Google Play.