Metcash director restructures shareholdings, transferring to family trust

Metcash Limited director Douglas Jones has completed an off-market transfer of 251,328 fully paid ordinary shares to Kamasco Pty Ltd ATF The Kamasco Family Trust, where he is a beneficiary. The transaction, valued at $4.20 per share, totaled $1,055,577.60 and occurred on September 2, 2025. This transfer represents a change in the direct ownership structure of the shares previously held by Mr. Jones.

Prior to the change, Mr. Jones held 869,694 performance rights and 1,025,201 ordinary shares. This included 251,328 shares held directly, 551,873 indirectly through Kamasco Pty Ltd ATF The Kamasco Family Trust, and 222,000 indirectly through Kamasco Pty Ltd ATF the D and R Jones Super Fund. Following the transfer, his direct holding of ordinary shares is now nil, while the indirect holding through Kamasco Pty Ltd ATF The Kamasco Family Trust has increased to 803,201 shares. His indirect holding through the super fund remains at 222,000 shares. The number of performance rights held remains unchanged.

The transaction was executed as an off-market transfer, and the notice confirms that the interests were not traded during a closed period requiring prior written clearance. The change highlights a restructuring of the director's personal shareholdings and associated trusts.