Perpetual ceases substantial holding in SOL, boosts share count

Perpetual Limited and its related bodies corporate have ceased to be a substantial holder in Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited (SOL) as of October 1, 2025. This divestment involved multiple sale transactions by Perpetual Investment Management Limited (PIML) through various custodians, totaling substantial cash consideration.

Concurrently, Perpetual Limited announced the quotation of 90,717 new ordinary fully paid shares on October 3, 2025, issued under a dividend or distribution plan. The issue price for these new shares was AUD 19.03070000 per security.

Following this issuance, Perpetual Limited's total quoted ordinary fully paid securities now stand at 114,782,568. The company also maintains 2,068,122 unquoted performance rights.