Perpetual ceases to be substantial holder in Washington H. Soul Pattinson

Perpetual Limited and its associated bodies corporate have ceased to be a substantial holder in Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited as of October 1, 2025. This follows previous notices given to the company on September 26 and September 24, 2025.

The cessation involved numerous transactions across various Perpetual entities, including Perpetual Investment Management Limited (PIML), acting as custodian for entities such as National Nominees Pty Ltd, JPMorgan Nominees Australia Limited, HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited, Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd, and UBS Nominees Pty Ltd. The majority of these transactions were sales, primarily on October 1, 2025, and some on September 25 and 30, 2025.

Significant sales on October 1, 2025, included PIML, acting for JPMorgan Nominees Australia Limited, selling ordinary securities for a consideration of $5,632,368.08, affecting 139,122 votes. Another substantial sale on the same date involved PIML, acting for UBS Nominees Pty Ltd, selling ordinary securities for $2,660,761.74, affecting 65,722 votes. A single purchase was recorded on September 30, 2025, by PIML for HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited, acquiring 3,086 ordinary securities for $118,780.14.