CT Healthcare Trust PLC (CTHT), a closed-ended investment trust managed by Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited, has published its monthly total voting rights disclosure as required under FCA Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.6. As at 31 October 2026, the company confirmed that 42,328,163 ordinary shares carry voting rights, a figure shareholders must use as the regulatory denominator when assessing their notification obligations. The announcement was released on 2 November 2026 via the Regulatory News Service. Investors tracking shareholding thresholds in CTHT should note this updated denominator figure when calculating whether disclosure obligations have been triggered.

Key Points

  • CT Healthcare Trust PLC (CTHT), managed by Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited
  • The company has disclosed a total voting rights figure of 42,328,163 ordinary shares as at 31 October 2026
  • Total shares in issue stand at 315,152,309 ordinary shares of 1p each, of which 272,824,146 are held in treasury
  • Investors should use 42,328,163 as the denominator for FCA transparency rule calculations going forward

CTHT's Share Capital Structure: 315 Million Shares in Issue With 272 Million Held in Treasury

CT Healthcare Trust PLC's announcement states that as at 31 October 2026, the company had 315,152,309 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue. Of this total, 272,824,146 shares are held in treasury, meaning they carry no voting rights and are excluded from the denominator calculation. This substantial treasury holding — representing the large majority of shares in issue — reflects a common characteristic of investment trusts that have conducted share buyback programmes. The comparatively small proportion of shares outside treasury is a notable structural feature of CTHT's current capital position that investors monitoring the trust should be aware of.

FCA Transparency Rule 5.6 Requires CTHT to Publish the 42,328,163 Voting Rights Denominator Monthly

Under FCA Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.6, companies with shares admitted to trading on a regulated market are obliged to publish the total number of voting rights and capital at the end of each calendar month in which a change occurs. CT Healthcare Trust PLC's disclosure confirms the applicable denominator figure of 42,328,163 for October 2026. Shareholders and potential investors in CTHT are required to use this figure when determining whether any change in their holding has crossed a threshold that would trigger a notification obligation under the FCA's transparency framework.

Columbia Threadneedle Acts as Secretary for CT Healthcare Trust's Regulatory Disclosures

The announcement was made by Scott McEllen for and on behalf of Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited, acting as company secretary to CT Healthcare Trust PLC. Columbia Threadneedle is the investment management group responsible for administering CTHT's regulatory obligations, including the timely publication of voting rights data. CT Healthcare Trust focuses on investment in the healthcare sector, and Columbia Threadneedle's role as secretary underlines the institutional governance structure supporting the trust's operations and compliance with ongoing FCA reporting requirements.