{ "schema_version": "1.0.0", "ticker": "BC8", "company_name": "Black Cat Syndicate Limited", "cutoff_date": "2026-11-02", "reviewed_at": "2026-11-02", "coverage_note": "The 2026 Annual Report gives the latest located top-20 registered-account list, applicable as at 1 September 2026, with 728,927,974 ordinary shares. Its table contains 20 rows; two identical Hongkong Ausino entries are combined in this snapshot because the report gives no account labels. The report also names Kongwell and Franklin as substantial holders. State Street Corporation’s 12 October Form 603 reports 38,699,614 shares and 5.31% voting power as at 8 October. The register and group disclosures can overlap and are not combined.", "register": { "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "issued_shares": 728927974, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "holders": [ { "holder_id": "bc8-register-01", "name": "BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD ", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 92663282, "percentage": 12.71, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-02", "name": "J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 87915808, "percentage": 12.06, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-03", "name": "HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 72432860, "percentage": 9.94, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-04", "name": "CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 42092661, "percentage": 5.77, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-06", "name": "BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 38318977, "percentage": 5.26, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [ "The registered name is reproduced as “BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD”; no underlying account or beneficial holder is identified." ] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-05", "name": "KARORA RESOURCES PTY LTD", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 16859216, "percentage": 2.31, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-11", "name": "HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED ", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 9358299, "percentage": 1.28, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-10", "name": "HONGKONG AUSINO INVESTMENT LIMITED", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 12927851, "percentage": 1.77, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [ "The 1 September 2026 top-20 table lists this exact registered name twice (9,000,000 and 3,927,851 shares). The rows are combined because no separate account labels are given; no account-level split is inferred." ] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-21", "name": "STONE PONEYS NOMINEES PTY LTD ", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 8159129, "percentage": 1.12, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-20", "name": "MS JIALING LIU", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 7370000, "percentage": 1.01, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-22", "name": "P D CRUTCHFIELD PTY LTD ", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 7213924, "percentage": 0.99, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-08", "name": "BELL POTTER NOMINEES LTD ", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 5551075, "percentage": 0.76, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-15", "name": "PARKRANGE NOMINEES PTY LTD", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 5510178, "percentage": 0.76, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-23", "name": "ALLCARE INVESTMENTS PTY LTD ", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 4420913, "percentage": 0.61, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-16", "name": "MR LESLIE BRIAN DAVIS + MRS ANNETTE FAY DAVIS ", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 4139594, "percentage": 0.57, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [ "The 2026 report spells the second holder “Mrs Annette Fay Davis”; the 2025 report used “Ms Annette Fay Davis”." ] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-24", "name": "AC & JR DEAN PTY LTD ", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 4133806, "percentage": 0.57, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-25", "name": "MRS MARIE RAZZA", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 4039471, "percentage": 0.55, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-14", "name": "R W ASSOCIATES PTY LIMITED ", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 3750000, "percentage": 0.51, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-register-18", "name": "PASSIO PTY LTD ", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 3540000, "percentage": 0.49, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [] } ] }, "substantial_holders": [ { "holder_id": "bc8-substantial-1", "name": "Kongwell Management Limited", "classification": "reporting_group", "shares": 50195283, "percentage": 6.9, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [ "Annual Report 2026 substantial-shareholder extract; percentage is of issued ordinary shares." ] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-substantial-2", "name": "Franklin Advisers Inc", "classification": "reporting_group", "shares": 49593989, "percentage": 6.8, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-09-01", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-annual-2026" ], "notes": [ "Annual Report 2026 substantial-shareholder extract; percentage is of issued ordinary shares." ] }, { "holder_id": "bc8-substantial-3", "name": "State Street Corporation and subsidiaries named in the Form 603", "classification": "reporting_group", "shares": 38699614, "percentage": 5.31, "percentage_basis": "voting_power", "as_of_date": "2026-10-08", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "bc8-state-street-20261012-603" ], "notes": [ "Form 603 aggregates relevant interests of three subsidiaries. The 12,916,957-share State Street Bank and Trust Company position includes securities reported as lent; this is a voting-power/relevant-interest disclosure, not direct beneficial ownership." ] } ], "sources": [ { "source_id": "bc8-annual-2026", "title": "2026 Annual Report", "publisher": "Black Cat Syndicate Limited via ASX", "url": "https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03142086-6A1346613", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "accessed_date": "2026-11-02", "locator": "downloads/BC8/2026/2026-09-30_2026 Annual Report_2924-03142086-6A1346613.pdf; PDF pages 132-133, ASX Additional Information; shareholder information applicable as at 1 September 2026", "detail": "Official ASX PDF SHA-256 1cdc63c8cb8d164bb8873025a2b7ab06ffa54195515d96b58b5f88550f7e77ae. Page 132 states 728,927,974 ordinary shares and lists the 20 largest registered holders; the same page reports Kongwell Management and Franklin Advisers as substantial holders." }, { "source_id": "bc8-state-street-20261012-603", "title": "Form 603 - Notice of initial substantial holder", "publisher": "State Street Corporation via ASX", "url": "https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03147326-6A1348797", "publication_date": "2026-10-12", "accessed_date": "2026-11-02", "locator": "downloads/BC8/2026/2026-10-12_Becoming a substantial holder_5ea7c7d51fb3a1ab.pdf; PDF pages 1-4, Form 603 sections 2-7 and Annexures A-B", "detail": "Official ASX PDF SHA-256 8aca6d6d682b90e3e8a6af4bf252eb95aa7250d39a83bd00c4e1db3950534f9c. State Street Corporation and named subsidiaries report 38,699,614 ordinary shares and 5.31% voting power when becoming substantial on 8 October 2026; includes a securities-lending relevant interest and is not a direct beneficial-ownership statement." } ], "limitations": [ "The top-20 table is a list of registered holders as at 1 September 2026, not a complete beneficial-owner register; nominee accounts do not identify their underlying clients.", "The annual report repeats Hongkong Ausino Investment Limited twice without account labels. The snapshot combines the two listed amounts under the same registered name; it does not claim that the entries were the same account.", "The annual report lists Kongwell and Franklin as substantial-holder groups at 1 September 2026. State Street’s later Form 603 reports a 5.31% voting-power position at 8 October; these group disclosures and registered-account rows can overlap and must not be summed.", "The State Street Form 603 includes a securities-lending relevant interest. The reported voting power does not establish direct beneficial ownership by State Street Corporation." ] }