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A prior February cessation was superseded by this notice." ] } ], "sources": [ { "source_id": "annual", "title": "FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report", "publisher": "Whitehaven Coal / ASX", "url": "https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03122676-2A1690315", "publication_date": "2026-08-19", "accessed_date": "2026-10-31", "locator": "PDF page 158, visually inspected; local downloads/WHC/2026/2026-08-19_FY26 Appendix 4E and Annual Report_16e44905a50ca79b.pdf", "detail": "20 registered legal accounts and percentages as at 12 August 2026." }, { "source_id": "australian", "title": "Form 604: AustralianSuper", "publisher": "Whitehaven Coal / ASX", "url": "https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03123004-2A1690447", "publication_date": "2026-08-19", "accessed_date": "2026-10-31", "locator": "Page 1; local downloads/WHC/2026/2026-08-19_Change in substantial holding_4d298081b2f7cfad.pdf", "detail": "112,346,150 votes and 13.66% on 17 August 2026." }, { "source_id": "vanguard", "title": "Form 604: Vanguard", "publisher": "Whitehaven Coal / ASX", "url": "https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03122598-2A1690238", "publication_date": "2026-08-19", "accessed_date": "2026-10-31", "locator": "Page 1; local downloads/WHC/2026/2026-08-19_Change in substantial holding_c2b93c7f4c5b9dd4.pdf", "detail": "49,534,003 votes and 6.024% on 13 August 2026." }, { "source_id": "dimensional", "title": "Form 603: Dimensional Entities", "publisher": "Whitehaven Coal / ASX", "url": "https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03072210-2A1662457", "publication_date": "2026-03-26", "accessed_date": "2026-10-31", "locator": "Page 1 and Annexure B, page 6; local downloads/WHC/2026/2026-03-26_Becoming a substantial holder_272c4388bc4dd722.pdf", "detail": "41,442,721 votes and 5.017% on 24 March 2026." } ], "limitations": [ "The issuer’s top 20 accounts total 668,405,243 shares and 81.28% on 12 August 2026. The precise total issued shares at that register date was not independently established, so the denominator is left null.", "Registered names include nominees and custodians; the accounts do not identify underlying beneficial owners. These accounts and group substantial disclosures overlap and cannot be added.", "Dimensional ceased to be substantial in February 2026 but became substantial again on 24 March; the March notice supersedes that cessation.", "The issuer extended its on-market buyback to December 2026. Subsequent purchases and changes can make register holdings and historical voting percentages stale.", "The annual table spells one nominee PAROBAS; its spelling is preserved without assuming a legal identity correction." ] }