Ok if we accept that there is a patient investor, the company would see this in their assessment of the trading.
If this investor is using multiple accounts then a pattern would emerge.
If this investor is using a third party account - multiple brokers accounts - then at some point these accounts would start to show up in the T20 for it to be a reasonable sized holding, collectively that is.
Sure it is possible for someone to sit outside the T20, HP holding according to the last T20 was 14% of SOI.
There are 2 BNP noms accounts for a total of around 6.2m or 3.68% then there is nothing else. To have accumulated a decent chunk say similar to HP then they would have to have something like 30 accounts to stay out of the T20.
I cannot see this as being plausible without the company knowing about it.
So either the company is aware and condones it or it isn't happening?
Are there other conclusions I am missing here?
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