Washington H. Soul Pattinson

Australian investment company

Washington H Soul Pattinson "Soul Patts"
Company type	Public company
Traded as	(ASX: SOL)
Industry	Diversified
Founded	21 January 1903
Founder	Lewy Pattinson
Headquarters	Sydney , Australia
Key people	Robert Millner, chairman
Website	whsp.com.au

Washington H Soul Pattinson trading as Soul Patts, is a publicly listed Australian investment company.

History

In 1872, Caleb Soul and his son Washington Handley opened a pharmacy store in Pitt Street, Sydney. In 1886, Lewy Pattinson opened a pharmacy in Balmain. In April 1902, Pattinson bought Soul out with the business incorporated as Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company Limited. On 21 January 1903, the company was listed on the Sydney Stock Exchange.^[1] With origins in pharmacy operations (of the same name), today Soul Patts owns a diverse portfolio of investments in various asset classes (equities, private companies, private credit, and property). Soul Patts has never missed paying a dividend since 1903, increasing dividends every year since 2000. In June 2021, terms were agreed to purchase Milton Corporation.^[2]

Investments

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2023)

Current

Soul Patts' larger investments include:

Brickworks Limited (43.1%)
New Hope Coal (39.2%)
TPG Telecom (12.8%)
TUAS Ltd (25.4%)
Private equity investments spanning agriculture, education, financial services, and electrification
Credit investments
Equity investments (small and large caps)
Property investments

Former

NBN Television^[3]
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries

Chairmen

1903–1905 Lewy Pattinson
1906–1929 Sir Thomas Hughes
1929-???? Lewy Pattinson
?
1957–1969 William Frederick Pattinson
1969–1999 Jim Millner
1999–present Robert Millner

References

^ Who we are Washington H Soul Pattinson
^ Merger with Milton Corporation Limited to create a larger, more diversified and unique ASX company Washington H Soul Pattinson 22 June 2021
^ Pattinson to buy NBN TV Canberra Times 1 November 1989 page 19