As of last year B&B was owned by

Shareholder Structure
Shareholders' interests in shares at 31 December 2007

Holder range  Holders  %                         Shares %
1 - 250                 840,210 89.366         208,195,177 33.706
251 - 500              77,195  8.211             30,417,049 4.924
501 - 1,000           13,475  1.433               9,686,725 1.568
1,001 - 5,000          8,019  0.853              16,126,503 2.611
5,001 - 10,000           597  0.063                4,299,189 0.696
10,001 - 100,000       438  0.047              12,681,162  2.053
100,001 - 200,000       89  0.009              12,672,375 2.052
200,001 - 500,000       69  0.007              21,900,138 3.546
500,001 - 1,000,000    36  0.004              25,611,192 4.146
1,000,001 - 5,000,000 50  0.005            112,191,413 18.164
5,000,001 - and over   17  0.002            163,893,611 26.534 
 

940,195 share holders owning owning 617,674,534 shares

On 22 August 2008 they issued shares at 55p to raise over £400 million, the share structure changed and many banks combined ownership of 30% of the B&B

Standard Life Investments Ltd had a notifiable interest in 9.607% of the total voting rights in Bradford & Bingley plc (138,858,473 shares) . David Cumming, head of UK equities, Standard Life Investments, said: "It is disappointing that because of liquidity issues and despite a strong capital position Bradford & Bingley has been forced into public ownership."