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As the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]] unfolded the SVR launched an its 'Fight Back Fund' appeal for both donations and shares.In the six months to June 2020 the number of shares issued grew by £152,399.
==Notable shareholdings==
|[[Highley#Highley_Station_Fund|Highley Station Fund]] ||600||
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|[[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited]] ||1,690,557||See Notes 1 and 2. [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited]] has the largest shareholding, in 2019 2020 it was 17.8% of issued capital(1,807,679 shares).<ref>SVR(H) Financial Statements for the year ended 6 5 January 20192020</ref>
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| [[Stanier 8F Locomotive Society]] ||23,810||
The list of shareholders at 24 June 2016 also included the following entries:
*[[David Owen#Rubery_Owen|Rubery Owen Holdings Limited]] hold 150,000 shares, arising from an agreement in 1973 which included the rebuilding of the [[Bridgnorth Footbridge Trust|Hollybush Road Footbridge]]. SVR News reported at the time that the voting rights of those shares were vested in [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited]].<ref>SVR News 30</ref>
*The largest private individual's single holding was 390,024 shares and there are no persons with significant control for this company.
*Note 1. Free travel vouchers, Silver, Gold and Platinum medallions & passes are valid for all timetabled trains and for special events denoted as eligible in the annual SVR timetable.
*Note 2. The Directors will review the above entitlements periodically and may from time to time adjust them. However, the Directors confirmed at the time of the issue of the document on 1 November 2016 that no changes would take place within the next three years.
*Note 3. Shareholders of 3,000 or above shares will be are entitled to free car parking in SVR car parks and receive an annual windscreen parking pass. Where car parks have exit barriers, shareholders may obtain a free exit token on production of a parking-eligible travel pass at Kidderminster and Bridgnorth ticket offices, shops or at [[The Railwayman's Arms]].
In October 2019 a new Shareholder Travel Pass came into use for the 1,800 eligible passholders, a photo-bearing credit card-sized pass to replace during 2020 the previous version and medallion that were open to abuse.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blnov19 SVR Live, Branch Lines November 2019] (Retrieved 9 November 2019)</ref><ref>SVR(H) letter to passholders November 2019</ref> It contains a bar code to monitor usage levels.
