Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited is an Australia-based company. The Company is engaged in the ownership of shares and properties, coal mining, bulk handling, merchant banking, funds management and retailing of pharmaceutical products. The Company primarily operates in three segments: investing activities, which includes investments in listed and unlisted entities, and short term deposits; coal mining, which includes coal mining and support activities, and consulting, which includes the provision of consulting services. The Company operates in Australia. The Company’s subsidiaries include SP Laboratories Pty. Limited, SP Newcastle Pty. Limited, SP Runaway Bay Pty. Limited, Souls Funds Management Limited and Souls Financial Solutions Pty. Limited. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the Company disposed its bakery division.