- Annual Report 2005
- Financial Section
- Shareholder Information
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
Company Secretary and Registered Office
N D Jennings, FCA
Northcliffe House
2 Derry Street
London
W8 5TT
England
Registered Number: 184594
Website
The Group has an internet website which gives information on the Company and its operating subsidiaries and provides details of significant Group announcements. It also has a site giving details of job opportunities within the Group.
The addresses are:
www.dmgt.co.uk
www.dmgtopportunities.com
| Financial Calendar 2006 | |
|---|---|
| 11th January | Annual Report published |
| 8th February | Annual General Meeting |
| 10th February | Payment of final dividend |
| 31st March | Payment of interest on loan notes |
| 2nd April | Half year end |
| 25th May | Half year results and dividend announced |
| 7th June | Interim ex-dividend date |
| 9th June | Interim record date |
| 7th July | Payment of interim dividend |
| 30th September | Payment of interest on loan notes |
| 1st October | Year end |
| 23rd November | Annual results and final dividend announced |
| 29th November | Ex-dividend date |
| 1st December | Record date |
Capital Gains Tax
The market value of both the Ordinary and ‘A’ Ordinary Non-Voting shares in the Company on 31st March, 1982 (adjusted for the 1994 bonus issue of ‘A’ Ordinary Non-Voting shares and for the four-for-one share split in 2000) was 9.75 pence.
Registrars
All enquiries regarding shareholdings, dividends, lost share certificates, loan notes in the Company and in Daily Mail and General Investments plc, or changes of address should be directed to Lloyds TSB Registrars at the address set out on below.
Electronic Communications
Lloyds TSB Registrars operate Shareview, a free online service which enables shareholders with internet access to check their shareholdings and other related information and to register to receive notification by email of the release of the Interim and Annual Reports. It also offers practical help on matters such as transferring shares or updating your own details. Shareholders may register for the service at www.shareview.co.uk.
This report is available electronically on the Company’s website which contains a link to Shareview to enable shareholders to register for electronic mailings. Notification by email has been given of the availability of this Annual Report on the Company’s website to those shareholders who have registered.
Low Cost Share Dealing Service
The Company has arranged with its brokers, JP Morgan Cazenove Limited, to provide a simple, low-cost share dealing service for ‘A’ Ordinary Non-Voting shares in Daily Mail and General Trust plc.
The main features are: a basic commission of 1% on both purchases and sales (subject to a minimum commission of £10 per transaction); reduced commission rates for transactions over £5,000; and no minimum investment. For further details, please contact JP Morgan Cazenove Limited, Company Share Schemes, at 20 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6DA; the telephone number is 020 7155 5155.
Lloyds TSB Registrars also provide a simple low cost dealing service for Ordinary and ‘A’ Ordinary Non-Voting shares details of which are available at www.shareview.co.uk/dealing or by calling 0870 850 0852.
Details of these and other low cost dealing services can be found on the Company’s website at www.dmgt.co.uk/investorrelations.
Loan Notes
Loan notes issued by the Company and by Daily Mail and General Investments plc, a subsidiary, are repayable in whole or in part at the option of loan note holders every six months. Loan note holders requiring repayment should complete the redemption section on the back of their loan note and send it to reach the Registrars by 28th February or 31st August for repayments on 31st March or 30th September respectively.
Eurobond Paying Agent
The principal paying agent for the Company’s 10% Bonds due 2021 and the 7.5% Bonds due 2013 is Deutsche Bank AG London, Winchester House, 1 Great Winchester St, London EC2N 2DB. The principal paying agent for the Company’s 5.75% Bonds due 2018 is HSBC Bank plc, Corporate Trust and Loan Agency, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ. Enquiries should be directed to John Donegan, Group Accountant, who can be contacted on 020 7938 6627, and whose e-mail address is john.donegan@dmgt.co.uk.
Share Price Information
The current price of the Company’s Ordinary and ‘A’ Ordinary Non-Voting shares can be found on page 516 of Teletext on analogue Channel 4 and on page 865 of Teletext on Freeview (Channel 100). A graph, illustrating the recent performance of the ‘A’ shares, is shown in the Chief Executive's Review.
Crest
Shareholders have the choice either of holding their shares in electronic form in an account on the CREST system or in the physical form of share certificates.
Investor Relations
Investor relations are the responsibility of Nicholas Jennings, Company Secretary, whose office is responsible for distribution of the Annual Report. He is assisted by Fran Sallas. The investor relations’ e-mail address is investor.relations@dmgt.co.uk
Shareholdings at 2nd October, 2005
Ordinary Shares
| Range of holdings | Number of shareholders | % | Shares | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1,000 | 643 | 73.1 | 246,147 | 1.2 |
| 1,001-5,000 | 184 | 20.9 | 384,894 | 1.9 |
| 5,001-10,000 | 19 | 2.1 | 131,013 | 0.7 |
| 10,001-20,000 | 16 | 1.8 | 242,643 | 1.2 |
| 20,001-50,000 | 5 | 0.6 | 151,125 | 0.8 |
| 50,001-100,000 | 5 | 0.6 | 361,640 | 1.8 |
| 100,001-500,000 | 5 | 0.6 | 706,347 | 3.6 |
| 500,001 & over | 3 | 0.3 | 17,662,663 | 88.8 |
| 880 | 100.0 | 19,886,472 | 100.0 |
‘A’ Ordinary Non-Voting Shares
| Range of holdings | Number of shareholders | % | Shares | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1,000 | 1,159 | 34.8 | 502,053 | 0.1 |
| 1,001-5,000 | 811 | 24.3 | 2,128,947 | 0.6 |
| 5,001-10,000 | 392 | 11.8 | 2,862,758 | 0.7 |
| 10,001-20,000 | 318 | 9.5 | 4,551,747 | 1.2 |
| 20,001-50,000 | 232 | 7.0 | 7,150,660 | 1.9 |
| 50,001-100,000 | 115 | 3.5 | 8,215,877 | 2.1 |
| 100,001-500,000 | 185 | 5.6 | 44,460,749 | 11.6 |
| 500,001 & 1,000,000 | 51 | 1.5 | 36,500,869 | 9.6 |
| 1,000,000-5,000,000 | 55 | 1.6 | 112,023,971 | 29.4 |
| 5,000,001 & over | 15 | 0.4 | 163,208,783 | 42.8 |
| 3,333 | 100.0 | 381,606,414 | 100.0 |
Advisers
Stockbrokers
JP Morgan Cazenove Limited
20 Moorgate
London
EC2R 6DA
Telephone: 020 7588 2828
Auditors
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Hill House
1 Little New Street
London
EC4A 3TR
Telephone: 020 7936 3000
Registrars
Lloyds TSB Registrars
The Causeway
Worthing
West Sussex
BN99 6DA
Telephone: 0870 600 3964
Facsimile: 0870 600 3980