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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 2008 | |
|---|---|
| 9th January | Annual Report published |
| 6th February | Annual General Meeting |
| 8th February | Payment of final dividend |
| By mid-February | Interim management statements |
| 30th March | Half year end |
| 31st March | Payment of interest on loan notes |
| 22nd May | Half year results and dividend announced |
| 30th May | Half yearly Report published on website |
| 4th June | Interim ex-dividend date |
| 6th June | Interim record date |
| 4th July | Payment of interim dividend |
| By mid-August | Interim management statements |
| 28th September | Year end |
| 30th September | Payment of interest on loan notes |
| 20th November | Annual results and final dividend announced |
| 26th November | Ex-dividend date |
| 28th November | 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
On 1st October, 2007, the Company’s Registrars, Lloyds TSB Registrars, changed their name to Equiniti, following their change of ownership. 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 Equiniti, at the address set out below.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
Equiniti 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 Half yearly 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.
Equiniti 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 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 7.5% Bonds due 2013, 10% Bonds due 2021 and the 6.375% Bonds due 2027 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 Financial Controller, who can be contacted on 020 7938 6627, and whose email 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 866 of Teletext on digital ITV (Freeview and Satellite). A graph, illustrating the historical performance of the ‘A’ shares, is shown here.
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' email address is investor.relations@dmgt.co.uk.
SHAREGIFT
In the UK, DMGT supports ShareGift, which is administered by the Orr Mackintosh Foundation (registered charity number 1052686) and which operates a charity share donation scheme for shareholders wishing to give small holdings of shares to benefit charitable causes. It may be especially useful for those who wish to dispose of a small parcel of shares which would cost more to sell than they are worth. There are no capital gains tax implications (i.e. no gain or loss) on gifts of shares to charity and it is also possible to obtain income tax relief. If you would like to use ShareGift or receive more information about the scheme, they can be contacted by visiting their website at www.sharegift.org or by writing to the Orr Mackintosh Foundation, 46 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 3HN.
SHAREHOLDINGS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2007
ORDINARY SHARES
| Range of holding | Number of shareholders | % | Shares
| % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1,000 | 568 | 73.67 |
212,503 |
1.07 |
| 1,001-5,000 | 157 | 20.35 |
344,391 |
1.73 |
| 5,001-10,000 | 16 | 2.08 |
115,801 |
0.58 |
| 10,001-20,000 | 13 | 1.69 |
200,266 |
1.01 |
| 20,001-50,000 | 3 | 0.39 |
73,361 |
0.37 |
| 50,001-100,000 | 6 | 0.78 |
464,857 |
2.34 |
| 100,001-500,000 | 5 | 0.65 |
762,630 |
3.83 |
| 500,001 & over | 3 | 0.39 |
17,712,663 |
89.07 |
| 771 | 100.0 |
19,886,472 |
100.0 |
‘A’ ORDINARY NON-VOTING SHARES
| Range of holding | Number of shareholders | % | Shares
| % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1,000 | 1,001 | 34.72 | 421,092 | 0.11 |
| 1,001-5,000 | 725 | 25.15 | 1,897,977 | 0.51 |
| 5,001-10,000 | 349 | 12.11 | 2,556,941 | 0.68 |
| 10,001-20,000 | 241 | 8.36 | 3,424,039 | 0.91 |
| 20,001-50,000 | 193 | 6.69 | 6,190,186 | 1.65 |
| 50,001-100,000 | 100 | 3.47 | 6,800,936 | 1.81 |
| 100,001-500,000 | 167 | 5.79 | 40,167,816 | 10.70 |
| 500,001-1,000,000 | 38 | 1.32 | 26,713,235 | 7.12 |
| 1,000,001-5,000,000 | 53 | 1.84 | 107,682,845 | 28.68 |
| 5,000,001 & over | 16 | 0.55 | 179,568,727 | 47.83 |
| 2,883 | 100.0 | 375,423,794 | 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
Equiniti (formerly Lloyds TSB Registrars)
Aspect House, Spencer Road
Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA
Telephone: 0870 600 3964
Facsimile: 0870 600 3980