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will be producing in excess of 10,000 barrels of oil per day and I would expect this figure to rise steadily in the months ahead. The combination of the Sibir and EuroSov management teams will facilitate the conclusion of the discussions with MNK. The real prospect of participating in this integrated up and down-strea...
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oil price our UK assets remained cash flow positive throughout the period under review. It is pleasing to see that the current price of oil has improved significantly. In Russia the approval of the Salym group of fields by the Duma for admission to the Production Sharing process is a very significant development and i...
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­ 7, 5 5 0 ­ 17,552 ( 1 9, 9 1 6 ) ( 3, 9 4 7 ) ( 2, 4 0 1 ) ( 1 5, 6 4 2 ) ( 3, 9 6 7 ) ( 2, 0 8 8 ) (26,264) (21,697) (26,264) (4,145) 23 Related party transactions Pursuant to a management agreement dated 17 March 1997 between the Company and Pentex Energy plc, £44,000 was charged by Pentex in respect of mana...
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net debt Cash at bank and in hand Cash held to meet site restoration obligations Debt due after one year Debt due within one year Finance leases To t a l As at 1 July 1 9 9 7 £ 0 0 0 4, 0 2 2 ­ 4, 0 2 2 ­ ­ ­ ­ 4, 0 2 2 Cash flow £ 0 0 0 6, 0 7 6 7, 5 5 0 1 3, 6 2 6 4, 2 7 4 ­ 3 1 3 4, 5 8 7 1 8, 2 1 3 N o n - c a ...
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Introduction Energis is a communications company driven by a passion for helping customers achieve their business goals. We provide a full range of communications services from innovative basic telephony to advanced voice, data and internet services. Our state-of-the-art national network provides exceptionally high c...
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to report that we met our own and others' expectations in 1998/99, with sales increasing 70% to £285.5 million. We were also pleased to see strong growth in higher-value advanced services, particularly internet and data. Internet and related revenues nearly tripled to £77.4 million. Earnings before interest, tax, depr...
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pages but several deserve mentioning here. Most importantly, we greatly strengthened our position in the internet market by acquiring Planet Online, a leading business Internet Service Provider (ISP). This enabled us to help Dixons launch Freeserve, which has transformed the UK home internet market. We continue to ex...
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mean we are exceptionally well placed to exploit opportunities and create long-term shareholder value. Gordon Owen CBE Chairman 2 Energis plc Annual Report 1998/99 Chief Executive's review Our market is changing at phenomenal speed and changing in ways that play to our strengths. That is one reason why the flexibi...
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in Megabits per second (Mbit/s). Broadband High bandwidth capacity of 2Mbit/s or more ­ suitable, for example, for carrying high definition TV signals. Correspondent relationship An agreement between two international carriers to provide a direct telecommunications link to carry traffic between two countries. CustomNe...
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7AN Solicitors Clifford Chance 200 Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4JJ Bird & Bird 90 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1JP Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers 1 Embankment Place London WC2N 6NN Internal Auditors Ernst & Young Rolls House 7 Rolls Buildings Fetter Lane London EC4A 1NH US Depositary The Bank of New York 101 Barclay St...
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Bulgin PLC Annual Report 1999 Contents Page Year in Brief 1 Financial Highlights 1 Chairman's Statement 2 Operating Review 5 Financial Review 8 Directors and Professional Advisers 9 Remuneration Report 10 Report of the Directors 11 Statement of Directors' Responsibilities 16 Report of the Auditors...
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"The Group emerges from a very difficult year leaner and determined to take advantage of the opportunities that exist in the large international market and in new applications for its products." q New Chief Executive appointed October 1998 q Company rationalisation undertaken during the year q Reduced cost base to p...
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the year the Board reassessed the Group's strategies and pace of change. I can report that, despite the harsher economic climate, the strategic initiatives on which the Group embarked during the year have, in the main, provided a sound basis for progress. However, your Board considered that the benefits expected to fl...
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decided to focus on component and power electronics activities and exit the specialist distribution business at Cirkit Distribution Ltd. Prospects for profitable short-term growth of Cirkit as a standalone entity were considered to be weakening and the Board decided that further investment in the business was unjustif...
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at the above Meeting. Any such holder is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and, on a poll, to vote instead of him at the Meeting convened by the above Notice. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. 2. A form of proxy is enclosed. Completion of the form of proxy does not preclude a holder of Ordin...
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expire on the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting following the date of this Resolution or such later date as the Company may by Special Resolution prescribe but may be previously revoked or varied by Special Resolution; (c) the power hereby conferred shall enable the Company to make any offer or agreement t...
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Storehouse plc Investing for growth Annual report and accounts 1999 Contents 2 Chairman's statement 4 Chief executive's review 10 Business review 18 Finance director's review 20 Board of directors 22 Directors' report 27 Auditors' report 28 Group profit statement 28 Statement of total recognised gains and losses 29...
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1249.7 1083.6 1328.6 1079.1 125.1 118.3 108.7 90.8 98.6 95 96 97 98 99 Dividend per share (p) 95 96 97 98 99 Earnings per share (p) excluding exceptionals 95 96 97 98 99 Turnover (£m) 95 96 97 98 99 Profit before tax (£m) excluding exceptionals Storehouse plc Storehouse plc is a leading UK-based retailer ...
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sector experienced a sharp and sudden downturn in demand for clothing which resulted in significantly lower profits in the all-important Autumn fashion and Christmas trading periods. This trend continued through the final quarter of the year. In addition, the outcome for the year was affected by two other major factor...
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service delivery and in the introduction of modern systems. In addition, further development initiatives are now underway. Most important are the streamlining of management and the aggressive development of Mothercare's future store chain. Group results Group profit from retail operations before exceptional items was ...
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893 635 424.1 36,401 As can be seen from the above analysis, many shares are registered in the name of a nominee company as the legal owner. The underlying holder of shares through a nominee account is the beneficial owner of these shares, being entitled to the capital value and the income arising from them. An anal...
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the year. Products 1999 Turnover by product 29 26 4 7 25 9 % 1998 Turnover by product 29 25 4 8 25 9 % Key to charts Womenswear & fashion accessories Childrenswear Menswear Franchises Restaurants & sandwich shops Household, toys & infant hardware Storehouse plc 51 Shareholder information Financial ca...
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19 9 8 annual report 19 9 8 annual report variety is the spice of life 2 1998 annual report MAIN FORMATS (ON 31 DECEMBER 1998) The Netherlands · 29 Konmar large-scale full-service supermarkets · 402 Super De Boer full-service super- markets · 320 Edah price-attractive supermarkets · 220 Spar neighbourhood supermark...
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N.V. and Vendex Food Groep B.V. The strong, clearly defined retail formats make the new company a leader in the Dutch food market with a market share of 24.4%. Outside the Netherlands, Laurus is active in Belgium and Spain (approximately 24% of 1998 net sales). A substantial proportion of total net sales (more than 35...
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concentrates on the supermarket segment, with both groupoperated and franchised stores, and on wholesaling activities. The priority in Belgium is to amalgamate the existing supermarket activities in order to maximise synergy benefits and improve profitability. On the announcement of the merger, a target was set of an ...
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real estate) Net income (x NLG million) (excluding income from real estate) Earnings per share (in guilders) Dividend (in guilders) 1998 12,171 347 210 1.74 0.60 1997 11,422 304 178 1.48 0.54 Merger The merger between De Boer Unigro N.V. and Vendex Food Groep B.V. was effected in accordance with the new Demerger of...
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de Boer Unigro Beheer B.V., Beilen * De Boer Unigro Filialen B.V., Beilen * De Boer Unigro Groothandel B.V., Houten * Vendex Food Groep B.V., Helmond * Konmar B.V., The Hague * Basismarkt B.V., Zaltbommel * Antoine Petit B.V., Rotterdam * Klaver Holding B.V., Alkmaar * Groma Holding B.V., Dordrecht * Assural...
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21 11.62 8.79 16.7 14.2 8.82 5.74 14.16 9.08 1995 0.54 1.14 2.82 0.20 5.74 10.6 4.79 5.81 * Owing to the mergers, pro forma figures for 1997 and 1998 are not comparable with figures for previous years. 1994 736 20 14 15 29 29 79 41.5 41.4 2.7 1.9 10.9 18.4 1994 0.50 1.06 2.87 0.18 5.01 10.0 4.50 5.66 56 a ...
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annual report 98 Oyj Hartwall Abp's Annual General Meeting will be held at 17.00 on Tuesday, 27 April 1999 in Hartwall Areena. The address is Veturitie 13, Länsi-Pasila, Helsinki. More information on the Annual General Meeting on page 43. Hartwall's financial bulletins in 1999 Advance information on the company's...
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............... 4 Managing Director's review...................................6 A look at our line of business........................................9 Domestic business..............................................11 International operations.......................................14 Baltic Beverages Holding..............
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............................... 24 Board of Directors' report.....................................24 Accounting policy........................................... 29 Profit and loss account............................................ 31 Balance sheet............................................32 Statement of changes in ...
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.......34 Notes to the annual accounts.................................. 36 Key indicators for the group...................................41 Share-issue adjusted indicators.................................. 42 Annual General Meeting.....................................43 Proposal for the distribution of profit...........
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391 Helsinki +358 9 540 2526 HARTWWWALL ONLINE www.hartwall.fi 50 Baltic Beverages Holding AB address Head office Finland: Ristipellontie 4 PO Box 31, 00391 Helsinki Sweden: Masungsvägen 28 Box 20182 S-16102 Bromma Saku Brewery EE - 3400 Saku, Harju, Estonia Aldaris Brewery 44 Twaika Str. LV - 1005 Riga, Latvia Kaln...
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(Communications) Production plants Helsinki Ristipellontie 4 +358 9 54021 Karijoki Marttusentie 8 +358 6 268 0088 Lahti Kolkankatu 17 +358 3 86211 Tornio Lapinkullankatu 1 +358 16 43366 PO Box 31, 00391 Helsinki +358 9 540 2453 64350 Karijoki +358 6 268 0078 PO Box 44, 15101 Lahti +358 3 752 1552 PO Box 33, 95401 To...
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Annual Report 1998 47 Annual General Meeting Contents Time and place The Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 6 May 1999 at 3.00 p.m. in the HB Hall in Höganäs. Right to attend Shareholders wishing to attend and vote at the Meeting must be entered in the share register, have notified the company. Registr...
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ividend The dividend proposed by the Board of Directors for 1998 is SEK 3.70 per share, and the date of record will be Tuesday 11 May 1999. If the Annual General Meeting adopts the proposal it is expected that dividends will be distributed by the VPC on Wednesday 19 May 1999. Financial information Financial information...
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___________ 16 Powders for Component Manufacture ______ 18 Powders for Welding Electrode Manufacture ________ 21 Powders for Chemical and Metallurgical Applications _____ 22 Powders for Thermal Coating __ 23 Administration report _______ 24 Income statements ___________ 27 Balance sheets _______________ 28 Statements ...
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Sweden 97 Income before tax, SEK M 567 Operating margin, % 24.3 Return on capital employed, % 31.1 Equity/assets ratio, % 63 Debt/equity ratio 0.19 Earnings per share, SEK 10.20 Average number of employees 1,028 1997 2,127 97 521 23.7 31.1 54 0.35 9.50 1,031 1 The Chief Executive Officer comments Th...
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18 1668 Latvia Prof. Victor Mironov c/o Technische Universität Riga RTU BF 1, Kalku Str. LV-1658 Riga Phone +371 2 414 311 Fax +371 2 414 311 Malaysia CK Metal Trading No. 32, Jalan BRP 1/12 Bukit Rahman Putra 47000 Sungai Buloh Selangor Phone +60 3 657 8700 Fax + 60 3 657 9700 Philippines NPV International, Inc. P.O....
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lors Lane Cinnaminson, N.J. 08077 Phone +1 609 829 22 20 Fax +1 609 786 25 74 President: Robert J. Fulton 43 Addresses Agents Australia Australian Metal Powders Suppliers Pty Ltd P.O. Box 477 Merrylands, NSW 2160 Phone +61 2 9681 6155 Fax +61 2 9681 6092 Bulgaria Balkan International Ltd P.O. Box 952 36, Tzar Assen ...
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D'Ieteren ANNUAL REPORT 1998 Contents 3 4 - 5 6 - 7 8 - 49 8 - 37 38 - 47 49 Profile Chairman's message 1998 results in brief Report of the Board of Directors Automobile distribution Car rental Other activities 50 - 51 Directors, General Management, Auditor 52 Corporate Governance 53 Shareholder information 5...
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by a spirit of enterprise, closely attentive to the various markets. The company respects the principles of business ethics and the law in all its activities and strives to be a responsible actor in the communities in which it operates. 4 Chairman's message 1998 was an excellent year for D'Ieteren. The more than 1...
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for underpinning the future growth. To keep up with this progress we must tirelessly adapt our tools and methods with the same enterprising spirit on which our success is built, without losing sight of what still remains our central objective: the satisfaction of our customers. My thanks go to all our partners and to ...
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reduction in average financial debt. The operating profit benefited fully from the rise of 14% in the volumes invoiced ­ which reached 103 610 new vehicles ­ and from the improved quality of the product mix. Car rental. D'Ieteren's share in the current earnings after taxes made by Avis Europe rose by 51% to BEF 2 583...
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utes and arbitration - BEF 342 million in 98 - BEF 252 million in 97 - BEF 124 million in 96 The main investments in 1998 were the installation of showrooms and network IT facilities. 8. Various disputes are in progress between s.a. D'Ieteren n.v. and certain dealers who no longer form part of the network. Provisi...
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Loans guaranteed by s.a. D'Ieteren n.v. Amount Maturity date Type 200 million FLUX 30.11.2000 B.C. 1 200 million FLUX 15.12.2000 U.D. 250 million FLUX 04.01.2001 B.C. 300 million FLUX 05.01.2001 U.D. 250 million FLUX 22.03.2002 B.C. 400 million FLUX 16.02.2004 B.C. U.D. = Unsubordinated debenture...
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TOROTRAK PLC REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1999 contents Contents 1 Highlights 2 Chairman's statement 4 Operations review 9 Directors and advisors 10 Directors' report 16 Corporate governance 20 Remuneration report 24 Directors' responsibilities statement 25 Auditors' report 26 Consolidated profit and loss account Consolidated...
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were apparent at the time of demerger and we are focussed on pushing forward to commercial success." 2 chairman's Chairman's statement statement At the end of our first financial year since demerging from BTG plc and listing on the London Stock Exchange, I am happy to report that the results for the year ended 31 ...
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which is aimed at our initial target market segment, the Sport Utility Vehicle. 3 In addition we are pleased to announce today that we have signed a licence with Koyo-Seiko of Japan. Torotrak considers that adding Koyo to our licensees is of major significance to our future market success and is discussed in more de...
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1998: £3.1m). Net cash at the year end was £40.4m, which is invested in money market managed funds. In summary this has been both a successful and eventful, formative year for the group. We have made considerable progress against the five year plan set out at the time of the demerger and remain on target to achieve our...
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twelve months or the contract is not determinable by the company within such period without the payment of compensation and the existing memorandum and articles of association of the company will be available for inspection at the registered office of the company during normal business hours on any weekday, Saturdays ...
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not three or a number divisible by three, the number nearest to one-third so that each director shall retire from office at least once every three years, shall retire from office at the annual general meeting in every year. A director so retiring shall retain office until the close of that meeting." 1 Aston Way Leyla...
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E I D O S plc ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1999 E I D O S plc ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1999 E I D O S plc Contents Financial highlights 2 Chairman's statement 3 Operating and financial review 4 Directors' report 6 Directors and advisers 8 Directors' remuneration report 9 Corporate governance 12 Stat...
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0 -10 Profit before tax 1997 1998 1999 (pence) 200 Earnings per share 150 100 50 0 -50 -100 1997 1998 1999 Note: the comparative figures for the year ended 31 March 1996 are unaudited (the audited accounting period was fifteen months). E I D O S CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT I am pleased to report our best f...
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Thief: The Dark Project, Gangsters and Commandos, all of which we believe have the strong potential to develop as valuable franchises into the future. We enter what are traditionally the quieter trading months of the year with a robust release schedule and a heavy, but carefully targeted, program of investment. Relea...
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commitment to product investment is the cornerstone of our future plans and the means by which we will continue to bring titles with outstanding gameplay and lasting appeal to the mass market and so drive our growth. We believe the strength of the results reflect our disciplined approach to publishing coupled with a b...
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E I D O S HISTORICAL INFORMATION Sales and results Turnover Year ended 31 December 1994 £'000 254 aaff Restated 15 months ended 31 March 1996 £'000 3,706 aaff Restated Year ended 31 March 1997 £'000 75,531 aaff Year ended 31 March 1998 £'000 137,234 aaff Operating (loss)/profit Profit/(loss) from sale of opera...
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Parkwood Holdings plc REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1998 Glendale Managed Services Division 93% Glendale Grounds Management Glendale Leisure Management Glendale Countryside Glendale Facilities Management Parkwood Healthcare Division 7% ii Report and Accounts 1998 Mayfield Medical Personnel Contents Chairman's Stat...
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is well placed in the market and the Group's longer " term strategy remains ambitious. Introduction I am pleased to be able to provide the Chairman's Statement for 1998. Parkwood is a young company founded as recently as 1992 and joined the London Stock Exchange in late 1996. The year was not the most successful in t...
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a result of first year losses in the new Healthcare Division, together with a related increase in the goodwill amortisation charge, and poor results in the Managed Services Division's grounds management business which suffered its second wet summer in a row. Dividend The Group is currently trading strongly and cash re...
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where he specialised in taxation and joins after working for Greenalls Inns and more recently as Finance Director of St David's Hotels. In October 1998 Andrew Holt, who had been responsible for the Leisure business took over responsibility for all the Glendale brand companies in an enlarged Managed Services Division. ...
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39 Locations Directory Main Offices: Key Main Offices Parkwood Healthcare Limited Glendale Grounds Management Glendale Countryside Glendale Facilities Management Glendale Leisure Sunderland Keswick Penrith Stockton-on-Tees Harrogate Glendale Grounds Management Parkwood House, Cuerden Park Berkeley Drive, Bam...
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1985 grants pre-emption rights to existing shareholders in the case of a new allotment of shares or convertible securities for cash. Whilst acknowledging the importance of this principle, your Board considers that it is in the best interests of the Company that the limited waiver of these rights granted by resolution ...
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CHARLES STANLEY GROUP PLC 1999 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS Charles Stanley Traditional values delivered in a contemporary way Our aim is to create value through excellence q for our shareholders q for our clients q for our staff Charles Stanley Stockbrokers q Turnover £44.97m up 55% q Pre-tax profit £7.46m up 75...
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Notes to the Financial Statements 20 Notice of Meeting 34 2 Chairman's Statement As the century dawned, Britain was engaged in a nasty but distant war; the Queen was 81; in wealth we ranked third, behind the USA and Germany; and the City of London was the clearing house of the world. Now, a hundred years la...
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very few firms transact Creating value more retail Stock Exchange business through excellence in the UK than we do. We remain independent; and continuity of man- agement allows us to take a longer view. So ruminations on a century of change ­ or similarity ­ are not out of place as we approach the new millen...
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the English and Welsh (but less so perhaps the Scots, with their Auld Alliance) will warm to the prospect of closer integration. This is not simply fanciful. For your Company will be directly affected by developments in Brussels and Strasbourg. Take, for example, the proposals to levy Withholding Tax on fixed i...
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TH 2 Westover Road Bournemouth BH1 2BY Tel: 01202 317788 Fax: 01202 317754 DX 7693 Bournemouth - 1 BT GUERNSEY > 7 Le Pollet St Peter Port Guernsey GY1 1WQ Tel: 01481 720152 Fax: 01481 727256 BV IPSWICH > 16 Northgate Street Ipswich IP1 3DB Tel: 01473 210264 Fax: 01473 225736 DX 3282 Ipswich - 1 < MANCHESTER Sunligh...
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00 Fax: 01702 221709 < BEDFORD 11 Grove Place Bedford MK40 3JJ Tel: 01234 351131 Fax: 01234 273834 DX 5632 Bedford BV CHELMSFORD > 276 Springfield Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 6AS Tel/Fax: 01245 267345 CC < LINCOLN The Moat House Gautby Market Rasen Lincolnshire LN8 5JP Tel: 01526 398122 Fax: 01526 398023 BV NORWICH > 24...
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De La Rue Annual Report 1999 De La Rue Annual Report 1999 De La Rue plc De La Rue House Jays Close Viables Basingstoke Hampshire RG22 4BS Telephone: +44 (0)1256 329122 Facsimile: +44 (0)1256 351323 www.delarue.com Contents 1 Financial Highlights 2 Group Profile 6 Chairman's Statement 7 Chief Executive's Review 10 Op...
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Headline earnings per share* Dividend per share Net debt 1999 £737.9m £57.1m 18.8p 12.0p £126.3m 1998 £790.2m £93.3m 30.7p 12.0p £121.3m s Completed a year of significant change s Second half profits before tax* almost double first half s Benefits of banknote reorganisation coming through strongly s Cash Systems re...
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highly secure solutions, trust is at the heart of what we are. After all, at the end of the day it is our relations with our customers from governments to central banks, retail banks to retailers that really matter. Founded in 1813, although our banknote paper operations go back nearly 300 years, we are the world's le...
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in New York State we handle the day to day issue and management of all State drivers' licences. Founded on our core capability for innovation and underlined by our key values ­ trust, integrity and security ­ and of course our brand reputation, we will increasingly develop our partnership role, providing solutions for...
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Rue Card Systems 5F-1 No 115 Section 4, Pa Te Road, Taipei City, Taiwan Tel: +8862 274 72600 Fax: +8862 274 72706 United Kingdom De La Rue Card Systems Alexandra Way, Ashchurch Business Centre, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 8NB, England Tel: +44 (0)1684 290290 Fax: +44 (0)1684 290111 De La Rue Transaction Services ...
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de Fonseca 26, 1800 Lisboa, Portugal Tel: +351 1 757 0773 Fax: +351 9 16 31193 Singapore De La Rue Card Systems 1 International Business Park, #04-17 The Synergy, Singapore 609917 Tel: +65 89 99 195 Fax: +65 56 18 070 South Africa De La Rue Card Systems PO Box 806, Rivonia 2128, South Africa Tel: +27 11 80 36703 Fax: ...
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Applying technology to target disease Cambridge Antibody Technology Group plc Annual Report 1998 1 Introduction and highlights 2 What is an antibody? 4 Antibodies as therapeutics 5 Antibodies and functional genomics 6 CAT library 8 ProAbTM 10 ProxiMol® 12 Statement by the Chairman 15 Partnering strategy 16 Drug devel...
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aim is to secure short term and long term revenues through technology access and product development respectively, working in partnership with others at all stages of the discovery and development process. 1 Cambridge Antibody Technology Annual Report 1998 Highlights · Impressive Phase I/IIa clinical data with D2E7,...
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's principal defence mechanism against disease-causing organisms and other foreign molecules.They possess unique specificity for their target. Antibodies are part of the body's principal defence mechanisms against pathogenic organisms and toxic molecules. They are proteins made naturally by the immune system. Each anti...
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fully human monoclonal antibodies extends the opportunity for antibody-based therapeutic products. In 1975 a method to make monoclonal antibodies was discovered which revolutionised the potential for the use of antibodies in research and within the diagnostics industry. Early efforts to develop monoclonal antibodies i...
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ments Interim ­ late May Final ­ late November Shareholders There are approximately 600 registered shareholders Company Secretary and registered office Diane Mellett LLB JD The Science Park Melbourn Cambridgshire SG8 6JJ Registered number 3234033 Registrars Computershare Services plc PO Box 82, Caxton House Redcliffe W...
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one year ­ between two and five years (i) Land and buildings Group 1998 £'000 ­ 355 Land and buildings Group 1997 £'000 53 210 (i) Includes £100,000 which will not be payable following the purchase referred to in note 25. The Company had no capital or operating lease commitments. 24 Pension arrangements The Group o...
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Annual Report & Accounts 1999 Divisional Highlights Turnover 1999 1998 £415m £251m £438m £157m £2,041m £2,094m Operating Profit 1999 1998 £22.1m £24.8m £37.3m £40.1m £9.4m £33.2m £677m £559m £74.2m £64.7m Catalysts & Chemicals Precious Metals Colours & Coatings Electronic Materials Contents Finan...
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Record 70 Company Details 72 Financial Calendar Inside Back Cover Front Cover: High throughput screening methods are used for the rapid evaluation of a large number of samples in the development of both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for application in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical and speciality chemical ...
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56% 40.1 -45% (9.7) 137.7 +7% 1.5 139.2 +6% (9.0) 130.2 +1% Net borrowings Shareholders' funds Gearing 221.6 561.8 225.1 493.3 39% 45% pence pence 44.3 44.3 - 46.1 48.2 -4% 19.0 17.8 +7% 1 Growth for Colours & Coatings calculated based on 100% ownership for whole of 1998 2 Excluding exceptional items and A...
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96 97 98 99 95 96 97 98 99 Johnson Matthey 1 Chairman's Statement 1998/99 was a year which saw a number of important developments at Johnson Matthey. I am pleased to report that the company achieved continued growth despite the sharp downturn in the semiconductor market which adversely affected our Electron...
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Capital expenditure 48.2 52.1 82.1 77.2 91.0 Depreciation 27.8 33.1 40.6 45.5 64.3 Average number of employees 4,996 5,624 7,452 9,596 12,058 Gearing (Net borrowings and finance leases / shareholders' funds and equity minority interests) 27.1% 29.8% 30.9% 45.1% 39.0% Return on capital employed (...
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2 245.5 381.1 ____(_3_8_2_.8_) _____7_2_4_._5 4.2 488.5 ­ 0.6 1.2 244.4 439.6 ____(_3_8_9_.3_) _____7_8_9_.2_ Net borrowings and finance leases Shareholders' funds Equity minority interests Capital employed 102.4 380.2 ______(_2_.0_) _____4_8_0_.6_ 134.2 450.9 ______(_0_.7_) _____5_8_4_._4 143.7 465.1 _______0_.2_...
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Annual Report 1999 Contents Financial Summary 1 Accounting Policies 22 Directors and Officers 2 Group Profit and Loss Account 24 Chairman's Statement 4 Balance Sheets 25 Chief Executive's Review 6 Group Cash Flow Statement 26 Financial Review 11 Other Group Statements 27 Report of the Directors 13 No...
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. Financial Summary for the financial year ended 3 April 1999 Turnover Trading profit before exceptional redundancy and restructuring costs Profit before tax and before exceptional redundancy and restructuring costs Profit before tax Adjusted earnings per share Basic earnings per share Dividends per ordinary share, p...
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ends 15 13.6 11.1 10 9.0 9.25 8.0 7.0 5 4.5 0 95 96 97 98 99 1 Directors for the financial year ended 29 March 1997 Standing (l to r): Tim Fortune, Ronnie Kershaw, Mark Smith, Ian Trotter. Seated (l to r): John Allan, Roger Leverton, David Cotterill Roger Leverton (age 60) Chairman was appointed a non-ex...
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he was previously an executive Director of Fenner PLC and Senior Engineering plc. He is a non-executive Director of British Vita PLC. John Allan (age 58) Finance Director joined the Group and was appointed a Director in 1987. A chartered accountant, he was previously Finance Director of Mardon Packaging International ...
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the entitlement of members to attend and vote (and for the purpose of determining the number of votes they may cast) at the adjourned meeting. If however the meeting is adjourned for a longer period then, to be so entitled, members must be entered on the Company's register of members at the time which is 48 hours befo...
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as if the power conferred hereby had not expired. 43 Notice of Meeting for the financial year ended 28 March 1998 9. THAT the Articles of Association set out in the document produced to the meeting (and signed by the Chairman for the purpose of identification) be hereby amended by the deletion of the words "(by virt...
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GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES P.L.C. Annual Report & Accounts 1999 1 Corporate Statement 4 Statement by the Chairman 10 Operating Review 16 Portfolio Statistics 18 Financial Review 22 Major properties owned by the Group 26 Directors 28 Corporate Governance 30 Report of the Remuneration Committee 34 Report of the Directors 3...
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. 1959 1969 Profits exceed £1 million. 1970 Acquisition of City & Corporate Holdings Limited for £4.5 million. 1971 Acquisition of Gliksten Properties Limited 1968 for £5 million. 1972 Value of properties exceeds £50 million. 1979 Acquisition of Peleus Holdings Limited for £5 million. Value of properties and ne...
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Profits exceed £40 million. 1998 Acquisitions of Ilex Limited for £59 million and Recordhold Limited for £54 million. Rents exceed £100 million and value of 1996 properties exceeds £1.5 billion. 1999 Net asset value exceeds £1 billion. Profits exceed £57 million. 1998 G R E AT P O R T L A N D E S TAT E S beca...
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STREET, W1 ­ A RECENTLY DEVELOPED 37,000 SQ.FT. RETAIL/OFFICE BUILDING IN THE PRESTIGIOUS BOND STREET SHOPPING AREA 1 CAPITAL VALUE BY TENURE FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD OVER 900 YEARS 85% LEASEHOLD 50-250 YEARS UNEXPIRED 15% CAPITAL VALUE BY USER OFFICES 54% RETAIL 36% DISTRIBUTION/ INDUSTRIAL 10% CAPITAL VALUE BY L...
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shares. For further information, or a dealing form, contact: Cazenove & Co. 12 Tokenhouse Yard, London EC2R 7AN. Tel: 020 7 606 1768. The Company is currently investigating the possibility of introducing Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) in Great Portland Estates shares. CAPITAL GAINS TAX The market value of the Com...
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loss of a certificate, should be addressed to the Company's Registrars: IRG plc Bourne House, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU. Tel: 020 8 639 2000. PERSONAL EQUITY PLANS (PEPS) Following changes in legislation, the Company can no longer offer PEPs to private shareholders. Existing General and Single Compan...