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1 | 60060593_2 | 60060593 | 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... |
1 | 60060593_3 | 60060593 | 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... |
1 | 60060593_b0 | 60060593 |
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... |
1 | 60060593_b1 | 60060593 | 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
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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 ... |
1 | 60060775_0 | 60060775 | 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... |
1 | 60060775_1 | 60060775 | 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... |
1 | 60060775_2 | 60060775 | 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... |
1 | 60060775_3 | 60060775 | 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... |
1 | 60060775_b0 | 60060775 | 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... |
1 | 60060775_b1 | 60060775 | 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... |
1 | 60060781_0 | 60060781 | 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... |
1 | 60060781_1 | 60060781 |
"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... |
1 | 60060781_2 | 60060781 | 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... |
1 | 60060781_3 | 60060781 | 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... |
1 | 60060781_b0 | 60060781 | 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... |
1 | 60060781_b1 | 60060781 | 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... |
1 | 60060986_0 | 60060986 | 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... |
1 | 60060986_1 | 60060986 | 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 ... |
1 | 60060986_2 | 60060986 | 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... |
1 | 60060986_3 | 60060986 | 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 ... |
1 | 60060986_b0 | 60060986 | 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... |
1 | 60060986_b1 | 60060986 | 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... |
1 | 60061024_0 | 60061024 | 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... |
1 | 60061024_1 | 60061024 | 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... |
1 | 60061024_2 | 60061024 | 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 ... |
1 | 60061024_3 | 60061024 | 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... |
1 | 60061024_b0 | 60061024 | 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... |
1 | 60061024_b1 | 60061024 | 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 ... |
1 | 60061031_0 | 60061031 | 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... |
1 | 60061031_1 | 60061031 | ............... 4 Managing Director's review...................................6 A look at our line of business........................................9 Domestic business..............................................11 International operations.......................................14 Baltic Beverages Holding.............. |
1 | 60061031_2 | 60061031 | ............................... 24 Board of Directors' report.....................................24 Accounting policy........................................... 29 Profit and loss account............................................ 31 Balance sheet............................................32 Statement of changes in ... |
1 | 60061031_3 | 60061031 | .......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........... |
1 | 60061031_b0 | 60061031 | 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... |
1 | 60061031_b1 | 60061031 | (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... |
1 | 60061155_0 | 60061155 | 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... |
1 | 60061155_1 | 60061155 | 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... |
1 | 60061155_2 | 60061155 | ___________ 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 ... |
1 | 60061155_3 | 60061155 | 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... |
1 | 60061155_b0 | 60061155 | 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.... |
1 | 60061155_b1 | 60061155 | 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 ... |
1 | 60061190_0 | 60061190 | 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... |
1 | 60061190_1 | 60061190 | 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... |
1 | 60061190_2 | 60061190 | 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 ... |
1 | 60061190_3 | 60061190 | 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... |
1 | 60061190_b0 | 60061190 | 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... |
1 | 60061190_b1 | 60061190 |
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... |
1 | 60061405_0 | 60061405 | 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... |
1 | 60061405_1 | 60061405 | 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 ... |
1 | 60061405_2 | 60061405 | 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... |
1 | 60061405_3 | 60061405 | 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... |
1 | 60061405_b0 | 60061405 | 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 ... |
1 | 60061405_b1 | 60061405 | 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... |
1 | 60061818_0 | 60061818 | 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... |
1 | 60061818_1 | 60061818 |
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... |
1 | 60061818_2 | 60061818 | 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... |
1 | 60061818_3 | 60061818 | 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... |
1 | 60061985_0 | 60061985 | 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... |
1 | 60061985_1 | 60061985 | 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... |
1 | 60061985_2 | 60061985 | 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... |
1 | 60061985_3 | 60061985 | 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. ... |
1 | 60061985_b0 | 60061985 |
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... |
1 | 60061985_b1 | 60061985 | 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 ... |
1 | 60062075_0 | 60062075 | 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... |
1 | 60062075_1 | 60062075 | 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... |
1 | 60062075_2 | 60062075 | 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... |
1 | 60062075_3 | 60062075 | 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... |
1 | 60062075_b0 | 60062075 | 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... |
1 | 60062075_b1 | 60062075 | 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... |
1 | 60062312_0 | 60062312 | 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... |
1 | 60062312_1 | 60062312 | 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... |
1 | 60062312_2 | 60062312 | 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... |
1 | 60062312_3 | 60062312 | 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... |
1 | 60062312_b0 | 60062312 | 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 ... |
1 | 60062312_b1 | 60062312 | 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: ... |
1 | 60062386_0 | 60062386 | 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... |
1 | 60062386_1 | 60062386 | 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,... |
1 | 60062386_2 | 60062386 | '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... |
1 | 60062386_3 | 60062386 | 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... |
1 | 60062386_b0 | 60062386 | 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... |
1 | 60062386_b1 | 60062386 | 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... |
1 | 60062575_0 | 60062575 | 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... |
1 | 60062575_1 | 60062575 | 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 ... |
1 | 60062575_2 | 60062575 | 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... |
1 | 60062575_3 | 60062575 | 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... |
1 | 60062575_b0 | 60062575 | 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 (... |
1 | 60062575_b1 | 60062575 | 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_... |
1 | 60062612_0 | 60062612 | 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... |
1 | 60062612_1 | 60062612 | .
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... |
1 | 60062612_2 | 60062612 | 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... |
1 | 60062612_3 | 60062612 | 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 ... |
1 | 60062612_b0 | 60062612 | 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... |
1 | 60062612_b1 | 60062612 | 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... |
1 | 60062859_0 | 60062859 | 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... |
1 | 60062859_1 | 60062859 | .
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... |
1 | 60062859_2 | 60062859 | 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... |
1 | 60062859_3 | 60062859 | 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... |
1 | 60062859_b0 | 60062859 | 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... |
1 | 60062859_b1 | 60062859 | 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... |
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