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the Board's statements on internal controls cover all risks and controls, or form an opinion on the effectiveness of either the Group's corporate governance procedures or its risk and control procedures. We read the other information contained in the Annual Report, including the corporate governance statement, and con...
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the revaluation of certain fixed assets and the accounting policies set out on page 46. Respective responsibilities of Directors and auditors The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report. As described on page 41, this includes responsibility for preparing the accounts in accordance with applicable Uni...
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Annual Report & Accounts Alliance & Leicester plc report 1999 Alliance & Leicester at a glance Alliance & Leicester is a substantial financial services group with over 5.5 million retail and over 50,000 corporate customers. We have been successfully diversifying our range of services for many years, and now operate s...
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ated Profit and Loss Account 5 Year Summary 71 Consolidated Balance Sheet 5 Year Summary 72 Shareholder Information Business sectors Mortgage Lending & Investments This business sector is responsible for the Group's mortgage lending and retail savings operations together with related businesses such as general insuran...
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:income ratio up 10% up 13% up 20% up 11% down to 53.5% Profit before tax (£m) 99 98 97 96 95 Earnings per share (p) 500 99 455 98 395 97 306 96 288 95 61.8 54.6 44.8 (proforma) 32.0 Dividends (p) Underlying post-tax return on capital (%) 99 29.3 99 19.7 98 24.5 98 18.0 97 20.8 97 17.9 ...
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96 12.5 95 30.5 27.6 24.4 24.1 22.8 Alliance & Leicester 1 Executive Chairman's Review Meeting the challenges In my Chairman's statement last year I expressed confidence in our ability to succeed in the rapidly evolving financial services marketplace. 1999 is likely to be remembered as a testing year for the Gr...
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,492.2 27,578.6 24,403.7 24,078.2 22,846.1 Alliance & Leicester 71 Shareholder Information Shareholder analysis as at 31 December 1999 Shareholding range: 1 ­ 250 251 ­ 500 501 ­ 10,000 10,001 ­ 50,000 50,001 ­ 100,000 100,001 and over No. of holders* 790,867 52,307 10,391 326 120 316 854,327 Percentage of total ...
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,201.2 2,341.3 382.7 501.5 13.4 213.0 264.8 17,196.0 2,552.6 269.7 551.8 12.1 ­ 273.5 ­ 273.2 198.9 376.0 198.9 375.7 ­ 376.0 28,482.7 25,545.7 22,631.1 22,456.8 21,436.0 274.7 19.9 17.4 1,439.5 292.1 19.7 ­ 1,541.5 291.0 ­ ­ 1,387.0 ­ ­ ­ 1,556.3 ­ ­ ­ 1,410.1 1,751.5 1,853.3 1,678.0 1,556.3 1,410.1 30,2...
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Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 1999 19 Financial highlights for the year ended 31 December 1999 Results Total operating income Group profit before taxation Profit attributable Profit retained 1999 m 2,822 1,132 761 428 1998 m 2,589 1,049 633 362 1997 m 2,131 736 465 269 Per 0.32 ordin...
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% Balance sheet Total assets Shareholders' funds: equity interests Loans etc Deposits etc 67,070 3,651 43,127 55,241 53,720 2,829 35,496 44,840 47,777 2,299 32,390 40,063 Capital ratios Tier 1 capital Total capital 6.4% 11.3% 7.5% 11.1% (1)For dividends payable after 5 April 1999 the tax credit is zero. (2)Adju...
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Consolidated cash flow statement 44 Statement of total recognised gains and losses 44 Reconciliation of movements in shareholders' funds: equity interests 44 Note of historical cost profits and losses 45 Notes to the accounts 110 Statement of Directors' responsibilities in relation to the accounts 111 Auditors' report...
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Irish branch banking network, AIB Finance & Leasing and Ark Life, AIB's life and pensions subsidiary.The contribution from AIB's British operation increased strongly as it continued to develop its distinctive services to the business market. It was not a year without challenge. The division's excellent performance cam...
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highlights 1 Financial review 19 Five year financial summary 114 Form 20-F 100 G Group Chief Executive's Review 8 Group Executive Committee 9 I Intangible fixed assets 67 Interest payable 48 Interest rate sensitivity 25 Internal financial control 34 L Liquidity risk 22 Loans and advances to ba...
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Audit Committee 7 & 33 Auditors 31 Auditors' remuneration 50 Auditors' report 111 Average balance sheets and interest rates 102 B Balance sheet 41 C Called up ordinary share capital 79 Capital management 19 Cash flow statement 43 & 93 Central government bills 53 Chairman's statement 4 Continge...
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ANNUAL REPORT 1999 taking care of the essentials DAY IN DAY OUT DAY IN DAY OUT DAY IN DAY OUT DAY IN DAY OUT HIGHLIGHTS OF 1999 · AA acquired on 23 September 1999. · 2.6 million domestic electricity contracts signed by year end. · Operating profit from continuing operations up 125% to £365 million. Contents Chair...
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STATEMENT Sir Michael Perry CBE Chairman Group Earnings before exceptional charges and amortisation of goodwill (£m) 375 300 225 150 75 0 -75 -150 -225 96 97 98 99 I am pleased to report that the Company made good progress during the past year towards our vision of becoming a leading provider of products...
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products and services that take care of the essentials. Performance The business performed well during 1999 despite warmer than average weather conditions, with the retention of gas customers, lower gas costs and the development of our electricity business being key features. Operating profit from continuing operation...
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Centrica has a clear strategy and is investing for growth. We aim to ensure that the business is robust in a very competitive marketplace by further reducing our cost base, increasing our sales and developing a range of services that will secure our relationships with new and existing customers alike. I am greatly enc...
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review Fixed assets Intangible Tangible Investments Four Year Summary Gas/oil reserves Goldfish credit card Goodwill Group earnings Guarantees and indemnities Health, safety and the environment Home and Road Services Home Services Insurance services Interest Leases Litigation Movement in shareholders' funds Net assets...
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centive Scheme 20-21,23,33,40,47 Pensions 22 Profit Sharing Scheme 46 re-election 21 Sharesave Scheme 24 Directors' report 25-27 Directors' responsibilities statement 28 Dividend 1,25,39,44,47 Dual Fuel 6 Earnings/(loss) per ordinary share 30,40,57 E-commerce 3,9 Electricity 2,5,14 Employees av...
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"1999's results were strong but it's the future that matters and that's about nothing less than achieving a transformation in this business." Halifax Group plc Annual Report & Accounts 1999 "Our diversified businesses now contribute 35% of Group profits ­ we are five years ahead of plan in achieving a 50% balance wit...
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& Wholesale Banking. Retail Operations includes the Mortgages, Liquid Savings and Retail Banking businesses. Retail Operations Mortgages We are the UK's largest provider of housing finance with an estimated 19% of outstanding mortgages. We offer a wide range of products for customers including fixed, capped and disco...
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' range 2 Fixed range 3 ISA & TESSA 4 Other 1 % 47 7 11 35 £m 1,979 320 (982) (52) 1,265 1,226 Retail Banking ­ Total Current Accounts 4.0m 2 1 % 1 Halifax Current accounts 55 2 Cardcash accounts 45 Consumer Credit Personal Lines Insurance Long Term Savings & Protection Treasury & Wholesale Banking We provi...
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& Wholesale Banking supports the Group by managing liquidity, raising wholesale funds and contributing to the management of interest rate and currency risks. It also contributes to Group profitability through a range of financing and investment activities. £m £m £m £m 174 ­ 4 235 29 226 257 9 (69) (66) ...
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are registered with a Halifax ShareXpress account you can use the Halifax Online share dealing service at www.halifax-online.co.uk. Halifax Share Dealing Ltd is regulated by the SFA, is a member of the London Stock Exchange and is a participant in the Investors Compensation Scheme. Individual Savings Account To shelt...
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channels. 86 Halifax Group plc Annual Report & Accounts 1999 This Annual Report is printed on paper made from renewable timber resources and produced using chlorine-free bleaching processes. Shareholder Information Financial Calendar 2000 18 February Results for 1999 announced 18 April Annual General Meeting ...
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A NNUAL R EPORT 19 9 9 Contents 1 Outokumpu 1999 Year 1999 in brief....................................................... inside front cover Chief Executive's statement.................................................................. 2 Group strategy and financial objectives............................................
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......... 80 Annual report and interim reports....................................................... 80 Contact information.................................................... inside back cover Year 1999 in brief Net sales ­ change from previous year Operating profit ­ in relation to net sales Profit before extraor...
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4) 2.5 298 929 32.2 42.9 74.0 0.02 0.02 10.04 0.08 7.87 980 249 13 179 Net sales Operating profit Profit before extraordinary items and taxes million 3 000 2 500 2 000 1 500 1 000 500 0 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 million 250 200 150 100 50 0 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 million 250 200 150 100 50 0 (50) (100)...
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On the metals market, the early part of the year was difficult and metal prices at a historically low level. Growth in industrial production and increased investment activity was reflected in increasing demand for metals and rising prices. The rise in metal prices began with base metals and extended to stainless steel...
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and interim reports The Outokumpu Group will publish three interim reports during 2000, as follows: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter April 27, 2000, at 1 p.m. (Finnish time) July 24, 2000, at 1 p.m. (Finnish time) October 23, 2000, at 1 p.m. (Finnish time) The annual reports, interim reports and all major press...
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-register the shares under their own name to allow them to attend the Meeting. Such re-registration must be made no later than March 10, 2000. Shareholders who wish to attend the Annual General Meeting must notify the company of their intention to do so, by telephone (Tel: +358 9 421 2813) or by letter addressed to Out...
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Sligro Beheer N.V. annual report 1999 Sligro Beheer N.V. annual repor t 1999 The company is established in Veghel and entered in the commercial register of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for East Brabant in Eindhoven under number 160.45.002. 1 Corridor 11 P.O. Box 47 5460 AA Veghel The Netherlands Teleph...
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Consolidated balance sheet as at 1 January 2000 32 Consolidated profit and loss account for 1999 33 Consolidated cash flow statement for 1999 34 Accounting policies 35 Notes to the consolidated balance sheet 38 Notes to the consolidated profit and loss account 43 Notes to the consolidated cash flow statemen...
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but only thanks to the recruitment of 40 staff from Germany. Such staff may become a permanent feature. We were particularly pleased with the improvement in High priority was given to systematically increasing operating profit as a percentage of turnover, which the employment and employability of staff from the w...
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by our suppliers and the cost the stock exchange. This scheme is an important base in various parts of our organisation. We found remuneration, loyalty and incentive tool. that considerable improvements could be made in a number of areas without compromising the quality of The food industry is still witnessing f...
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1.8 1.7 1.4 0.8 31.2 30.5 30.7 35.0 33.2 15.9 25.6 24.9 25.3 24.9 21.2 15.4 26.7 26.9 29.2 20.8 21.9 14.5 34.7 37.0 42.0 33.0 42.7 38.8 6.0 6.2 4.8 4.6 2.9 2.1 418 414 412 406 393 384 27.2 26.7 26.2 24.7 23.0 23.0 7,765 3.22 0.97 1.77 0.36 7,530 2.96 0.89 1.52 0.32 7,185 ...
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,844) 0 25,028 32,532 57,842 93,636 22,309 30,727 49,205 83,071 20,561 29,569 42,007 70,402 13,757 21,840 38,794 66,084 12,503 24,339 37,472 57,059 9,133 24,389 42,490 62,864 940 25,579 795 21,218 724 18,989 680 16,789 639 14,706 635 14,572 7,551 6,141 9,489 4,622 6,671 3,843 5,346 3,353 3,024 3,242 5...
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1999 Annual Report and Form 20-F CONTENTS Key Achievements in 1999 1 Financial Highlights 2 Shareholder Highlights 5 Chairman's Statement 6 Chief Executive's Review 7 Operational Review 8 Safety, Health and Environment 32 People and Community 34 Financial Review 35 Board of Directors and Officers ...
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to improve health, nutrition and quality of life worldwide. The company is research and technology intensive, with extensive international development and marketing skills. Its healthcare business is strategically focused on seven major therapeutic areas: gastrointestinal, oncology, pain control and anaesthesia, cardi...
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, the risk of loss or expiration of patents or trade marks, difficulties of obtaining and maintaining governmental approvals for products, the risk of substantial product liability claims, exposure to environmental liability and the risks related to the difficulty of integrating Astra's and Zeneca's large and complex b...
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over Losec n Other new products are progressing well through development towards the market, including: ZD4522, treatment of lipid disorders; H376/95 and melagatran, thrombin inhibitors; Viozan and Symbicort, respiratory therapies; Faslodex and Iressa, anti-cancer treatments; and Zendra, treatment of stroke n Restruct...
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of registrant 135 5 Nature of trading market Shareholder Information ­ nature of trading market 133 6 Exchange controls and other limitations affecting security holders Shareholder Information ­ exchange controls and other limitations affecting security holders 138 7 Taxation Shareholder Information ­ tax...
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include all information under such major headings, including subheadings. References to subheadings include only the information contained under such subheadings. Graphs are not included unless specifically identified opposite. The 1999 Form 20-F has not been approved or disapproved by the SEC nor has the SEC passed c...
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A N N U A L R E P O R T Contents 1 Sponda in brief 4 Chief Executive's Review 8 Business Conditions 10 Sponda Plc. 12 Real Estate Operations 12 Helsinki Business District 13 Helsinki Metropolitan Area 14 Itäkeskus 15 Rest of Finland 18 Financial Statement 18 Report by the Board of Directors 21 Shares and Shareholder...
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ot the Sponda Group. Sponda in brief 1 Sponda Plc. is a Finnish real estate investment company. It owns and leases high-quality retail and office premises in prime locations in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. More than half of the leasable area of Sponda's property portfolio is situated in the Helsinki Business Di...
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the Helsinki Business District, and one-third of these are in Helsinki's Prime Central Business District. Above, the Seurahuone building designed by Armas Lindgren in 1911. Below, Eteläesplanadi 22, designed by Uno Hallberg in 1940 and known as the Bensow building. 3 Sponda's property portfolio covers a total leasab...
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which is extremely low ­ even in international terms. Net operating income improved 20 % on the previous year. Although interest rates have risen as well, we regard the prevailing rates as a return to normal levels. A year of change The real estate market has come alive and the number of deals has increased, a clear s...
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i Markku Laitila, tel. +358 9 6805 8221 markku.laitila@sponda.fi Backaksenpelto Espoonportti Malmin Yritystalo Miestentie Poijupuisto Ratapihantie 11 Robert Huberintie 2 Martti Nevalampi, tel. +358 9 3436 4820 martti.nevalampi@sponda.fi Agenttitalo Kauppakeskus Itäkeskus Turunlinnanatie 10 Turunlinnantie 12 Teemu Nurmi...
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805 8305 jyrki.jaatinen@sponda.fi Kalevankatu 30 Kappelitie 8 Läkkitori Lönnrotinkatu 13 Piispanpiha 5 Sinikalliontie 10 Sinimäentie 14 Eino Karhapää, tel. +358 9 6805 8218 eino.karhapää@sponda.fi Bulevardi 1 Keskuskatu 1 b Mannerheimintie 2 Mannerheimintie 6 Mansku 4 Unioninkatu 18 Unioninkatu 20-22 Unioninkatu 24 Juh...
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Technology Within 19 9 9 Annual Report and Accounts Contents 1 About Telemetrix 2 At a Glance 3 Financial Highlights 4 Global Presence 6 Chairman's Statement 8 Chief Executive's Review of Operations 16 Finance Director's Report 18 Board of Directors 19 Directors' Report 21 Corporate Governance 23 Remuneration Report ...
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At a Glance Telemetrix 1999 is the 7th successive year of sales growth Development spend increased by 43% to 7% of sales 6" wafer fab.line acquired by Zetex Trend signed exclusive OEM agreement with Agilent for Americas Products Technologies Markets Zetex Discrete semiconductor products Linear Integrated Circuits...
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.7m £80.1m £6.3m £5.7m £6.2m £7.5m £8.8m £2.8m £3.5m £4.4m £4.1m £5.9m 5.0p 5.1p 5.3p 6.1p 7.4p Turnover Operating profit Attributable profit Net cash Earnings per share continuing operations only 1995 £m 52.6 6.3 4.6 5.2 5.0p 1996 £m 57.6 5.7 4.7 2.6 5.1p 1997 £m 62.4 6.2 4.9 3.7 5.3p 1998 £m 68.7 7.5 5.6 ...
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Trend take a global approach to sourcing. While most of Zetex' wafer fabrication activities are carried out at its two wholly owned facilities in Oldham UK, finished devices are assembled at a wholly owned plant in Neuhaus, Germany, at a joint venture in Chengdu, PRC and at a number of subcontractors in the Asia Pacif...
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4444 Website http://www.zetex.com Lansdowne Road Oldham OL9 9TY, UK (Country Code 44) 161 624 0515 Zetex Inc 47 Mall Drive Unit 4 Commack New York 11725, USA (Country Code 1) 516 543 7100 Zetex GmbH Streitfeldstrasse 19 D-81673 Munchen Germany (Country Code 49) 89 4549490 Zetex Neuhaus GmbH Waldweg 7 98724 Neuhaus am ...
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that date. The financial statements must be prepared in compliance with the required formats and disclosures of the Companies Act 1985 and with applicable accounting standards. In addition the directors are required: ­ to select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; ­ to make judgements and es...
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Asda Property Holdings plc Annual Report & Accounts 1999 Award winning sculpture at Forster Square Retail Park, Bradford. Asda Property Holdings plc Annual Report & Accounts 1999 Contents 2 Portfolio Analysis Summary 3 Financial Highlights 4 Chairman's Statement 7 Operating and Financial Review 18 Principal Propert...
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1% Development* 5.3% Residential* 0.2% *Non-Central London 27.5% 45.8% Location by capital value North/Scotland Midlands/Wales South West South East Outer London City West End 5.9% 6.0% 18.8% 12.5% 7.3% 20.2% 29.3% Analysis of properties by tenancy expires* *assumes all tenant break clauses are exercised More...
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19.5% · Underlying earnings per share up 1.5p to 8.1p (1998: £6.6p). +22.7% · Recommended final dividend of 2.6p making a total for the year of 3.6p (1998: 3.25p). +10.8% · Passing rent increased to £26.1 million (1998: £21.9 million), rising to £27.5 million on maturity of rent-free periods and letting of vacant ...
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.5 3.0 2.6 2.8 3.25 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0 95 96 97 98 99 Profit before tax (£ million) 14 12 10 8.9 8.7 9.6 8 13.5 11.3 6 4 2 0 95 96 97 98 99 Underlying earnings per share (pence) 8.1 8 6.6 6 5.6 4.9 4.1 4 2 0 95 96 97 98 99 3 Chairman's Statement I am pleased to report another excellen...
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,990 0.04 118 13.5 97,805 0.14 378 43.1 989,754 1.39 56 6.4 413,716 0.58 67 7.6 1,575,373 2.22 21 2.4 1,526,425 2.15 47 5.4 10,516,003 14.79 14 1.6 10,062,743 14.15 18 2.0 45,905,707 64.54 877 100.0 71,122,516 100.00 64 Registrars Lloyds TSB Registrars, The Causeway, Worthing, West S...
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Ordinary shareholdings at 31st December 1999 By shareholders Directors and connected persons Individuals and trustees Insurance Companies, Nominees and Pension Funds Other Limited Companies and Corporate Bodies Shareholders No. % Shareholdings No. % 12 1.4 8,522,979 12.0 588 67.0 5,751,733 8.1 217 24.7...
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Axon Group plc annual report & accounts 1999 annual report 1999 contents financial highlights chairman's statement ceo review financial review board profiles partners & selected clients directors' report report on corporate governance report of the remuneration committee statement of directors' responsibilities repo...
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.7%* to 38.2% · maiden dividend of 1.0p per share proposed · permanent staff up from 149 to 192 at year end 30,000 turnover (£'000s) 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 1997 1998 1999 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 pbt (£'000s) 1997* 1998* 1999 diluted eps (pence per share) 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1997* ...
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earnings growth. Turnover is up 27% to £25.4m, pre-tax profits are up 85% (on an adjusted basis) to £4.6m and diluted earnings per share is up 50% (on an adjusted basis) to 5.7p. Gross margin has strengthened to over 38% from just under 36% (on an adjusted basis) last year. In addition, and despite substantial investm...
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of approximately £290m. Since then, in common with much of the IT sector, the shares have continued to move ahead strongly and today Axon has a market capitalisation in excess of £750m. In September the Group moved into a new 25,000 sq. ft. head office in Egham. We have sublet the ground floor of this three storey bui...
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annual report 1999 resolution 8: partial disapplication of pre-emption rights At the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on 15 February 1999 the directors were given a general authority to allot shares for cash or otherwise. Section 89(1) of the Companies Act 1985 requires shares allotted for cash to be o...
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Resolutions 6 and 7 seek approval for amendments to the Company's two current share option schemes. The main purpose of the amendments is to give the Board greater flexibility in distributing the share options which play a vital role in the Company's efforts to recruit, retain and motivate key executives in the curren...
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Annual Report 1999 Contents 1 Financial highlights 2 Chairman's statement 4 The operating and financial review 26 Board of Directors 27 Directors' report 30 Corporate governance 32 Statement of Directors' responsibilities 32 Remuneration report 37 Index to the accounts 38 Report of the auditors on the accounts 39 Acc...
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Profit before interest** £763m £638m +19.6% Profit before tax** £790m £708m +11.6% Diluted earnings per share** 28.8p 27.1p +6.3% Dividend per share 8.0p 6.5p +23.1% Net (debt)/cash balance at year end £(825)m £196m Order book at year end*** £36.6bn £28.1bn +30.2% Financial performance is explained furth...
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pressure together with the increasing technical complexity of customers' requirements. This is at a time when the demand for participants in the industry to work together effectively in delivering complex solutions has never been greater. Good progress was made in 1999 in pursuing two key strands of value growth. F...
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rapidly evolving to be one led by just a few major global prime contractors. Your Board's clear objective is to ensure that BAE SYSTEMS retains the leading position it now enjoys following the MES merger as further industry consolidation inevitably progresses. The transformation to BAE SYSTEMS is an ideal opportunity ...
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at 31 March 1982 was 47.27p. For former GEC shareholders issued with new British Aerospace shares on completion of the merger the following values will be of assistance in capital gains tax calculations. Closing price of GEC shares on 26 November 1999 - 962.5p Opening price of British Aerospace ordinary shares on 30...
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shareholders to acquire or dispose of British Aerospace plc ordinary shares. Commission of 1% is charged for both purchases and sales (a minimum charge of £10.00 will apply). Hoare Govett Corporate Finance Ltd is a member of the Securities and Futures Authority. If you require further information please contact: Hoar...
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Taylor Woodrow plc Annual report 1999 www.taywood.co.uk Cover The 3,883 sq ft three-bedroom Montecito home at the recently launched Fairbanks Highlands development in San Diego, California. Over 44 of the 93 homes have already been sold since early November 1999. 1 Financial highlights 2 Chairman's statement 4 Chief ...
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international leader in housing, property and value added construction support. We are committed to delivering a world class business by providing creative solutions for the built environment. Profit before tax (£m) 125.0 100.3 82.1 66.8 46.0 Basic earnings per share (p) 21.3 17.1 14.2 12.0 7.5 Dividends per share ...
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. In 1999, we announced we would be reassessing Taylor Woodrow's strategy for the future. Detailed work started last summer, leading to agreed strategic actions. I have been very encouraged by the results of this process which will see the emergence of the new Taylor Woodrow as an increasingly wellfocused, better co-or...
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chairman. On 15 March 2000 we were pleased to appoint Norman Broadhurst as a non-executive director. Mr Broadhurst, who was, until recently, finance director of Railtrack plc, will succeed Sir Kit McMahon as chairman of the audit committee. Dividend The board recommends an increased final dividend for 1999 of 3.8p pe...
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however, prefer to continue to hold their shares in certificated form and the company will continue to offer this facility for the time being. PERSONAL EQUITY PLAN The Taylor Woodrow General and Single Company PEPs, which were open for investment through Bradford & Bingley (PEPs) Limited up to 5 April 1999, are now m...
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END MANDATES The company actively encourages all shareholders to receive their cash dividends by direct transfer to a bank or building society account. For more information please contact the registrar. DIVIDEND RE-INVESTMENT PLAN Under the company's Dividend Re-investment Plan, shareholders can choose to invest their ...
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Annual Report and Form 20-F 1999 Contents Page Strategy Statement 1 Corporate Highlights 2 Financial Highlights 3 1 Business Review 1999 5 2 Description of Business 23 3 Operating and Financial Review 33 4 Report of the Directors 57 5 Financial Record 77 6 Financial Statements 83 7 Shareholder Inf...
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A Summary Financial Statement for the year ended 2 January 2000 has been sent to all shareholders who have not elected to receive this Annual Report and Form 20-F. The Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, 4 May 2000. The Notice of Meeting, details of the business to be transacted and arrangements for the M...
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egalaartnace Beverages ­ Dr Pepper/Seven Up gained over half a point of market share, growing to 15.9%, the first overall increase since acquisition ­ Dr Pepper brand volumes up 5%, increasing share for the 15th year in a row ­ Sale of beverages brands in 160 markets completed for nearly $1 billion ­ US beverages stren...
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+11 +10 Trading margin (a) (b) 16.2% 15.4% +0.8 +0.7 Profit before tax and disposals (b) £686m £628m +9 +9 Basic earnings per share 31.7p 17.1p +85 +89 Underlying earnings per share (c) 19.5p 19.3p +1 ­3 Underlying earnings per share pre-restructuring (b) 22.5p 20.4p +10 +8 Net dividend per sha...
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F 1999 Enquiries For enquiries regarding shareholdings that are not appropriate for either of the Registrars or the ADS Depositary, please contact the Secretary. For enquiries of a general nature regarding the Company and for Investor Relations enquiries, please contact Corporate Communications. Cadbury Schweppes plc...
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,86,94 U UK/United Kingdom 6,26,36,37,39,44,46,47,52,126 UK GAAP 28,109 UK National Lottery (see Camelot Group plc) US GAAP 82,108,109,110,126 US (see also Americas) 6,7,11,12,14, 16,24,25,26,27,36,47,49,126,134 V Value Based Management ("VBM") 24,36,39,42,44,46,98 W Wedel 2,6,20,25,27,36,39,40,51,119 We...
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NOKIAN TYRES PLC ANNUAL REPORT 1999 The s i xth year Largest Increa Significa in a row retail net sed core nt produ to wo pr see rk in a t 20% i ncrease he N Ni nooreddaiurccntci noccgutasnipntapnr coieevirstayst ihoanrse C O N T E N T S Key financial indicators 3 Strategic values 4, 9 Nokian...
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22 - 23 Management meeting 24 Shares and shareholders 25 - 28 Corporate governance 29 Nokian Tyres, 1990­1999 30 Financial statements 31 - 47 ­ Contents of financial statements can be found on page 31 Board of Directors 49 Contact information 50 Investor information 51 Expertise in northern conditions...
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sales companies in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Switzerland and the United States and has a representative office in Moscow. NOKIAN RENKAAT OYJ VUOSIKERTOMUS 1999 lml aayidjdoiennkt uusionuuntdutoereviiatmstaiamtiinoavikut asoi O s a kVeäkhMoi tehLträtiksaiisäitnktkäaeavunpi äpatptsuuailotvoeteseertk2toi0as pr to ...
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, when Suomen Gummitehdas Oy (Finnish Rubber Works Limited) was founded. The company started to manufacture bicycle tyres in 1925 and passenger car tyres in 1932. The company's best-known brand, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta, started to be manufactured in 1936. Million euros Net sales 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0...
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r e s 1 9 9 9 Investor information Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of Nokian Tyres plc will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2000 at 4 p.m. at Nokian Tyres' headquarters in Nokia. Registrations and handing out of ballot papers start at 3 p.m. Shareholders registered on the company's shareholder reg...
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40 923 000 Fax +46 40 851 18 Managing Director Eddie Runfors Freibi Riepas SIA 25 Viskalu street LV-1026 Riga Tel. +371 755 1883 Fax +371 782 0301 Managing Director Janis Biksons Galaxie AB Box 114, S-53422 VARA Tel. +46 512 120 20 Fax +46 512 101 97 Managing Director Helge Bädicker Isko Oyj Teollisuuskatu 8 FIN-5360...
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Annual Report and Accounts 1999 It is our vision, our focus and our energy, that give us the edge Contents 1 Highlights 2 Strategic Positioning 4 Chairman's Statement 6 Operational Review 10 Financial Review 12 Board of Directors 14 Health, Safety and Environmental Statement 15 Corporate Governance Statement 18 Direc...
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quadrupled to £36.6m 5,843 5000 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Operating profit before exceptionals of £24.7m £26.7m spent on share buy-backs Drilling success in Sangu and Rajasthan Enhanced acreage position in India Operating Profit/Loss (£m) 19.6 20 15.8 7.7 1.5 0 -20 -40 -60 -58.4 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 ...
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, Sangu-1 (January 1996), recorded the then highest combined flow rate of gas in the history of the country. A fast-track offshore gas field development was implemented and first gas was delivered to shore in June 1998. Gas from the Sangu field (located on Block 16) is transported approximately 50 km via a 20 inch pipe...
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90/1 in Rajasthan. North Sea Cairn participates in oil production from the Gryphon oil field offshore UK, and in gas production from its interests in fields offshore The Netherlands. Cairn Energy PLC Chairman's Statement `The Group is poised to take full advantage of rapidly growing energy markets' Results 1999 saw...
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whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Company's Register of Members. Second Fold Response Licence No. SCO4281 2 LLOYDS TSB REGISTRARS SCOTLAND 117 DUNDAS STREET E...
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Section 95 of the Companies Act 1985. 8 To reduce the share premium account of the Company. Signature Dated Notes:1 If you wish to appoint as your proxy any person other than the Chairman of the meeting, please delete the words "the Chairman of the meeting" and insert the full name and address of the proxy (in bloc...
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visit us @ www.bowthorpe.com Bowthorpe plc Gatwick Road, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 2RZ Telephone +44 (0)1293 528888 Fax +44 (0)1293 541905 Bowthorpe plc is a global business providing state-of-the-art electronic solutions with a focus on high growth, high margin, high technology activities. It is a world leader in adv...
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Report of the Directors 36 Report on Directors' Remuneration 42 Statement of Directors' Responsibilities in respect of the Accounts 43 Report of the Auditors 44 Consolidated Profit and Loss Account 45 Consolidated Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses 45 Reconciliation of Movements in Shareholders' Funds 46 ...