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1 | 60094665_2 | 60094665 | a wide range of innovative electrical wiring solutions using pioneering Cage Clamp spring pressure terminal technology, which provides an alternative to conventional wire securing techniques
Process control award-winning system of fieldbus-independent electronic modules and interface units for the distributed cont... |
1 | 60094665_3 | 60094665 | %
1998: 35.1%
Network Systems
covers figures for both Interconnection and Systems
Turnover:
£269.3m
1998: £256.5m Change: 5%
Operating Profit before goodwill amortisation:
£28.7m 1998: £38.1m
Change: (25%)
Return on sales:
10.7%
1998: 14.9%
All figures are for continuing businesses only.
Cable Management
Sens... |
1 | 60094665_b0 | 60094665 | 44 (0)20 7951 2000
Registrar Lloyds TSB Registrars The Causeway Worthing West Sussex BN99 6DA Tel: +44 (0)1903 502541
American Depositary Receipts Citicorp Shareholder Services PO Box 2505 Jersey City New Jersey 07303-2502, USA Tel: +1-877-CITI-ADR (248-4237)
Bowthorpe plc Report and Accounts 1999 89
Glossary
Asymme... |
1 | 60094665_b1 | 60094665 |
Annual General Meeting Final dividend 1999
Preliminary announcement of results for half year to 30 June 2000 Interim dividend 2000
Financial year end
ex-dividend record
*DRIP mandate Ordinary shares payment
** ADR payment
11 May
2 May 8 May 12 May 2 June 9 June
ex-dividend record
*DRIP mandate Ordinary shares payme... |
1 | 60094858_0 | 60094858 | Pittards plc Annual Report & Accounts 1999
Cover image: Pittards Soccer Lite leather is a strong lightweight leather developed exclusively for Puma. It is incorporated in the Respira a new style soccer shoe launched by Puma in September, 1999.
Contents
2 Chairman's statement 7 Operational and financial review 16 ... |
1 | 60094858_1 | 60094858 |
Operating profit Interest net Profit before taxation
Net bank borrowings Shareholders' funds
Per ordinary share: Earnings Dividends Net assets
1999) £'m)
62.1)
2.2) (0.4)
1.8)
5.0) 24.4)
1998) £'m)
74.3)
1.0) (0.9)
0.1)
5.0) 23.7)
Pence per share
6.8)
(0.5)
3.6)
3.5)
98.3)
95.2)
2
Pittards plc Annual Rep... |
1 | 60094858_2 | 60094858 | world demand for leather in the sport and leisure sectors had been depressed. Since then, although conditions generally have changed little, and despite the persistent strength of sterling, demand for our products has increased in many of the sectors we serve. Group turnover in the second half was 6% higher than in th... |
1 | 60094858_3 | 60094858 | 1998 credit of £0.10m) and preference dividends, earnings per share were 6.8p (1998 loss 0.5p). The board is recommending a final dividend of 2.6p, (1998 2.5p), making a total for the year of 3.6p (1998 3.5p) an increase of 2.9%. The proposed dividend is covered 1.9 times by earnings. If approved at the Annua... |
1 | 60094858_b0 | 60094858 | Payment of final dividend for 1999 to shareholders registered on 14 April 2000 (ex dividend date 10 April 2000) Announcement of half year results for 2000 Payment of interim dividend for 2000 to shareholders registered on 6 October 2000 (ex dividend date 2 October 2000) Announcement of 2000 results
2 May 2000
12 May ... |
1 | 60094858_b1 | 60094858 |
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28... |
1 | 60094862_0 | 60094862 | Financial Objects plc Annual Report 1999
Financial Objects plc
The Group is focused on providing software and services to international banks and financial services organisations, and has over 100 clients worldwide. The Group's founding conviction was that application software would in the future be built of Internet... |
1 | 60094862_1 | 60094862 | part of the financial statements) 42 Record since incorporation 43 Notice of AGM 44 Directors, officers and advisers IBC Group offices
Financial highlights
Profit before tax and amortisation of goodwill £000
99
5,227
98
3,438
97
2,015
Revenue £000
99 98 97
22,301 21,662 15,937
Adjusted earnings per share p... |
1 | 60094862_2 | 60094862 | now successfully behind us, a healthy sales pipeline and many of our new technology products available for volume roll-out, the Group anticipates a sustained period of organic growth.
Roger Foster Chairman 14 March 2000
2
Financial Objects plc Annual Report 1999
Results Revenues for the year to 31 December 1999 gr... |
1 | 60094862_3 | 60094862 | ortisation of goodwill, grew 4.3 per cent to 11.03p per share (1998: 10.57p per share). The average number of shares in issue increased from 24.3 million to 36.4 million as a result of the December 1998 IPO. The directors are recommending a final dividend of 1.5p per share, bringing the total dividend for the year to 2... |
1 | 60094862_b0 | 60094862 |
Other UK offices
Head Office 45 Monmouth Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9DG Tel: +44 (0)20 7836 3010 Fax: +44 (0)20 7240 5790
City Office Cannongate House 64 Cannon Street London EC4N 6AE Tel: +44 (0)20 7653 3700 Fax: +44 (0)20 7653 3702
39-41 Queen Anne Street London W1M 0JA Tel: +44 (0)20 7486 4422 Fax: +44 (0)20 ... |
1 | 60094862_b1 | 60094862 | Walsh Technical Director
D Carruthers Managing Director Advanced Systems Division (ASD)
Non-executive directors J Standen, ACIB RH Thompson
Executive directors M Carroll Advanced Systems Division Retail
M Finlay Application Architect Component Applications
S Mitchell UK and Europe Sales
K Peermohamed Internation... |
1 | 60094936_0 | 60094936 | Prudential plc Annual Report 1999
· New business achieved profits up 46 per cent at £603 million
· Record in-flow of new funds of over £18 billion
· Underlying operating profit before amortisation of goodwill up 6 per cent to £996 million
· Total dividend up 9.5 per cent to 23 pence per share
· Plans for an initi... |
1 | 60094936_1 | 60094936 | 16 Prudential Group Pensions 18 Prudential M&G Asset Management 18 Prudential Portfolio Managers 20 M&G 22 Prudential Europe 24 US Operations 26 Prudential Corporation Asia 28 Group Financial Review 32 Corporate Social Responsibility
34 Board of Directors 36 Corporate Governance 39 Remuneration Report 45 Directors' R... |
1 | 60094936_2 | 60094936 | operating profit (based on longer-term investment returns) before amortisation of goodwill Retail Insurance Operations Group Pensions Prudential M&G Asset Management egg:| and Prudential Banking
UK operations US operations Asia Europe Other income and expenditure Re-engineering costs
Total Discontinued operations
Oper... |
1 | 60094936_3 | 60094936 | Achieved profits basis shareholders' funds
£8.3bn
£7.5bn
Insurance and investment funds under management
£170bn
£128bn
Banking funds under management
£8.1bn
£2.2bn
Profit before tax includes actual investment returns. The company believes that operating profit, which is based on longer-term investment returns,... |
1 | 60094936_b0 | 60094936 | : 020 7334 6334 www.pru.co.uk
John Elbourne Chief Executive
Prudential Annuities
Abbey Gardens 55 Kings Road Reading RG1 3AH Tel: 01189 391101 Fax: 01189 493863
Kim Lerche-Thomsen Managing Director
Prudential Group Pensions
Laurence Pountney Hill London EC4R 0HH Tel: 020 7220 7588
Rodney Baker-Bates Managing Dire... |
1 | 60094936_b1 | 60094936 | competitive commission rates. For details telephone 020 7588 2828 or write to 12 Tokenhouse Yard London EC2R 7AN.
84 Prudential plc Annual Report 1999
How to Contact Us
Prudential plc
Laurence Pountney Hill London EC4R 0HH Tel: 020 7220 7588 www.prudential.co.uk
Sir Martin Jacomb Chairman Jonathan Bloomer Group... |
1 | 60094948_0 | 60094948 | Annual Report 1999
CONTENTS
Financial highlights
1
Report of the Managing Director
2
Group review
5
Fashion and qualit y at the best price 15
Our employees
16
Our social responsibilities
19
Caring for our customers
22
The environment
24
Administration report
26
Group income statement
27
Group bala... |
1 | 60094948_1 | 60094948 | , three months 13 April 2000
i n t e r i m r e p o r t, six months 20 June 2000
i n t e r i m r e p o r t, nine months 19 September 2000
p r e s s r e l e a s e, twelve months January 2001
annual report March 2001
This information will also be available at www.hm.com
THE YEAR IN REVIEW
A total of 75 new stores were o... |
1 | 60094948_2 | 60094948 | 18, % Debt/equity ratio, Note 18, % Share of risk-bearing capital, Note 18, % Solidity, Note 18, % Number of stores in Sweden Number of stores outside Sweden Total number of stores Average number of employees
1999 32,976.5
+ 24 27,667.4
84 16.4 4,758.6 3,705.4 3.72 + 37 32.9 50.3
1.3 76.4 72.5 124 489 613 17,652
199... |
1 | 60094948_3 | 60094948 | market shares in every country of operation. Sales outside Sweden accounted for 84 per cent of Group turnover. Germany remained our largest market, generating 32 per cent of the Group's total turnover, followed by Sweden, Austria and Norway.
REPORT OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
There are several reasons why we performed ... |
1 | 60094948_b0 | 60094948 | Established: Turnover (SEK M): Number of stores: Number of locations: Number of employees:
1989 2,215
54 32 1,525
1992 1,444
33 21 693
1994 2,977
33 10 1,343
1996 137 4 1 54
1997 848 12 7 410
1998 829 11 3 560
4 4 h&m a n n ua l r e p o r t 1999
1999 h&m a n n ua l r e p o r t 4 5
4 6 h&m a n n ua l r e p o r t ... |
1 | 60094948_b1 | 60094948 | locations: Number of employees:
Switzerland Established: Turnover (SEK M): Number of stores: Number of locations: Number of employees:
Germany Established: Turnover (SEK M): Number of stores: Number of locations: Number of employees:
1947 5,309
124 50
3,388
1964 2,789
55 25 1,231
1967 1,852
45 28 866
1976 1,443
34 19... |
1 | 60095061_0 | 60095061 | technology for people who care
Annual Report 1999
Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Instrumentarium is one of the world's leading medical technology companies operating in the
segments of Anesthesia and Critical Care and Medical Equipment and Supplies. The company is also involved in Optical Retail in Finland and
n... |
1 | 60095061_1 | 60095061 | . For printed information, please contact: Instrumentarium Corporation P.O.Box 100, FIN-00031 Instrumentarium Telephone international + 358 10 394 3401 Fax international + 358 9 146 4172 E-mail hannele.sosimaki@instrumentarium.fi U.S. Depositary Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York P.O.Box 842006 Boston, MA 02284-... |
1 | 60095061_2 | 60095061 | ............................................................................. 33 Parent Company statements of income.................................................................... 50 Parent Company balance sheet................................................................................ 51 Parent Company state... |
1 | 60095061_3 | 60095061 |
Others
Optical Retail
Medical Equipment and Supplies Anesthesia and Critical Care
Operating profit* by business segment, FIM million
350
300
250 Total**
200
150
Optical Retail
100 50
0 95 96 97 98 99
Medical Equipment and Supplies
Anesthesia and Critical Care
* Before non-recurring items and amortization of g... |
1 | 60095061_b0 | 60095061 | 372 6 285 031 Tiit Maasik imedical@online.ee
SIA Instrumentarium Medical Elizabetes Str. 9, Office 5 LV-1010 RIGA Latvia Tel. +371 7 323 059, 321 304 Fax +371 7 323 070
v
Janis Liepins jliepins@instrumed.lv
OPTICAL RETAIL
OPTICAL RETAIL DIVISION Instrumentarium Corp. Vitikka 1 F, Espoo P.O.Box 500 FIN-00031 INSTRUMENT... |
1 | 60095061_b1 | 60095061 | 11 Fax +358 10 394 6279 Ilkka Laipio ilkka.laipio@instrumentarium.fi
Merivaara AB Gårdsfogdevägen 2 - 4 S-168 66 BROMMA P.O.Box 20126 S-161 02 BROMMA Sweden Tel. +46 8 627 2950 Fax +46 8 627 2955 Thomas Swärdh thomas.swardh@merivaara.se
Merivaara Norge AS Østensjøveien 18 P.O.Box 6022 Etterstad N-0601 OSLO Norway Tel.... |
1 | 60095118_0 | 60095118 | Lorien plc
Report & Accounts 1999
www.lorien.co.uk
2
Group at a glance
3
Financial highlights
4
Chairman's statement
6
Financial review
8
Review of operations
Resourcing
12
Review of operations
Specialist Services
14
Review of operations
Consulting
16
Board of directors
17
Directors' report
20
R... |
1 | 60095118_1 | 60095118 | 46
Notice of
annual general meeting
48
Lorien offices
48
Corporate directory
Lorien plc
Lorien plc
Resourcing Specialist Services Consulting
We provide IT resourcing and consulting services to organisations to help them improve their performance.
Our main activity is the provision of IT contract and permanen... |
1 | 60095118_2 | 60095118 | time, at the right price. Our goal is to be the agency of choice for clients and prospective clients, IT professionals and IT recruitment practitioners alike.
Specialist Services
This Division comprises four autonomous businesses which operate in the fields of: Training, Professional Development, Market Research an... |
1 | 60095118_3 | 60095118 | 138.8
138.4
116.9
45.7
29.1
Operating (loss)/profit (£million)
(0.5)
3.8
1.7
1.9
1.3
(Loss)/profit before tax (£million)
(1.6)
2.5
1.6
1.5
1.0
Dividend (pence)
-
7.5
7.5
7.5
3.8
(Loss)/earnings per share (pence)
(9.2)
8.0
4.5
11.8
12.1
Turnover (£million)
99 98 97
96 95
Operating profit (£... |
1 | 60095118_b0 | 60095118 | 8RZ Fax: 01543 444234
Leeds Oak House, Park Lane Leeds LS3 1EL Fax: 0113 200 2271
London 80 Petty France, Victoria London SW1H 9EX Fax: 0171 654 1066
Chertsey Rutherwyk House 57 Guildford Street, Chertsey Surrey KT16 9AY Fax: 01932 577877
Corporate directory
Heathrow Unit 17, Poyle 14 Newlands Drive, Colnbrook Surr... |
1 | 60095118_b1 | 60095118 | adjourned meeting. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not preclude shareholders from attending the Annual General Meeting and voting in person if they wish to do so.
2. The register of Directors' share interests, copies of all Directors' service contracts where the unexpired portion of the term exceeds tw... |
1 | 60095131_0 | 60095131 | 1 9 9 9 G R A F T O N G R O U P P L C A N N U A L R E P O R T
Contents
Group Profile................................................................................................................................2
Financial Highlights..................................................................................... |
1 | 60095131_1 | 60095131 | Accounting Policies......................................................................................................................33
Notes to the Financial Statements...................................................................................................35
Financial Review.............................. |
1 | 60095131_2 | 60095131 | locations in the London, Glasgow, Manchester and Cardiff areas.
In Northern Ireland, Macnaughton Blair is one of the leading builders merchants trading from 4 locations.
Since becoming an independent Public Company in 1987, Grafton has increased its earnings per share at an average annual rate of 29%. Grafton Group pl... |
1 | 60095131_3 | 60095131 | 0c 4.3 6.8 194c 849c 42%
7,116 75
45,342 20,621
CHANGE
+45% +46% +35% +34% +38% +37%
+42% +24% -
3
-
Annual Report 1999
* Based on profit after tax plus depreciation and goodwill amortisation.
TURNOVER million
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION million
38.2
620.2 28.2
427.6
EPS BEFORE GOODWILL AMORTISATION cents
206.9
1... |
1 | 60095131_b0 | 60095131 | etermined on the basis of the equivalent information published by the relevant authority in relation to dealings on the Irish Stock
Exchange or its equivalent. The authority hereby conferred shall expire at the close of business on the day of the next Annual General
Meeting of the Company or the date 18 months after ... |
1 | 60095131_b1 | 60095131 | the day on which the treasury share is re-issued, as determined from information published in the Irish Stock Exchange Daily Official List reporting the business done on each of these 10 business days:-
Annual Report 1999
(i) if there shall be more than one dealing reported for the day, the average of the prices at ... |
1 | 60095142_0 | 60095142 | LONDON TOWN plc
ADVISORS TO PROPERTY FUNDS
Report & Accounts 1999
1 Corporate Statement 1 Five Year Record 2 Chairman's Statement 4 Chief Executive's Review 6 Board of Directors and Advisers 7 Directors' Report 10 Report of the Auditors 11 Consolidated Profit and Loss Account 12 Consolidated Statement of Total Recogn... |
1 | 60095142_1 | 60095142 | December 1998 £'000
12 months ended
31 December 1997 £'000
15 months ended
31 December 1996 £'000
12 months ended
30 September 1995 £'000
Group turnover
4,586
Profit/(loss) before taxation 1,091
Earnings/(loss) per ordinary
share as restated
14.10p
Diluted earnings/(loss) per ordinary share as restated 1... |
1 | 60095142_2 | 60095142 | 17 184
6.29p
6.29p 2.00p
5,000 41
55.35p
13.75%
7 (11)
(0.79)p
(0.79)p --
-- -- 70.19p
--
For 1998 opening shareholders' funds have been weighted to allow for the issue of new shares during the year. Earnings/(loss) per share in prior years have all been adjusted to reflect the bonus element of the open offer. The re... |
1 | 60095142_3 | 60095142 | placing and open offer. The value of projects under management increased 167% to £120m.
+150%
Profits before Tax
DIVIDEND The directors recommend a final dividend of 3.0p net per ordinary share, making a total of 4.21p for the year, an increase of 82% over 1998. Dividend cover remains at a little over 3 times post-t... |
1 | 60095142_b0 | 60095142 | the directors to fix their remuneration.
Resolution 5
To authorise the allotment of relevant securities.
Resolution 6
To empower the allotment of equity securities without pre-emption rights applying.
Resolution 7
To amend the Articles of Association.
Resolution 8
To empower the purchase of shares.
Against
S... |
1 | 60095142_b1 | 60095142 | A form of proxy is on page 31.
On behalf of the board
JOHN DODWELL Director
27 March 2000
30 LONDON TOWN plc
Form of Proxy
I _________________________________________ of __________________________________________ being a member of London Town plc hereby appoint the Chairman of the meeting or ____________________... |
1 | 60095244_0 | 60095244 | P r o g r e s s C o n t i n u e d
HAMMERSON
A N N UA L R E P O RT & AC C O U N T S 1 9 9 9
Portfolio Summary and Financial Highlights
2
Hammerson in 1999
4
Chairman's Statement
6
Chief Executive's Review
8
Operating and Financial Review
13
Board of Directors
28
Corporate Governance
31
Directors' Respons... |
1 | 60095244_1 | 60095244 |
75
LONDON PARIS
BERLIN
E U R O P E A N Hammerson is a leading
REAL ESTATE COMPANY
OBJECTIVE
Hammerson's objective is to maximise returns to shareholders by investing in, managing and developing high quality shopping centres and office properties in the United Kingdom and other European countries.
PORTFOLIO
The g... |
1 | 60095244_2 | 60095244 |
20.7
7.9
Vacancy rate by floor area
%
3.8
3.7
2.4
6.5
Property assets
£m
2,657
1,946
560
151
Underlying valuation changes
%
9.1
9.2
11.1
2.4
------------------------------------------ Portfolio share
%
100
73
21
6
Portfolio Summary by Sector
Group
Retail
Offices
--------------------------... |
1 | 60095244_3 | 60095244 |
Reversionary/
unexpired
(over-rented)
lease term
Portfolio Analysis
(%)
(years)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UK Retail
14
14
UK Offices
... |
1 | 60095244_b0 | 60095244 | Germany Tel (30) 20 24 70 00 Fax (30) 20 24 72 00
WEBSITE
The 1999 Annual Report and Accounts, 1999 Interim Report and other information are available on the Company's website, http://www.hammerson.co.uk
REGISTERED OFFICE
100 Park Lane, London W1Y 4AR Registered in England No. 360632
This document was produced from wo... |
1 | 60095244_b1 | 60095244 | Executive J A Bywater Executive Director P W B Cole Executive Director G Devaux Executive Director S R Melliss Group Finance Director J D Aitchison Group Tax Manager D R Beardsley Group Treasurer N A S Hardie Group Financial Controller S J Haydon Company Secretary E A Houlihan Director, Human Resources C D M Smith Dir... |
1 | 60095263_0 | 60095263 | Rathbone Brothers Plc
1
Rathbones has £5 billion of private client funds under discretionary investment management. The Ordinary Shares in the Company have been quoted on the London Exchange since 1984. Rathbones encompasses the investment management businesses of Rathbone Investment Management and Rathbone Neilson C... |
1 | 60095263_1 | 60095263 | It is a great pleasure to report another successful year for 1999. Pre-tax profits have risen by 29% to £23.2m and earnings per share by 20% to 47.3p both figures before amortisation of goodwill.
The final dividend is increased to 14p, making a total of 22p for the year, an increase of 16%.
No significant acquisitions... |
1 | 60095263_2 | 60095263 | in technology and other related stocks accompanied by a severe mark down of old economy stocks. Whilst this has been an extremely exciting market in which to participate, it has at the same time presented significant difficulties in the management of portfolios requiring even a modest level of yield. These fast changi... |
1 | 60095263_3 | 60095263 | this division have more than doubled, much assisted by the Rathbone Technology Fund launched in May 1999, which has had a spectacular performance in a very favourable market.
Trust 1999 marked the first full year that Rathbone Jersey Limited (formerly Curzon Secretaries & Trustees Limited) has been included in the Rat... |
1 | 60095263_b0 | 60095263 | 09 8900 Facsimile (0041) 22 909 8939
PO Box 986, The Geneva Place, 333 Waterfront Drive, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands Telephone (00128449) 4 6544 Facsimile (00128449) 4 6532
17 Seaton Place, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands Telephone (01534) 721 565 Facsimile (01534) 721 987
Barclays Bank Chambers, Quee... |
1 | 60095263_b1 | 60095263 | the terms of all contracts of service of more than one year's duration between Directors and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries) is available for inspection at the Registered Office during business hours on any weekday (public holidays excluded) until the date of the Annual General Meeting. The Memorandum will al... |
1 | 60095293_0 | 60095293 | ANNUAL REPORT 1999
ANNUAL REPORT 1999
www.londonforfaiting.com
CONTENTS
Background to our Business 3 Directors 4
Report of the Chairman and the Chief Executive 5 Offices and Management 8 Report of the Directors 13 Corporate Governance 18
Report of the Board to the Shareholders on Directors' Remuneration 21 Statemen... |
1 | 60095293_1 | 60095293 | deferred payment letter of credit opened by a bank.
The notes or bills are usually guaranteed by a bank in the importer's country and, subject to the quality of the guarantor, become marketable amongst international banks and other financial institutions.
The financing of international trade by the discounting of bill... |
1 | 60095293_2 | 60095293 | exporters or from their banks subject, of course, to satisfactory assessment of the sovereign and guarantor risks. The exporters are not only British. Our offices overseas are in regular contact with local exporters and banks, and we also receive enquiries from companies and banks in other countries where we have no d... |
1 | 60095293_3 | 60095293 | of the Nomination Committee * Member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee D.P.H. Burgess is Chairman of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee
COMPANY SECRETARY
Martin T.D. Palmer
REGISTERED OFFICE
London Forfaiting Company PLC International House
1 St. Katharine'... |
1 | 60095293_b0 | 60095293 | Share premium account Other reserves Profit and loss account
Equity shareholders' funds
43,612 2,559 133,077
40,717 30,173 25,000 37,187 133,077
130,023 2,576
150,770
41,221 31,217 25,000 53,332 150,770
123,973 6... |
1 | 60095293_b1 | 60095293 | 651)
(73,287) 753
(72,534)
(72,534) 14,200
(58,334)
(69.22)p
1,608
152,115 28,401 30,728 211,244
156,199 14,740
170,939
40,305
41,913
Creditors: amounts falling du... |
1 | 60095375_0 | 60095375 | Report and Accounts 1999
Adding value
through
Process technology
CONTENTS
2 Financial highlights
A solid platform for growth
4 Board and management
A skilled management team
6 Chairman's statement
Delivering a good performance in difficult conditions
9 Chief Executive's review
Maintaining our strategic focus on speci... |
1 | 60095375_1 | 60095375 | £275.3m £35.3m 22.9p 11.0p
1998
£261.6m £34.2m 21.7p 10.5p
s Unchanged year on year underlying sales conceal second half order recovery s Resurgence in semiconductor and optical fibre markets s Continued strong cash generation s Product gross margins maintained s Acquisition of Servomex
Sales (£m)
320.7
246.6
261... |
1 | 60095375_2 | 60095375 | in the group.
£'000 100
80
60 1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Added value per employee
Stringent cost control and increased outsourcing have resulted in a progressive improvement in added value per employee.
£'000 50
40
30 1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Operating cash flow
Operating cash flow as a percentage of prof... |
1 | 60095375_3 | 60095375 | the Independent Television Commission and Electrium Ltd and a non-executive director of British Energy plc and BAE Systems.
Sir Robin Biggam
Chairman
Chairman
John Poulter, aged 57 and a natural sciences graduate, joined Fairey as Group Managing Director in 1988 and was appointed Chief Executive at the beginning of 1... |
1 | 60095375_b0 | 60095375 | in 1999 (1998: Nil).
34 Analysis of net debt
At 1.1.99 £'000
Cash flow movement
£'000
Other non-cash
£'000
Exchange £'000
At 31.12.99 £'000
Cash at bank Short term loans Long and medium term loans
14,992 (87)
(74,497)
17,179
(17,846)
288
32,459
(6)
(3)
(96)
(31)
(2,174)
(94,548)
Own net debt EBT... |
1 | 60095375_b1 | 60095375 | (3,157)
(110) 17,548
2,330 74
(276) (159) 1,969
1998 £'000
909 909
FAIREY GROUP PLC 1999
64
Notes to the accounts
33 Proceeds from sale of subsidiary undertakings
1999 £'000
1998 £'000
Net tangible assets disposed: Tangible fixed assets Stocks Debtors Creditors and provisions ... |
1 | 60095382_0 | 60095382 | Focused on Convenience Retailing
ALLDAYS plc ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 1999
A re-structured and simplified business focused on delivering our mission:-
"To be the customer's first choice for convenience and top-up shopping within each store's trading area."
CONTENTS
2 Chairman's Statement 6 Operational Report 10 F... |
1 | 60095382_1 | 60095382 | the actions taken since I took up the role and outline the further changes we shall be implementing to secure the necessary improvements in the performance of the Group. At the heart of these initiatives is the strategy of buying-in the Regional Development Company (RDC) owned stores which will fundamentally alter the... |
1 | 60095382_2 | 60095382 | 7.9% higher than the previous year. This increase put pressure on operating standards and controls which, together with lower one-off buying income from suppliers, adverse changes in sales mix, and higher operating costs resulted in a fall in store operating profits from £9.3m to £6.0m. Management are now focused on t... |
1 | 60095382_3 | 60095382 | have a sound trading base from which to focus on improving the performance of its assets.
Early in the year, the Group suffered from distribution problems, which resulted in excess warehouse and transport operating costs, and the central distribution function reported a loss of £1.4m compared with a surplus of £2.5m i... |
1 | 60095382_b0 | 60095382 | a discontinued operation in the current year accounts and the known costs of sale, committed as at 31 October 1999, are provided in these accounts. It is anticipated that no profit or loss will be made in the accounts for the year ending 31 October 2000 on the disposal of Trademarket Limited.
As reported in note 20, ... |
1 | 60095382_b1 | 60095382 | 175 39,108 11,934 771,455
Executive scheme
15/06/90 24/06/92 01/07/93 12/01/94 02/08/94 31/01/95 04/07/95
15/06/1993 and 15/06/2000 24/06/1995 and 24/06/2002 01/07/1996 and 01/07/2003 12/01/1997 and 12/01/2004 02/08/1997 and 02/08/2004 31/01/1998 and 13/01/2005 04/07/1998 and 04/07/2005
202p 295p 308p 343p 364p 369... |
1 | 60095385_0 | 60095385 | Contents
2 Financial highlights 6 Chairman's statement 8 Chief Executive's report 12 Review of operations 40 Board of Directors 42 People and the environment 43 Financial review 48 Financial statements
78 Auditors' report 79 Directors' report 82 Corporate governance 85 Report on Directors' remuneration 92 Shareholder... |
1 | 60095385_1 | 60095385 | across all of its businesses and its goal is to lead and excel in every market it serves.
2 GKN Report and Accounts 1999
Financial Highlights
Financial achievements
Sales Profit before tax, goodwill amortisation
and exceptional items Earnings per share before goodwill amortisation
and exceptional items Dividend per... |
1 | 60095385_2 | 60095385 | df Challenge and Reward
Successful year record results. Sales increase by 25%. Earnings per share* by 14% Industrial Services grows strongly represents 26% of operating profit Strategic initiatives and successes in Automotive Helicopters meet challenging production targets 23% of Group operating profit now derives ... |
1 | 60095385_3 | 60095385 | for 1999. sales increase by 25%. earnings per share* increase by 14%.
* before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items
6 GKN Report and Accounts 1999
Chairman's Statement
results
For the sixth consecutive year I am able to report record profits and if there is an air of repetition about this part of my statement... |
1 | 60095385_b0 | 60095385 | the environment
42
Powder metallurgy 8-10, 17-19, 94-95
Profit and loss account
48
Provisions for liabilities and charges 53, 69
Recognised gains and losses
50
Remuneration report
85-91
Reserves
70-71
Restatement of prior year
50, 53, 70
Return of capital
3, 6, 45, 79, 93
Safety
42
Sales
3, 13, 21, ... |
1 | 60095385_b1 | 60095385 | - calendar
93
- derivatives/instruments
45-47, 54, 65-68
- five year record
3, 77
- highlights
2
- review
43-47
Foreign currencies Going concern
44, 47, 53-54, 67 47
Goodwill
54, 60
Helicopters
10, 32-35
Industrial Services
8, 9, 10, 20-29
Interest payable/receivable
44, 57
Interlake Material Handli... |
1 | 60095414_0 | 60095414 | 1999 THISTLE HOTELS PLC
ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
Thistle operates 58 hotels throughout Britain
and also owns more hotels in London than any other company.
31.77 36.70 41.72 45.11 49.81
48.35 55.02 60.82 65.57 66.86
65.7 66.7
68.6 68.8
74.5
Total Group occupancy (%)
95 96 97 98 99
Total Group... |
1 | 60095414_1 | 60095414 | November 1999 and the Board is now recommending a final dividend of 3.2 pence per share. If approved, this would result in total dividends for 1999 of 4.8 pence per share, excluding the special dividend paid in April, representing a 6.7% increase over 1998.
FINANCE As reported previously, a total of £185 million was r... |
1 | 60095414_2 | 60095414 | not have the potential for upgrading to four star. These disposals, together with the sale of the majority of our non-hotel assets, have generated total proceeds of over £108 million. As a result of these sales, turnover and profit in 1999 were lower than in 1998 but the quality of our hotel portfolio is now much high... |
1 | 60095414_3 | 60095414 | programme to upgrade all of our hotels. In 1999 £56 million was spent on upgrading hotels and £9 million was spent on a long overdue upgrading of our information technology systems.
The Chief Executive's Review contains a more detailed report on operations.
DIRECTORS Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan and Rupert Morley were appoi... |
1 | 60095414_b0 | 60095414 | HORSEGUARDS 19 CANNIZARO HOUSE, A THISTLE
COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL 20 BARBICAN 21 HEATHROW PARK 22 BLOOMSBURY PARK 23 LONDON RYAN
From city centres to country houses,Thistle hotels are strategically placed in prime locations the length and breadth of Britain. Each offers something special for the business or leisure trav... |
1 | 60095414_b1 | 60095414 |
Post Office Tower
4 8 23
22
St. Paul's
2
Cathedral 20
Tower of London
13
Trafalgar Square
15
14
Hyde Park
18
76
17
V&A Museum Westminster
Battersea Power Station
16
3
Tower Bridge
River Thames
Battersea Park
19
1 THISTLE KENSINGTON GARDENS 2 THISTLE BLOOMSBURY 3 THISTLE TOWER 4 THISTLE EUSTON 5 HE... |
1 | 60095420_0 | 60095420 | Annual report 1999
We have a well located portfolio of hotels in three major European markets UK, Germany and The Netherlands. The economic background for each of these markets is positive.
With our emphasis on service and product quality geared to meeting customer needs, we aim to generate higher profits and asset... |
1 | 60095420_1 | 60095420 |
34
Notes to the accounts
37
Notice of annual general meeting
58
Shareholder information
60
Five year record
1995 £m
1996 £m
1997 £m
1998 £m
1999 £m
49.1 (0.8) 80.4 33.5 891.6 (1,015.9) (228.9)
59.4 6.6 86.8 29.2 853.6 (933.1) (173.3)
61.8 22.3 83.0 40.4 789.1 (810.6) (94.0)
71.8 36.1 95.1 49.4 843.4 (... |
1 | 60095420_2 | 60095420 | /(liabilities)(3)
(1)Before exceptional items. (2)Operating profit before depreciation and exceptional items. (3)1998 and prior years have been restated for FRS 12.
Financial highlights
109.6 103.7
116.3 103.8
113.6
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Trading profit (£m)
71.8 70.3 59.4 61.8 49.1
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Op... |
1 | 60095420_3 | 60095420 | a positive trading background.
During 1999, we progressed towards a core portfolio of well located three and four star hotels. Four hotels were sold in the UK for a total consideration of £17.7 million. In November 1999, we announced that we had exchanged contracts on the sale of eight German hotels for a total of DM ... |
1 | 60095420_b0 | 60095420 | the shareholder privilege card is available to existing members who were either registered as members on 31 March 1995 or, thereafter, as current holders of 1,000 or more consolidated ordinary shares in the company. Cards will normally be issued approximately eight weeks after the relevant shares have been registered.... |
1 | 60095420_b1 | 60095420 | , Worthing, West Sussex BN99 6DA.
Queens Moat Houses plc Annual Report 1999
59
Shareholder information
Shareholder privilege cards
Qualifying shareholders are entitled to a shareholder privilege card with which they can obtain certain discounts at Queens Moat Houses hotels both in the UK and Continental Europe. Cur... |
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