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41.1%. The success of our core UK business added impetus and confidence to our drive into Continental Europe. Strategy These results demonstrate the continuing success of our strategy. During the year we have been rapidly extending our UK network reach and customer access to take us closer to our customers. We are pa...
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Belfast network went live in February 2000. During the year we acquired and fully integrated Datarange, a network integration company. This gave us an in-house ability to offer network design, implementation and integration and to support customers' internal networks. Since the year end we have also strengthened our p...
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-commerce Buying and selling goods and services via electronic networks, particularly the internet Hosting Also known as website hosting, or SDH (synchronous digital hierarchy) Set of standards for high capacity transmission at speeds of 155Mbit/s or more Streaming audio Internet transmission of sound in compressed fo...
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71 Energis Website: www.energis.co.uk 60 Glossary ASP (application service DLE (digital local exchange) Plug-ins Simple programs provider) Gives users access The interface between the installed and used as part of via the internet to programs customer's telephone line a web browser which allow and related servi...
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G R O U P P L C 2000 Annual Report and Accounts Charles Stanley Stockbrokers Our aim is to create value through excellence for our shareholders for our clients for our staff Contents Financial highlights 1 Chairman's Statement 2 Report of the Directors 7 Directors and Company Information 10 Financial Ca...
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a blade of light, and it links St. Paul's Cathedral to the new Tate Modern Art Galler y. Front cover image (See also images on pages 9 and 11): Panoramic photomontage view from the South Bank looking toward St Paul's Cathedral Photographer: Jeremy Young/GMJ Project: The Millennium Bridge, London Contact: Eli...
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Annual General Meeting. We have marked the occasion by doubling our pre-tax profit for the year ended 31 March 2000. Charles Stanley Group attained a new record of £15.16 million for the year, compared with £7.46 million for the year ended 31 March 1999 (up 103%). Turnover rose by 54% to £69.37 million (1999: £44.96 m...
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the growth has come from our focus on developing the existing business, on offering new services to clients, and on attention to our profit margins. Our Annual Report last year made reference to the opening, in April 1999, of our office in Reading. This has enjoyed a very successful first year. In August 1999 we acqui...
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: 01635 44720 DX 30838 Newbury - 1 Norwich 24 Castle Meadow Norwich NR1 3DH T: 01603 665990 F: 01603 610560 DX 5264 Norwich - 1 N o t t i n g h a m Upper 1st Flr Rear Office Suite 42-46 Upper Parliament Street N o t t i n g h a m NG1 2AG T: 0115 958 0200 F: 0115 989 7919 R e i g a t e Somers House 1 Somers Road R e i...
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AS T/F: 01245 267345 Crowborough 2 Old Bank Chambers London Road Crowbrough East Sussex TN6 2TT T: 01892 665599 F: 01892 662871 DX 36863 Crowborough I p s w i c h 16 Northgate Street I p s w i c h IP1 3DB T: 01473 297700 F: 01473 225736 DX 3282 Ipswich - 1 L e w e s 24-25 Cliffe High Street L e w e s East Sussex BN7 2...
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Johnson Matthey Annual Report & Accounts 2000 Annual Report & Accounts 2000 Divisional Highlights Turnover 1999 2000 £241m £244m £2,041m £2,672m £677m £856m Operating Profit 1999 2000 £25.1m £37.3m £27.9m £45.4m £74.2m £84.8m Catalysts & Chemicals Precious Metals Colours & Coatings Contents Finan...
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Front Cover: State of the art fuel cell testing facilities at Johnson Matthey's Technology Centre in Sonning Common, UK Financial Highlights Total turnover Group Results Summary 1999 2000 % £ million £ million Inc. 3,385.4 3,866.0 14% Net cash flow Divisional operating profit Catalysts & Chemicals 74.2 Pre...
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(ROA)2 1999 2000 £ million £ million 20.1 393.3 (221.6) 552.8 165.8 755.4 16 16.1% 32 18.4% pence pence Earnings per share 49.3 51.4 4% Earnings per share excluding exceptionals1 44.3 47.5 7% Dividend per share 19.0 20.3 7% 1 Excluding exceptional items and goodwill amortisation 2 See page 8 Profit bef...
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96 97 98 99 00 Johnson Matthey 1 Chairman's Statement I am pleased to report that 1999/2000 was a very good year for Johnson Matthey with all three of its operating divisions contributing to strong growth in profits. Excellent progress has continued to be made towards our goal of enhancing shareholder value. J...
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attached to their dividend cheque. American Depository Receipts The company has an unlisted American Depository Receipt programme administered by The Bank of New York. For further information, please telephone Mr Julio Lugo at The Bank of New York on +1 (212) 815-2175 (email jlugo@bankofny.com) or visit The Bank of Ne...
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Percentage 55.71 16.79 16.53 2.96 5.04 ______2_._9_7 ____1_0_0_._0_0 Percentage 1.02 3.61 7.19 27.35 41.74 _____1_9_.0_9_ ____1_0_0_._0_0 Low Cost Share Dealing Service A low cost share dealing service is available through the UBS Warburg Corporate Share Dealing Service provided by The Share Centre. This service allo...
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Vodafone AirTouch Plc Annual Report & Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2000 Picture of Jeffrey Dietel to be supplied Vodafone AirTouch Plc Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2000 our vision Vodafone AirTouch Plc Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2000 1 Our vision is to be ...
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es 31 Movement in Equity Shareholders' Funds 31 Statement of Accounting Policies 32 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 34 Company Balance Sheet 53 Notes to the Company Balance Sheet 54 Subsidiary Undertakings 56 Joint Ventures, Associated Undertakings and Investments 57 United States Account...
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market share and other trend projections and the synergistic benefits of transactions, are forward-looking statements. These statements may generally, but not always, be identified by the use of words such as "anticipates", "should", "expects", "estimates", "believes" or similar expressions. By their nature, forward-l...
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for the year ended 31 March 2000 3 Financial Highlights Pro forma basis(1)(2)(3) Proportionate customers at year end Proportionate turnover Proportionate EBITDA (4) ­ before exceptional items Proportionate total Group operating profit ­ before goodwill and exceptional items(4) (5) Non-proportionate profit on ordinar...
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Summary Remuneration Report 30 Summary Financial Review 33 Summary Consolidated Profit & 35 Loss Account Statement of Total Recognised 35 Gains and Losses Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet 36 Summary Consolidated Cash Flow 37 Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated 38 Profit & Loss Account Notes to Summary ...
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's US cellular, PCS and paging assets. After the close of the Bell Atlantic/GTE Corporation merger, and the contribution of GTE's US wireless assets, Bell Atlantic/GTE will own 55% of Verizon Wireless and Vodafone AirTouch will own 45%. (5) Following a restructuring in May 2000, the Group's percentage ownership in each...
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STATPRO GROUP PLC Annual report for the year ended 31 December 1999 Registered no: 2910629 STATPRO GROUP PLC Annual report for the year ended 31 December 1999 Directors and advisers Directors' report Report of the auditors Consolidated profit and loss account Balance sheets Consolidated cashflow statement Notes to th...
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' report for the year ended 31 December 1999 The Directors present their report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 1999. Principal activities and change of name The principal activity of the Company and its subsidiaries during the year was the development of software systems. The Compa...
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dividends and transfers to reserves The Group's loss for the financial year was £278,000 (1998: profit £36,000). The directors do not propose a dividend in respect of 1999 (1998: £24,000). The loss for the year has been transferred to reserves. STATPRO GROUP PLC 3 Donations The Group made charitable donations of £...
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10p ordinary share was sub-divided into 10 ordinary shares of 1p each. JMBT Wheatley GFMT Wheatley PT Borel RBB Buccellato SC Johns M Van Thuyne M Lempicki NES Alexander DMDA Wheatley Ordinary shares beneficially owned at 31 December 1999 1998 Number Number 3,262,500 313,250 150,000 2,000 1,375,000 137,50...
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218) (13) 327 5 253 22 Analysis of changes in net cash At 1 January 1999 Cash flows Non ­ cash change ­ loan conversion (see note 15) At 31 December 1999 Changes in cash at bank and in hand £'000 556 2,052 2,608 Loan £'000 (200) - 200 - 23 Reconciliation of net cashflow to movement in net cash Net cash at the beg...
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ley Limited. During 1999 no fees were paid to Justin Wheatley Limited (1998: nil). There was no outstanding balance with Justin Wheatley Limited at 31 December 1999 (1998: nil). The company has an agreement established in 1998 with WRC Renand SA, a Swiss company that is controlled by JMBT Wheatley, PT Borel and M Van T...
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Northern Foods plc Annual report 2000 Contents 01 Financial highlights 02 Chairman's statement 03 Chief executive's statement 04 Operating and financial review 06 Report of the directors 08 Corporate governance 09 Report of the remuneration committee 10 Notes to the report of the remuneration committee 13 Report of t...
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eat. · Sales to five largest customers up 7.5 per cent, underlying sales up 5.1 per cent Our focus is on serving the leading retailers and we have · Operating profit* up 6.9 per cent to £117.4 million strong market positions in the · Pre-tax profit* up 6.0 per supply of high quality chilled cent to £100.2 million...
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period comprised 53 weeks. Northern Foods plc 02 Chairman's statement Chairman's statement We have made good progress in developing our business with our major customers, and in building an excellent asset base for the future. Sales trends improved through the year and returns from our major investment programme ...
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per cent on the same underlying basis. Major investments in new quiche and pizza manufacturing facilities for Tesco in our Premium Savoury Products business are progressing as planned, and will begin to deliver benefits in the current financial year. Further restructuring projects in our desserts and savoury products...
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, Holland Elkes Biscuits Dove Valley Bakeries Cheadle Road Uttoxeter ST14 7BT Telephone: 01889 563131 Green Isle Food Group I.D.A. Industrial Estate Naas, Co. Kildare Ireland Telephone: 00 353 045 876511 Operations at Naas, Boyle, Gurteen and Portumna Dalepak Foods Dale House, Leeming Bar Northallerton DL7 9DQ Operati...
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, Grantham Cavaghan & Gray Brunel House Brunel Way Carlisle CA1 3NQ Telephone: 01228 518200 Operations at Carlisle, Aberdeen and Grimsby Fletchers Kara Grain D'Or Claywheels Lane Sheffield S6 1LY Telephone: 0114 232 8171 Operations at Sheffield, Manchester and Harlesden Gunstones Bakery Stubley Lane, Dronfield Sheffiel...
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ANNUAL REPORT 1999 Information for shareholders The Annual General Meeting of Menire Corporation shareholders will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2000 at the Savoy restaurant, Eteläesplanadi 14, Helsinki. Shareholders who wish to attend the meeting must notify the company by April 7, 2000 either by e-mail ...
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The photographs in the printed Annual Report were taken by Maarit Hohteri (born 1976). Ms Hohteri is studying photography in the MA programme at the University of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH. Her pictures are very intimate and revealing, and they reflect in a splendid way her close contact with the people photographed...
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with them. I don't do projects that begin and end somewhere. I'd rather build a continuity, my own family album. I think about pictures all the time, or look at everything around me in terms of pictures. A direct documentary approach suits me. Colours are important, and surfaces and structures impress me a lot. Someti...
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culation principles for key figures 35 Signatures of the Board of Directors and the Managing Director 35 Auditors' report Photos: Pasi Haaranen ja Rami Salle Print: Nomini Menire Corporation in brief Menire Corporation is an investment company, which focuses on growth companies in the online and wireless technology ...
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rooth Ari Kaaro Kari Happonen Managing Director Auditors' report To the shareholders of Menire Oyj (former Suomen Optiopörssi Oyj) We have audited the accounting, the financial statements and the corporate governance of Menire Oyj for the period January 1, 1999 ­ December 31, 1999. The financial statements, which inc...
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share x 100 Effective dividend yield (%) = Dividend per share Last share price during the accounting period, adjusted for share issues x 100 P/E ratio = Last share price during the accounting period, adjusted for share issues Earnings per share Average share price = Share turnover in FIM Number of shares trad...
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+ 21 200 200 - 21 276 200 Building on our success Annual Report 2000 21 200 200 + 33 000 000 Contents 2 Business and financial highlights 4 Chairman's statement 6 Chief Executive's review 10 A focused business 12 Building 16 Understanding 20 Innovating 24 Board of Directors 26 Financial review 27 Directors' report ...
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Our markets 42 Value of bargains in UK equities increased by per cent 285 new companies joined our markets UK 19 market capitalisation up per cent to £1,839bn Value of bargains in equities Number of equity bargains Equity market value New companies Total money raised Domestic £1,638bn 25.4m £1,839bn 253 £112.5bn up ...
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levels of trading The year saw our markets busier than ever, with much of the attention ­ and trading activity ­ focused on the telecommunications, media and technology sectors. The introduction of techMARK in November helped to raise the profile of those stocks, and we were pleased to see the high levels of activity ...
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ualisation In July 1999, we announced that the time had come for us to adopt a different ownership structure and in February, we presented proposals to move from our long-standing quasi-mutual status. By taking the step to a fully commercial basis of operation, we believe that the Exchange will be able to achieve not o...
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Company now capitalises software development costs within tangible fixed assets. The cost capitalised is amortised over the asset's estimated useful life, which is on average three years. The comparative figures have been restated to reflect this change in accounting policy. Year ended 31 March 1999 £m Profit for the...
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.5 (53.4) 170.8 151.3 170.9 147.5 24. Transactions with related parties During the financial year, no contracts of significance were entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in which the directors had a material interest. FTSE International Limited Details of transactions with FTSE International are ...
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Helical Bar Report & Accounts 2000 PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Helical Bar plc Contents Corporate Statement................................................................................ 1 Chairman's Statement................................................................................ 2 Review of Operations.............
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.................. 4 Financial Review.................................................................................... 12 Officers and Advisors............................................................................... 13 Directors' Report.............................................................................
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.................... 14 Auditors' Report................................................................................... 19 Consolidated Profit and Loss Account.................................................................. 20 Balance Sheets............................................................................
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............... 21 Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses......................................................... 22 Consolidated Cash Flow Statement.................................................................... 23 Notes to Financial Statements................................................................
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such time; and f) the company may make a contract to purchase the ordinary shares under the authority hereby conferred prior to the expiry of such authority which will or may be executed wholly or partly after the expiry of such authority and may make a purchase of ordinary shares in pursuance of any such contract. By...
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had not expired. 10. That the company is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised to make market purchases (within the meaning of Section 163 of the Companies Act 1985) of ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of the company (`ordinary shares') provided that: a) the maximum number of ordinary shares hereby ...
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ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS www.jar vis.co.uk The Jarvis brand portfolio Contents 2 Advisers 3 2000 Highlights 4 Chairman's statement 6 Increasing the number of hotels 8 Improving the hotels 10 Increasing sales through technology 12 Distributing the brands 14 Investing in learning 16 Board of directors 18 Financial re...
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Liability Partnership 200 Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4JJ Worsdell & Vintner 1a Eastbury Road, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 3BG Stockbrokers UBS Warburg, a financial services group of UBS AG 1-2 Finsbury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP 2 Jarvis Hotels plc Annual Report & Accounts 2000 2000 Highlights Turnover £157.7m up 11.4...
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: Jarvis Hotels plc and its wholly owned subsidiaries - Jarvis or the Company: Jarvis Hotels plc 3 Jarvis Hotels plc Annual Report & Accounts 2000 Chairman's statement 2000 Sound progress was achieved in the year, assisted by a major London acquisition and the addition of 9 other hotels.This enhanced the portfolio b...
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.18 to £34.40 as a result of the increase in average room rate off-setting the reduction in occupancy. Focused management achieved record margins on food and beverage and tight control on labour and other overheads. Group profits before FRS 15 and taxation were £31.7m (1999: £32.4m), a 2.2% decline as a result of highe...
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-UPON-TRENT LOUGHBOROUGH LICHFIELD WOLVERHAMPTON KIDDERMINSTER BROMSGROVE M42 LEICESTER SUTTON COLDFIELD M6 SOLIHULL NORWICH M4 CARDIFF M5 M5 M40 M1 A1(M) M11 GLOUCESTER OXFORD HEMEL HATFIELD HEMPSTEAD CHELMSFORD M25 BHRUINSTGOELRFNOECRWIDRMBE4UNRCYMESATIEDRENHEADWAASGTCUFOOILTRDDFWO5RHDNEWAT8HNWRSW...
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527 579 976 01283 703 568 0131 337 6888 01452 614 121 01488 682 512 01299 406 400 01483 284 291 020 7584 7222 01628 825 881 01629 733 518 01488 658 100 Jarvis hotels in the UK INVERNESS ABERDEEN PERTH M90 GLASGOW M9 GOUROCK M8 EDINBURGH LIVINGSTON M74 AYR A74(M) GATESHEAD / NEWCASTLE A1(M) M6 M61 WETHERB...
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Annual Report & Accounts 1999 The restructuring and divestment programme Business stream Action Bottling Russia Sold to Coca-Cola Company in October 1998 Marketing Asia Pacific Sold to Li & Fung Distribution in January 1999 Bottling South America Sold to Embotelladora Arica SA in February 1999 Shipping Sold...
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itors 47 Financial Statements 48 Five-Year Record 82 Shareholder Information 83 INCHCAPE ANNUAL REPORT 1999 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 1 Our mission is to be a world leader in automotive services. We will offer value, choice, convenience, quality and dependability to our customers; excellence of service to our pri...
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for share consolidation. 1998 £5506.4m £106.1m 50.2p 67.2p ­ 2 INCHCAPE ANNUAL REPORT 1999 BUSINESS OUTLINE GEOGRAPHY CONTINUING TURNOVER Europe Asia Other % 66.6 17.6 15.8 GEOGRAPHY CONTINUING OPERATING PROFIT* Europe Asia Other * pre-central costs % 48.7 40.2 11.1 BUSINESS SEGMENT CONTINUING TURNOVER Imp...
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hire/leasing businesses manage around 47,000 vehicles. We represent Toyota and Lexus in Greece and Bulgaria; Toyota, Lexus and Ferrari in Belgium and Luxembourg; and Mazda in France, Finland and the Baltics. FAR EAST In Hong Kong we run integrated import, distribution and retail operations for Toyota, Lexus, Mazda, Pe...
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) 20 7546 0011 Fax: (44) 20 7533 9105 I N C H C A P E A N N UA L R E P O RT 19 9 9 S H A R E H O L D E R I N F O R M AT I O N 8 3 Asia and Australasia Martin Ward Tel: (612) 9828 9199 Fax: (612) 9725 2240 The following executives are responsible for staff functions: Group Treasurer Chris Parker Head of Tax Amanda Catt...
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Services PLC Registrar's Department PO Box No 82 Bristol BS99 7NH Tel: (44) 870 702 0000 Solicitors Slaughter and May Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors Stockbrokers Warburg Dillon Read Senior executives Group Chief Executive Peter Johnson Tel: (44) 20 7546 0011 Fax: (44) 20 ...
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2 Avis at a Glance Avis Europe plc AVIS AT A GLANCE Leading car rental company in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia Serving more than seven million customers a year With a presence in the 75 principal European airports Over 2,700 locations in over 112 countries Operating through subsidiaries and a network of l...
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over 60% of revenues. In Germany, replacement car remains the largest customer segment. Replacement car is also a growing segment in the UK. Segmental Mix Replacement 18% Premium 19% Corporate 25% Leisure 38% Leisure: Customers include travel companies, airlines and retail customers. Avis Europe has relationship...
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% in sterling), driven by a combination of price and volume Operating profit up 15.2% to euro 217.9 million (up 12.6% to £143.6 million) Operating margin of 21.5%, with continuing productivity gains largely offsetting expected higher fleet costs Pre-tax profit up 15.6% to euro 168.9 million (up 12.6% to £111.1 million)...
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96 97 98 99 Operating profit (£m) 4 Chairman's Statement Avis Europe plc Chairman's Statement 1999 was a year of excellent progress for the Group. I would like to begin my statement by expressing the thanks of the Board to Avis employees throughout the network, whose collective enthusiasm and accomplishments ...
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) 1344 426644 Fax: +44 (0) 1344 485616 Registered number: 3311438 Avis Europe Website Additional shareholder information including share price, press releases and links to the Avis Worldwide website can be accessed on the Avis Europe plc website at: http://www.avis-europe.com Registrar Please contact our Registrar at t...
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rental services 100 Avis Rent A Car Ltd 31 December UK Vehicle rental services 100 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Principal central undertakings: Aegis Motor Insurance Ltd 31 December Isle of Man Insurance 100 ...
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Volex Group p.l.c. Annual Report & Accounts 2000 our vision "To be the World's leading independent supplier of Electrical and Electronic Cable Assemblies" our mission "To establish a World Class reputation for delivering Quality Products and Services on time" contents 1 Financial Highlights 3 Group Profile 5 Group L...
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2000 £'000 319,807 25,976 23,124 15,295 55.5p 54.0p 25.7p 10,643 * before goodwill amortisation 1999 £'000 215,913 19,208 18,262 12,195 43.6p 43.2p 24.0p 8,667 Turnover £'000 Operating Profit £'000 Earnings per share - basic pence Dividend per share pence www.volex.com Volex Group p.l.c. Report and Accounts 2...
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strategically in the major geographic markets of Europe, North and South America and Asia, the Volex Group provides global support to the world's leading producers of computers, telecommunications systems and networking devices. In addition, the Group builds products for consumer electronics and appliances, for transp...
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Volex Group p.l.c. Report and Accounts 2000 Group Locations GROUP HEAD OFFICE Volex Group p.l.c. Dornoch House Kelvin Close Birchwood Science Park Warrington WA3 7JX England Telephone: +44 (0)1925 830101 Fax: +44 (0)1925 830141 REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS Volex (Asia) Pte Ltd 35 Tampines Street 92 Singapore 528880 ...
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allot equity securities for cash FOR AGAINST # Senior Independent Director. Chairman of the Audit Committee. Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees. * Member of the Audit, Remuneration & Nomination Committees. Please indicate with an ``X'' in the appropriate boxes how you wish your votes to be cast. U...
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c. Report and Accounts 2000 Form of Proxy Volex Group p.l.c. I/We (name(s) in full)_____________________________________________________________________________________ (BLOCK CAPITALS, PLEASE) of ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ being a holder/...
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FKI plc Annual report and financial statements 2000 FKI plc 15-19 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1LY Tel +44 (0)20 7832 0000 Fax +44 (0)20 7832 0001 www.fki.co.uk 08 Contents 2 Financial highlights 4 Chairman's statement 6 Chief Executive's review 8 Group at a glance Operating review 10 FKI Logistex 16 Lifting Products...
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North America and sells to customers in most countries of the world. FKI's strategy is to continue to build, through investment and technology, an international engineering group concentrating on specialised sectors where its businesses have strong market shares and opportunities for growth. The Group is focused upon ...
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5 213.4 133.2 % % 14.7 15.1 19.4 19.7 14.4 17.7 133.4 38.8 7.5 10.5 pence 18.87 21.55 9.35 pence 19.02 19.81 8.50 Increase (decrease) % 12.3 8.9 9.7 6.2 5.1 % (0.8) 8.8 10.0 Total turnover £m 873.0 1,003.5 1,286.8 1,197.2 1,332.7 Profit before tax* £m 90.1 112.1 139.5 162.5 172.6 Operating profit* £m...
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 11.3 13.3 17.1 19.8 21.6 Dividends per share pence 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 5.2 6.6 7.5 8.5 9.35 Financial highlights Turnover of continuing operations increased by 12.3% to £1,332.7 million and operating profit, before reorganisation costs and goodwill amortisation, increased by 9.7% to £1...
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having been obtained. Resolution 11 will be proposed for the purpose of seeking a general authority to effect such purchases within the limits set out. The directors are of the opinion that it would be advantageous for the company to be in a position to purchase its own shares through the London Stock Exchange, should...
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resolution to renew the existing authority, which expires at the end of the 2000 annual general meeting, to exclude this statutory pre-emption right to a limited extent. The resolution would enable the directors to allot shares for cash, other than proportionately to existing shareholders, until the earlier of the 200...
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ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2000 1 Directors and Advisors 2 Financial Highlights 3 Chairman's Statement 6 Financial Review 9 Report of the Directors 12 Corporate Governance 16 Remuneration Report 18 Statement of Directors' Responsibilities 19 Report of the Auditors 20 Consolidated Profit and Loss Account 21 Balance Sh...
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1957. Trevor Furlong is also Chairman of London Scottish Bank PLC and a non-executive Director of Albany Investment Trust PLC. BRUCE DAWES Managing Director (59) Bruce Dawes was appointed as Managing Director in November 1998, having joined the company a few months previously. He has 30 years' managerial experience in...
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Ray Stidwell was appointed Finance Director in November 1991. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1979. Prior to joining the group he spent 10 years in the oil industry where he held responsibility for a number of roles with Ultramar and Kuwait Petroleum. COLIN WOOD Commercial Director (53) Colin Wood has over ...
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OKER AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR Charterhouse Securities Limited City Place House, 55 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5HD AUDITORS KPMG Audit Plc Marlborough House, Fitzalan Court Cardiff CF24 0TE SOLICITORS edge ellison Rutland House, 148 Edmund Street Birmingham B3 2JR PRINCIPAL BANKER HSBC Bank plc 128 High Street Slough Be...
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: 0151 708 8543 MIDDLESBROUGH Normanby Wharf Dockside Road Cargo Fleet Middlesbrough Teesside TS3 8AT Tel: 01642 246622 Fax: 01642 246628 NORTH LONDON North London Freight Terminal Brent Terrace Off Tilling Road Cricklewood London NW2 1LE Tel: 020 8208 4424 Fax: 020 8208 0634 ROCHESTER Watling Street Shorne Nr Rochest...
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ax: 01303 814048 CARDIFF Crane House Rover Way The Docks Cardiff CF24 2RX Tel: 029 2045 1345 Fax: 029 2045 4112 CHESTERFIELD Park Road Holmewood Industrial Park Chesterfield Derbyshire S42 5UY Tel: 01246 855844 Fax: 01246 854961 EAST LONDON 84 River Road Barking Essex IG11 0EB Tel: 020 8591 7272 Fax: 020 8591 5986 GLA...
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Report & Accounts 2000 Contents 1 Corporate Statement 2 Chairman's Statement 5 Chapelthorpe at a Glance 6 Chief Executive's Review 8 Review of Operations 14 Financial Review 18 Directors 19 Directors' Report 22 Corporate Governance 25 Board Report on Remuneration 27 Auditors' Report to the Members of Chapelthorpe plc...
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long term organic development of the Group, complemented by suitable acquisitions which meet strict predetermined criteria. Specialist Coatings Fibres Umbrella Frames Chapelthorpe plc Report & Accounts 2000 1 Chairman's Statement In my statement last year I commented that, after the radical restructuring of the ...
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items, increased by 3% to £10.1m (1999: £9.8m). After charging net exceptional items of £0.4m and taxation of £2.1m, the profit attributable to shareholders is £7.6m (1999: £8.8m). The proposed dividend for the year is £5.5m (1999: £5.3m), leaving retained profit of £2.1m (1999: £3.5m). It has obviously not been an ea...
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is intended that a dividend reinvestment plan be introduced. This plan will allow shareholders to reinvest the whole of their cash dividends in the purchase of additional ordinary shares in the Company, in the market, at competitive dealing rates. Full details of the plan are contained in the brochure accompanying thi...
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at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company, or 12 months from the date of the passing of this resolution if earlier; and (e) the Company may make a contract or contracts to purchase ordinary shares under the authority hereby conferred prior to the expiry of such authority, which will or may be...
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equity securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not expired. 54 Chapelthorpe plc Report & Accounts 2000 Notice of Annual General Meeting 9. That, the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised to make one or more market purchases (within the mean...
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1999 Annual Report & Accounts Front Cover Pictures: Main Picture Platinum Grain (courtesy of Anglo American Platinum Corporation Ltd) Small Pictures Top: Ore Bottom: Circuit Left: Exhaust (all courtesy of Anglo American Platinum Corporation Ltd) Right: Washers struck from platinum sheet crafted into bridal rings (Cou...
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enable it to take those assets towards production. The Company's funding exercise, completed in April 2000, raised £2 million and was coupled with the conversion of 60% of the debt to Framlington Russian Investment Fund into equity, thus substantially strengthening the Company's balance sheet. The funds raised will be...
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ats"), the world's leading producer of platinum. Amplats is funding a joint works programme with the Company, with the objective of assessing the potential for commercial application of alternative technologies to define and exploit large-scale alluvials and tailings resources in the Urals. Our close working relationsh...
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and internal demand), to cut bureaucracy and to push through the changes in tax law and investment conditions called for by Western investors. The new political stability is already restoring confidence to inward investment and provides us with added opportunities to enlarge our exploration programmes. Thus I believe ...
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of convertible loan stock into Shares of the Company. 21 Related party transactions The Group has entered into a lease agreement on normal commercial terms for the rental of office facilities from Argonaut Associates, a partnership in which John Mitchell, Chairman of the Group, is a partner. Eurasia Mining PLC Annual...
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2222222 (244,732) wwwwwww (6,299) (613,274) ­ 2222222 (619,573) wwwwwww d) Acquisition and disposals Partial disposal of subsidiary 36,847 ­ wwwwwww wwwwwww e) Analysis of Net Debt Cash in hand, at bank Debt due within one year At 1 Jan 1999 £ 50,036 (2,571,787) 2222222 (2,521,751) wwwwwww Non­Cash Flow £ ­ 144...