SHAREHOLDER AND STOCKHOLDER INFORMATION
Registrars and Shareholder enquiries
All administrative enquiries relating to Shareholdings and Loan Stock holdings, such as queries concerning dividend/interest payments, notification of change of address or the loss of Share/Loan Stock certificates, should be addressed to the Company’s Registrars, Capita Registrars Ltd, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU (Telephone number: 0871 664 0300 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras); Overseas: +44 208 639 3399).
CREST: London Stock Exchange settlement system
The Company’s listed shares and Loan Stock are settled in CREST, the computerised system of the London Stock Exchange for settling sales and purchases of shares. CREST enables shareholders on the London Stock Exchange to hold and transfer their shareholdings electronically rather than by paper. Shareholders who wish to retain their unit certificates and Loan Stock certificates are still permitted to do so.
Dividends on ordinary shares
Holders of shares are entitled to receive dividends per share as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at shareholder meetings of the Company.
No dividends were declared during the 18 months ended 30 June 2011. Shareholders approved implementation of a cash distribution programme and associated cessation of annual revenue distributions at a meeting of shareholders held in May 2002. The Board is continuing to implement the programme and to direct disposal proceeds to the repayment of net debt and to the buy-back of shares by the Company, thus returning cash to shareholders.
Since May 2002, the Company has purchased approximately 68.6 million ordinary shares under this programme, representing nearly 50% of the issued share capital at the date of its implementation, returning approximately £80.4m in cash to shareholders.
Payment of interest on listed Loan Stock
Loan Stock holders can request interest to be paid directly into their bank or building society account. To do this, they should contact the Company’s registrars, Capita Registrars Ltd, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU (Telephone number: 0871 664 0300 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras); Overseas: +44 208 639 3399), for an interest mandate form which should be completed and returned to the Registrars. Payments will then be made directly into the nominated bank account, using the Bankers’ Automated Credit System. The interest vouchers will still be sent to Loan Stock holders concerned. Payments in this manner can be cancelled at any time by the Loan Stock holder and replaced by the issue of cheques for future payments.
Loan Stock interest for the eighteen months ended 30 June 2011 was paid as follows:-
| 2010 Interim | 2010 Final | 2011 Interim |
| Rate of interest paid | 4.875% | 4.875% | 4.875% |
| Ex-interest date (anyone buying Loan Stock on or after this date will not receive the interest for the six month period ending 30 June or 31 December immediately after the Ex-interest date) | 1 June 2010 | 1 Dec 2010 | 1 June 2011 |
| Record date (if Loan Stock is purchased before the Ex-interest date but the holder is not on the Loan Stock register at the record date, the holder can claim the interest from the vendor of the Loan Stock) | 4 June 2010 | 3 Dec 2010 | 3 June 2011 |
| Payment date | 30 June 2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 30 June 2011 |
Annual General Meeting of the Company
The 2010 Annual General Meeting of the Company was held at 11.00 am on 10 June 2010 at the Company’s head office, 1 West Garden Place, Kendal Street, London W2 2AQ.
Web pages
In addition to this website, Malmaison, Hotel du Vin and MWB Business Exchange Plc also provide details of their businesses through their websites. These can be found at www.malmaison.com, www.hotelduvin.com and www.mwbex.com. These web facilities are regularly updated.
