Marks and Spencer 1998 Annual Report Download - page 73

FINANCIAL CALENDAR
Record date to be eligible for final dividend 1 June 1998
Annual General Meeting 16 July 1998
Final ordinar y dividend for the year to 31 March 1998 to be paid 31 July 1998
Interim results to be announced 3 November 1998
Circulation of Interim Repor t November 1998
Record date to be eligible for interim dividend 13 November 1998
Interim ordinary dividend to be paid 15 Januar y 1999
Preliminary announcement of results for the year to 31 March 1999 May 1999
Circulation of Annual Report June 1999
ORDINARY SHARES
There are 307,715 holders of ordinary shares who receive dividends at rates declared either by the
directors or at the Annual General Meeting. Their shareholdings are analysed as follows:
Percentage
of total Number of
Number of number of ordinar y shares Percentage of
Size of shareholding shareholders shareholders 000s ordinary shares
Over 1,000,000 338 0.1 1,875,041 65.5
100,001 Ð 1,000,000 919 0.3 303,290 10.6
10,001 Ð 100,000 10,003 3.3 219,544 7.7
5,001 Ð 10,000 18,150 5.9 126,764 4.4
2,001 Ð 5,000 55,733 18.1 175,815 6.2
1,001 Ð 2,000 65,698 21.3 95,876 3.3
501 Ð 1,000 61,166 19.9 46,312 1.6
1 Ð 500 95,708 31.1 19,658 0.7
307,715 100.0 2,862,300 100.0
Shareholders are further analysed as follows:
Percentage
of total Number of
Number of number of ordinar y shares Percentage of
Type of owner shareholders shareholders 000s ordinar y shares
Private holders 266,789 86.7 650,090 22.7
Corporate holders 40,926 13.3 2,212,210 77.3
307,715 100.0 2,862,300 100.0
SCRIP DIVIDENDS
In 1989 the Group introduced a scheme to allow shareholders to elect to receive additional shares in lieu
of a cash dividend. This scheme has now been suspended and replaced with a dividend reinvestment
plan.
Shares have been issued in respect of scrip dividends at the following prices:
Dividend Interim payment date Issue price (p) Final payment date Issue price (p)
1988/ 89 Ð Ð 18 A ugust 1989 186.0
1989/ 90 26 Januar y 1990 195.0 10 A ugust 1990 221.5
1990/ 91 18 Januar y 1991 234.5 2 A ugust 1991 251.1
1991/ 92 24 Januar y 1992 295.3 7 A ugust 1992 329.1
1992/ 93 15 Januar y 1993 322.5 30 July 1993 333.9
1993/ 94 21 Januar y 1994 408.1 5 A ugust 1994 404.5
1994/ 95 20 Januar y 1995 407.7 4 A ugust 1995 416.5
1995/ 96 19 Januar y 1996 437.1 2 A ugust 1996 459.9
1996/ 97 17 Januar y 1997 482.9 1 A ugust 1997 509.6
1997/ 98 16 Januar y 1998 581.2
Capital Gains Tax
For the purposes of Capital
Gains Tax the price of ordinary
shares on 31 March 1982 was
153.5p each which, when
adjusted for the 1-for-1 scrip
issue in 1984, gives a figure of
76.75p each.
Share Dealing Facility
A postal share dealing facility is
available through the CompanyÕs
stockbroker for the purchase
and sale of Marks & Spencer
shares. Further information may
be obtained by writing to the
following address:
Cazenove and Co
12 Tokenhouse Yard
London
EC2R 7A N
Personal Equity Plans
The Group operates Corporate
Personal Equity Plans for the
ex clusive holding of Marks &
Spencer shares. For fur ther
details please contact:
Marks and Spencer Savings and
Investments Limited
Kings Meadow
Chester Business Park
Chester CH99 9LP
Telephone:
Freephone 0800 363444
Regulated by IMRO
Registrars and Transfer Office
Lloyds Bank Registrars
54 Pershore Road South
Kings Norton
Birmingham
B30 3EP
Telephone: [phone]
Registered Office and
Head Office
Michael House
Baker Street
London
W1A 1DN
Telephone: [phone]
Registered Number
214436
Audio Tape
An audio tape for visually
impaired people, giving the
highlights of this annual
report, can be obtained
from freephone number
0800 591 697
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