Shareholder FAQ
33 Wigmore Street
London
W1U 1QX
Registered in England
Company Number 2342138
Capita Registrars
The Registry
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent BR3 4TU
The following share dealing services are available through our Registrars, Capita Registrars:
Internet share dealing
This service provides shareholders with an easy way to buy or sell Babcock International Group PLC ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange. The commission is 1%, subject to a minimum charge of £20.00 and maximum of £52.50. An extra £1 PTM Levy is applicable for trades over £10,000. In addition stamp duty, currently 0.5%, is payable on purchases. There is no need to open an account in order to deal. Real time dealing is available during market hours. In addition there is a facility to place your order outside of market hours. Up to 90 day limit orders are available for sales. To access the service, log onto www.babcock-shares.com.
Shareholders should have their Investor Code (IVC) available. The IVC appears on your share certificates. A bank debit card will be required for purchases. Please note that, at present, this service is available to shareholders in UK and the EEA. Please refer to the website for an up-to-date list of these countries.
Telephone share dealing
This service provides shareholders with an easy way to buy or sell Babcock International Group PLC ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange. The commission is 1.5%, subject to a minimum charge of £25.00 and a maximum of £102.50. An extra £1 PTM Levy is applicable for trades over £10,000. In addition, stamp duty, currently 0.5%, is payable on purchases. The service is available from 8.00 am to 4.30 pm Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays, on telephone number 0871 664 0446 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras). Shareholders should have their Shareholder Reference Number (SRN) or Investor Code (IVC) ready when making the call. The SRN (or IVC) appears on share certificates. A bank debit card will be required for purchases. Please note that this service is, at present, available to shareholders resident in the UK and the EEA. Full terms, conditions and risks apply and are available on request or by visiting www.babcock-shares.com.
These services are offered on an execution only basis and subject to the applicable terms and conditions. This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold shares in Babcock International Group PLC. Shareholders who are unsure of what action to take should obtain independent financial advice. Share values may go down as well as up which may result in a shareholder receiving less than he/she originally invested.
Where this notice has been received in a country where the provision of such a service would be contrary to local laws or regulations, this should be treated as information only.
- The company's name: Babcock International Group PLC.
- Full details of both your old and new names. Please ensure that you give your old name in exactly the form in which it is recorded on the Register of Shareholders - this can be seen on your share certificate or dividend counterfoil. Note - if you have more than one certificate for shares in the company, it could well be that your personal details are recorded differently on each certificate
- Your Investor Code: this can be found on your share certificates or dividend counterfoil.
Enclose:
Share certificate(s) representing your total holding plus one of the following as appropriate:
- An original Marriage Certificate
- An original Deed Poll
- A Statutory Declaration is acceptable if it bears both your old and new signatures.
If a married woman wishes to revert to her maiden name after divorce the registrars will require:
- A copy of the decree absolute together with her marriage certificate (to confirm her previous name), or
- A copy of the decree absolute together with her birth certificate if the marriage certificate is not available
Should you change your address you will need to advise our registrars, Capita Registrars.
- The full name of the shareholder, as shown on each of their share certificate(s).
- The company's name: Babcock International Group PLC.
If the account is held solely in the name of the Deceased, enclose one of the following:
- Sealed copy Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration.
- For Scottish residents the equivalent document is a Certificate of Confirmation.
- Share certificate(s) representing total holding.
Alternatively if Probate (or the equivalent) is not being sought due to the small value of the estate, you can apply to use a Small Estate Procedure, providing the total value of the UK estate is under £20,000 and the total value within the estate of shares is under £10,000.
If the account was held jointly with another person then enclose:
- Death certificate.
- Share certificate(s) for amendment.
Capita Registrars
The Registry
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 4TU
Capita Registrars
The Registry
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 4TU
The largest single customer for Babcock is the British Government. Within the British Government our largest customers are the Ministry of Defence (especially the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) (formerly the Defence Logistics Organisation and Defence Procurement Agency) and Defence Estates organisations), Network Rail and the Scottish Executive.
In the commercial sector significant customers included BAA, Eskom, National Grid, Orange, Vodafone and Volvo. Our contracts may be with the highest level or with the subsidiary agencies of these customers.
As of 31 March 2008, Babcock employed 15,002 operational, administrative and managerial staff.
During the past seven financial years Babcock has made the following acquisitions and disposals;
2008/09
21 April Strachan & Henshaw
2007/08
May Devonport Management Ltd
January completed acquisition of International Nuclear Solutions
2006/07
26th Jan, International Nuclear Solutions PLC (24.5% purchase)
13th June, ABB powerlines
9th May, Alstec Group
11th April, IETG, EPS Gmbh, Eve Trakway [disposal]
2005/06
25th July, Pivotal Group [disposal]
2004/05
10th September, Turner & Partners
18th June, Peterhouse Group PLC
2003/04
7th November, BMH Marine AB [disposal]
2002/03
2nd December, BMH Chronos Richardson [disposal]
5th August, MEF
19th June, Service Group International Limited
2001/02
4th February, AKI [disposal]
18th January, CMR Consultants
2nd January, BMH Technologies (cement handling) [disposal]
30th August, BMH Technologies (wood operations) [disposal]
9th April, Railcare [disposal]
2000/01
9th March, Hunting Defence Services
18th September, Babcock Energy Limited [disposal]
The interim and final dividend payments per 60p share from financial years 2001/02 through 2007/08 are listed below;
Interim Final Total Percentage change
2007/08
3.30p 8.20p* +42.9%
2006/07
2.40p 5.65p* 8.05p +34.2%
2005/06
1.75p 4.25p 6.00p +50.0%
2004/05
1.35p 2.65p 4.00p +19.4%
2003/04
1.25p 2.10p 3.35p +11.7% 2002/03 1.15p 1.85p 3.00p +5.26%
2001/02
1.10p 1.75p 2.85p +7.55%
* Subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting.
You can find a list of institutions currently providing research coverage of Babcock International Group on the Analysts page of our website
The Transparency Directive requires companies produce a twice yearly Interim Management Statement ("IMS") to provide an explanation of material events and transactions that have taken place and their impact on the financial position and performance of the business.
The IMS required by the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTR 4.3.2R) must be made twice, once in both the first and second six-month period of the financial year. In each period the report is required between 10 weeks after the beginning, and six weeks before, the end of the relevant six month period.
As the start of the Babcock financial year is April 1st, the periods in which the IMS is due for publication will be;
Period 1: Between June 10th and August 19th, and;
Period 2: Between December 10th and February 18th.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this Site is not an invitation to invest in shares, or any other products or services or otherwise deal in these or enter into a contract with Babcock or any other company. The information provided should not be relied upon in connection with any investment decision. The past performance of Babcock or any other company referred to in this Site cannot be relied upon as a guide to its future performance. The price of shares and the income derived from them can go down as well as up.