Annual report 2004 (English) - PDF 3546K - Imperial Tobacco

to the forthcoming General Meeting a 2004 dividend of 90 eurocents
a share, representing an increase of 12.5%. Over a fi ve-year
period, EUR 2.097 billion will have been distributed to Group
shareholders under this program.
An established information policy
Altadis keeps shareholders regularly informed with optimum
accuracy and transparency. The primary source of information
is our Web site www.altadis.com, which provides a maximum
amount of responsiveness and ensures that the same information
is simultaneously available to all parties. In 2005, the site was
overhauled to meet the needs of our different target audiences and
to increase the number of documents available to users. In addition
to press releases and presentations to the fi nancial community,
shareholders can also view the answers of senior executives
to questions raised during the presentation of fi nancial results
and at annual meetings, annual reports and corporate governance
reports, as well as the Group’s credit rating. The site’s interactive
features have also been enhanced, with the introduction of new
functions allowing users to download tables in Excel format and
create their own historical graphs. Altadis also disseminates
information regularly via print media, on the most frequently-visited
fi nancial information Internet sites and on the sites of stock market
authorities where the share is listed.
At the same time, the Group’s main institutional investors and
securities analysts who track our stock are kept regularly informed
via briefi ngs or personalized appointments with senior managers.
For the fi rst time, in 2004, Altadis organized a special investment
event aimed at providing professionals with a better idea of our
business activities and the potential of our latest acquisitions.
Reaction to the event was very positive, and it will henceforth
be held on a regular basis.
Individual investors, in turn, are kept constantly informed about
corporate business and fi nancial developments by our Investor
Relations departments in France and Spain. A special program
dedicated to strengthening links between Altadis and its shareholders
features publications such as the Group’s magazine and newsletters,
a permanent phone information service in both countries that allows
Financial calendar
Event Date
2004 results February 23, 2005
Interim dividend payment March 22, 2005
Presentation of IFRS accounts April 11, 2005
First-quarter 2005 results May 16, 2005
General Meeting in Madrid June 29, 2005
Information briefing in Paris June 30, 2005
Second dividend payment June 21,2005
First-half 2005 results August 31, 2005 *
Third-quarter 2005 results November 8, 2005 *
2005 results February 15, 2006 *
*May be subject to change.
Contacts
Individual investor relations
* Proposal to the Annual General Meeting.
investors to establish personal contact, and get-togethers such
as trade shows, information meetings and plant tours to broaden
shareholder knowledge about our company. Created at the time
of the Group’s founding, an energetic shareholders’ club offers
members highly-appreciated activities and services, with variations
depending on the country, including site visits, the possibility of
participating in training sessions, the purchase of objects at special
prices and invitations to cultural initiatives organized by Altadis.
The level of dialogue cultivated through these measures ranks
the Group among the companies that provide the best services
to shareholders and a quality response to their expectations.
In 2004, Altadis received several awards for its successful fi nancial
communication, including best investor relations in the European
tobacco segment and best investor relations improvement in 2004
from the prestigious English-language magazine Institutional
Investor, in recognition of the quality of our relations with analysts
and institutional investors. In the fi eld of individual investor relations,
Altadis received France’s Fil d’Or award for best services to
shareholders among listed companies in its category, recognizing
the effectiveness of its communication initiatives.
Céline Audibert
182-188, avenue de France
75639 Paris cedex 13
Phone: 0800 196 787
Fax: 00 33 (0)1 44 97 6753
E-mail: relations.actionnaires@altadis.com
Marisol Díaz Pérez
c/ Eloy Gonzalo, 10
28010 Madrid
Phone: 00 34 901 242 901
Fax: 00 34 91 360 91 12
E-mail: aaccionistas@altadis.com
Continuous five-year dividend growth
(in euros)
Analyst and institutional
investor relations
Stanislas Vrla, Director
182-188, avenue de France
75639 Paris cedex 13
Phone: 00 33 (0)1 44 97 62 21
Fax: 00 33 (0)1 44 97 66 27
E-mail: relations.investisseurs@altadis.com
Pedro Alonso de Ozalla, Assistant Director
c/ Eloy Gonzalo, 10
28010 Madrid
Phone: 00 34 91 360 92 47
Fax: 00 34 91 360 92 91
E-mail : investor.relations@altadis.com
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