Annual Report 2001 - Carlsberg Group

Shareholder Information
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nal investors has increased from 13.4% to 15.3%.
Foreign investors are believed to constitute the
majority of the non-identified shareholders.
Investor Relations
Carlsberg aims at establishing open and direct
communication with the share market and arranges
meetings with existing and potential investors
and financial analysts in Denmark and abroad.
Relevant investor information is available on
www.carlsberg.com/investor, including Carlsberg’s
investor presentations, announcements to the Copenhagen
Stock Exchange, financial statements
as well as the newsletter Carlsberg News.
Carlsberg Investor Relations
Valby Langgade 1
DK-2500 Valby
Denmark
Phone: +45 3327 1541
Fax: +45 3327 4850
E-post: investor.relations@carlsberg.com
Register of shareholders
Carlsberg’s register of shareholders is managed by
Danske Bank
Holmens Kanal 2-12
DK-1092 København K
Denmark
Phone: +45 4339 2885
Shares can be registered in the name of the shareholder
by contacting the depositary bank. Registered
shareholders automatically receive financial
statements, annual reports, Carlsberg News and
invitations to Carlsberg’s General Meetings.
Dividend
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual
General Meeting on 18 March 2002, that a dividend
of DKK 5.00 per share be paid. Distribution
of dividend occurs automatically through the
Danish Securities Centre.
Key figures in relation to shares
1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 *) 2001
Price of B-share at year-end 374 400 257 468 348
Cash flow per share 36.4 36.9 28.5 40.4 34.7
Earnings per share 19.4 25.7 18.2 26.7 23.6
Dividend per share, DKK 3.60 4.00 4.00 5.40 5.00
Market value, DKK bn, year-end 23.8 24.5 16.4 28.8 20.9
Price earnings ratio 19.2 15.6 14.1 17.5 14.7
Pay-out ratio 18% 15% 22% 20% 21%
*)
15 months
Financial Calendar
18 March 2002 Annual General Meeting
22 March 2002 Payment of dividend
8 May 2002 Financial Statement Q1, 2002
8 August 2002 Financial Statement Q2, 2002
7 November 2002 Financial Statement Q3, 2002