GSK Annual Report 2002
GSK Annual Report 2002
GSK Annual Report 2002
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Share capital GlaxoSmithKline 155<br />
Analysis of shareholdings<br />
Analysis of shareholdings at 31st December <strong>2002</strong>:<br />
Number of<br />
accounts<br />
% of total<br />
accounts<br />
% of total<br />
shares<br />
Number of<br />
shares<br />
Holding of shares<br />
Up to 1,000 175,952 69.8 1.1 64,763,266<br />
1,001 to 5,000 57,887 23.0 2.1 125,349,601<br />
5,001 to 100,000 16,231 6.5 4.1 250,388,993<br />
100,001 to 1,000,000 1,370 0.5 7.2 433,591,515<br />
Over 1,000,000 503 0.2 85.5 5,150,172,970<br />
Totals 251,943 100.0 100.0 6,024,266,345<br />
Held by<br />
Nominee companies 66,402 26.4 84.9 5,113,657,689<br />
Investment and trust companies 374 0.1 0.2 10,383,896<br />
Insurance companies 39 – 0.9 52,529,770<br />
Individuals and other corporate bodies 185,127 73.5 5.0 301,540,855<br />
BNY (Nominees) Limited 1 – 9.0 546,154,135<br />
Totals 251,943 100.0 100.0 6,024,266,345<br />
The Bank of New York’s holding held through BNY (Nominees) Limited represents the company’s ADR programme, whereby each ADS<br />
represents two Ordinary Shares of 25p nominal value.<br />
At 3rd March 2003, the number of holders of record of shares in the USA was 1,178 with holdings of 1,845,570 shares, and<br />
the number of registered holders of the ADRs was 49,956 with holdings of 272,882,770 ADRs. Certain of these shares and ADRs were<br />
held by brokers or other nominees, as a result the number of holders of record or registered holders in the USA is not representative of<br />
the number of beneficial holders or of the residence of beneficial holders.<br />
Control of company<br />
As far as is known to the company, it is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by one or more corporations or by any government.<br />
The company does not know of any arrangements, the operation of which might result in a change in control of the company.<br />
Substantial shareholdings<br />
At 3rd March 2003, the company had received notification of the following interest of three per cent or more in its shares:<br />
• BNY (Nominees) Limited holds 545,773,383 shares representing 9.07 per cent. These shares are held on behalf of holders of American<br />
Depositary Receipts, which evidence American Depositary Shares<br />
• Legal & General Investment Management Limited holds 186,857,268 shares representing 3.1 per cent<br />
• Barclays plc holds 180,980,055 shares representing 3.0 per cent.<br />
As far as is known to the company, no other person was the owner of three per cent or more of the shares of the company.<br />
Directors and Officers<br />
The interests of the Directors and Officers of the company (as defined in the Companies Act 1985) in share options of the company are<br />
given in the ‘Remuneration report’ (pages 39 to 50).<br />
Exchange controls and other limitations affecting security holders<br />
There are currently no UK laws, decrees or regulations restricting the import or export of capital or affecting the remittance of dividends<br />
or other payments to holders of the company’s shares who are non-residents of the UK. There are no limitations relating only to<br />
non-residents of the UK under English law or the company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association on the right to be a holder of,<br />
and to vote in respect of, the company’s shares.