Annual Report and Accounts 2006 - DCC plc

117shareholder informationShare price data 2006 2005€ €Share price movement during the year- High 19.65 18.50- Low 14.92 12.10Share price at 31 March 19.20 17.94Market capitalisation at 31 March 1,550m 1,442mShare price at 12 May 19.40Market capitalisation at 12 May 1,566mShareholder analysis at 12 May 2006Range of shares held Number of shares* % of shares Number of accounts % of accountsOver 250,000 63,939,073 79.2 45 1.6100,001 – 250,000 6,802,100 8.4 41 1.410,001 – 100,000 6,527,247 8.1 188 6.6Up to 10,000 3,450,806 4.3 2,579 90.4Total 80,719,226 100.0 2,853 100.0*Excludes 7,510,178 shares held as Treasury Shares.Share listingsDCC’s shares are traded on the Irish StockExchange and the London Stock Exchange.DCC’s shares are quoted on the officiallists of both the Irish Stock Exchange andthe UK Listing Authority.ISIN: IE0002424939ISE Xetra: DCC plcBloomberg: DCC ID, DCC LNReuters: DCC.I, DCC.LWebsite - www.dcc.ieDCC’s website provides comprehensivecorporate and financial information tothe investment community and otherinterested parties. It incorporates a varietyof useful features which enable users toaccess, analyse and download currentand archived financial data and annualreports, register for news and otherannouncements and view audio andslideshow investor presentations.RegistrarAll administrative queries about the holdingof DCC shares should be addressed to theCompany’s Registrar:Computershare Investor Services (Ireland)Limited,Heron House, Corrig Road, SandyfordIndustrial Estate, Dublin 18, Ireland.Tel: + 353 1 216 3100Fax: + 353 1 216 3151Email: web.queries@computershare.ieAmalgamation of accountsShareholders who receive duplicate sets ofCompany mailings owing to multipleaccounts in their names may write to theCompany’s Registrar to have theiraccounts amalgamated.DividendsShareholders are offered the option ofhaving dividends paid in euro or poundssterling. Shareholders may also elect toreceive dividend payments by electronicfunds transfer directly into their bankaccounts, rather than by cheque.Shareholders should contact theCompany’s Registrar for details.Dividend withholding tax (DWT)The Company is obliged to deduct taxat the standard rate of income tax inIreland (currently 20%) from dividends paidto its shareholders, unless a particularshareholder is entitled to an exemptionfrom DWT and has completed and returnedto the Company’s Registrar a declarationform claiming entitlement to the particularexemption. Exemption from DWT may beavailable to shareholders resident inanother EU Member State or in a countrywith which the Republic of Ireland has adouble taxation agreement in place and tonon-individual shareholders resident inIreland (e.g. companies, pension funds andcharities).An explanatory leaflet entitled “DividendWithholding Tax – General InformationLeaflet” has been published by the IrishRevenue Commissioners and can beobtained by contacting the Company’sRegistrar at the above address. This leafletcan also be downloaded from the IrishRevenue Commissioners website athttp://www.revenue.ie/leaflets/dwtinfv3.pdfDeclaration forms for claiming anexemption are available from theCompany’s Registrar.CRESTDCC is a member of the CREST sharesettlement system. Shareholders maycontinue to hold paper share certificates orhold their shares in electronic form.Shareholders should consult theirstockbroker if they wish to hold shares inelectronic form.Financial calendar• Preliminary results announced15 May 2006• Ex-dividend date for the final dividend24 May 2006• Record date for the final dividend26 May 2006• Annual Report posted7 June 2006• Annual General Meeting10 July 2006• Proposed payment date for final dividend14 July 2006• Interim results announcedearly November 2006• Payment date for the interim dividendearly December 2006Annual General MeetingThe 2006 Annual General Meeting will beheld at The Four Seasons Hotel,Simmonscourt Road, Ballsbridge,Dublin 4, Ireland on Monday 10 July 2006at 11.00 a.m. The Notice of Meetingtogether with an explanatory letter fromthe Chairman and a Form of Proxyaccompany this Report.Electronic proxy voting andCREST votingShareholders may lodge a Form of Proxyfor the 2006 Annual General Meeting viathe internet. Shareholders who wish tosubmit their proxy in this manner may doso by accessing the Company’s Registrar’swebsite atwww.computershare.com/ie/voting/dccand following the instructions which areset out on the Form of Proxy.CREST members who wish to appoint aproxy or proxies via the CREST electronicproxy appointment service should refer tofootnote 4 of the Notice of Annual GeneralMeeting for instructions on how to do so.Investor relationsFor investor enquiries please contact:Conor Murphy,Investor Relations Manager,DCC plc, DCC House, Brewery Road,Stillorgan, Blackrock, Co Dublin, Ireland.Tel: + 353 1 2799 400Fax: + 353 1 2799 422Email: investorrelations@dcc.ie