Shareholder information
Registrar
For all enquiries and shareholder administration, please contact Capita Registrars:
Postal address: Capita Registrars, Northern House, Woodsome Park, Huddersfield HD8
0GA.
email: homeretailgroup@capitaregistrars.com
Telephone: 0871 664 0437* (from abroad +44 208 639 3377).
Text phone: 0871 664 0532* (from abroad +44 208 639 2062).
Fax number: 0871 664 0438 (from abroad +44 1484 600 914).
*Calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Electronic communications
Shareholders can register to receive reports and notifications by email, browse shareholder information and submit voting instructions at www.homeretailgroup-shares.com. This service is provided by Capita Registrars.
Home Retail Group plc website
Investor relations information, such as webcasts of results presentations to analysts and investors and accompanying slides, is available at www.homeretailgroup.com.
Dividend reinvestment plan
The Home Retail Group Dividend Reinvestment Plan (‘DRIP’) enables shareholders to use their cash dividends to purchase Home Retail Group shares. Shareholders who wish to participate in the DRIP for the first time, in respect of the interim dividend to be paid on 21 January 2009, should return a completed and signed DRIP mandate form to be received by the Registrar, by no later than 26 December 2008. For further details, please contact Capita Registrars.
Share price information
The latest Home Retail Group share price is available on the Home Retail Group website, as well as through other information services such as Ceefax, Teletext and also on the Financial Times Cityline Service telephone 0906 843 2740 (calls charged at 60p per minute).
Share dealing facility
Investors can buy or sell Group shares through Capita Share Dealing Services. Go to www.capitadeal.com or call 0871 664 0454 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras) between 8.30 am and 4.30 pm weekdays.
Financial calendar
| Interim ex-dividend date | 12 November 2008 |
| Interim Management Statement | 15 January 2009 |
| Interim dividend to be paid | 21 January 2009 |
| Full-year trading statement | 12 March 2009 |
| Full-year results for the 52 weeks to 28 February 2009 | 29 April 2009 |
| Final ex-dividend date | 20 May 2009 |
| Interim Management Statement | 11 June 2009 |
| Final dividend to be paid | 22 July 2009 |
Registered office
Home Retail Group plc, Avebury, 489 – 499 Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 2NW
