Home Retail Group plc shareholders can register here to receive email notification that important documents, such as the Company's annual reports and notices of shareholder meetings, are available electronically. Voting instructions can also be sent online in the run up to Annual General Meetings.
This facility is delivered by Capita Registrars through the Home Retail Group shareholder portal. By registering to use the portal, you can arrange to obtain company information electronically and have access to a range of information from Capita for managing your shareholding online.
E-communication ensures that you are informed as soon as documents become available and can then view them at your convenience. It also enables us to reduce our printing and postage costs and our consumption of paper.
To complete the registration you will need your investor code, which appears on share certificates and dividend vouchers issued by Capita, as well as on other correspondence from Capita. If you cannot find your investor code, call the Home Retail Group Registrars Helpline on +44 (0) 871 664 0437. Calls cost 10p per minute, plus network extras. Lines are open 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday. To call from overseas dial +44 208 639 3377.
Register for e-communication and the Home Retail Group shareholder portal
Home Retail Group Shareholder Services
Capita Registrars
The Registry
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 4TU
Capita Registrars
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 4TU
Calls cost 10p per minute, plus network extras. Lines are open 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
Enquiries concerning holdings of the Company's shares and notification of the holder's change of address should be referred to Capita by using either the postal address, email address or telephone number shown above. In addition, Capita offers a range of shareholder information online at the Home Retail Group shareholder portal, www.homeretailgroup-shares.com. A text phone facility for those with hearing difficulties is available by telephoning 0871 664 0532. Calls cost 10p per minute, plus network extras. Lines are open 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
The Company's Ordinary Shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange with the trading symbol HOME.
Dividends are normally paid every six months in January and July. Alternatively, you can receive dividends in shares by participating in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. The dividend payment timetable is outlined in the financial calendar.
| Payment date | Dividend amount (pence per share) |
|---|---|
| 18 January 2012 | 4.7 |
| 20 July 2011 | 10.0 |
| 19 January 2011 | 4.7 |
| 21 July 2010 | 10.0 |
| 20 January 2010 | 4.7 |
| 22 July 2009 | 10.0 |
| 21 January 2009 | 4.7 |
| 23 July 2008 | 10.0 |
| 23. January 2008 | 4.7 |
| 25 July 2007 | 9.0 |
| 24 January 2007 | 4.0 |
Many UK shareholders have already arranged for dividends to be paid by mandate directly into their bank or building society account. The Company pays dividends through the BACS (Bankers' Automated Clearing Services) system. The benefit to shareholders of the BACS payment method is that the registrar posts the tax vouchers directly to them, whilst the dividend is credited on the payment date to the shareholder's bank or building society account. Shareholders wishing to benefit from this service should complete a dividend mandate form and submit it to the registrar via a bank/building society branch.
Private shareholders living outside the UK may now have dividends paid directly into their local bank account in their local currency using IPS (International Payments Services). A small fee is charged for this service. The dividend payment, less the fee, is normally received within five working days of the dividend payment date.
The Home Retail Group Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) enables shareholders to use their cash dividends to purchase additional Home Retail Group shares. Shareholders who wish to participate in the DRIP should contact the dividend reinvestment plan department using the following email address: shares@capitaregistrars.com to request the terms and conditions and the application form.
Shareholders who are resident in Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa or the USA (or its territories and possessions) should be aware that they are not eligible to participate in the DRIP due to governmental or regulatory or similar formalities. If in doubt as to whether any governmental or other consents are required, or any formalities should be observed to enable participation in the DRIP, shareholders should consult with a suitable local independent professional adviser.
For further details, please contact Capita Registrars at:
The Registry
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 4TU
Calls cost 10p per minute, plus network extras. Lines are open 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
For information on capital gains tax, visit Your Shareholding in the FAQs section of this website.
For Internet and telephone share dealing services, contact Capita Share Dealing Services at:
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 4TU
or by logging onto www.capitadeal.com or calling 0871 664 0445. Calls cost 10p per minute, plus network extras. Lines are open 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
In recent years, many companies have become aware that their shareholders have received unsolicited phone calls or correspondence concerning investment matters. These are typically from overseas based 'brokers' who target UK shareholders, offering to sell them what often turn out to be worthless or high risk shares in US or UK investments. These operations are commonly known as 'boiler rooms'. These 'brokers' can be very persistent and extremely persuasive, and a 2006 survey by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) reported that the average amount lost by investors is approximately £20,000.
It is not just the novice investor that has been duped in this way; many of the victims had been successfully investing for several years. Shareholders are advised to be very wary of any unsolicited advice, offers to buy shares at a discount or offers of free company reports. If you have received any unsolicited investment advice:
If you deal with an unauthorised firm you will not be eligible to receive payment under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. The FSA can be contacted by completing an online form at www.fsa.gov.uk/pages/doing/regulated/law/alerts/overseas.shtml
Details of share dealing facilities that the company endorses will be included in company mailings.
More detailed information on this or similar activity can be found on the CFEB website www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk