Additional shareholder information
End of year information at 22 March 2008
| Number of shareholders: | 123,214 (2007: 127,354) |
| Number of shares in issue: | 1,747,013,518 (2007: 1,734,239,672) |
By size of holding
|
Shareholders % 2008 |
Shareholders % 2007 |
Shares % 2008 |
Shares % 2007 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 and under | 67.90 | 67.62 | 0.54 | 0.57 |
| 501 to 1,000 | 12.64 | 12.59 | 0.66 | 0.69 |
| 1,001 to 10,000 | 18.13 | 18.31 | 3.15 | 3.34 |
| 10,001 to 100,000 | 0.90 | 0.95 | 1.68 | 1.86 |
| 100,001 to 1,000,000 | 0.28 | 0.36 | 6.96 | 8.68 |
| Over 1,000,000 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 87.01 | 84.86 |
| 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
By category of shareholder
|
Shareholders % 2008 |
Shareholders % 2007 |
Shares % 2008 |
Shares % 2007 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual and other shareholders | 95.64 | 96.04 | 18.12 | 21.91 |
| Insurance companies | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Banks and Nominees | 3.93 | 3.52 | 70.27 | 69.71 |
| Investment Trusts | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Pension Funds | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| Other Corporate Bodies | 0.35 | 0.35 | 11.50 | 8.21 |
| 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
Annual Report and Financial Statements
The Annual Report and Financial Statements has only been sent to those shareholders who have asked for a copy. Shareholders who have not requested a paper copy of the Annual Report have been notified of its availability on the website.
A paper copy of the Annual Report is available by writing to the Company Secretary, J Sainsbury plc, 33 Holborn, London EC1N 2HT or you can email your request to investor.relations2@sainsburys.co.uk.
Annual General Meeting (“AGM”)
The AGM will be held at 11.00am on Tuesday 15 July 2008 at The International Convention Centre, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA (www.theicc.co.uk). The Notice of the Meeting and the proxy card for the meeting are enclosed with this report.
Company website
J Sainsbury plc Interim and Annual Reports and results announcements are available via the internet on our website (www.j-sainsbury.co.uk). As well as providing share price data and financial history, the site also provides background information about the Company, regulatory and news releases and current issues. Shareholders can receive email notification of results and press announcements as they are released by registering on the page called Email news service in the Investor section of the website.
Registrar
For information about the AGM, shareholdings, dividends and to report changes to personal details, shareholders should contact: Computershare Investor Services PLC, PO Box 82, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 7NH.
Telephone: 0870 702 0106 (www.computershare.com).
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”)
The Company has a DRIP, which allows shareholders to reinvest their cash dividends in the Company’s shares bought in the market through a specially arranged share dealing service. No new shares are allotted under this Plan and some 32,580 shareholders participate in it. Full details of the Plan and its charges, together with mandate forms, are available from the Registrars.
| Key dates for the final dividend are as follows: | |
| Last date for return or revocation of Plan mandates | 27 June 2008 |
| Plan shares purchased for participants | 18 July 2008 |
| Plan share certificates issued | 31 July 2008 |
Individual Savings Account (“ISA”)
A corporate ISA is available from The Share Centre Ltd and offers a tax efficient way of holding shares in the Company. Both a Maxi and Mini ISA are available. For further information contact: The Share Centre, PO Box 2000, Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 8ZB.
Telephone: 01296 414141 or freephone: 08000 282812 and quote “Sainsbury’s”.
Low cost share dealing service
The Company offers a low cost share dealing service for J Sainsbury plc ordinary shares through The Share Centre Ltd. For further information contact: The Share Centre, PO Box 2000, Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 8ZB.
Telephone: 01296 414141 or freephone: 08000 282812 and quote “Sainsbury’s”.
ShareGift
Shareholders who wish to donate shares to charity can do so through ShareGift, the independent charity share donation scheme (registered charity no. 1052686). Further information about ShareGift may be obtained from Computershare Investor Services PLC or from ShareGift on 020 7930 3737 or at www.sharegift.org. There are no implications for capital gains tax purposes (on gain or loss) on gifts of shares to charity and it is also possible to claim income tax relief.
Tax information - Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”)
For CGT purposes, the market value of ordinary shares on 31 March 1982 adjusted for all capital adjustments was 91.99 pence and B shares 10.941 pence.
Share capital consolidation
The original base cost of shares apportioned between ordinary shares of 284/7 pence and B shares is made by reference to the market value of each class of shares on the first day for which a market value is quoted after the new holding comes into existence. The market value for CGT purposes of any share or security quoted on the Stock Exchange Daily Official List is generally the lower of the two quotations on any day plus one quarter of the difference between the values.
On Monday 19 July 2004 the values were determined as follows:
New ordinary shares 257.5 pence
B shares 35 pence
Investor relations
For investor enquiries please contact: Elliot Jordan, Head of Investor Relations, J Sainsbury plc, Store Support Centre, 33 Holborn, London EC1N 2HT.
American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”)
The Company has a sponsored Level I ADR programme for which The Bank of New York acts as depositary.
The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market in the US under the symbol JSYNSY, where one ADR is equal to four ordinary shares.
All enquiries relating to ADRs should be addressed to:
The Bank of New York, Investor Relations, PO Box 11258, Church Street Station, New York, NY 10286-1258. Toll Free Telephone # for domestic callers: 1-888-BNY-ADRS International callers can call: +1-610-382-7836 Email: shareowners@bankofny.com