Report and Accounts 1999 / 2000 - Carlsberg Group
Report and Accounts 1999 / 2000 - Carlsberg Group
Report and Accounts 1999 / 2000 - Carlsberg Group
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Shareholder Information<br />
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Shareholder Information<br />
Shares<br />
<strong>Carlsberg</strong> A/S’ shares are listed on the Copenhagen<br />
Stock Exchange in class <strong>Carlsberg</strong> A with 20<br />
votes per DKK 20 <strong>and</strong> in class <strong>Carlsberg</strong> B with 2<br />
votes per DKK 20.<br />
There are 35.3 million <strong>Carlsberg</strong> A-shares (nominal<br />
amount, DKK 705 million) <strong>and</strong> 28.6 million<br />
<strong>Carlsberg</strong> B-shares (nominal amount, DKK 573<br />
million), a total nominal value of DKK 1,278 million.<br />
The <strong>Carlsberg</strong> B-share is listed on the KFXindex<br />
<strong>and</strong> total turnover for the accounting period<br />
amounted to 36.6 million shares at a total value of<br />
about DKK 10.7 billion. The previous year (12<br />
months) turnover amounted to 12.2 million shares<br />
at a value of about DKK 3.9 billion.<br />
In the financial year <strong>1999</strong>/00, the highest<br />
quoted price for the <strong>Carlsberg</strong> B-share was DKK<br />
468 <strong>and</strong> the lowest quoted closing price was DKK<br />
223. Highest <strong>and</strong> lowest quoted closing prices in<br />
1998/99 were DKK 445 <strong>and</strong> DKK 255, respectively.<br />
At the end of <strong>2000</strong>, <strong>Carlsberg</strong>’s market value<br />
amounted to DKK 28.8 billion against 16.4 billion<br />
the year before. The quoted price of the <strong>Carlsberg</strong><br />
B-share at the year-end was DKK 468 against<br />
DKK 257 at the end of 1998/99.<br />
Key figures in relation to shares<br />
1998/99 <strong>1999</strong>/00<br />
Price of the B-share<br />
at year-end 257 468<br />
Cash Flow per share 28.5 40.4<br />
Earnings per share 18.2 26.7<br />
Dividend per share 4.00 5.40<br />
Shareholders<br />
The <strong>Carlsberg</strong> Foundation holds 55% of the share<br />
capital <strong>and</strong> The Danish Labour Market Pension<br />
Scheme holds a stake of more than 5%. As at 31<br />
December <strong>2000</strong>, no other shareholder is recorded<br />
as holding a stake of more than 5%.<br />
The remaining shares are held by approx. 20,000<br />
shareholders of which 14,395 were registered on<br />
31 December <strong>2000</strong>. As at 31 December <strong>2000</strong>, the<br />
registered shareholders represented a total share<br />
capital of DKK 1,099 million, corresponding to<br />
86% of the share capital.<br />
Based on information regarding the company’s<br />
registered shareholders <strong>and</strong> various analyses,<br />
the company’s shareholders can be divided into<br />
groups as set out below:<br />
Danish shareholders %<br />
The <strong>Carlsberg</strong> Foundation 55.0<br />
Banks <strong>and</strong> insurance companies 9.5<br />
Pension funds 14.1<br />
Others 4.9<br />
Total 83.5<br />
Foreign shareholders %<br />
Institutional investors :<br />
North America 9.6<br />
United Kingdom 2.1<br />
Other Europe 1.6<br />
Rest of the world 0.1<br />
Others 3.1<br />
Total 16.5<br />
Share references<br />
Nominal Voting<br />
Class of shares ID code Bloomberg Reuters value right<br />
A DK001018167-6 BRYO DC CARCa.CO 20 20<br />
B DK001018175-9 BRYB DC CARCb.CO 20 2