Shareholder Information
Victoria PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange : www.londonstockexchange.com - VCP
Shareholder queries
If you have any queries in relation to the following:
- Transfer of shares
- Change of name or address
- Lost share certificates
- Lost or out of date redemption/dividend cheques
- Death of a registered holder of shares
Or any other query relating to Victoria PLC shares, please contact the Company’s registrars whose details are as follows:
Capita Registrars
Northern House
Woodsome Park
Fenay Bridge
Huddersfield
HD8 0LA
Telephone: 0870 162 3100
Share dealing services
In order to buy or sell shares in the Company, you will need to contact a stockbroker. Most high street banks offer a stockbroking service, as do the Company’s corporate brokers: Arden Partners plc, who is regulated by the Financial Services Authority and is a member of the London Stock Exchange.
Sharegift
Shareholders with a small number of shares, the value of which makes them uneconomical to sell, may wish to consider donating them to charity through “Sharegift”, a registered charity (1052686) who aggregates and sells these parcels of donated shares, giving the proceeds to a wide range of UK charities.
A ShareGift donation form can be obtained from Capita Registrars, details of which are found above.
Further information about ShareGift are as follows:
ShareGift
17 Carlton House Terrace
London
SW1Y 5AH
Telephone: 020 7930 3737
www.sharegift.org
Unsolicited mail
The Company is legally obliged to make its share register publicly available and, as a consequence, some shareholders may receive unsolicited mail. If you wish to limit the amount of unsolicited mail you receive, you can register free of charge with the Mailing Preference Service:
Mailing Preference Service (MPS)
DMA house, 70 Margaret Street, London, W1W 8SS
Tel: 0845 703 4599
www.mpsonline.org.uk
Warning to shareholders - Boiler Room Scams
Over the last year, 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) has reported that the average amount lost by investors is around £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 receive any unsolicited investment advice:
- Make sure you get the correct name of the person and organisation.
- Check that they are properly authorised by the FSA before getting involved by visiting http://www.fsa.gov.uk
- Report the matter to the FSA either by calling 0845 606 1234 or visiting www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk
- If the calls persist, hang up.
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 any 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 FSA website www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk
June 2008
