Investor services
Trading symbols
Tomkins’ London Stock Exchange SEDOL number is 0896265 (ISIN code GB0008962655) and its trading symbol is TOMK. The Company’s trading symbol for its American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) is TKS.
Website
The Company’s website address is www.tomkins.co.uk. All Tomkins’ recent results announcements and press releases are accessible, together with the latest and previous versions of the Annual Report. The Group website also provides direct links to the websites of Tomkins’ main operating companies.
Share price information
The price of Tomkins’ ordinary shares and its ADRs is available, with a 20-minute delay, on the Company’s website, www.tomkins.co.uk. The site also provides historic share price information, index comparators and a shareholding calculator tool.
Dividends
The final dividend of 8.57p per ordinary share will be paid on 15 May 2008 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 18 April 2008. For holders of ADRs, the dividend, declared in pence, is converted to US dollars on the UK dividend payment date using the exchange rate prevailing on that day.
Payment of dividends
Shareholders who have mandated their dividends to be credited to a nominated bank or building society account should note that dividends are paid automatically to their account through the Bankers’ Automated Clearing Services (“BACS”) with the associated tax voucher being sent direct to shareholders at their registered address unless requested otherwise. If the nominated account is with a bank or building society which is not a member of BACS, both the payment and tax voucher are sent to the account holding branch. Shareholders who do not currently mandate their dividends and who wish to have their dividend paid direct to a bank or building society account should complete a dividend mandate instruction form obtainable from the registrar Equiniti Limited at the address in the table on the next page.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
The Company offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan. This allows shareholders to invest their cash dividend in purchasing shares of the Company in the market. The Company’s Registrar arranges, on behalf of participants, through the agency of a suitably authorised stockbroking business, the purchase of the maximum whole number of ordinary shares possible on, or as soon as reasonably practicable after, the dividend payment date. Favourable dealing costs have been arranged. For further details or an application form please contact Equiniti Limited’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan team, whose address and telephone number are given below.
Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs)
A Tomkins ISA enables UK residents to invest in the Company in a tax efficient manner. You can obtain more information on ISAs from our corporate ISA provider, Equiniti Limited, address and telephone number as detailed in the table on the next page.
Share dealing
For UK residents internet and telephone share dealing services have been arranged through Equiniti Limited which provide a simple way of buying or selling Tomkins ordinary shares. For internet dealing, please log on to www.shareview.co.uk/dealing. Existing shareholders will need their shareholder account number, which can be found on their share certificate or dividend tax voucher. The commission rate for internet dealing is 0.5% with a minimum charge of £15. For telephone dealing please call 0845 603 7037 between 8.30 am and 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday; the commission rate for share transactions by telephone is 1% with a minimum charge of £25. A weekly postal dealing service is also available and a form together with terms and conditions can be obtained by calling 0871 384 2248; commission is 1% with a minimum charge of £10.
Global Invest Direct
A simple dealing service is available to US residents only for buying and selling Tomkins ADRs. Details can be obtained from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., whose contact details are given in the table on the next page.
Registrar
Administrative enquiries concerning shareholdings in Tomkins plc, such as loss of a share certificate, dividend payment instructions, or a change of address, should be notified direct to the registrar, Equiniti Limited, whose contact details are given in the table on the next page. Your correspondence should refer to Tomkins plc, quoting the reference 0398, and state the registered name and address of the shareholder.
Every effort is made to prevent multiple mailing of documents to shareholders. If you have received more than one copy of this Report and would like to amalgamate your holdings, please contact the registrar.
Electronic communication
The registrar operates a share register internet enquiry service to provide shareholders with details of their shareholdings. To register for the service please go to www.shareview.co.uk. You will need your shareholder reference (which can be found on your share certificate or tax voucher) and you will be asked to select your own PIN. A user ID will then be posted to you. Once registered, shareholders may elect to receive future shareholder information and Company documents in electronic format. The main benefits of this system are speed and ease of use while saving money for your Company and reducing the demand on natural resources. A visit to www.shareview.co.uk will also provide you with more details of the service and practical help and information on other share registration matters.
The Company passed a resolution at its 2007 Annual General Meeting allowing it to take full advantage of the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to electronic communications. The Board intends in the future to supply all shareholders with shareholder documents by making them available on the Company’s website, www.tomkins.co.uk, except where a shareholder has specifically requested that we continue to provide him or her with hard copies. Shareholders will be informed by post or email whenever a shareholder document is made available on the website. Shareholders can, at any time, change their decision on how they wish to receive shareholder documents by advising our registrars, Equiniti Limited, whose contact details can be found in the table on the next page.
Electronic proxy voting
Shareholders may register their voting instructions for the forthcoming Annual General Meeting via the internet. If you have registered for the registrar’s shareview service described above, you may submit your voting instructions by logging on to your shareview portfolio and accessing the Company Meetings – Tomkins site. If you have not registered with shareview, you may still register your vote electronically by going to www.sharevote.co.uk. You will be required to key in the three security numbers printed on your form of proxy to access the voting site.
ADR holders
Tomkins ordinary shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of ADRs. Each ADR represents four Tomkins ordinary shares. Tomkins is subject to the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in the USA as they apply to foreign companies and files with the SEC its Annual Report on Form 20-F and other information as required. ADR holders are not members of the Company but may instruct JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., which administers the Tomkins ADR programme, as to the exercise of voting rights pertaining to the number of ordinary shares represented by their ADRs. JPMorgan Chase Bank’s contact details are given in the table below.
Directors’ Report and Accounts – Companies House
In accordance with the requirements of the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales (the “registrar”) and following the passing of the resolution to be proposed at the 2008 Annual General Meeting to receive the financial statements, a copy of the Annual Report omitting photographic representations and with such further modifications as may be necessary to comply with such requirements will be lodged with the registrar in accordance with the Companies Act 1985 (as amended). After being so lodged, further copies of the Annual Report in the form sent to shareholders will be available from the Company Secretary upon request.
Summary of useful numbers
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Tomkins plc |
020 8871 4544 |
www.tomkins.co.uk |
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Registrars – Equiniti Limited Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA |
General Enquiries 0871 384 2811 Textel 0871 384 2255 |
www.shareview.co.uk |
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Share Dealing Services – Equiniti Limited |
Telephonic 0845 603 7037 Postal (to order required paperwork) 0871 384 2248 |
www.shareview.co.uk/dealing
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan – Equiniti Limited |
0871 384 2268 |
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ISA Helpline – Equiniti Limited Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6UY |
0871 384 2244 |
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ADR General Enquiries – JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., PO Box 3408, South Hackensack, NJ 07606-3408, USA |
1 800 990 1135 (US residents) 1 201 680 6630 (non-US residents) |
www.adr.com email: JPMorganADR@Mellon.com |
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