To: SmartLogik Action Group Membership
Please see below the latest events coming up in your area at the UK
Shareholders' Association.
Dear member
I attach this month's schedule of events.
As usual, the schedule is also reproduced below in case you have
difficulties with the attached Word document.
Toby Keynes, National Secretary
UK Shareholders' Association
BM UKSA
London WC1N 3XX
Tel. (general): 0870 70 60 600
Tel. (membership enquiries): 020-8904 7740
Email: membership@...
Website: www.uksa.org.uk
Last updated: 12th January 2006
Regional events are generally open to members from all regions, but
many are subject to availability and require booking in advance.
Company visits and analyst-style meetings are usually limited to a
small number of members, and should be booked early. Please note that
events are subject to postponement, usually at the request of
companies to meet regulatory requirements, so please watch out for
changes to these schedules.
NATIONAL
May 12th-14th; Whateley Hall, Banbury, Oxfordshire
UKSA National Gathering: "InvestFest" – a financial feast for serious
investors.
Advance booking is required, and places are limited – please see the
website (www.uksa.org.uk) for more information, or contact Peter
Wilson (01453 753149 or aqsw73@...).
May 14th; Whateley Hall, Banbury, Oxfordshire, time to be confirmed.
UKSA Annual General Meeting.
This takes place during InvestFest, but of course entry to the AGM is
free for members and booking is not required.
MIDLANDS
For more information, please contact Charles Breese (01280 703482 or
larpentnewton@...)
SCOTLAND
For more information, please contact Don MacKinnon, tel. 0141 942 8328
or email donjonmac@...
LONDON & SOUTH-EAST
Company visits must be booked in advance; they are generally held at
the companies' offices and places are subject to availability. For
more information (except where stated otherwise), please contact Alan
Perryman (alan@..., tel. 01932 858408 only during
office hours).
Euston meetings are normally held on Wednesdays in Friends House,
173-177 Euston Road (south side, opposite Euston station), London.
Talks begin at 7.15pm, with coffee available from around 6.40pm, and
there is a door charge of £2.00. Advance booking is not required.
For more information, please contact Derek Miles (tel. 01843 863440)
or Stan Grierson (tel. 01628 522514).
January 25th; Euston, London; 6.30pm for 7.15pm
Speaker to be announced
February 1st; COMPANY VISIT; Chertsey; 11.30am
Compass Group: analyst-style company visit.
February 14th; COMPANY VISIT; Central London; 11am
British Land: presentation hosted by Graham Roberts, Finance Director;
followed by tour of the company's Broadgate Estate. Please note
corrected date!
February 22nd; Euston, London; 6.30pm for 7.15pm
Speaker to be announced
March/April; COMPANY VISIT; Central London
Senior: A meeting with Senior plc is being organised to follow Senior
plc's 2006 results announcements. Please register to receive further
details in due course.
March 15th; Bromley Conference Centre, Bromley, Kent
AM: Presentation by Roger Lawson: "How much are strong brands worth to
companies".
Buffet lunch.
PM: Discussion of likely support and subjects for more lunchtime meetings.
Pre-booking is required for this event - contact Roger Lawson (020
8467 2686 or roger.lawson@...); cost is £25 including
tea/coffee and lunch.
March 22nd; Euston, London; 6.30pm for 7.15pm
Speaker to be announced
April 19th; Euston, London; 6.30pm for 7.15pm
Speaker to be announced.
May 24th; Euston, London; 6.30pm for 7.15pm
Speaker to be announced.
SOUTH-WEST AND SOUTH WALES
All South-West events must be booked in advance, and are open to all
members and their guests subject to availability. Details for each
venue are:
Seminars with lunch cost £20 (non-members £40) including tea/coffee &
lunch:
The King's Arms, Didmarton, near Badminton; to book, contact Peter
Edwards (01225 311926 or peter@...).
The King's Head, Wimborne; to book, contact Peter Kay (01202 880564,
or peter.ruth@...).
Oreston Manor Hotel, near Torquay; to book, contact Tom Linton (01752
344186 or t.linton@...).
Company visits: unless otherwise indicated, the cost is £5 per visit
and bookings can be made by contacting Peter Wilson (01453 753149 or
aqsw73@...).
Lunches: the cost is £10 for two courses, including wine, or £15 for
three courses; to book, contact Peter Wilson (see above).
January 16th; Bath; 12.30pm
Investor lunch at the Hole in the Wall
January 20th; Plymouth; 10.30 for 11.00pm
Sutton Harbour plc: company visit with analyst-style meeting.
February 3rd; Didmarton; 10.00 for 10.30am
AM: Philip Hanley, Allied Zurich: "Should overseas investments form
part of my portfolio – managed or self-managed?"
PM: Simon Roger, Chief Executive, Octopus Asset Management: EIS and
inheritance tax products – the structuring position and the investment
point of view.
February 10th; Newent; 12.30pm
Investor lunch at the Three Choirs Vineyard.
February 16th; Torquay; 10.00 for 10.30am
Seminar with Hubert Beaumont.
February 20th; Bibury; 12.30pm
Investor lunch at Bibury Court, Bibury
March 3rd; Didmarton; 10.00 for 10.30am
AM: Debate on Corporate Governance, with David Drew, MP
NORTH-EAST
Advance booking is not required, except where stated.
For more information, please contact John Hillman on 01302 538469 or
john@...
January 28th; Golden Lion Hotel, Leeds; 2pm
Talk by Roger Lawson: "Venture capital trusts – do tax benefits offset
the risks"
February 25th; Age Concern, Knaresborough; 10.30am
Talk by Jim Hemingway: "Recent experiences with frequent trading in
equities"
March 18th; Age Concern, Knaresborough; 10.30am
Discussion: a general exchange of views and experiences
April 12th; Sheffield; 2pm
Brandon Hire: Company visit, with presentation by the Chief Executive
Charles Skinner and Finance Director Chris Sims.
May 10th; York; 12.30pm
Investor lunch at the Royal York Hotel.
Advance booking is required, and places are subject to availability.
To book, please contact John Hillman.
NORTH-WEST & NORTH WALES
These events are open to members from all regions, and their guests,
unless otherwise indicated. For more details, please contact June
Mabon (north-west@...), tel. 0161 928 3437.
Warrington events are at the Hollow Tree Inn, near Stretton.
January 19th; Warrington; midday
Rensburg stockbrokers: Talk by John Simpson on the state of the market.
February 16th; Warrington; midday.
Investor lunch at the Hollow Tree Inn.
March 16th; Warrington; time to be advised.
Talk by Neil Harding, Brewin Dolphin: Emerging markets – do's and
don'ts for Brazil, Russia, India and China.
April 20th; Inca, near Ellesmere Port; 11am
Surface Transformations: company visit to the AIM-listed carbon-fibre
technology company. Advance booking essential.