To: All Members of SmartLogik Action Group and shareholders in the UK.
Please see the UK Shareholders' Association events in your area.
From Toby Keynes, National Secretary
UK Shareholders' Association
I attach this month's event schedule, which is also given below in
case you have difficulties viewing the attachment.
The schedule has grown to three pages, due to the increasing number of
events and particularly the long-awaited revival of activity in Scotland.
This does of course increase the size of this email and its attachment.
We're very conscious that this can create problems for members who do
not have broadband, and that large emails can easily fill up members'
mailboxes.
To tackle this, we're now investing in software that will, if all goes
to plan, allow us to send future schedules as a pdf file, starting
next month; pdf files are generally much smaller than the equivalent
Word files, and can be read using software (Adobe Acrobat Reader) that
is free and is very easy to get hold of (from
www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html)if you don't already
have it.
Meanwhile, I hope you'll find this month's schedule, in the old
format, useful.
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: 1st February 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; afternoon
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.
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).
February 6th; COMPANY VISIT; Central London; time to be advised
Ceres Power: analyst-style meeting with this world leader in fuel cell
technology.
February 22nd; Euston, London; 6.30pm for 7.15pm
Patrick Reeve, Close Brothers Venture Management: presentation on
venture capital trusts.
March 6th; COMPANY VISIT; Central London; 10.30am
Signet Group: A presentation by company officers.
March 15th; Bromley Conference Centre, Bromley, Kent
AM: Presentation by Roger Lawson: "How much are strong brands worth".
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 20th; COMPANY VISIT; Central London; 11am
British Land: presentation by the Finance Director; tour of the
Broadgate Estate.
March 22nd; venue to be confirmed; 6.30pm for 7.15pm
Investors' Chronicle: presentation at either usual venue or FT
building, Southwark.
March 30th; COMPANY VISIT; Covent Garden, London; 11am
Diageo: Presentation by Sandra Moura, Director of Investor Relations.
April 19th; Euston, London; 6.30pm for 7.15pm
Speaker to be announced.
May 24th; Euston, London; 6.30pm for 7.15pm
Talk by Bill Johnston, writer of the Muskrat Portfolio.
FURTHER COMPANY VISITS
Meetings with Smiths Group and Invensys have been agreed in principle.
Contact Alan Perryman for further information.
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 (Didmarton & Wimborne) or £25 (Torquay)
for members, and £40 for non-members. Tea/coffee & lunch are include
in the fee.
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).
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
Hubert Beaumont leads seminar on "Economics and investing"
February 20th; Bibury; 12.30pm
Investor lunch at Bibury Court, Bibury
March 3rd; Didmarton; 10.00am
AM: Debate on Corporate Governance, with David Drew, MP
March 6th; Exeter; 12.30pm
Investor lunch at the Olive Tree at the Queen's.
March 6th; Wimborne; 10.00 for 10.30am
Mr Bulcraig of Redmayne Bentley: seminar on share price movements and
company balance sheets.
March 21st; Bridgewater; 10.15 for 10.30am
British Polythene Industries: company visit.
March 24th; Bournemouth; 12.30pm
Investor lunch at the Brasserie St Michel.
March 27th; Andover; 12.30pm
Investor lunch at Essenbourne Manor
April 4th; Didmarton; 10.00 for 10.30am
Seminar
Mears plc: Presentation by David Robinson, Finance Director.
May 22nd; Wimborne; 10.00 for 10.30am
Seminar
Watermark plc of Upton: Presentation by John Caulcutt, Chairman.
May 30th; Torquay; 10.00 for 10.30am
Seminar.
June 12th; Exeter; 10.15 for 10.30am
Connaught plc: Company visit, with presentation led Mark Tincknell,
Group Managing Director.
June 26th; Didmarton
Seminar.
SCOTLAND
For general information, contact Don MacKinnon, tel.0141 942 8328.
All these events include a light lunch and must be booked in advance.
To book, please contact Ann Barclay (01355 236115 or
ann.barclay@...).
March 2nd; Edinburgh; 11.00am
Vebnet (Holdings): Presentation and informal discussion with company
directors.
April 20th; Glashiels; 11.00am
ProStraken Group: Presentation and informal discussion with company
directors.
May 23rd; Dundee; 11am
Axis-Shield: presentation and informal discussion with company directors.
June 20th or 22nd; Glasgow
Terrace Hill: Presentation and informal discussion with company directors.
October 3rd; Edinburgh
Quayle Munro: Presentation and informal discussion with company directors.
NORTH-EAST
Advance booking is not required, except where stated.
For more information, please contact John Hillman on 01302 538469 or
john@...
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.
February 16th; Warrington; midday.
Investor lunch at the Hollow Tree Inn.
March 16th; Warrington; midday.
Talk by Neil Harding, Brewin Dolphin: Emerging markets – do's and
don'ts for Brazil, Russia, India and China.
April 20th; Ince, near Ellesmere Port; 11am
Surface Transforms: company visit to the AIM-listed carbon-fibre
technology company.
Advance booking essential.
June 15th; Middlewich, Cheshire; morning
Pochins Group: visit to this leading construction & development
company. Advance booking essential.