THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE FACTBOOK 2008

Published Under the Authority

of the Council of:

THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE

STOCK EXCHANGE HOUSE

2/4 Customs Street,

P.O. Box 2457, Lagos

Telephone: 234-01-2660287, 2660305, 2660335, 2669978, 2661293

Telex 23567 STEX.NG

Fax: 234-01-2668281, 2668724

E-mail: nse@nigerianstockexchange.biz

Website:www.nigerianstockexchange.com

BRANCHES:

Abuja (Area Office)

Kaduna

Port Harcourt

Kano

Onitsha

Ibadan

Yola

Benin

Ilorin

Uyo

EDITORIAL BOARD

Prof. Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, PhD, OON (Chairman)

Mr. Kene Okafor (Editor)

Mr. Farooq Oreagba (Editor)

Mr. Arize Nwobu (Deputy Editor)

Copyright:

The Nigerian Stock Exchange

ISBN 978 0262 - 1 - 6

Design/Typesetting by: Management Information Technology Department of The Nigerian Stock Exchange, 2/4 Customs Street, Lagos.

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FACTBOOK 2008

EKOCORPS PLC

1. Head Office:

31, Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way,

P. M. B. 21568,

Ikeja, Lagos.

Tel: 234-01-4978800 - 9

Fax: 234-01-4960159

2. Nature of Business:

Healthcare Services

3. Date of Incorporation:

1984

4. Date Listed on The Exchange:

24th March, 1994

5. NSE Classification:

Healthcare

6. Board of Directors:

Dr. Sonny Folorunso Kuku, (OFR) (Chairman/Joint Chief Medical Director)

Dr. Amechi A. Obiora (FRCS)

Chief F. G. Adekunle Cole

Prof (Chief) J. O. Irukwu

Chief James O. Odubanjo

Ms Angela N. Onyeador

Pastor S. O. Nathaniel

Alhaji Bala Zakariya’u

7. Company Secretary:

Mr. A. O. Ayinla

8. Auditors:

Emmanuel Adebola Fayemi & Co.,

(Chartered Accountants)

19/21, Adeola Adeoye Street,

Off Olowu Street,

P. O. Box 8528, Ikeja, Lagos.

9. Company Registrars:

Union Registrars Limited

2, Burma Road,

Apapa, Lagos.

10. End of Accounting Year

31st December.

11. Number of Employees

337

12. Capital Structure

i. Authorised: N250,000,000.00

ii. Paid-Up N166,543,246.00

13. Analysis of Shareholding

100% Nigerians

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY

CAPITAL

EMPLOYED 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

N N N N N

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT:

Turnover 422,853,519 397,151,364 376,092,881 356,058,097 336,858,746

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Profit/(Loss) before taxation 74,183,915 65,575,610 60,763,340 58,493,838 52,513,615

Taxation (11,864,589) (7,976,299) (5,753,966) (6,859,304) (6,270,976)

Profit/(Loss) after taxation 62,319,326 57,599,311 55,009,374 51,634,534 46,242,639

Dividend - (13,323,460) - - (21,250,000)

Profit/(Loss) retained 177,938,478 148,927,801 131,636,547 51,634,534 24,992,639

ASSETS EMPLOYED:

Fixed assets 559,186,225 445,174,641 457,299,440 326,666,534 337,143,234

Investment (Unquoted) 21,395,842 7,250,000 7,250,000 7,250,000 7,250,000

Net current assets/(liabilities) 26,678,245 167,270,390 110,869,740 190,243,272 128,132,038

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Total Assets 607,260,312 619,695,031 575,419,180 524,159,806 472,525,272

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FINANCED BY:

Share capital 166,543,246 133,234,597 106,250,000 85,000,000 85,000,000

Capital reserve 214,443,976 227,994,216 227,994,216 227,994,216 227,994,216

Reserves for bonus issue 12,375,000 12,375,000 12,375,000 33,635,000 12,375,000

General reserve 213,898,090 246,091,219 228,799,964 177,540,590 147,156,056

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Shareholders’ funds 607,260,312 619,695,031 575,419,180 524,159,806 472,525,272

========= ========= ========= ========= =========

Earnings per share (kobo) 19 22 26 30 27

Earnings per share (adjusted) - (kobo) 19 17 17 16 14

Dividend per share (kobo) - 5 - - 13

Dividend per share (adjusted) - (kobo) - 4 - - 6

Net assets per share (kobo) 182 233 271 308 278

Net assets per share (adjusted) - (kobo) 182 186 173 157 142

Dividend cover - 4.3 - - 2.2

Important Note:

While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is accepted for any error, which may occur in this book.

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