THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE FACTBOOK 2008

 

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THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE

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EDITORIAL BOARD

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

Mr. Kene Okafor (Editor)

Mr. Farooq Oreagba (Editor)

Mr. Arize Nwobu (Deputy Editor)

  

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The Nigerian  Stock Exchange

ISBN 978 0262 - 1 - 6

 

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FACTBOOK 2008

 

 

 

LASACO ASSURANCE PLC

 

 

1. Head Office:

  Ivory Music House,

  13, Asabi Cole Street,

  Central Business District, Alausa, Ikeja,

  P. O. Box 3724, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-3450893-4, 4711848-50;

  Fax: 234-01-3450891.

  E-mail: info@lasacoassurance.com

 

2. Nature of Business:

  All Classes of Insurance Business.

 

3. Date of Incorporation:

  20th December, 1979

 

4. Date Listed on The Exchange:

  14th June, 1991

 

5. NSE Classification:

  Insurance

 

6. Board of Directors:

  Chief Edward Akin Leigh, (Chairman)

  Mr. Olusola Olatayo Ladipo-Ajayi, (MD/CEO)

  Dr. Adebayo Adewusi

  Mrs. Aduke Modupeolu Thorpe

  Dr. (Mrs.) Olutoyin Adebola Phillips

  Engr. Ashim Adebowale Oyekan

  Mr. Babajide Wright

  Chief Dr. Michael Olusegun Abraham

 

7. Company Secretary:

  Mr. ‘Lanre Popoola

 

8. Auditors:

  Abayomi-Dosunmu & Co.

  (Chartered Accountants)

  3rd Floor, Alex Creppy House,

  30, King George V. Road,

  Onikan, Lagos.

  P. O. Box 8853, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-2643005, 2601858

  Fax: 234-01-2643005

 

 

9. Company Registrars:

  LASACO Assurance Registrars,

  Ivory Music House

  13, Ashabi Cole Street,

  Central Business District,

  Alausa, Ikeja.

  P. O. Box 3724, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-4711848-50, 49778028-29, 3450893-4

 

10. Subsidiaries/Associates:

  LASACO Properties Limited

  LASACO Life Assurance Co. Limited

 

11. End of Accounting Year

  31st December

 

12. Number of Empolyee

  132

 

13.Capital Structure

  i. Authorised:    N5,000,000.00

  ii. Paid-Up N 3,601,717,000.00

 

14. Analysis of Shareholding

  Ibile Holdings Ltd - 12.7%

  Canon Properties Ltd. - 9.9%

  IHL Venture Limited - 17%

  LASBULK Nigeria Limited - 8.5%

  Nigerian Citizens & Associations - 51.8%

 

 

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY

 

                                                         2007          2006          2005          2004          2003

                                                        N‘000         N‘000         N‘000         N‘000         N‘000

INCOME AND PROFIT

Gross premiums                            1,838,343    1,600,543      957,844      691,548      561,743

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

Premiums earned                           1,005,485      828,274      615,978      559,797      481,185

Investment and other income             841,731        31,309        12,618        28,921        14,219

                                                     ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------

                                                  1,847,216      859,583      628,596      588,718      495,404

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

Profit before tax                              861,012      225,311      177,310      131,345      123,558

Taxation                                       (182,898)      (53,780)      (35,921)      (33,793)      (15,000)

                                                     ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------

Profit after tax                                678,114      171,531      141,389        97,552      108,558

Statutory contingency reserve           (42,111)      (40,513)      (28,626)      (24,714)      (14,376)

Proposed dividend                                    -                -                -                -      (35,957)

                                                     ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------

Transfer to general reserve                636,003      130,838      112,763        72,838        58,225

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

Earning per share

- Actual (kobo)                                         9              13              14              14              22

- Adjusted                                                9              13              14              10              11

Dividend cover

- Actual                                                    -                -                -                -               5

- Adjusted                                                -                -                -                -               4

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BALANCE SHEET

ASSETS

Cash                                                90,634      140,350        51,360        22,109        36,608

Debtors                                       1,823,799    1,288,400    1,136,640      875,697      722,419

Recapitalisation                                        -      367,304                -                -                -

Investments                                  4,372,335      116,957      168,002      214,065        64,930

Statutory deposit                             500,000        35,000        35,000        35,000        13,500

Fixed assets                                   608,472      615,040      618,418      640,533      337,523

                                                     ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------

                                                  7,395,240    2,563,051    2,009,420    1,787,404    1,174,980

                                                     ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------

 

LIABILITIES

Due to bank                                    301,798      265,239                -                -                -

Creditors                                          50,894        47,813        51,725        46,629        57,339

Insurance fund                                 634,644      471,813      390,025      371,037      339,106

Deposit administration                       57,000      157,803      165,352      138,129      102,615

Taxation                                         248,698        89,657        45,981        28,321        22,300

Dividend                                                  -                -                -                -        35,957

Deferred tax                                     16,107        15,852        16,033         7,772                -

                                                     ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------

                                                  1,309,141    1,047,603      669,116      591,888      557,317

                                                     ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------

Net Assets                                   6,086,100    1,515,448    1,340,304    1,195,516      617,663

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

 

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Share capital                                3,601,717      604,910      500,000      360,065      210,000

Bonus issue reserve                                   -                -         4,091                -                -

Share premium                                920,612        34,941        34,941        34,941                -

Revaluation reserve                          435,052      435,052      435,052      435,052      142,264

Statutory contingency reserve            264,907      212,735      168,709      136,683      109,462

General reserve                               863,812      227,810      197,511      228,775      155,937

                                                     ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------       ----------

Shareholders’  fund                       6,086,100    1,515,448    1,340,304    1,195,516      617,663

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

 

NOTE:

The adjusted earnings and dividends per share are calculated on 7,323,313,227 ordinary shares of 50 kobo in issue at 31 December 2007. Earnings per share are based on the profit after taxation.

 

 

 

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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