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)

  

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The Nigerian  Stock Exchange

ISBN 978 0262 - 1 - 6

 

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FACTBOOK 2008

 

 

 

LINKAGE ASSURANCE PLC

 

 

1. Head Office:

  Linkage Plaza, Plot 94 Block 20

  Lekki - Epe Expressway,

  Lekki Phase 1

  P. O. Box 74175,

  Victoria Island, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-8511193-7, 8510568-70, Hotline: 3200388

  E-mail: info@linkageassurance.com

  Website: www.linkageassurance.com

  City Office:

  St. Nicholas House, 11th Floor

  13 Catholic Mission Street

  P. O. Box 4342 Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-2632396, 2646794-6

Fax 234-01-2646792

  E-mail: cityoffice@linkageassurance.com

 

2. Nature of Business:

  Insurance: Life & Non-Life Businesses

 

3. Date of Incorporation:

  26th March 1991

 

4. Date Listed on The Exchange:

  18th November, 2003

 

5. NSE Classification:

  Insurance.

 

6. Board of Directors:

  Mr. Babatunde R. Fatayi-Williams (Chairman)

  Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, (Vice Chairman)

  Mr. G. U. S. Wiggle, (MD/CEO)

  Mrs. Aniola Durosinmi-Etti (DMD)

  Dr. Bukar Usman

  Mrs. Pelebo E. Banigo

  Mr. Yahaya Zekeri

  Dr. Silva Opuala-Charles

  Chief F. A. Samson

  Sir C. C. Oyeka

  Chief R. Ihyembe

  Chief J. D. Edozie

 

 

7. Ag. Company Secretary:

  Kehinde Ayodele (Mrs.)

 

8. Auditors:

  PricewaterhouseCoopers

  (Chartered Accountants)

  252E, Muri Okunola Street,

  Victoria Island, Lagos.

 

9. Company Registrars:

  Diamond Securities Limited

  3, Elsie Femi Pearse Street,

  Victoria Island, Lagos.

 

10. Subsidiaries/Associates:

   None

 

11. End of Accounting Year

   31st December

 

12. Number of Employees:

  163

 

13.Capital Structure

  i.  Authorised:   N4,000,000,000.00

  ii.  Paid-Up       N2,041,856,000.00

 

14. Analysis of Shareholding:

  Bayelsa State Min. of Finance Inc- 22.26%

  NDIC                   - 10.0%

  Other Nigerian Citizens & Asso. - 67.74%

 

 

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY

 

                                                         2006          2005          2004          2003          2002

                                                        N000         N000         N000         N000         N000

BALANCE SHEET

ASSETS:

Cash and bank balances                   745,897      522,243    1,840,028    1,787,330      626,684

Debtors and prepayments               1,491,762      957,572      621,950      546,608      292,996

Long-term investments                      490,516      490,510      548,688      477,674      216,747

Statutory deposits                             35,000        35,000        35,000        35,000        20,500

Fixed assets                                   451,015      450,548      308,493      151,617        55,400

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

                                                  3,214,190    2,455,873    3,354,157    2,998,229    1,212,327

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

 

LIABILITIES:

Due to reinsurers and brokers               9,440                -        52,497                -                -

Other payables                                285,614      569,606      274,255      183,400      110,675

Company income taxation                   21,315        16,473        88,431                -                -

Outstanding claims                            41,632        65,205        86,667                -                -

Managed funds                                178,732      572,292      645,329      704,885      410,829

Insurance funds                               393,781      253,162      355,233      344,981      258,390

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

Total liabilities                                 930,514    1,476,738    1,502,412    1,233,266      779,894

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

 

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Share capital                                2,041,856    1,319,995    1,319,995      989,996      289,997

Share premium                                623,482      160,164      259,001      589,000        29,000

Revaluation reserve                           46,636                -                -                -                -

Contingency reserve                         230,330      207,648      172,468      109,581        68,684

General reserve                             (658,628)    (708,672)      100,281        76,386        44,752

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

Shareholders’ funds                       2,283,676      979,135    1,851,745    1,764,963     432m433

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

Total liabilities and reserves           3,214,190    2,455,873    3,354,157    2,998,229    1,212,327

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

 

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT:

Premium income less reinsurance       590,448      835,679    1,143,700      802,852      545,694

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

Underwriting results                          147,014      242,947      358,576      158,845        69,309

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

Profit/(loss) before taxation                76,361    (764,538)      369,922      240,571      148,493

Taxation                                          (4,842)      (11,241)      (55,488)      (36,085)      (22,375)

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

Profit after tax                                  71,519    (775,779)      314,434      204,486      126,118

Transfer to contingency reserve         (21,475)      (33,174)      (62,817)      (40,987)      (25,224)

Transfer to life fund                                   -                -      (15,935)      (32,956)                -

Dividend                                                  -                -    (211,199)      (99,000)      (57,999)

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

Transfer to revenue reserve                 50,044    (808,953)        24,413        31,543        42,895

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

 

Per 50 Kobo Share Data:

Earnings per 50k share (basic)                  2k                -            12k              8k            22k

Earnings per share (adjusted)                    2k                -              8k              4k            10k

 

 

 

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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