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

 

 

 

PRESTIGE ASSURANCE COMPANY PLC

 

 

1. Head Office:

  19, Ligali Ayorinde Street,

  Victoria Island,

  P. O. Box 650,

  Marina, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-4610641-2, 2713713, 7615938.

  Fax: 234-01-2713713; Telex: 28516 PRESTG NG.

 

2. Nature of Business:

  Non-Life Insurance Business.

 

3. Date of Incorporation:

  6th January, 1970

 

4. Date Listed on The Exchange:

  3rd December, 1990

 

5. NSE Classification:

  Insurance

 

6. Board of Directors:

  Chief (Dr.) C. S. Sankey - (Chairman)

  Mr. Yugandhara Rao. Sunkara, (MD/CEO)

  Mr. O. Hassan-Odukale

  Mr. J. O. Adewole

  Chief H. B. Chanrai

  Mr. Bimalendu Chakrabarti

  Mr. Ramesh Hathiramani

  Mr. J. Kumar Gupta

  Mr. Hassan T. M. Usman

  Mr. Tunde Hassan-Odukale (Alternate)

  Mr. G. Raghu (Alternate)

  Mr. B. M. Umashankar (Alternate)

 

7. Company Secretary:

  Mrs. E. T. Folorunsho

  Lennap Services Limited.

  Toloye House,

  362, Ikorodu Road,

  Lagos.

 

 

 

 

8. Auditors:

  PKF-Pannell Kerr Forster

  (Chartered Accountants)

  Toloye House, 362, Ikorodu Road, Lagos.

  G.P.O. 2047, Marina, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-8042074, 7734940,

  Fax: 234-01-7748366.

  E-mail: pkfnig@hyperia.com

 

9. Company Registrars:

  First Registrars Limited,

  Plot 2, Abebe Village Road,

  Iganmu, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-7743309, 2701078-9

  www.firstregistrarsnigeria.com

 

10. Subsidiaries/Associates:

  The New India Ass. Co. Ltd, Bombay, India

 

11. End of Accounting Year

  31st December.

 

12. Number of Employees

    69

 

13. Capital Structure

  i.  Authorised:           N2,000,000,000.00

  ii.  Paid-Up               N859,993,864.00

 

14. Analysis of Shareholding

  New India Ass. Co. Ltd. Mumbai - 51.00%

  Leadway Assurance Co. Limited - 12.09%

  Other Nigerian Citizens & Asso. - 36.91%

 

 

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY

 

                                                         2007          2006          2005          2004          2003

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

ASSETS EMPLOYED:

Net Current Assets                        2,629,351    2,697,986      865,222      803,512      679,650

Investments                                  1,609,824      768,055      496,768      339,448        80,424

Statutory Deposit                            300,000        20,000        20,000        20,000        10,500

Fixed Assets                                   555,405      495,627      348,043      327,950      178,684

                                                    ————      ————      ————      ————        ———

                                                  5,094,580    3,981,669    1,730,033    1,490,910      949,258

Insurance Funds                            (343,170)    (298,041)    (268,784)    (252,710)    (276,192)

Deferred taxation                            (69,491)      (66,272)      (40,697)      (50,375)      (19,081)

                                                    ————      ————      ————      ————        ———

                                                  4,681,919    3,617,356    1,420,552    1,187,825      653,985

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

FINANCED BY:

Share capital                                   859,994      797,652      366,122      244,081      164,531

Bonus issue reserve                         214,998                -        91,530      122,041        41,133

Share premium                              1,564,984    1,335,829        94,174      186,903      181,330

Statutory Contingency reserve           585,261      404,947      284,850      200,000      157,944

Investment Revaluation Reserve         859,909      466,928      259,196      221,872                -

General Reserve                              811,771      611,999      324,681      212,928      109,047

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

Shareholders’ Funds                    4,896,917    3,617,356    1,420,552    1,187,824      653,985

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

 

INCOME AND PROFIT:

Gross Premium                             2,260,710    1,539,098    1,269,048      903,478      732,747

Net Premium                                 1,180,858      889,602      627,968      373,906      364,179

Premium Earned                            1,163,192      881,121      608,473      344,179      399,710

Investment & other income                752,780      488,677      387,470      322,533      159,159

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

Profit before tax                              901,569      600,484      424,250      311,958      149,079

Taxation                                       (263,485)      193,068      139,778      110,081        57,705

Profit after tax                                638,084      407,416      284,472      201,877        91,374

Dividend                                         343,998      257,998        87,869        55,941        55,941

Statutory contingency reserve            180,314      120,097        84,850        42,057        29,816

Retained profit                                457,770      287,319      111,753      103,880         5,618

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

Earnings per 50k share (actual)             39.48         41.91         38.85         41.35         27.77

Earnings per 50k share (adj.)                       -                -         38.85         27.57         12.48

Dividend per 50k share (actual)                   -                -         12.00         11.46         17.00

Dividend per 50k share (adj.)                      -                -         12.00           7.64           7.64

 

NOTE:

During the five years period, the following bonus shares were approved for allotments:

20 January, 2004, one for every four shares       N41,132,813

23 August, 2005, one for every two shares         N122,040,564

27 July, 2006, one for every four shares  N91,530,423

Earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders by the number of ordinary shares in issue during the year.

 

 

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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