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

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN TRUST INSURANCE PLC

 

1. Head Office:

  35, Adetokunbo Ademola Street,

  Victoria Island,

  Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-4615006-9, 2619011

 

2. Nature of Business:

  General Insurance, Life and Pensions Businesses.

 

3. Date of Incorporation:

  1994 but commenced operations on 2nd January, 1995

 

4. Date Listed on The Exchange:

  29th November, 2006

 

5. NSE Classification:

  Insurance

 

6. Board of Directors:

  Chief (Dr.) Ephraim F. Faloughi, OON (Chairman)

  Mr. Oluseun O. Ajayi (MD/CEO)

  Mr. Bolaji Agbabiaka

  Chief (Mrs.) Titilayo Rotimi

  Mr. Kolapo Lawson

  Sir Chike Oyeka

  Mrs. A. A. Taire, OFR

  Mr. Olawale Onaolapo

  Sir (Dr.) Ogala Osoka

  Mr. Adesola Adebayo

  Prof. Steve Azaiki

 

  7. Company Secretary:

  Equity Union Limited

  (Company Secretaries & Nominees)

  Equity Union house, 11 IPM Avenue

  Central Business District, Alausa, Ikeja Lagos

 

8. Auditors:

  Ighodalo & Co.,

  (Chartered Accountants)

  2, Fawole Lane/272 Ikorodu Road,

  Obanikoro, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-4971708, 4936037, 4965466

  Fax: 234-01-4936599, 2694576

  E-mail: ighodalo@nigol.net.ng

 

9. Company Registrars:

  Meristem Registrars Limited

  305 Herbert Macaulay Way,

  Sabo, Yaba, Lagos

  Tel: 234-01-8920491, 8920492

  E-mail: info@meristemregistrars.com

  Website: www.meristemregistrars.com

 

10. End of Accounting Year

  31st December

 

11. Number of Employees

  155

 

12.Capital Structure

  i.  Authorised:       N3,500,000,000.00

  ii.  Paid-Up           N2,268,232,195.00

 

13. Analysis of Shareholding

  Bayelsa State Government - 17.53%

  TEEOF Holdings Limited - 14.80%

  Murphy Shipping & Comm. Services Limited                    8.43%

  TWSN Limited     - 6.52%

  Slok Nigeria Limited - 5.97%

  Kolapo Lawson    - 5.84%

  Other Nigerian Citizens & Asso. - 40.91%

 

 

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY

 

CAPITAL

EMPLOYED                                         2007          2006          2005          2004          2003

                                                        N’000         N’000         N’000         N’000         N’000

 

Share capital                                2,168,232    1,185,458      510,995      433,729      353,500

Share premium                                191,943        18,570         7,575         7,575         7,575

Reserves for bonus                          433,646                -        63,874        54,216        58,917

Contingency reserve                         377,509      201,204      147,501      112,321        85,359

FX equalization reserve                              -         2,250         2,250         2,250         2,250

Retained earnings                            306,423      182,879        74,256        44,223         7,535

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

Shareholders’ funds                       3,477,753    1,590,361      806,352      654,314      515,135

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

Creditors and accruals                      103,011      260,417      102,611        49,786      105,478

Insurance fund                                 378,452      349,213      340,407      323,217      288,189

Life fund                                                  -        35,188        62,257        51,448        10,820

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

Liabilities                                        481,463      644,818      505,275      424,452      404,486

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

Total Liabilities                             3,959,216    2,235,179    1,311,628    1,078,766      919,621

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

REPRESENTED BY:

Cash and bank                                  16,332         5,111         4,158         5,031         3,929

Statutory deposit                             375,000        35,000        35,000        35,000        35,000

Short term investments                  1,218,632      959,480      214,817      182,295      199,034

Debtors and prepayments               1,117,243      780,281      486,378      341,349      207,020

Long term investments                      615,608      114,661      493,532      353,068      347,403

Deferred Charges                             223,786      175,272                -                -                -    -

Fixed assets                                   392,615      165,373        77,743      162,023      127,235

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

Total Assets                                 3,959,216    2,235,179    1,311,628    1,078,766      919,621

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

Gross premium written                   2,487,754    1,418,514    1,022,284      951,156      859,129

Net premium written                       2,017,650    1,141,407      881,666      821,738      682,463

Profit before tax                              407,869      268,515      175,165      132,962      128,226

Profit after tax                                357,789      233,800      157,648      119,866      115,606

Dividend proposed                          260,188      142,255        30,660                -        28,280

 

Earnings per share

Basic                                                8.25k        10.42k        30.85k        27.64k        32.70k

Diluted                                              8.25k         5.39k         3.63k         2.76k         2.67k

Dividend per share

Basic                                                       -              6k              6k                -              8k

No of Employees                                   155            109            126            141            145

 

 

 

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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