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

 

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FACTBOOK 2008

 

 

 

UNIC INSURANCE PLC

 

1. Head Office:

  Plot 144, Oba Akran Avenue,

  Ikeja Industrial Estate,

  Ikeja, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-1-4968232-6, 7731518, 7731522-3

  Customer Care Hotline: 234-01-4740102, 08023261455

  Fax: 234-01-2707950, 2707017

  E-mail: customercare@unicinsurance.com

  Website: www.unicinsurance.com

 

2. Nature of Business:

General, Life and Health Insurance Business including Financial Services

 

3. Date of Incorporation:

  2nd April, 1965

 

4. Date Listed on The Exchange:

  27th February, 1990

 

5. NSE Classification:

  Insurance

 

6. Board of Directors:

  Chief (Dr.) E. A. O. Shonekan, CBE, GCFR, (Chairman)

  Mrs. C. O. Oshipitan (MD/CEO)

  Mr. Adeboye Shonekan

  HRH. Alhaji Sheu Idris

  Mr. Philipe Maurel

  Prof. Julius O. Onah

  Mrs. Carol Fidler

  Mr. Olalekan Jenmi

 

7. Company Secretary:

  DTT Services Ltd

  235 Ikorodu Road, Lagos

 

8. Auditors:

  Akintola Williams Deloitte

  (Chartered Accountants)

  235, Ikorodu Road,

  P. O. Box 965, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-4930720-4

  Fax: 234-01-4970023

  Website: www.deloitte.com.

 

9. Company Registrars:

  Registrars’ Department,

  UAC of Nigeria Plc.

  UAC House,

  1/5, Odunlami Street, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-2663010

 

10. Subsidiaries/Associates:

  Critical Rescue International

 

11. Number of Employees:

  90

 

12. End of Accounting Year

  31st December

 

13. Capital Structure

  i.Authorised:     N1,500,000,000.00

  ii. Paid-Up         N1,291,148,000.00

 

14. Analysis of Shareholding

  Nigerian-German Chemicals Plc.- 18.73%

  Greville Investment Limited - 17.61%

  Volker Securities & Invest. Co. Ltd.-10.90%

  Dantata Invest. & Securities Co. Ltd -8.20%

  Others                 44.56%

 

 

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY

 

                                                         2007          2006          2005          2004          2003

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

BALANCE SHEET:

Assets:

Current Assets                              4,529,241    4,025,192    1,249,309    1,314,251    1,106,103

Loan to policy holders                         6,358         5,191         5,016         4,275         3,651

Long term investments                   1,800,316    2,007,813    1,954,196    1,732,968      738,512

Statutory Deposit                            220,000        35,000        35,000        35,000        35,000

Deferred Acquisition Cost                           -        69,002        25,833                -                -

Equipment on lease                                   -                -        23,993        88,768      156,257

Advances under finance lease             35,420        43,691                -                -                -

Fixed assets                                 1,123,461    1,199,166      474,400      449,975      405,173

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

Total assets                                 7,714,796    7,385,055    3,767,747    3,625,237    2,444,696

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

 

LIABILITIES:

Bank Loans and

Overdrafts                                    1,453,432    1,312,843      336,212      816,991        24,730

Creditors and accruals                      799,353      586,463    1,018,404      563,872      372,812

Liability for administered credit          219,626      331,158      472,224      542,984      480,626

Outstanding claims                          171,048      158,972      180,662      148,903      210,045

Insurance funds                               106,570      215,939      366,121      315,798      368,993

Dividend payable                              12,847      109,823        22,351        80,067            547

Information technology levy                  3,081                -                -                -                -

Taxation                                           63,047        80,026        64,972        34,324        22,504

Deferred taxation                              58,684        52,968        25,611        25,611        19,109

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

                                                  2,887,687    2,848,192    2,486,557    2,528,550    1,499,366

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

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ FUNDS:

Share Capital                                1,291,148    1,291,148      397,600      397,600      397,600   

Share premium                                878,055      878,055        11,207      111,207        11,207

Contingency reserve                         443,317      382,273      328,885      278,610      236,939

Revenue reserve                              713,976      444,175      324,525      196,312        93,087

General reserve fund - life                  32,216        32,216        18,175        12,160         5,699

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

core capital                                  3,358,712    3,027,867    1,080,392      895,889      744,532

Investment properties revaluation

reserve                                           386,362      386,362                -                -                -

Fixed asset revaluation reserve       1,082,034    1,122,634      200,798      200,798      200,798

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

                                                  4,827,108    4,536,863    1,281,190    1,096,687      945,330

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

Total liabilities                              7,714,796    7,385,055    3,767,747    3,625,237    2,444,696

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

 

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNTS:

Gross premium                             1,920,733    1,872,345    1,350,733    1,259,241    1,200,133

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

Underwriting results                          117,045      127,099    (143,574)       (6,008)        24,470

Net Investment Income                   1,105,624      935,199    1,084,508      824,686      500,093

Operating expenses                       (752,064)    (744,286)    (629,557)    (572,558)    (263,856)

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

Profit before taxation                       470,605      318,012     311,.377      246,120      260,707

Information technology levy                  3,081                -                -                -                -

Taxation                                         (37,046)      (58,064)      (20,165)      (23,316)      (12,492)

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

Profit/(Loss)after taxation before

extra-ordinary item                           430,478      259,948      291,212      222,804      248,215

Extra-ordinary items                       (101,470)                -                -                -                -   

Contingency reserve                        (59,207)      (52,826)      (48,650)      (40,059)      (27,057)

Dividend                                                  -                -                -      (79,520)                -

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

Retained profit for the year

transferred to general reserve            269,801      207,122      242,562      103,225      221,158

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PER SHARE DATA (KOBO):

Earnings

Basic                                                     17              10              37              28              31

Dividend

Adjusted                                                  -               4                -              10                -

Net assets

Adjusted                                              187            175                -            138            119

 

NOTE:

Earnings per share are based on profit after tax and the number of ordinary shares in issue at the end of each year. Net assets per share is based on the number of ordinary shares in issue at the end of each 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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