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

 

 

 

THE DISCOVERY FUND

 

 

1. Fund Head office:

  68c, Coker Road

  Ilupeju Lagos

P. O. Box 55765, Lagos.

Tel: 234-01-4718169, 4718282, 7737430, 7737431

Fax: 234-01-2692835

Website: www.armdiscoveryfund.com

 

2. Nature of Fund:

Open-Ended

 

3. Date of First Allotment:

  1995        

 

4. Date Listed on The Exchange:

  18th December, 2002

 

5. NSE Classification:

  Memorandum Quotation

 

6. Fund Manager:

Asset & Resource Management Company Limited

 

7. Directors of The Fund Manager:

Mr. Felix Ohiwerei (Chairman)

Mr. Deji Alli (MD/CEO)

Ms Jumoke Ogundare

Mr. C. Okeke

 

8. Company Secretary:

  Mrs Tayo Kola-Daisi

 

9. Auditors:

  Horwath Dafinone

  (Chartered Accountants)

  CEDDI Towers

  16, Wharf Road,

  Apapa, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-5451863-5

  Fax: 234-01-5452384-5

 

 

10.Fund Registrars:

  First Registrars Nigeria Limited

  Plot 2, Abebe Village Road,

  Iganmu, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-5456142, 5851418

  Fax: 234-01-5850552

 

11.Trustees To The Fund:

  First Trustees Nigeria Limited

  Leventis Building

  42/43 Marina, Lagos.

  Tel: 234-01-2534780, 2634801

  Fax: 234-01-2647438

 

12. End of Accounting Year

  31st December

 

13.Unitholders’ Fund (2004)

  Issued capital: N3,019,493,824.00

  No. of Issued Units: 16,902,826.32

 

14. Proposed Portfolio Structure

  Equity Investments 62.5%

  Money Market Investments 20%

  Property            10%

  Cash                7.5%

 

15. Actual Portfolio Structure (2007):

Equity Investments  - 77.24%

Money Market Investments - 19.83%

Property      - 2.93%

 

 

FOUR-YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY

 

BALANCE

SHEET                                               2007          2006          2005          2004          2003

                                                       N“000        N“000        N“000        N“000        N“000

 

Members’ capital account               3,019,494    2,188,515    1,760,400    1,361,337      945,055

Capital appreciation reserve            1,518,272      435,959        68,563      114,868      139,111

Revenue reserves                             663,255      472,710      300,196      313,967      168,952

Dividend reserves                            144,024      105,485        86,235        81,895        47,848

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

                                                  5,345,045    3,202,670    2,215,394    1,872,067    1,300,966   

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

Tangible fixed assets                                 -                -                -        20,496         4,571

Long term Property Investment          190,500      190,500      190,500                -                -

Net current assets                         5,154,545    3,012,170    2,024,894    1,851,571    1,296,395

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

Net assets                                    5,345,045    3,202,670    2,215,394    1,872,067    1,300,966

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

 

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT:

Gross income                               1,147,544      617,245      415,692      504,863      341,714

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

Profit for the year after taxation         602,732      453,610      215,832      290,387      265,064

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

APPROPRIATIONS:

Transfer to Dividend reserve              144,024      105,485        86,235        81,895        47,848

Capital distribution

through Redemption                         268,163      175,610      143,368        63,477      132,341

Transfer to Revenue Reserve             190,545      172,515      (13,771)      145,015        84,874

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

                                                     602,732      453,610      215,832      290,387      265,064

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

PER UNIT DATA

Earnings                                            35.66         29.37         15.96         24.66         27.89

Net Assets                                       316.22        207.36        163.82        158.99        136.87

Dividend                                               8.5           6.80           6.00           5.85           5.00

 

The earnings and net assets unit are based on the number of units in existence as at the balance sheet date of the respective years, while dividend per unit is based on the number of units in existence as at the date of the closure of the members register.

 

 

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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