Shareholder information
Registered office
Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 7TG
Registered No. 3847921
www.dixons-group-plc.co.uk
Registrars and transfer office
Capita IRG plc, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU
Tel: 0870 162 3100
www.capitaregistrars.com
Joint brokers
Cazenove
Citigroup
Shareholder enquiries
You can access shareholding details over the internet. The web address for our Registrars' site is shown above. As well as checking name, address and shareholding details in the Shareholder Help section, you can download change of address, dividend mandate and stock transfer forms. This is a secure site. So that the system can validate enquiries an Investor Code is required. This is a numerical account number shown on your share certificate and dividend tax counterfoil.
Share dealing service
On-line and telephone share dealing services are available through our Registrars, providing easy access and simple to use services. There is no need to pre-register and the facilities allow you to trade in "real time" and at a known price which will be given to you at the time you give your instruction. In order to deal via these facilities, you will need your Investor Code (see above) as well as stating your surname, full postcode and date of birth. Details of the on-line dealing service are available on www.capitadeal.com and the telephone dealing service is on 0870 458 4577.
Cazenove operates a postal share dealing service for private investors who wish to buy or sell the Company's shares. Details are available from Cazenove. Tel: 020 7155 5328.
Internet
The Interim Statement and other information about the Group is available on the corporate website shown above.
Dividend reinvestment plan
Details of the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan are available from the Registrars. To receive the interim dividend in the form of shares, completed mandate forms for new participants should be received by the Registrars by 7 February 2005.
Dividend mandate
If you wish your dividends to be paid directly into a bank or building society account you should contact the Registrars for a dividend mandate form or download one from the Registrars' website. This method of payment reduces the risk of delay or loss of dividend cheques in the post and ensures that your account is credited on the dividend payment date.
Individual Savings Account
A corporate ISA is available for investors wishing to take advantage of preferential tax treatment in relation to their shareholdings. Details are available from Stock Trade. Tel: 0131 240 0448 and ask for the Dixons Group helpline.
ADR depositary
The Company's shares are available in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). The Company's depositary is Bank of New York. Tel: 00 1 212 495 1784 (from the United States of America 888-269-2377 toll-free).
CREST
The Company's shares are traded on CREST. CREST is a voluntary system which enables shareholders to hold and transfer their shareholdings electronically rather than by paper. Shareholders holding shares in this way can opt to receive their dividends through the CREST system.
Capital gains tax
For the purpose of computing capital gains tax, the market value of an ordinary share in the Company on 31 March 1982 was 1.35 pence (adjusted for rights and capitalisation issues and the corporate restructuring effected on 7 March 2000).
Unsolicited mail
The Company is obliged to make its share register available to third parties on payment of a prescribed fee. This may result in shareholders receiving unsolicited mail. If you wish to limit the receipt of unsolicited mail you should write to:
The Mailing Preference Service
FREEPOST 22
London W1E 7ER
Or register on their website at www.mpsonline.org.uk
ShareGift
The Orr Mackintosh Foundation operates a charity share donation scheme for shareholders with small parcels of shares whose value makes it uneconomic to sell them. Details of the scheme are available on the ShareGift internet site, www.sharegift.org
Financial calendar
Interim dividend record date
28 January 2005
Payment of Interim dividend
28 February 2005
2004/05 preliminary annual results announcement
22 June 2005
2004/05 annual report and accounts publication
August 2005
Annual General Meeting
7 September 2005
Payment of 2004/05 final dividend
September 2005
If you would like the Interim Statement or any other shareholder information in large print or Braille, please contact the Secretary on 01727 204802 during normal working hours.