4 February 2012

Vertu Motors

(VTU)

Company Details

Address:
Kingsway North , Team Valley , Gateshead , Tyne & Wear NE11 0JH
Telephone:
0191 491 2121
Email:
enquiries@vertumotors.com
Website:
www.vertumotors.com

Commentary

New and used car dealerships

Executives

Chairman:
Paul Williams (1.4% holding)
Chief Executive:
Robert Forrester (3.2% holding)
Finance Director:
Michael Sherwin (.1% holding)
Non-Exec Director:
Bill Teasdale (.3% holding)

Main Shareholders

BlackRock: 14.3%

F&C Asset Management: 9.8%

Artemis Investment Management: 7%

Octopus Investments Nominees: 6%

Legal & General Group: 5%

Advisers

Nominated Adviser:
N+1 Brewin
Nominated Broker:
N+1 Brewin; Panmure Gordon
Solicitors:
Muckle
Auditors:
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Registrar:
Capita Registrars

Accounts Information

Entry on AIM:
20/12/2006
Issue Price:
60.0p
Interim Results:
Oct
Final Results:
May
Year End:
Feb
Accounts Due:
Jun
Int div payment:
Jan
Fin div payment:
Jul
Int net div per share:
0.2
Fin net div per share:
0.3

Financial History

  2011 2010
Turnover: £945.73m £818.92m
Pre-tax profit: £ 5.25m £ 4.62m
EPS: 2.02 p 2.23 p

Associated Articles

Vertu laments ailing car industry 21/07/2011

Vertu goes up a gear 01/03/2011

Vertu Motors 12/05/2010

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