In this section:
Shareholder & Corporate Information
The Company operates a discount scheme through the Group's card account. This entitles shareholders with 2,500 or more shares to a discount of 10% on purchases (5% on electrical products) of up to £5,000 made in the Group's stores in the financial year to 31 October 2009. The scheme is reviewed annually.
Annual General Meeting 18 March 2010
Announcement of interim results for the 26 weeks to 1 May 2010 28 June 2010
End of financial year (52 weeks) 30 October 2010
Announcement of results for the 52 weeks to 30 October 2010 January 2011
Corporate Information & Registered office:
JE Beale PLC
The Granville Chambers,
21 Richmond Hill,
Bournemouth BH2 6BJ
Telephone 01202 552022
Facsimile 01202 317286
www.beales.co.uk
Registered in England & Wales No. 2755125
Company VAT No: 323608966
Secretary Christopher R Varley BSc FCA
Auditors Deloitte & Touche LLP, Southampton Bankers HSBC Bank Plc, Bournemouth
Stockbrokers, Shore Capital & Corporate Limited
JE Beale plc
Registered Office:
36 Old Christchurch Road
Bournemouth BH1 1LJ
Telephone: 01202 552022
www.beales.co.uk
Registered in England & Wales No. 120002
THE DIRECTORS
Tony Brown
Chief Executive (age 53). Appointed chief executive
on 1 June 2008. He was retail director of British Home Stores from 2001, and
was responsible for store operations throughout the UK and Ireland. He was
previously operations director of Somerfield Stores and a regional managing
director of Asda stores.
Keith Edelman
Senior Independent Non-Executive, chairman of the
remuneration committee, member of the audit and nomination committees (age 60).
Appointed a director on 23 September 2008. He was managing director of Arsenal
Holdings from July 2001 to May 2008 and was group chief executive of Storehouse
PLC (comprising Bhs and Mothercare) between 1993 and 1999. He is a
non-executive director of Qualceram Shires PLC.
Mike Killingley MA FCA
Independent non-executive chairman; chairman of the
audit and nomination committees and member of the remuneration committee (age
60). Appointed to the Board in March 2004 and chairman in April 2004. He is
chairman of Conder Environmental plc and a non-executive director of Falklands
Islands Holdings plc and Singer & Friedlander AIM 3 VCT plc, and is on the
Council of the University of Southampton. He was with KPMG, chartered
accountants, from 1971 until 1998, and was senior partner of their Southampton
office from 1988 to 1998.
Simon Peters ACCA, CTA
Non Independent Non Executive Director and member
of the nomination committee (age 33). Appointed to the board on 28 April 2010. He was
appointed a director of Panther Securities PLC in 2005, Panther Securities PLC
is a sustantial shareholder. He was with KPMG chartered accountants between
1999 and 2004.
Ken Owst BA(Hons) FCMA
Finance director (age 54). Appointed a director in
August 1994, having started his retail career with Allders Department Stores in
1985. He is fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

