Our hub of important details for holders of Rathbones Group Plc stock.
Welcome
This webpage brings together everything you need to stay informed about our performance and governance, along with how to subscribe to updates, who to contact with any queries you have, advice on recognising and avoiding investment scams and answers to popular questions.
Following the publication of the interim and full year results, presentations are given to major shareholders, fund managers, analysts and employees. Presentation packs used and a webcast of each year's presentations are also available.
Detailed information about our activities can be found in our results, reports and presentations page. If you require a hard-copy of either of these reports, please email our company secretary, [email protected] or call 020 7399 0000. Further information can be found in our frequently asked questions section.
Subscribe to e-communications
Rathbones Group Plc shareholders can choose to receive information such as the Annual Report and Accounts and notices of General Meetings online, and be notified by our registrars, Equiniti Limited, when such shareholder communications become available for viewing and downloading from this website.
This notification can either be made by post or by email.
If you would like to receive notification of the availability of documents on this website, please login to Equiniti’s Shareview service at www.shareview.co.uk.
Here you will be able to:
indicate your mailing preference (post or email) for notifications that shareholder communications are available on this website;
access relevant share register data including recent share movements and dividend details;
send your proxy instructions in advance of a company meeting;
update your address details or dividend payment instructions online;
view an indicative valuation of your shareholding;
view details of any Rathbones employee schemes you participate in;
view a range of information and other practical help for shareholders; and,
view and manage your current portfolio.
When registering for the Shareview service, you will need to provide details of:
who you are, where you live and your Shareholder Unique Reference Number, which is shown on your dividend tax voucher and share certificate;
your email address and chosen password;
memorable information (which will be required if, for any reason, you need to request an ID reminder in future); and
your profile choices i.e. how you wish to receive company communications.
You will be provided with your user ID at the end of this process and be able to login to the Shareview service straight away. You will also be sent an activation code by post which, when entered, will unlock all of the additional features that will help you manage your investments.
Please note that you need not activate your Shareview account if you do not wish to do so. Your e-communications preference will still be lodged with Equiniti, even if you choose never to activate or log in.
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Approvals from the Solicitors Regulation Authority
Rathbones Group Plc (“Rathbones”) is the ultimate parent company of Rathbone Trust Legal Service Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (‘SRA’). Any shareholder owning in excess of 10% of the issued share capital of Rathbones (whether alone or in concert with the shareholder’s ‘associates’) is required to seek approval by the SRA. For the definition of ‘associates’ and further details see Schedule 13 of the Legal Services Act 1925. If you require further information on this point, please contact [email protected].
Being wary of investment scams
Fraudsters will often:
contact you out of the blue
apply pressure to invest quickly
downplay the risks to your money
promise tempting returns that sound too good to be true
say that they’re only making the offer available to you or even ask you to not tell anyone else about it
Reject unexpected offers
Scammers usually cold call, but contact can also come by email, post, word of mouth or at a seminar or exhibition. If you’ve been offered an investment out of the blue, chances are it’s a high risk investment or a scam.
Check the FCA Warning List
Use the FCA Warning List to check the risks of a potential investment – you can also search to see if the firm is known to be operating without the FCA authorisation.
Get impartial advice
Get impartial advice before investing – don’t use an adviser from the firm that contacted you.
FCA-authorised firms are unlikely to contact you out of the blue with an offer to buy or sell shares or bonds.
check the firm isn’t a clone firm by asking for their firm reference number (FRN) and contact details and then calling them back on the switchboard number on the FCA’s Register – never use a link in an email or website from the firm offering you an investment.
always be wary if you’re contacted out of the blue, pressured to invest quickly or promised returns that sound too good to be true.
consider seeking financial advice or guidance before investing.
make sure that any firm you deal with is regulated by the FCA and never take investment advice from the company that contacted you, as this may be part of the scam.
You can report a firm or scam to the Financial Conduct Authority on 0800 111 6768 or through www.fca.org.uk/scamsmart
If you’ve lost money in a scam, visit our fraud hub to find the right authority to contact.
Alternatively, you may contact the Company Secretary. Contact details are:
Ali Johnson Company Secretary Rathbones Group Plc 30 Gresham Street London, EC2V 7QN Telephone: 020 7399 0000 Facsimile: 020 7399 0061 Email: [email protected]
If you lose your share certificate(s) or it has been stolen, you should inform Equiniti immediately on 0871 384 2417 (or +44 121 415 7047 if you are calling from overseas).
Equiniti will then send you a letter of indemnity. By signing and returning this letter to them, you are confirming that if the lost share certificate subsequently comes to light, you will return it to Equiniti to be cancelled. You are also required to guarantee that Rathbones Group Plc will not be liable for any loss as a result of issuing the duplicate certificate.
The indemnity must be guaranteed by a UK bank or an insurance company. Equiniti can also arrange this for you. Generally, the charge for this guarantee will depend on the value of the shares.
If you have already completed a letter of indemnity and sent it back to Equiniti, the original certificate is now invalid. You must send it back to Equiniti to be cancelled. If you have not yet returned it, please send the letter of indemnity back to Equiniti with a covering letter confirming that you have found the certificate and there is no need for a replacement to be issued.
If you have moved house, please download and complete a change of address form. Once completed and signed by the first named shareholder, return it to Equiniti at the address above.
You should write to Equiniti at the address above providing them with details of your new name and your previous name. You should also attach your marriage certificate or change of name deed together with your share certificate for re-issue.
If you want to transfer your Rathbones Group shares to someone that you know, you can do so by downloading and completing a stock transfer form and sending it with your share certificate(s) to Equiniti at the address above.
Unless you instruct Equiniti otherwise, they will automatically send the new certificate to the transferee at the address stated and any balance certificate back to the transferor. Stamp duty may be payable depending on the type of transfer. As a general rule, if no money is changing hands, then the transfer is not liable for stamp duty. In this instance, the exempt stamp duty category must be completed. To see whether your transaction is exempt or liable for stamp duty, please refer to page two of the stock transfer form, or obtain professional advice.
The charity share donation specialist, Sharegift, specialise in accepting small holdings of shares whose low value mean that they are not worth selling. They are pooled with other donations, sold and the proceeds given to charity. They are, of course, happy to accept shareholdings of all sizes. Details can be found on their website at www.sharegift.org
If the shares are registered in your name (and not in a nominee name used by an investment manager or stockbroker), you will receive a notification of the availability of the annual report and accounts by email or post when it is published on this website. You will be sent a hard copy of the annual report and accounts if you have advised Equiniti that you wish to receive all shareholder communications by post.
You can view your shareholding online by registering with Shareview, a service provided by our Registrars, Equiniti.
indicate your mailing preference (post or email) for notifications that shareholder communications are available on this website;
access relevant share register data including recent share movements and dividend details;
send your proxy instructions in advance of a company meeting;
update your address details or dividend payment instructions online;
view an indicative valuation of your shareholding;
view details of any Rathbones employee schemes you participate in; and
view a range of information and other practical help for shareholders.
If you are administering an estate, you may need to transfer the shares into the names of beneficiaries or sell the holding. In any case, the first step is to write to Equiniti to let them know the details of the deceased shareholder and what you intend to do. They will then send you the forms you need to complete and will retain any future dividend payments in the meantime.
In order to buy shares, or sell some or all of your shares, you need to contact a stockbroker or share-dealing service. As well as specialist stockbrokers, most high street banks and a number of building societies offer share-dealing services. Share-dealing services may be telephone, postal or internet-based and commission rates can vary considerably. Before selling shares, you should ensure that you have the related share certificate(s). If you are selling shares which are registered in a nominee name, rather than your own name, you need to contact the nominee to make arrangements to sell the shares.
Yes. If you contact Equiniti and provide details of the lost cheque they will send you a replacement. If the cheque was for less than £10.00 you will not be charged but for larger payments there is an administration fee of at least £2.50 (including VAT) which will be deducted from the dividend amount due. Please note, any cheque requested to be re-issued within the first 30 days of the original payment date, a fee will not be charged
You should send it to Equiniti at the address above and they will reissue it for you. If the cheque was for less than £10.00 you will not be charged but for larger payments there is an administration fee of at least £2.50 (including VAT) which will be deducted from the dividend amount due.
We are not able to provide advice to investors. Please contact a financial adviser.
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