Annual Report and Accounts 2004
A viva plc Annual Report and Accounts 2004 Aviva plc Aviva plc St Helen’s, 1 Undershaft Annual Report and Accounts London EC3P 3DQ Telephone +44 (0)20 7283 2000 www.aviva.com 2004 Registered in England Number 2468686 Aviva plc 2004 Shareholder information Highlights of the year Shareholder profile The categories of ordinary shareholders and the ranges and size of shareholdings as at 31 December 2004 are set out below: £2,344m £17.2bn 25.36p £12.9bn Analysis of shareholders No. of shareholders % No. of shares % Operating profit before tax* Worldwide long-term savings Full year dividend Shareholders funds† Individuals 815,491 97.46 291,956,949 12.79 new business sales** Banks and nominee companies 15,872 1.90 1,864,412,386 81.69 Pension fund managers and insurance companies 114 0.01 7,982,002 0.35 Other corporate bodies 5,290 0.63 118,033,863 5.17 Total 836,767 100.00 2,282,385,200 100.00 Range of shareholdings No. of shareholders % No. of shares % Operational highlights 1 – 1,000 785,605 93.90 202,227,507 8.86 • Strong performance in both long-term savings and general insurance businesses 1,001 – 5,000 45,973 5.49 83,724,786 3.67 • Improved life result; higher new business contribution across all major business units and sustained sales growth in continental Europe 5,001 – 10,000 2,408 0.29 16,527,525 0.72 • Excellent general insurance result with strong profit growth and a combined operating ratio‡ of 97%, beating our group target 10,001 – 250,000 2,120 0.25 111,558,937 4.89 • Strong capital position and a significant increase in shareholder
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