BARLOWORLD COVER 24415 22/11/01 9:58 AM Page 1 Barloworld Limited annual report 2001 an annual report about durability 20712101 1901 1931 1951 1971 1991 2011 2031 » » » » » 2001 Barloworld Limited annual report www.barloworld.com Andorra, Angola, Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Denmark, France, Germany, Guinea Bissau, Italy, Japan, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Saó Tome and Principé, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, USA, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe BARLOWORLD inside COVER 22/11/01 10:06 AM Page 1 copy to Shareholders’ diary come Financial year-end 30 September Annual general meeting January REPORTS AND PROFIT STATEMENTS Published: • Half-yearly interim report May • Preliminary report for the year November • Annual report November DIVIDENDS Declared: Paid: • 6% cumulative preference shares March April September October • Ordinary shares – interim May July – final November January • 7% convertible bond interest September one hundred years of doing things differently ........................... contents 2Highlights of 2001 4 Company profile 6 Ethics and the environment 7 The board of directors 8 Chairman’s review 12 Report of the CEO 16 Understanding value based management 17 Segmental overview 18 Operations review 34 Barloworld in the community 35 Corporate governance 40 Global management 42 Value added statement 43 Stock market information 44 Contents for financial statements 104 Notice of shareholders’ meeting 106 Corporate information Inside back cover Shareholders’ diary For more information on our company and our brands, contact Barloworld Corporate Communication. Telephone +27 11 445 1202 Fax +27 11 445 1550 E-mail
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