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Information Request 03527 Please Find Devon County Council's Information Request 03527 Please find Devon County Council’s response below in bold text. Request Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please state how much money from the council's pension fund is currently invested in tobacco companies. Please state the amount of each investment and the name of tobacco company. Devon County Council’s response This information is not held. Please note that Devon County Council (DCC) does not categorise the companies in which it invests, so is unable to pick out which directly relate to tobacco holdings. However, in the interests of providing advice and assistance, a list of ALL the companies in which DCC invest, with the individual holding values, is provided below. As you will see, there are some company names which indicate that they are indeed a ‘tobacco company’. If you wish to speak with someone regarding the above request, please contact the Information Governance Team on 01392 384678 or email [email protected] VALUE OF COMPANY HOLDING £'000 UK EQUITIES: ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC 2,748 ADMIRAL GROUP 547 AFRICAN BARRICK GOLD PLC 489 ANGLO AMERICAN ORD 3,929 ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS 1,133 ASTRAZENECA PLC 1,082 AVIVA 297 BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP 807 BAE SYSTEMS 2,433 BALFOUR BEATTY 237 BARCLAYS 3,538 BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC 488 BBA AVIATION PLC 185 BERENDSEN PLC 124 BG GROUP 2,710 BHP BILLITON 650 BODYCOTE PLC 212 BP 8,866 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 7,583 BRITISH LAND CO 257 BRITVIC ORD 424 BT GROUP 1,183 BURBERRY GROUP 308 CAPITA PLC 183 CARNIVAL 257 CENTRICA PLC 7,807 CHEMRING GROUP 545 COMMUNISIS 339 COMPASS GROUP 1,594 CRANSWICK 123 DAI RY CREST GROUP 76 DEBENHAMS PLC 441 DEVRO 144 DIAGEO 4,225 EASYJET 739 ELEMENTIS 243 EURASIAN NATURAL RESOURCES CORP 64 G4S PLC 155 GALLIFORD TRY 320 GLAXOSMITHKLINE 7,090 H & T GROUP 288 HALFORDS GROUP 78 HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC 35 7 HOME RETAIL GROUP PLC 94 HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC 231 HSBC HLDGS 12,287 IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP 7,297 INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE PLC 351 INVESTEC PLC 687 JOHNSON MATTHEY 362 LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP 305 LOGICA PLC 334 MARSTON'S PLC 19 7 MEARS GROUP 275 MELROSE 364 MORRISON(WM.)SUPERMARKETS 517 NICHOLS 294 OLD MUTUAL 222 PEARSON 2,563 PRUDENTIAL 3,326 QINETIQ GROUP 195 RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC 476 REED ELSEVIER 3,137 RENTOKIL INITIAL 597 RIO TINTO 3,679 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL 14,006 RPC GROUP 361 SABMILLER 2,103 SAGE GROUP 1,655 SAINSBURY(J) 2,097 SALAMANDER ENERGY PLC 146 SERCO GROUP 370 SHANKS GROUP 170 SIG 104 SMITH(DS) 103 SPIRAX -SARCO ENGINEERING 173 SSE PLC 1,414 STANDARD CHARTERED 10, 340 TED BAKER 369 TESCO 2,475 TUI TRAVEL PLC 160 TULLOW OIL PLC 1,771 UBS(IRL)PROFESSIONAL INVESTOR FD 1 CURRENCY 5,846 VEDANTA RESOURCES 951 VERTU MOTORS PLC 234 VODAFONE GROUP 13,619 WH SMITH PLC 347 WINCANTON 39 XSTRATA PLC 6,063 YULE CATTO & CO 349 168,353 OVERSEAS EQUITIES ABBOTT LABS 2,783 ACCENTURE PLC 1,272 AIA GROUP LTD 6,122 AKBANK TURK ANONIM SIRKETI 3,218 ALCATEL LUCENT 1,137 ALERE INC 507 AP MOLL ER -MAERSK 1,322 APPLE INC 5,947 ASAHI GLASS CO 944 ASML HOLDING 1,743 ASTRA INTERNATIONAL 6,175 ATLAS COPCO 1,468 ATMEL CORP COM 1,219 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 2,245 AYALA LAND INC 3,070 AZ ELECTRONIC MATERIALS 364 BANCO BRADESCO 8,644 BANCO SANTANDER 3,234 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 2,335 BANK PEKAO 2,513 BARRICK GOLD CORP 1,511 BEIERSDORF 1,550 BIM BIRLESIK MAGAZALAR 2,742 BK OF NY MELLON CP COM 1,239 BOEING CO 2,644 BORG -WARNER INC 2,571 BRIDGESTONE CORP 1,612 CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO 2,821 CANADIAN OIL SANDS 1,866 CANON INC 3,119 CARREFOUR 2,856 CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY CO 1,965 CHINA MENGNIU DAIRY CO 1,461 CHINA MOBILE LTD 7,805 CIA SOUZA CRUZ 2,831 CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS 2,103 CITIGROUP INC 3,629 CITY DEVELOPMENTS 1,568 COCA -COLA CO COM 2,193 COLGATE -PALMOLIVE CO 3,077 COMCAST CORP 3,338 CORRECTIONS CORPORATIONS OF AMERICA 1,772 COVIDIEN PLC 2,147 CSL 2,136 CVS CAREMARK CORP 3,494 DAITO TRUST CONSTRUCTION CO 1,882 DAN ONE 2,301 DELL INC 1,776 DEUTSCHE BANK 2,150 E.ON 1,548 E-MART CO LTD 1,215 ENI 3,657 EOG RESOURCES INC 2,920 ERICSSON 2,070 ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL 2,283 FANUC CORP 1,883 FIAT INDUSTRIAL SPA 1,762 FLSMIDTH & CO 970 FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXCANO 7,438 FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE 4,372 GAZPROM 2,001 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO 2,887 GILEAD SCIENCES INC 1,339 GOOGLE INC 3,997 GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL SURESTE 2,101 GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE 4,861 GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE CV 1,820 HANG LUNG GRO UP 3,682 HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GRP 3,033 HEINEKEN 2,378 HEINZ(H.J.)CO 2,376 HESS CORP 2,054 HOME DEPOT INC 2,825 HORMEL FOODS CORP 1,433 HYUNDAI MOTOR CO 742 ICICI BK LTD 1,308 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES 1,166 INFORMA PLC 593 INGERSO LL -RAND PLC 1,778 INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY 2,635 ITOCHU CORP 2,276 JARDINE MATHESON HLDGS 3,167 JDS UNIPHASE CORP 1,166 JERONIMO MARTINS 1,324 JOHNSON & JOHNSON 4,645 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2,349 KABEL DEUTSCHLAND 1,613 KDDI CORPORATION 1,082 KRAFT FOODS INC 3,057 KUBOTA CORP 1,703 LINC ENERGY LTD 186 LOJAS RENNER 2,614 LUKOIL 4,329 LXB RETAIL PROPERTIES PLC 365 LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES 2,126 MAKITA CORP 1,697 MASSMART 2,517 MCKESSON CORP 2,093 MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC 1,628 METLIFE 1,434 MICROSOFT CORP 7,077 MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 4,186 MTN GROUP 1,441 MULTIPLAN EMPREENDIMENTOS 1,978 NESTLE 5,815 NEW WORLD DEVELOPMENT CO 1,684 NISSAN MOTOR CO 1,887 NORDEA BANK 2,551 NOVARTIS 6,514 NOVOZ YMES 2,492 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP 4,255 ORACLE CORP 7,062 ORGANIZACION SORIANA 1,835 OWENS CORNING INC 2,315 PEPSICO INC 3,442 PETROBANK ENERGY & RESOURCES COM 1,667 PETROCHINA 6,242 PETROLEO BRASILEIRO 7,164 PETROMINERALES LTD 1,247 PFIZER INC 2,288 PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 4,946 PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP 4,866 POTASH CORP OF SASKATCHEWAN INC 3,442 PTT EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION 2,855 PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 2,758 QBE INSURANCE GROUP 3,146 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC 2,207 RAKUTEN 1,879 REGUS PLC 199 RICHTER GEDEON PLC 2,763 ROCHE HLDG AG GENUSSCHEINE 5,015 ROYAL BOSKALIS WESTMINSTER GROEP 1,282 ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES 1,776 S.E.S.SA FIDUCIARY 1,857 SAIPEM 1,259 SAMPO SER'A' 2,107 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS 13, 548 SANKYO CO 1,608 SAP 2,030 SBERBANK OF RUSSIA 1,205 SCHLUMBERGER 972 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 3,345 SHIN -ETSU CHEMICAL CO 3,914 SHINSEGAE CO 414 SIAM CEMENT CO 3,598 SIAM COMMERCIAL BANK PUBLIC CO LTD 2,248 SK TELECOM 1,025 SOCIEDAD QUIM ICA Y MINERA DE CHILE 1,360 STATOIL 2,011 SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LTD 1,035 SUNCOR ENERGY INC(NEW) 1,965 SWIRE PACIFIC 5,309 SWIRE PROPERTIES LTD 534 SWISS RE LTD 2,274 TAIWAN MOBILE CO LTD 1,799 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR 11,153 TELENOR ASA 2, 914 TENARIS 6,572 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 1,475 TEXTRON INC COM 1,048 TIME WARNER INC US 2,132 TIMKEN CO 1,153 TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS 2,397 TOKYO GAS CO 2,515 TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 2,269 TRUWORTHS INTERNATIONAL 3,783 TURKIYE GARANTI BANKASI 1,201 UBS 1,630 ULTRAPAR PARTICIPACOES SA 5,178 UMICORE 1,349 UNI.CHARM CORP 2,476 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP 2,823 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2,527 UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC 2,161 VALE 7,426 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2,690 VIRGIN MEDIA INC 1, 248 WAL -MART STORES INC 2,641 WASTE MANAGEMENT INC 1,443 WELLPOINT INC 2,457 WELLS FARGO & CO 3,087 WESTFIELD GROUP 1,198 WEYERHAEUSER CO 2,066 WOLSELEY PLC 1,209 WPP PLC 406 YUM BRANDS INC 2,048 ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP LTD 4,284 499, 571 MANAGED FUNDS ABERDEEN GLOBAL SERVICES SA INDIAN EQUITY D2 17,214 ABERDEEN UNIT TRUST MANAGERS ETHICAL WORLD I INC 1,509 FALCON PROPERTY TRUST FALCON PROPERTY UNIT TRUST 10,471 MONTANARO EUROPEAN SMALLER COS FUND 25,109 SSGA MP F EUROPE EX UK EQUITY (50PCT HEDGED) INDEX 67,315 SSGA MPF EUROPE EX UK EQUITY INDEX (GBP DYNAMIC) 68,053 SSGA MPF JAPAN EQUITY (50PCT HEDGED) INDEX SUB -FUND 14,380 SSGA MPF JAPAN EQUITY INDEX (GBP DYNAMIC CURRENCY) 14,494 SSGA MPF NORTH AMERICA EQUITY (50PCT HEDGED) INDEX 108,167 SSGA MPF NORTH AMERICA EQUITY INDEX (GBP DYNAMIC) 107,965 SSGA MPF UK EQUITY 113,555 ROCKSPRING PROPERTY 11,772 ROYAL LONDON ASSET 9,041 UBS GLOBAL ASSET 469,259 UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT(UK) GLOBAL EMERGING 29,359 UBS(IRL)PROFESSIONAL INVESTOR FD 1 MARKET ABSOLUTE 11,422 1,079,085 POOLED FUNDS BLACKROCK ASSET MANAGEMENT UK LTD MERCURY PROPERTY 19,210 DEUTSCHE UK MANAGED 7,089 F&C STEWARDSHIP FUND (FRIENDS PROVIDENT) 15,391 FPP GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND 28,061 HERMES EUROPEAN FOCUS FUND 27,009 HERMES PROPERTY UNIT TRUST 14,732 HERMES SPECIALIST UK FOCUS FUND 15,584 LIONBROOK PROPERTY FUND A 2,891 LIONBROOK PROPERTY FUND B 5,949 LIONBROOK PROPERTY FUND C 4,704 MORLEY PROPERTY UT A UNITS 10,337 MORLEY PROPERTY UT B UNITS 7,616 RELATIONAL INVESTORS US ACTIVISM FUND 13,539 SCHRODER PROPERTY UNIT TRUSTS EXEMPT PROPERTY 13,062 STATE STREET EMERGING MARKETS FUND 40,089 THREADNEEDLE PROPERTY UT 14,505 UBS INTL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND 30,023 UBS SERF PUT 6,127 UBS TRITON PROPERTY UN IT TRUST 12,962 288,880 .
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