The Company
Shepherd Neame is Britain’s Oldest Brewer, based in Kent since 1698. It is a family business with strong family involvement and a balance of Neame family members and non-family members on the Board of Directors.
The Company brews, markets and distributes its own beers to national and export customers under a range of highly successful brand names including Spitfire, Bishops Finger, Whitstable Bay and Bear Island.
The Company also has partnerships with Boon Rawd Brewery Company for Singha beer, Thailand’s original premium beer.
Company Information
| Issuer Name: | Shepherd Neame Limited |
| Incorporated: | 1914, in England under the registered number 138256 The Company is subject to the Companies Act 2006 |
| VAT No.: | GB472781717 |
| Registered Office: | 17 Court Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7AX |
| Main country of trading: | United Kingdom |
| E-mail: | [email protected] |
Advisers
| REGISTRAR | STOCKBROKERS |
|
Computershare Investor Services plc |
Peel Hunt LLP James Sharp & Co |
| CORPORATE BROKER | AUDITORS |
| Peel Hunt LLP 100 Liverpool Street London EC2M 2AY |
BDO LLP |
Shares
Shepherd Neame Limited currently has in issue 14,857,500 ordinary shares, each with a nominal value of 50 pence.
Shepherd Neame ordinary shares are admitted to trading on the AQSE Growth Market. Shares admitted to trading on the AQSE Growth Market are qualifying investments for stocks and shares ISAs.
The Company's ordinary shares are admitted as a participating security on the CREST clearing system.
The Company operates two share-based payment schemes and satisfies the exercise of options by buying ordinary shares in the market. One is the Shepherd Neame Employee Share Incentive Plan (SIP), open to all employees with 18 months service at the award date. A free award of ordinary shares, based on length of service and salary and subject to a maximum of £3,600, was made to all eligible employees in all years from 2003 to 2019, with the exception of 2009. Participants are entitled to these free shares from three years after the date of the award if they remain in the Company’s employment. The number of ordinary shares in this scheme outstanding at 29 June 2024 was 79,135 and the number of ordinary shares distributable at this date was 79,135. As the exercise of these options is satisfied by buying ordinary shares in the market there will be no dilution for existing shareholders on exercise.
The other scheme is the Shepherd Neame 2015 Restricted Share Scheme. The scheme is for Executive Directors, Operations Directors and Senior Managers, including the highest paid Director and three other Executive Directors. The schemes provide for the grant of primary and secondary share options, which are exercisable three years after the date of the award. The secondary options are awarded if the Company achieves certain performance criteria in relation to growth in underlying earnings per share, net asset value per share, dividend growth and total shareholder return. The number of options over ordinary shares in the 2015 scheme outstanding at 29 June 2024 was 462,527 of which 7,768 were exercisable at this date. As the exercise of all options is satisfied by buying ordinary shares in the market there will be no dilution for existing shareholders on exercise.
The percentage of ordinary shares in public hands at 29 June 2024 was 73% as defined in accordance within AQSE Growth Market rules (being all ordinary shares not held by related parties (including directors and their family and connected persons), relevant employees and persons (or persons acting in concert) who have an interest in 5% or more of the relevant shares).
The interests of substantial shareholders in the issued share capital (over 3% of ordinary shares) of the Company, as notified to the Company at 29 June 2024, are:
| Name | Number of ordinary shares | % of issued share capital |
| Rulegale Nominees Limited | 1,770,636 | 11.92 |
| Lion Nominees Limited | 1,321,832 | 8.90 |
| Luna Nominees Limited | 1,006,307 | 6.77 |
| K M Webber | 688,414 | 4.63 |
| Rock (Nominees) Limited | 464,015 | 3.12 |
Articles of Association
The Company's Articles of Association are available on request from The Company Secretary, 17 Court Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7AX or by email.
Disclaimer
While Shepherd Neame Limited takes every precaution as regards the content and presentation of information on any part of this website, no warranty is given as to the completeness or accuracy of the information given. This page is updated every six months and was last modified in September 2024. Therefore, to the full extent permissible by the applicable law, Shepherd Neame Limited shall not have any liability in respect of such information or for any use of such information by any person.
While the Company takes reasonable care to ensure the accuracy of the information on its website, it shall not be held responsible for any losses or liabilities arising from the use of the information. No information on this site constitutes, or shall be deemed to constitute, an invitation or recommendation to invest or otherwise deal in the Company’s shares or any other securities of the Company. Nor does the information constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any such shares or securities. For the purpose of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, nothing contained in this site is a 'financial promotion' nor does any statement constitute investment advice.
Past performance is no guide to future performance and persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser.