SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR 12 February 2004
ALLIED DOMECQ PLC
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
ALLIED DOMECQ PLC
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
The Pavilions
Bridgwater Road
Bedminster Down
Bristol BS13 8AR
England
(Address of Registrant's principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No x
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to
the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- _____
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. Description
Exhibit No. 1 Employee Trust announcement dated 13 January 2004
Exhibit No. 2 Employee Trust announcement dated 19 January 2004
Exhibit No. 3 Holding(s) in Company announcement dated 19 January 2004
Exhibit No. 4 Employee Trust announcement dated 20 January 2004
Exhibit No. 5 Employee Trust announcement dated 22 January 2004
Exhibit No. 6 Holding(s) in Company announcement dated 22 January 2004
Exhibit No. 7 Employee Trust announcement dated 27 January 2004
Exhibit No. 8 Employee Trust announcement dated 29 January 2004
Exhibit No. 9 Doc re. AGM Special Business announcement dated 30
January 2004
Exhibit No. 10 Employee Trust announcement dated 02 February 2004
Exhibit No. 11 Employee Trust announcement dated 04 February 2004
Exhibit No. 12 Employee Trust announcement dated 06 February 2004
Exhibit No. 13 Employee Trust announcement dated 11 February 2004
Exhibit No. 14 Director Shareholding announcement dated 11 February
2004
Exhibit No. 1
Allied Domecq PLC
Employee Share Ownership Trust (the "Trust")
This is to advise you that Towers Perrin Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited,
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, the Trustee of the Company's employee benefit
discretionary trust established for the purposes of the Company's employee share
plans have advised under two separate notifications dated 12 January 2004 that
they disposed on that date of a total of 30,000 Ordinary shares of 25p each in
Allied Domecq PLC.
These shares were disposed of in connection with the exercise of option(s) by
participant(s) under the Allied Domecq PLC employee share plans.
The total number of unallocated ordinary shares held by the Trust following
these disposals is 30,631,325 shares (made up of both Ordinary Shares and ADRs).
The following executive directors together with all employees are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust and as a result of these disposals there has been a
change in the number of shares they are interested in, however the executive
directors were not connected with the transactions that took place on the
above-mentioned date:-
Philip Bowman, Graham C Hetherington, David Scotland and Richard G Turner.
Charles B Brown Director of Secretariat & Deputy Company Secretary
13 January 2004
Exhibit No. 2
Allied Domecq PLC
Employee Share Ownership Trust (the "Trust")
This is to advise you that Towers Perrin Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited,
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, the Trustee of the Company's employee benefit
discretionary trust established for the purposes of the Company's employee share
plans have advised under two separate notifications dated 16 January 2004 and 19
January 2004 that they disposed on those dates of a total of 9,945 Ordinary
shares of 25p each in Allied Domecq PLC.
These shares were disposed of in connection with the exercise of option(s) by
participant(s) under the Allied Domecq PLC employee share plans.
The total number of unallocated ordinary shares held by the Trust following
these disposals is 30,621,380 shares (made up of both Ordinary Shares and ADRs).
The following executive directors together with all employees are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust and as a result of these disposals there has been a
change in the number of shares they are interested in, however the executive
directors were not connected with the transactions that took place on the
above-mentioned dates:-
Philip Bowman, Graham C Hetherington, David Scotland and Richard G Turner.
Charles B Brown
Director of Secretariat & Deputy Company Secretary
19 January 2004
Exhibit No. 3
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
Allied Domecq PLC.
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Cater Allen International Limited.
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
In respect of shareholder named in 2 above.
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Unknown
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Unknown.
6. Percentage of issued class
Unknown.
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
Unknown.
8. Percentage of issued class
Unknown.
9. Class of security
25 pence Ordinary shares.
10. Date of transaction
Unknown.
11. Date company informed
16 January 2004.
12. Total holding following this notification
33,910,119.
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.06%.
14. Any additional information
This holding has arisen from a securities financing position (1.68%) equating to
18,580,000 ordinary shares and from a stock loan transaction (1.38%) equating to
15,330,119 ordinary shares done under the relevant approved documentation as a
principal trading member of the London Stock Exchange.
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Sarah H. Hughes - Telephone: 0117 978 5002.
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Charles B. Brown, Director of Secretariat & Deputy Company Secretary.
Date of notification
19 January 2004.
Exhibit No. 4
Allied Domecq PLC
Employee Share Ownership Trust (the "Trust")
This is to advise you that Towers Perrin Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited,
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, the Trustee of the Company's employee benefit
discretionary trust established for the purposes of the Company's employee share
plans have advised under a notification dated 19 January 2004 that they disposed
on that date of 7,500 Ordinary shares of 25p each in Allied Domecq PLC.
These shares were disposed of in connection with the exercise of option(s) by
participant(s) under the Allied Domecq PLC employee share plans.
The total number of unallocated ordinary shares held by the Trust following this
disposal is 30,613,880 shares (made up of both Ordinary Shares and ADRs).
The following executive directors together with all employees are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust and as a result of this disposal there has been a
change in the number of shares they are interested in, however the executive
directors were not connected with the transaction that took place on the
above-mentioned date:-
Philip Bowman, Graham C Hetherington, David Scotland and Richard G Turner.
Charles B Brown
Director of Secretariat & Deputy Company Secretary
20 January 2004
Exhibit No. 5
Allied Domecq PLC
Employee Share Ownership Trust (the "Trust")
This is to advise you that Towers Perrin Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited,
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, the Trustee of the Company's employee benefit
discretionary trust established for the purposes of the Company's employee share
plans have advised under four separate notifications, two dated 21 January 2004
and two dated 22 January 2004, that they disposed on those dates of a total of
103,773 Ordinary shares of 25p each in Allied Domecq PLC.
These shares were disposed of in connection with the exercise of option(s) by
participant(s) under the Allied Domecq PLC employee share plans.
The total number of unallocated ordinary shares held by the Trust following
these disposals is 30,510,107 shares (made up of both Ordinary Shares and ADRs).
The following executive directors together with all employees are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust and as a result of these disposals there has been a
change in the number of shares they are interested in, however the executive
directors were not connected with the transactions that took place on the
above-mentioned dates:-
Philip Bowman, Graham C Hetherington, David Scotland and Richard G Turner.
Charles B Brown
Director of Secretariat & Deputy Company Secretary
22 January 2004
Exhibit No. 6
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
Allied Domecq PLC.
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Cater Allen International Limited
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
In respect of shareholder named in 2 - interests no longer notifiable.
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Not known
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not known
6. Percentage of issued class
Not known
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
Not known
8. Percentage of issued class
Not known
9. Class of security
25 pence Ordinary shares
10. Date of transaction
16 January 2004
11. Date company informed
21 January 2004
12. Total holding following this notification
Not known
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
Not known
14. Any additional information
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Sarah H. Hughes - Telephone: 0117 978 5002
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Charles B. Brown, Director of Secretariat & Deputy Company Secretary
Date of notification
22 January 2004
Exhibit No. 7
Allied Domecq PLC
Employee Share Ownership Trust (the "Trust")
This is to advise you that Towers Perrin Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited,
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, the Trustee of the Company's employee benefit
discretionary trust established for the purposes of the Company's employee share
plans have advised under three separate notifications, two dated 26 January 2004
and one dated 27 January 2004, that they disposed on those dates of a total of
27,650 Ordinary shares of 25p each and 1,875 American Depository Receipts (ADRs)
in Allied Domecq PLC.
These shares and ADRs were disposed of in connection with the exercise of
option(s) by participant(s) under the Allied Domecq PLC employee share plans.
The total number of unallocated ordinary shares held by the Trust following
these disposals is 30,474,957 shares (made up of both Ordinary Shares and ADRs).
The following executive directors together with all employees are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust and as a result of these disposals there has been a
change in the number of shares they are interested in, however the executive
directors were not connected with the transactions that took place on the
above-mentioned dates:-
Philip Bowman, Graham C Hetherington, David Scotland and Richard G Turner.
Charles B Brown
Director of Secretariat & Deputy Company Secretary
27 January 2004
Exhibit No. 8
Allied Domecq PLC
Employee Share Ownership Trust (the "Trust")
This is to advise you that Towers Perrin Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited,
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, the Trustee of the Company's employee benefit
discretionary trust established for the purposes of the Company's employee share
plans have advised under two notifications, dated 28 January 2004 and 29 January
2004, that they disposed on those dates of a total of 16,235 Ordinary shares of
25p each in Allied Domecq PLC.
These shares were disposed of in connection with the exercise of option(s) by
participant(s) under the Allied Domecq PLC employee share plans.
The total number of unallocated ordinary shares held by the Trust following
these disposals is 30,458,722 shares (made up of both Ordinary Shares and ADRs).
The following executive directors together with all employees are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust and as a result of these disposals there has been a
change in the number of shares they are interested in, however the executive
directors were not connected with the transactions that took place on the
above-mentioned dates:-
Philip Bowman, Graham C Hetherington, David Scotland and Richard G Turner.
Charles B Brown
Director of Secretariat & Deputy Company Secretary
29 January 2004
Exhibit No. 9
Allied Domecq PLC
30 January 2004
Special Business passed at the AGM held on 30 January2004
Two copies of the above document have been submitted to the UK Listing
Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel No. 020 7676 1000
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Exhibit No. 10
Allied Domecq PLC
Employee Share Ownership Trust (the "Trust")
This is to advise you that Towers Perrin Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited,
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, the Trustee of the Company's employee benefit
discretionary trust established for the purposes of the Company's employee share
plans have advised under a notification dated 30 January 2004 that they disposed
on that date of a total of 15,000 Ordinary shares of 25p each in Allied Domecq
PLC.
These shares were disposed of in connection with the exercise of option(s) by
participant(s) under the Allied Domecq PLC employee share plans.
The total number of unallocated ordinary shares held by the Trust following this
disposal is 30,443,722 shares (made up of both Ordinary Shares and ADRs).
The following executive directors together with all employees are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust and as a result of this disposal there has been a
change in the number of shares they are interested in, however the executive
directors were not connected with the transaction that took place on the
above-mentioned date:-
Philip Bowman, Graham C Hetherington, David Scotland and Richard G Turner.
Charles B Brown
Director of Secretariat & Deputy Company Secretary
2 February 2004
Exhibit No. 11
Allied Domecq PLC
Employee Share Ownership Trust (the "Trust")
This is to advise you that Towers Perrin Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited,
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, the Trustee of the Company's employee benefit
discretionary trust established for the purposes of the Company's employee share
plans have advised under two separate notifications dated 3 February 2004 that
they disposed on that date of a total of 6,481 Ordinary shares of 25p each in
Allied Domecq PLC.
These shares were disposed of in connection with the Allied Domecq PLC employee
share plans.
The total number of unallocated ordinary shares held by the Trust following
these disposals is 30,437,241 shares (made up of both Ordinary Shares and ADRs).
The following executive directors together with all employees are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust and as a result of these disposals there has been a
change in the number of shares they are interested in, however the executive
directors were not connected with the transactions that took place on the
above-mentioned date:-
Philip Bowman, Graham C Hetherington, David Scotland and Richard G Turner.
Charles B Brown
Director of Secretariat & Deputy Company Secretary
4 February 2004
Exhibit No. 12
Allied Domecq PLC
Employee Share Ownership Trust (the "Trust")
This is to advise you that Towers Perrin Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited,
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, the Trustee of the Company's employee benefit
discretionary trust established for the purposes of the Company's employee share
plans have advised under two separate notifications, dated 5 February 2004 and 6
February 2004, that they disposed on those dates of a total of 30,854 Ordinary
shares of 25p each in Allied Domecq PLC.
These shares were disposed of in connection with the exercise of option(s) by
participant(s) under the Allied Domecq PLC employee share plans.
The total number of unallocated ordinary shares held by the Trust following
these disposals is 30,406,387 shares (made up of both Ordinary Shares and ADRs).
The following executive directors together with all employees are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust and as a result of these disposals there has been a
change in the number of shares they are interested in, however the executive
directors were not connected with the transactions that took place on the
above-mentioned dates:-
Philip Bowman, Graham C Hetherington, David Scotland and Richard G Turner.
Charles B Brown
Director of Secretariat & Deputy Company Secretary
6 February 2004
Exhibit No. 13
Allied Domecq PLC
Employee Share Ownership Trust (the "Trust")
This is to advise you that Towers Perrin Share Plan Services (Guernsey) Limited,
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, the Trustee of the Company's employee benefit
discretionary trust established for the purposes of the Company's employee share
plans have advised under three separate notifications, two dated 10 February
2004 and one dated 11 February 2004, that they disposed on those dates of a
total of 145,174 Ordinary shares of 25p each in Allied Domecq PLC.
These shares were disposed of in connection with the exercise of option(s) by
participant(s) under the Allied Domecq PLC employee share plans.
The total number of unallocated ordinary shares held by the Trust following
these disposals is 30,261,213 shares (made up of both Ordinary Shares and ADRs).
The following executive directors together with all employees are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust and as a result of these disposals there has been a
change in the number of shares they are interested in, however the executive
directors were not connected with the transactions that took place on the
above-mentioned dates:-
Philip Bowman, Graham C Hetherington, David Scotland and Richard G Turner.
Charles B Brown
Director of Secretariat & Deputy Company Secretary
11 February 2004
Exhibit No. 14
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
1) Name of company
Allied Domecq PLC
2) Names of directors
Philip Bowman
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
In respect of the Director named in 2 above.
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)
105,000 - held in Sharelink Nominees Limited
219,691 - held by Towers Perrin Share Plan Services
(Guernsey) Ltd - trustees of the Allied Domecq
PLC Share Ownership Trust
927 - Computershare Trustees Limited
400 - 100 American Depositary Shares held in own name
72,249 - held in own name
398,267 - Total
5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
N/A
6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary
Re-investment of Dividend to acquire shares under the Allied Domecq PLC Share
Partnership Plan (an Inland Revenue approved share incentive plan).
7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
18 Dividend Shares
8) Percentage of issued class
Less than 0.001%
9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A
10) Percentage of issued class
N/A
11) Class of security
Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
12) Price per share
GBP 4.3744
13) Date of transaction
4 February 2004- Dividend share acquisition
14) Date company informed
11 February 2004
15) Total holding following this notification
105,000 - held in Sharelink Nominees Limited
219,691 - held by Towers Perrin Share Plan Services
(Guernsey) Ltd - trustees of the Allied Domecq
PLC Share Ownership Trust
945 - Computershare Trustees Limited
400 - 100 American Depositary Shares held in own name
72,249 - held in own name
398,285 - Total
16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
0.04%
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes
17) Date of grant
N/A
18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
N/A
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
N/A
20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
N/A
21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise
N/A
22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification
N/A
23) Any additional information
N/A
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Sarah Hughes - +44 (0)117 978 5002
25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Charles B Brown, Director of Secretariat & Deputy Company Secretary
Date of Notification 11 February 2004
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
12 February 2004
ALLIED DOMECQ PLC
By: /s/ Charles Brown
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Name: Charles Brown
Title: Director of Secretariat & Deputy
Company Secretary