Share Certificates: What does it mean?

Caledonian
Caledonian Posts: 3 Newbie
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Hi All,
First post so please be gentle with me :)
Way back in 1997 a friend told me about a "great" share, so long story short I ended up with 7,250 shares in Rodime PLC. Cost about £200 if memory serves.
In 2000 they changed name to Sportech PLC and wanted another £200 from me. I sent off the cheque and got a certificate for 4,833 shares.
On the Sportech share certificate it says, Existing Rodime certificates remain valid.
I just found these again at the back of a drawer, probably 12 years since I seen them and had totally forgotten about them.
My question is, do I now have 12,083 share in Sportech?
TIA
JBM

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  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    Yes

    http://www.sportechplc.com/investor_centre/shareholder_information/shareholder_faqs/

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  • Ark_Welder
    Ark_Welder Posts: 1,878 Forumite
    FAQs 5 & 9

    http://www.sportechplc.com/investor_centre/shareholder_information/shareholder_faqs/
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  • Caledonian
    Caledonian Posts: 3 Newbie
    Thanks very much guys, I'll call them tomorrow :beer:
  • ffacoffipawb
    ffacoffipawb Posts: 3,593 Forumite
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    Caledonian wrote: »
    Hi All,
    First post so please be gentle with me :)
    Way back in 1997 a friend told me about a "great" share, so long story short I ended up with 7,250 shares in Rodime PLC. Cost about £200 if memory serves.
    In 2000 they changed name to Sportech PLC and wanted another £200 from me. I sent off the cheque and got a certificate for 4,833 shares.
    On the Sportech share certificate it says, Existing Rodime certificates remain valid.
    I just found these again at the back of a drawer, probably 12 years since I seen them and had totally forgotten about them.
    My question is, do I now have 12,083 share in Sportech?
    TIA
    JBM
    purch wrote: »
    Yes

    http://www.sportechplc.com/investor_centre/shareholder_information/shareholder_faqs/

    Capita Registrars
    The Registry
    34 Beckenham Road
    Beckenham
    Kent BR3 4TU

    E-mail: [EMAIL="ssd@capitaregistrars.com"]ssd@capitaregistrars.com[/EMAIL]

    Well at a share price of 80p, for £400 the OP therefore has shares worth over £9,500 - a 25% annualised compound return (approx).

    Wish I had investments like that.
  • Ifts
    Ifts Posts: 1,959 Forumite
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    ffacoffipawb wrote: »
    Well at a share price of 80p, for £400 the OP therefore has shares worth over £9,500 - a 25% annualised compound return (approx).

    At the end of 2004 they were just over £2 a share -

    chart_image?finance_chart=1&&action=charts&average%5Fflag=M&chart%5Faction=chart%5Fdraw&chart%5Fannotations=none&chart%5Fmoving%5Faverage%5F1%5Ftype=none&chart%5Fmoving%5Faverage%5F2%5Ftype=none&chart%5Fmoving%5Faverage%5F3%5Ftype=none&chart%5Fprimary%5Fticker=LSE%3ASPO&chart%5Ftime%5Fperiod=ALL&co%5Fdimension%5Eheight=360&co%5Fdimension%5Ewidth=540&csi=13332&finance%5Fchart=1&fixed%5Fticker=1&intraday%5Fprices=1&intraday%5Ftrades=1&primary%5Fchart%5Ftype=stack%5Fline&show%5Fmin%5Fmax%5Fpoints=1&stock%5Fexchange%5Fid=1&co_dimension^width=540&hide_volume=&plot_colour=&canvas_colour=&&co_dimension^height=360&transparent_canvas=&use_transparency=&show_intraday_volumes=
    https://www.share.com/find-investments/advanced-finder/company-overview/?epic=&csi=13332&action=summary
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  • ffacoffipawb
    ffacoffipawb Posts: 3,593 Forumite
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    ffacoffipawb wrote: »
    Well at a share price of 80p, for £400 the OP therefore has shares worth over £9,500 - a 25% annualised compound return (approx).

    Wish I had investments like that.
    Ifts wrote: »
    At the end of 2004 they were just over £2 a share -

    chart_image?finance_chart=1&&action=charts&average%5Fflag=M&chart%5Faction=chart%5Fdraw&chart%5Fannotations=none&chart%5Fmoving%5Faverage%5F1%5Ftype=none&chart%5Fmoving%5Faverage%5F2%5Ftype=none&chart%5Fmoving%5Faverage%5F3%5Ftype=none&chart%5Fprimary%5Fticker=LSE%3ASPO&chart%5Ftime%5Fperiod=ALL&co%5Fdimension%5Eheight=360&co%5Fdimension%5Ewidth=540&csi=13332&finance%5Fchart=1&fixed%5Fticker=1&intraday%5Fprices=1&intraday%5Ftrades=1&primary%5Fchart%5Ftype=stack%5Fline&show%5Fmin%5Fmax%5Fpoints=1&stock%5Fexchange%5Fid=1&co_dimension^width=540&hide_volume=&plot_colour=&canvas_colour=&&co_dimension^height=360&transparent_canvas=&use_transparency=&show_intraday_volumes=
    https://www.share.com/find-investments/advanced-finder/company-overview/?epic=&csi=13332&action=summary

    Despite what the OP and subsequent posts say, perhaps we are not comparing like with like? Maybe there has been a share consolidation between the year 2000 and the year 2003 shown in the above graph?
  • Caledonian
    Caledonian Posts: 3 Newbie
    ffacoffipawb wrote: »
    Despite what the OP and subsequent posts say, perhaps we are not comparing like with like? Maybe there has been a share consolidation between the year 2000 and the year 2003 shown in the above graph?
    Spot On but not 2000 - 2003, that would have been the time to sell if I had remembered about them :o
    I mailed Capita and in the reply:
    "Please be advised that a capital reorganisation took place in December 2007 where shareholders in Sportech plc received 1 new 50p share for every 10 existing 5p shares held. Shareholders were issued with new share certificates."
    So not as good a find as it first looked :rotfl:
    1200 shares not 12,000, ah well that is life :D
  • ffacoffipawb
    ffacoffipawb Posts: 3,593 Forumite
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    Caledonian wrote: »
    Spot On but not 2000 - 2003, that would have been the time to sell if I had remembered about them :o
    I mailed Capita and in the reply:
    "Please be advised that a capital reorganisation took place in December 2007 where shareholders in Sportech plc received 1 new 50p share for every 10 existing 5p shares held. Shareholders were issued with new share certificates."
    So not as good a find as it first looked :rotfl:
    1200 shares not 12,000, ah well that is life :D

    Well, you doubled your money. Could have been worse. :)
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