Shareholder Perks

Goober11

Hi, I remember reading years ago that certain companies offered shareholders various perks and freebies for minimal investment. I have a very small pot to play with in addition to my main holdings, so was wondering if anyone knows of good companies to invest in that still offer good perks eg brewers? 

Also interested in attending AGMs that offer shareholders perks like lunches, drinks receptions and the like. Do these sorts of things still exist or are the companies (rightfully) ploughing the monies instead into dividends?

eskbanker

Googling 'shareholder perks' brings up a variety of listings of such data, so worth reading through a few to see if anything grabs your attention.

subjecttocontract

I've got some Mitchell & Butler shares (minimum of 250 I think). Every year you get 12 vouchers giving discount on meals at any of their various restaurant chains. We've saved quite large amounts as you can use the vouchers for up to 10 people at a time. 

wmb194

Goober11 said:

Hi, I remember reading years ago that certain companies offered shareholders various perks and freebies for minimal investment. I have a very small pot to play with in addition to my main holdings, so was wondering if anyone knows of good companies to invest in that still offer good perks eg brewers? 

Also interested in attending AGMs that offer shareholders perks like lunches, drinks receptions and the like. Do these sorts of things still exist or are the companies (rightfully) ploughing the monies instead into dividends?

They've all been disappearing but the Carnival Cruises benefit is the one people ask about most often. I don't know how up to date it is but HL has a list:

https://www.hl.co.uk/shares/shareholder-perks

This website has some ideas as well but I think it might be out of date e.g., it says Aviva shareholders can obtain discounts on their policies but a quick Google doesn't find anything on Aviva's website about it.

https://shareholderperks.co.uk/uk-perks

You need to apply for Carnival's perk via the StockPerks app (iOS and Android). 100 shares * 1336p + 0.5% stamp duty = £1343 plus any trading commission.

https://www.stockperks.com/

https://www.carnivalcorp.com/investors/shareholder-information/shareholder-benefit/

p00hsticks

I have shares in Whitbread - if you have more than 64 shares they give you a Shareholder Benefits card which currently gives you free breakfasts when you stay at Premier Inn and 10% off food at their restaurants. 

Shareholder benefits - Whitbread PLC

MDMD

p00hsticks said:

I have shares in Whitbread - if you have more than 64 shares they give you a Shareholder Benefits card which currently gives you free breakfasts when you stay at Premier Inn and 10% off food at their restaurants. 

Shareholder benefits - Whitbread PLC

Although each share costs £27 so not really worth it just for the perks if you don’t already own them 

subjecttocontract

You can buy an awful lot of breakfasts with £27 x 64 = £1728. Maybe you could get 4% return it the money was in a savings account instead. But as breakfasts are about £10 a pop you'd only need 7 breakfasts over the year to break even. If you travel regularly I can see how they might be a suitable choice.

tigerspill

I have 100 CCL shares which gets we on board credit in all CCL's cruise lines.  I am getting $250 on our cruise next month.

Shimrod

subjecttocontract said:

You can buy an awful lot of breakfasts with £27 x 64 = £1728. Maybe you could get 4% return it the money was in a savings account instead. But as breakfasts are about £10 a pop you'd only need 7 breakfasts over the year to break even. If you travel regularly I can see how they might be a suitable choice.

It's breakfast for two people in up to two rooms on the same booking, so go away for a weekend with friends or family and it's a £40 saving. Five weekends away is giving you over 10% return as well as 3.5% dividend. It's not a bad deal if you enjoy a few weekends away each year.

35har1old

Shimrod said:

subjecttocontract said:

You can buy an awful lot of breakfasts with £27 x 64 = £1728. Maybe you could get 4% return it the money was in a savings account instead. But as breakfasts are about £10 a pop you'd only need 7 breakfasts over the year to break even. If you travel regularly I can see how they might be a suitable choice.

It's breakfast for two people in up to two rooms on the same booking, so go away for a weekend with friends or family and it's a £40 saving. Five weekends away is giving you over 10% return as well as 3.5% dividend. It's not a bad deal if you enjoy a few weekends away each year.

What happens after the 30th of June?

PloughmansLunch

A Big Yellow Group share (currently a touch over £10) gets you a 10% discount on storage