HC Deb 17 December 1979 vol 976 cc46-50W
Mr. Grylls

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list all the additional and new shareholdings acquired by the National Enterprise Board since 3 May, the number and type of shares held, the percentage of the total equity which this represents, the total cost of such shares and, where appropriate, the market value of these shares at 17 December.

Mr. Michael Marshall

The following are the additional shareholdings acquired by the Board since 3 May 1979.

Company Number and description of shares held by NEB Percentage of nominal valeu of total equity Cost£'000
Agemaspark Ltd. 100,000£1 redeemable preference Not equity 100
BL Ltd 298,850, 970 50p Ordinary 20.5 149,426
Bull Motors Ltd. 500,000£1 Ordinary 32.9 500
Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd. 693,511, 713 1p Ordinary 45.7 6,937 6,000 93
Data Recording Instrument Co. Ltd. 800,000£1 Ordinary (75p paid) 5.6 6,000
Inmos International Ltd. 1,850,000 5p Ordinary 67.3 93
425,000£20 preferred Ordinary Not equity 8,500
Insac Group Ltd. 2,950,000£1 Ordinary 48.4 2,950
Middle East Building Services Ltd. 18,750£1 Ordinary 14.8 19
Nexos Office Systems Ltd. 105,990£1 Ordinary 78.8 106
3,800,000£1 redeemable preference 3,800
Rolls-Royce Ltd. 31,000,000?1 Ordinary 13.2 31,000
Sinclair Radionics Ltd. 500,000£1 redeemable preference Not equity 500
The BL ordinary share closing price on 13 December 1979 was 18p.
None of the other shares is quoted.

The following are the new Shareholdings acquired by the Board since 3rd May 1979:
Company Number and description of shares held by NEB Percentage of nominal value of total equity Cost£'000
ASR Servotron Ltd. 18,000£1 'B' Ordinary 26.1 18
300,000£1 redeemable preference 300
British Underwater Engineering Ltd. 133,674£1 Ordinary 89.2 134
5,216,326£1 redeemable preference 5,216
Exelarc Engineering Co. Ltd. 70,000£1 Ordinary 50.0 70
James Howorth & Co (Holdings) Ltd. 6,000£1 Ordinary 21.4 18
6,000£1 'new' Ordinary 18
80,000£1 redeemable preference 80
Innotron Ltd. 1,308£1 Ordinary 29.0 44
Microform Communications International Ltd. 191 211£1 Ordinary 28.3 310
165,000£1 redeemable preference 165
Momex (UK) Ltd. 365£1 Ordinary 28.9 0
Muirhead Office Systems Ltd. 2,500£1 Ordinary 25.0 210
Nexos Office Systems (Holdines Ltd.) 7,201£1 Ordinary 97.0 7
129,609£1 redeemable preference 130
QI (Europe) Ltd. 250 000£1 Ordinary 51.0 2,000
260 000£1 non-voting ordinary
Thermax Ltd. 350,000£1 Ordinary Not equity 350
Sonicaid Ltd. 8,970£1 Ordinary 49.7 117
14,260£1 redeemable preference 180
Yates Duxbury and Sons Ltd. 700,000£1 Ordinary 50.0 1,750
None of these shares is quoted.