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 JULY 21, 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 15 June 2004
Exhibit No. 2 Director Shareholding announcement dated 16 June 2004
Exhibit No. 3 Employee Trust announcement dated 18 June 2004
Exhibit No. 4 Employee Trust announcement dated 22 June 2004
Exhibit No. 5 Employee Trust announcement dated 25 June 2004
Exhibit No. 6 Employee Trust announcement dated 28 June 2004
Exhibit No. 7 Employee Trust announcement dated 30 June 2004
Exhibit No. 8 Director Shareholding announcement dated 30 June 2004
Exhibit No. 9 Employee Trust announcement dated 2 July 2004
Exhibit No. 10 Employee Trust announcement dated 2 July 2004
Exhibit No. 11 Employee Trust announcement dated 8 July 2004
Exhibit No. 12 Director Shareholding announcement dated 12 July 2004
Exhibit No. 13 Employee Trust announcement dated 12 July 2004
Exhibit No. 14 Employee Trust announcement dated 13 July 2004
Exhibit No. 15 Employee Trust announcement dated 14 July 2004
Exhibit No. 16 Employee Trust announcement dated 16 July 2004
Exhibit No. 17 Employee Trust announcement dated 21 July 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 a notification dated 15 June 2004, that they disposed
on that date of a total of 80,500 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 this
disposal is 28,476,655 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
15 June 2004
Exhibit No. 2
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
1,083 - Computershare Trustees Limited
400 - 100 American Depositary Shares held in own name
72,249 - held in own name
398,423 - 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
Purchase/award of shares under The Allied Domecq PLC Share Partnership Plan (an
Inland Revenue approved share incentive plan).
7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
27 Partnership shares
7 Matching shares (awarded by the company on a matching basis of 1 matching
share for every 4 partnership shares purchased/carried forward on a
monthly basis)
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
GBP4.5925 - Partnership and Matching shares
13) Date of transaction
7 June 2004 - Partnership and Matching share award
14) Date company informed
15 June 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
1,117 - Computershare Trustees Limited
400 - 100 American Depositary Shares held in own name
72,249 - held in own name
398,457 - 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
Philippa Armstrong - +44 (0)117 978 5190
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 16 June 2004
Exhibit No. 3
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 4 separate notifications, dated 16, 17 and 18 June
2004, that they disposed on those dates of a total of 72,165 Ordinary shares of
25p each in Allied Domecq PLC and a total of 2,000 American Depositary Receipts
(ADRs) in Allied Domecq PLC
These ADRs and 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 28,396,490 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
18 June 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 3 separate notifications, dated 21 and 22 June 2004,
that they disposed on those dates of a total of 107,500 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 28,288,990 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 June 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 2 separate notifications dated 25 June 2004, that they
disposed on that date of a total of 112,000 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 28,176,990 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
25 June 2004
Exhibit No. 6
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 28 June 2004, that they disposed
on that date of a total of 55,500 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 this
disposal is 28,121,490 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
28 June 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 3 separate notifications, two dated 29 and one dated 30
June 2004, that they disposed on those dates of a total of 328,098 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 27,793,392 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
30 June 2004
Exhibit No. 8
SCHEDULE 11
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
1) Name of company
ALLIED DOMECQ PLC
2) Name of director
RICHARD GRAHAM TURNER
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
DIRECTOR AND MRS S A TURNER (SPOUSE)
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
RICHARD G TURNER - 7,500 SHARES HELD IN OWN NAME
- 6,676 SHARES HELD IN PEPs
- 52,925 SHARES HELD IN TOWERS PERRIN
SHARE PLAN SERVICES (GUERNSEY)
LTD, TRUSTEES OF THE ADPLC SHARE
OWNERSHIP TRUST
- 3,500 SHARES HELD IN VIDACOS NOMINEES
LIMITED A/C SSB1
MRS S A TURNER - 47,496 SHARES HELD IN OWN NAME
- 11,032 SHARES HELD IN PEPs
TOTAL -129,129 SHARES
5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
RELATES TO DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE - MRS S A TURNER
6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary
SHARE ACQUISITION IN BOTH GENERAL AND SINGLE COMPANY PEPs (DIVIDEND RE-
INVESTMENT)
7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired
MR R G TURNER - 5 SHARES
MRS S A TURNER - 0 SHARES
TOTAL - 5 SHARES
8) Percentage of issued class
0.000%
9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed
NIL
10) Percentage of issued class
NIL
11) Class of security
25P ORDINARY SHARES
12) Price per share
482 PENCE
13) Date of transaction
28 June 2004
14) Date company informed
29 June 2004
15) Total holding following this notification
RICHARD G TURNER - 7,500 SHARES HELD IN OWN NAME
- 6,681 SHARES HELD IN PEPs
- 52,925 SHARES HELD IN TOWERS PERRIN
SHARE PLAN SERVICES (GUERNSEY)
LTD, TRUSTEES OF THE ADPLC SHARE
OWNERSHIP TRUST
- 3,500 SHARES HELD IN VIDACOS NOMINEES
LIMITED A/C SSB1
MRS S A TURNER - 47,496 SHARES HELD IN OWN NAME
- 11,032 SHARES HELD IN PEPs
TOTAL -129,134 SHARES
16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
0.012%
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes
17) Date of grant
18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise
22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification
23) Any additional information
24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
CHARLES B. BROWN, TELEPHONE 0117 978 5265
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 30 June 2003
Exhibit No. 9
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 3 separate notifications, two dated 1 July and one
dated 2 July 2004, that they disposed on those dates of a total of 64,500
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 27,728,892 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
2 July 2004
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 2 July 2004, that they disposed
on that date of a total of 14,000 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 this
disposal is 27,714,892 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 July 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 a notification, dated 7 July 2004, that they disposed
on 6 July of a total of 3,750 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Allied
Domecq PLC.
These ADRs 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 this
disposal is 27,699,892 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
8 July 2004
Exhibit No. 12
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
1,117 - Computershare Trustees Limited
400 - 100 American Depositary Shares held in own name
72,249 - held in own name
398,457 - 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
Purchase/award of shares under The Allied Domecq PLC Share Partnership Plan (an
Inland Revenue approved share incentive plan).
7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
28 Partnership shares
7 Matching shares (awarded by the company on a matching basis of 1 matching
share for every 4 partnership shares purchased/carried forward on a
monthly basis)
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
GBP4.6100 - Partnership and Matching shares
13) Date of transaction
7 July 2004- Partnership and Matching share award
14) Date company informed
9 July 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
1,152 - Computershare Trustees Limited
400 - 100 American Depositary Shares held in own name
72,249 - held in own name
398,492 - 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
Philippa Armstrong - +44 (0)117 978 5190
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 12 July 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 a notification, dated 9 July 2004, that they disposed
on that date of a total of 7,200 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 this
disposal is 27,692,692 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
12 July 2004
Exhibit No. 14
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 13 July 2004, that they disposed
on 9 July of a total of 1,875 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Allied
Domecq PLC.
These ADRs 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 this
disposal is 27,685,192 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
13 July 2004
Exhibit No. 15
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 14 July 2004, that they disposed
on that date of a total of 69,500 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 this
disposal is 27,615,692 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
14 July 2004
Exhibit No. 16
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 3 separate notifications, one dated 15 July and two
dated 16 July 2004, that they disposed on those dates of a total of 21,818
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 27,593,874 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
16 July 2004
Exhibit No. 17
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 20 July 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 Allied Domecq PLC employee
share plans.
The total number of unallocated ordinary shares held by the Trust following this
disposal is 27,578,874 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
21 July 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.
21 July, 2004
ALLIED DOMECQ PLC
By: /s/ Charles Brown
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Name: Charles Brown
Title: Director of Secretariat & Deputy
Company Secretary