Money behind the screen : a report prepared on behalf of the Film Council (1937)

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MONEY BEHIND THE SCREEN 31 important ordinary Hliarcholdcrs an* hidden Ix'hind invent incnt or nominee comiJanies, the most prominent of which are : HurHn^ton Kihns, Ltd. (also a Maxwell company), .'»()(), ()(M) ; vurionH nominee companies ot" tlu^ Commercial liank of Scotland, ahout 4()(),tM)() ; of the Clydesdale Bank ahout. lidO.OdO ; of the National 1'rovincial 15ank ahout l!MI,tKM) ; of the Koyal Bank of Scot land, 101,(J<)<) ; and the Cinema Construction Co., Ltd., 2()(),()()(). Since Oetoher 12th, 11)3(), the larg(\st indivitlual shareholders of the eoinpany are three of the Ostrer brotliers, with a total of .'J(M),()()<) ordinary shares. Among the holders of preferenc(^ shares the most important aixr : London Ollice Royal liank of Scotland XomincM's, Ltd., 77,()00 ; London Nominees Union Hank of Scotland, Ltd., IJ.l.TOO ; aiul the Prudential Assurance Co., Ltd., .*U,()0(). Th(^ list of private people owning smaller blocks of shares in Associated British Pictuic Corporation, Ltd., includes : — Fiank E. ButcluM Captain Edmund E. P. Combe, M.C. Conway J. Conway, K.C. Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke, Bart., K.B.E., J.P Lt.-Col. Cecil G. de Free Rt. Hon. Lady Digby Prof. John Eraser, F'.R.C.S W. J. Cell (Pathe Pictures) Captain Gerald R. de C. B. Guinness Rt. Hon. Lady Hemphill John Hitchcock Ralph L. Jolliffe (Chairman, Bertram & Co., Ltd., Director, Booths Distilleries, Ltd.) Sir David R. Llewellen, Bt., J.P James L\ikc (Guard Bridge Paper Co., Ltd., J. Lovell & Son, Ltd., Vale Paper Co., Ltd.) ... Rt. Hon. Lord Merthvr (Chairman, Kilgetty Anthracite Collieries, Ltd., Cniversal Building Co., Ltd., Director, Bonvilles Court Colliery Co., Ltd.,\St. Austell & District Electric Lighting & Power Co., Ltd.) Walter Ritchie ... Col. the Hon. Denis P. Tollemache Edward F. Bo wring-Walsh Sir Ernest S. Wills, Bart, (of Imperial Tobacco Co.) Sir Harold E. Yarrow (Director, Clydesdale Bank, Ltd., and Steel Co. of Scotland, Ltd., Chairman, Yarrow & Co., Ltd.) Guy N. E. Kennett Barrington Capt. Harold K. Salvesen (shipowTier, Christian Salvesen & Co.) Leopold Sutro Wm. A. Workman (Chairman, Gracechurch Buildings Co., Ltd., Belbridge Property Trust Ltd., Managing Director, Gresham Fire & Accident Insurance Society, Ltd., and Gresham Life Assurance Society, Ltd., General Manager, Legal & General Assurance Society, Ltd., and Director of Aviation & General Insurance Co., Ltd.) Ordinary 5, SHAKES 2,900 2,(KK) :j,ooo 4,050 3,000 2,000 4,000 5,050 2,250 2,100 2,050 2,000 2,000 10,000 2,000 13,900 2,000 2,(300 4,000 Preference £1 SHARES 20,095 2,000 5,500 3,000 3,000 4,000 The above list is taken from a list of shareholders as at 27th August, 1936.