Last checked at 13 Oct 2023 17:21
13 October 2023
CVS Group plc
("CVS" or the "Company")
Confirmation of dividend dates
CVS, one of the UK's leading providers of integrated veterinary services, confirms that the Board is recommending a continuation of our progressive dividend policy, with the payment of a final dividend of 7.5p per Ordinary share, as disclosed in our 2023 annual report.
The ex-dividend date is 2 November 2023, with a dividend record date of 3 November 2023. The dividend payment date is 8 December 2023.
Contacts:
CVS Group plc via Camarco
Richard Fairman, CEO
Scott Morrison, Company Secretary
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Broker) +44 (0)20 7418 8900
Adrian Trimmings / Michael Burke / Andrew Clark / Lalit Bose
Berenberg (Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 3207 7800
Toby Flaux / Ben Wright / Ciaran Walsh / Milo Bonser
Camarco (Financial PR)
Geoffrey Pelham-Lane +44 (0)7733 124 226
Ginny Pulbrook +44 (0)7961 315 138
About CVS Group plc (www.cvsukltd.co.uk)
CVS Group is an AIM-listed provider of veterinary services in the UK, Australia, the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland. CVS is focused on providing high quality clinical services to its clients and their animals, with outstanding and dedicated clinical teams and support colleagues at the core of its strategy.
The Group has c.500 veterinary practices across its four markets, including nine specialist referral hospitals and 39 dedicated out-of-hours sites. Alongside the core Veterinary Practices division, CVS operates Laboratories (providing diagnostic services to CVS and third-parties), Crematoria (providing pet cremation and clinical waste disposal for CVS and third-party practices), Buying Groups and the Group's online retail business ("Animed Direct").
The Group employs c.8,800 personnel, including c.2,300 veterinary surgeons and c.3,300 nurses.