20 Oct 2017 07:00
Friday, 20 October 2017
Dechra® Pharmaceuticals PLC
(Dechra or the Company)
Pre Annual General Meeting Statement
The Board of Dechra issues the following trading update prior to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which will take place at 1.00pm today, Friday 20 October 2017, at The Mere Hotel, Chester Road, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6LJ.
The Company is pleased to report that performance in the first quarter of our financial year was in line with management expectations, with continued growth across all of its markets.
No other new trading updates are to be made at the AGM today.
Dechra will announce its interim results for the six month period to 31 December 2017 on 26 February 2018.
Enquiries: | |
Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC | |
Ian Page, Chief Executive Officer | Office: +44 (0) 1606 814 730 |
Richard Cotton, Chief Financial Officer e-mail: corporate.enquiries@dechra.com | Office: +44 (0) 1606 814 730 Office: +44 (0) 1606 814 730 |
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Fiona Tooley, Director e-mail: fiona@tooleystreet.com | Mobile: +44 (0) 7785 703 523 Office: +44 (0) 121 309 0099 |
About Dechra
Dechra is an international specialist veterinary pharmaceuticals and relates products business. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture and sales and marketing of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide. Dechra's business is unique as the majority of its products are used to treat medical conditions for which there is no other effective solution or have a clinical or dosing advantage over competitor products.
For more information, please visit: www.dechra.com
Stock Code: Full Listing (Pharmaceuticals): DPH
LEI: 213800J4UVB5OWG8VX82
Trademarks
Dechra and the Dechra "D" logo are registered trademarks of Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC.
Forward Looking Statement
This document may contain certain forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements reflect the knowledge and information available to the Company during the preparation and up to the publication of this document. By their very nature, these statements depend upon circumstances and relate to events that may occur in the future thereby involve a degree of uncertainty. Therefore, nothing in this document should be construed as a profit forecast by the Company.
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)
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