Pets at home Regulatory News (PETS)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 24 March 2020

Pets at Home Group Plc: COVID-19 update

Pets at Home Group Plc notes the guidance issued by the Government on 23 March 2020.

As a provider of pet care products and services, our stores, website and veterinary practices will remain open so we can focus our energies on providing essential pet products and emergency health care at a time when pets will play an increasingly vital role in our daily lives. We have closed all of our grooming salons, with those colleagues redeployed to support our store teams.

The welfare of our colleagues, Partners, customers and pets remains our first priority. We have implemented all Government advice regarding social distancing across our business, and are fully commited to serving the needs of UK pet owners through this unprecedented period.

Investor Relations Enquiries

Pets at Home Group Plc:

Roger Tejwani, Director of Investor Relations & External Communications+44 (0)1279 927022

Jonny Armstrong, Head of Investor Relations+44 (0)797 5593237

Media EnquiriesPets at Home Group Plc:

Gillian Hammond, Head of Media & Public Affairs+44 (0)7442 500138

Maitland:  

Clinton Manning+44 (0)7711 972662

Joanna Davidson+44 (0)7827 254567

About Pets at Home

Pets at Home Group Plc is the UK's leading pet care business; our commitment is to make sure pets and their owners get the very best advice, products and care. Pet products are available online or from our 453 stores, many of which also have vet practices and grooming salons. Pets at Home also operates a UK leading small animal veterinary business, with 440 First Opinion practices located both in our stores and in standalone locations, as well as four Specialist Referral centres. For more information visit: http://investors.petsathome.com/

Disclaimer

This trading statement does not constitute an invitation to underwrite, subscribe for, or otherwise acquire or dispose of any Pets at Home Group Plc shares or other securities nor should it form the basis of or be relied on in connection with any contract or commitment whatsoever. It does not constitute a recommendation regarding any securities. Past performance, including the price at which the Company's securities have been bought or sold in the past, is no guide to future performance and persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser.

Certain statements in this trading statement constitute forward-looking statements. Any statement in this document that is not a statement of historical fact including, without limitation, those regarding the Company's future plans and expectations, operations, financial performance, financial condition and business is a forward-looking statement. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among other factors, changing economic, financial, business or other market conditions. These and other factors could adversely affect the outcome and financial effects of the plans and events described in this statement. As a result you are cautioned not to place reliance on such forward-looking statements. Nothing in this statement should be construed as a profit forecast.