Robinson Regulatory News (RBN)

26 Aug 2009 15:52



26 August 2009

ROBINSON PLC

DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT

Robinson plc ("Robinson" or "the Group"; AIM: RBN), the custom manufacturer of plastic and paperboard packaging, announces that the Board has approved an interim dividend of 1 penny per share (2008: 1.5p) payable on 1 October 2009 to shareholders registered on 4 September 2009.

About Robinson

Based in Chesterfield, with additional manufacturing facilities in Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Stanton Hill (Nottinghamshire) in Toronto (Canada) and in Lodz (Poland), Robinson currently employs around 400 people. It was formerly a family business, with its origins dating back some 165 years. Today the Group's main activities are in the manufacture and sale of injection moulded plastic and rigid paperboard packaging. Robinson operates primarily within the food, drink, confectionery, cosmetic and toiletry sectors, providing niche or custom manufacture to major players in the fast moving consumer goods market, such as Proctor & Gamble, Nestlé, Cadbury, Northern Foods, Masterfoods, Bakkavor, Unilever, Avon and Chivas. The Group also has a substantial property portfolio with significant development potential.

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