Financial Calendar
2019 Annual General Meeting | 18 October 2019 |
Final Dividend Ex-Dividend Date | 24 October 2019 |
Final Dividend Record Date | 25 October 2019 |
Final Dividend Payment Date | 15 November 2019 |
Announcement of Half Yearly Results | 24 February 2020* |
Dates marked with an asterix are provisional and subject to change
Annual General Meeting
The 2019 Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 1.00 pm on 18 October 2019 at Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC, 6 Cheshire Avenue, Cheshire Business Park, Lostock Gralam, Northwich, CW9 7UA. The notice of meeting (the Notice), which includes special business to be transacted at the Annual General Meeting together with an explanation of the resolutions to be considered at the meeting, is made available on the Company website or mailed to shareholders, if they have elected to receive the Notice in paper format.
Share History
Dechra floated on the London Stock Exchange in September 2000 at £1.20 per share, with a market capitalisation of £60.0 million.
In relation to the acquisition of VetXX Holdings A/S, on 15 January 2008, Dechra undertook a placing and open offer on the basis of 11 Open Offer shares for every 50 existing shares held on 10 December 2007 at an issue price of 303 pence. On 9 January 2008, 11,624,544 shares were issued.
On 5 April 2012, a Rights Issue was announced on the basis of three new ordinary shares for every existing ten shares held on 23 April 2012 at a subscription price of £3.00 per share. The Rights Issue resulted in 20,040,653 shares being issued with dealings commencing on 16 May 2012.
On 17 March 2016, 4,398,600 ordinary shares were offered by way of a placing at an issue price of £11.00 per share.
On 30 January 2018, 5,121,952 ordinary shares were offered by way of a placing at an issue price of £20.50 per share.
Company Website
The Dechra website (www.dechra.com) is the best source of useful and up-to-date information about Dechra and its activities, including the latest news, financial and product information to help improve understanding of our business. Additionally, the terms of reference of all our Committees, Articles of Association, our Values and a number of our internal policies are published on the website.
Electronic Communications
Shareholders now have the opportunity to receive shareholder communications electronically, e.g. Annual Reports, Notice of the Annual General Meeting and Proxy Forms. You can elect to receive email notifications of shareholder communications by registering at www.shareview.co.uk, where you can also set up a bank mandate to receive dividends directly to your bank account and to submit proxy votes for shareholder meetings. Receiving the Company's communications electronically allows the Company to communicate with its shareholders in a more environmentally friendly, cost effective and timely manner.
Registrar
Dechra's Registrar is Equiniti Limited.
Equiniti should be contacted for any matters relating to your shareholding, including:
- Notification of change in name and address
- Enquiries about dividend payments
- Submission of proxy form for voting at the Annual General Meeting
Shareholders who receive duplicate sets of Company mailings because they have multiple accounts should contact Equiniti to have their accounts amalgamated.
Equiniti offers a facility whereby shareholders are able to access their shareholdings in Dechra via their website (www.shareview.co.uk).
Alternatively, Equiniti can be contacted at: Equiniti Limited, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA.
Registrars' Shareholder Helpline for Dechra: 0371 384 2030 or +44(0) 121 415 7047, if calling from outside of the UK.
Please have your Shareholder Reference Number to hand whenever you contact the Registrar; this can be found on your share certificate or a recent dividend tax voucher.
Share Dealing Service
Equiniti Financial Services Limited offer a Share Dealing Service to buy or sell shares. Further information can be obtained from www.shareview.co.uk/dealing or by telephoning 0345 603 7037.
| Telephone
share
dealing | Internet
share
dealing | Postal
share
dealing |
|---|
| Fee (on value of transaction) up to £50,000 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| Balance over £50,000 | 0.25% | 0.25% | 1.9% |
| Minimum charge | £60.00 | £45.00 | £70.00 |
| Stamp duty charge (purchases only) | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Equiniti Financial Services Limited and its agents are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Please note that the price of shares can go down as well as up, and you are not guaranteed to get back the amount you originally invested. If you are in any doubt, you should contact an independent financial adviser.
Warning to Shareholders
Shareholders are advised to be wary of any unsolicited advice, offers to buy shares at a discount or offers of free Company Annual Reports. If you receive any unsolicited investment advice, whether over the telephone, through the post or by email:
More detailed information and guidance is available on the shareholder information pages of our website.
Additionally, feel free to report and/or discuss any shareholder security matters with the Company. To do this, please call +44 (0)1606 814 730 and ask to be put through to a member of the Company Secretarial department.