Dividend Declaration and AGM date

9 March 2023

 

Franchise Brands plc

("Franchise Brands", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Dividend Declaration and AGM date

 

Franchise Brands plc, an international multi-brand franchise business, confirms that further to the announcement of its results for the year ended 31 December 2022 and if approved at the Annual General Meeting, the final dividend for 2022 of 1.1p per share will be paid on 12 May 2023 to shareholders on the register as at the close of business on 14 April 2023, making a total dividend for the year of 2.0p per share.  The shares have an ex-dividend date of 13 April 2023.

 

The Annual General Meeting is proposed to be held on 18 April 2023, not 11 April as previously advised, and notice will be sent to shareholders shortly.

 

Enquiries:

 

Franchise Brands plc	+ 44 (0) 1625 813231
Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman
Andrew Mallows, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)	+44 (0) 20 3328 5656
Jeremy Porter / George Payne (Corporate Finance) Amrit Nahal (Sales & Corporate Broking)
Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker)	+44 (0) 20 3903 7715
James Serjeant / Russell Cook / Nicholas Chambers
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Broker)	+44 (0)20 7710 7688
Matthew Blawat / Francis North / Harry Billen
MHP Group (Financial PR)	+44 (0) 20 3128 8100
Katie Hunt / Catherine Chapman	+44 (0) 7884 494112
	franchisebrands@mhpgroup.com

 

About Franchise Brands plc

 

Franchise Brands is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on building market-leading businesses primarily via a franchise model. The Group currently has a combined network of 586 franchisees across six principal franchise brands in the UK, North America and Europe.

 

Franchise Brands' focus is on B2B van-based reactive and planned services. The Company owns several market-leading brands with a long trading history which benefit from the Group's central support services, in particular technology, marketing, management experience and other group resources. At the centre of Franchise Brands' business building strategy is helping its franchisees grow their businesses.

 

Franchise Brands employs 415 people from 5 principal offices in the UK, Orlando, Florida and the Netherlands.

 

For further information, visit  www.franchisebrands.co.uk