Gateley (Holdings) PLC AGM Statement (3743K)

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Gateley (Holdings) PLC

21 September 2016

 
 For immediate release    21 September 2016 
 

Gateley (Holdings) Plc

('Gateley' or the 'Group')

AGM Statement

Gateley (Holdings) Plc (AIM:GTLY), a leading national full-service commercial law firm, is pleased to provide the following update prior to its Annual General Meeting to be held today at 12:30pm.

The Board is pleased to report that the business continues to trade and grow in line with expectations with the Group continuing to make good progress with its strategy of combining organic and acquisitive growth.

The new Reading office continues to develop and the recruitment of new partners to the business is progressing well.

The Group's strategy of acquiring complementary earnings enhancing businesses continues with the completion of Gateley Capitus Limited in April 2016 and the more recent acquisition of Gateley Hamer Limited.

At the AGM shareholders are being asked today to approve, amongst other things, a final dividend of 3.764 pence per ordinary share, which, if approved, will be paid on 28 September 2016 to those shareholders on the register at the close of business on 2 September. This dividend will result in a total dividend for the twelve month period ended 30 April 2016 of 5.659 pence per ordinary share.

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   Enquiries: 
 Gateley (Holdings) Plc 
  Neil Smith, Finance Director                            Tel: +44 (0) 
                                                          121 234 0196 
 Nick Smith, Acquisitions Director                        Tel: +44 (0) 
  and Head of Investor Relations                          20 7653 1665 
 Matt Taylor, Interim Head of Communications              Tel: +44 (0) 
                                                          121 212 7852 
 
 Cantor Fitzgerald Europe - Nominated                     Tel: +44 (0) 
  Adviser and Broker                                      20 7894 7000 
 David Foreman / Marc Milmo / Michael 
  Reynolds (Corporate Finance) 
 Mark Westcott / Caspar Shand Kydd 
  (Sales) 
 
 Buchanan - Financial PR Adviser                          Tel: +44 (0) 
                                                          20 7466 5000 
 Henry Harrison-Topham / Jamie Hooper          [e-mail] 
  / Jane Glover 
 

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