Dividend Date Amendment

Holidaybreak PLC 02 December 2004 Holidaybreak: clarification Re shareholder register Following this morning's earlier statement Holidaybreak would like to clarify that the proposed final ordinary dividend will be paid on 19 April 2005 to those shareholders on the register on the 18 March 2005 and not, as previously, announced 25 March 2005. Therefore, the relevant paragraphs in the results statement should read as following: Page 3: Dividend The Board is recommending a final dividend of 17.6p, payable on 19 April 2005, to shareholders on the register on 18 March 2005, making a total of 24.2 p for the year. The Board intends to continue to pay ordinary dividends that are appropriate in the light of the growth prospects and the underlying performance of the Group. Page 13: Dividends paid and proposed on equity dividends 2004 2003 £'000 £'000 --------- --------- Under provision in respect of final dividend 27 5 Interim dividend paid of 6.6p per ordinary share (2003 - 6.0p) 3,140 2,833 Final dividend proposed of 17.6p per ordinary share (2003 - 16.0p) 8,381 7,578 Dividends paid and proposed in respect of investment in own shares (70) (91) __________ __________ 11,478 10,325 __________ __________ === ============ ============ If approved by shareholders, the proposed final ordinary dividend will be paid on 19 April 2005 to those ordinary shareholders on the register on 18 March 2005 and will absorb £8,380,672. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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