FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 31 December 2020
Pets at Home Group Plc: Disposal of Specialist Group
Further to the announcement of 1 December 2020, Pets at Home Group Plc, the UK's leading pet care business, confirms that the disposal of its five Specialist referral practices (the "Specialist Group") to Linnaeus Group has completed today.
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Investor Relations Enquiries
Pets at Home Group Plc:
Roger Tejwani, Director of Investor Relations & External Communication
+44 (0)1279 927022
Chris Ridgway, Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0)7788 783925
Pets at Home Group Plc:
Gillian Hammond, Head of Media & Corporate Affairs
+44 (0)7442 500138
Maitland/AMO:
Clinton Manning
+44 (0)7711 972662
Frederica Bendit
+44 (0)7557 833442
Pets at Home Group Plc is the UK's leading pet care business; our commitment is to make sure pets and their owners get the very best advice, products and care. Pet products are available online or from our 451 stores, many of which also have vet practices and grooming salons. Pets at Home also operates a UK leading small animal veterinary business, with 440 First Opinion practices located both in our stores and in standalone locations. For more information visit: http://investors.petsathome.com/
This trading statement does not constitute an invitation to underwrite, subscribe for, or otherwise acquire or dispose of any Pets at Home Group Plc shares or other securities nor should it form the basis of or be relied on in connection with any contract or commitment whatsoever. It does not constitute a recommendation regarding any securities. Past performance, including the price at which the Company's securities have been bought or sold in the past, is no guide to future performance and persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser. Certain statements in this trading statement constitute forward-looking statements. Any statement in this document that is not a statement of historical fact including, without limitation, those regarding the Company's future plans and expectations, operations, financial performance, financial condition and business is a forward-looking statement. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among other factors, changing economic, financial, business or other market conditions. These and other factors could adversely affect the outcome and financial effects of the plans and events described in this statement. As a result you are cautioned not to place reliance on such forward-looking statements. Nothing in this statement should be construed as a profit forecast.