Notice of Results

RNS Number : 5883K

Smiths Group PLC

22 August 2012

 

SMITHS GROUP PLC

LISTING RULES 9.7A(1) and 9.7A(2)

ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANNUAL RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATION OF DIVIDEND

On Wednesday 19 September 2012 the Company expects it will release a preliminary statement of the annual results of the Company for the financial year ended 31 July 2012.  The statement will contain the recommendation of the Board of Directors for a final dividend on the ordinary shares for the same period.

The announcement will include key, regulated information that the Company is required to publish in unedited full text under DTR 6.3.5(2)(b) and may be viewed online at the Company's website, www.smiths.com, after its release.  The material contained in the announcement will not constitute the Company's annual financial statement, required under the Companies Act 2006, and will not be a substitute for reading the Annual Report 2012, which will be published on or around 12 October 2012 and will be available to view and download from www.smiths.com.

Subject to approval at the 2012 Annual General Meeting, the 2012 final dividend will be paid on 23 November 2012 to ordinary shareholders registered at the close of business on 26 October 2012.  The 'ex-dividend' date will be 24 October 2012.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of Smiths Group plc for 2012 will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday 20 November 2012 at The Thomas Lord Suite, Lord's Cricket Ground, Grace Gate, St John's Wood Road, London NW8 8QN.

 

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