The Board of CareTech Holdings PLC intends to maintain a progressive dividend policy. The Board has proposed a final dividend of 7.95 pence (2018: 7.5 pence) per share bringing the total dividend for the year to 11.7 pence (2018: 11.0 pence) per share. This represents a full year increase of 6.4% year on year. The final dividend will be paid, subject to shareholder approval, on 6 May 2020, with an ex-dividend date of 5 March 2020 and an associated record date of 6 March 2020.

The company also intends to welcome Christopher Dickinson (FCA) to the Board as Group Chief Financial Officer on 13 January 2020. Christopher has spent the last year as Cambian Chief Financial Officer and prior to joining CareTech was a Managing Director at Jefferies where he acted for CareTech on its acquisition of Cambian. The company would also like to thank Gareth Dufton who stepped in as Interim Group Finance Director and has supported the Group on the sad passing of Michael Hill last December.