On Thursday 17 February 2022, Mr Ian Lancaster was appointed as a non-executive member of the Penrith Farmers’ and Kidd’s PLC Board of Directors. Ian will spend the next few months taking time to understand the role and the business’ operations.

I am delighted that Ian has agreed to join the Board. He brings with him a wealth of experience from a long and varied career and will be a strong asset as we aim to shape the Company over the upcoming years.

More information will be available in the annual statements on their release and there will be an opportunity to meet Ian at the Annual General Meeting at a date to be confirmed.

PFK are glad to announce the offering of 1,506 shares available for purchase by auction with a reserve price of £26 per share and the offering of 190 shares with a reserve price of £28.00 per share.

If you wish to bid for all or any part of the shares, please can you confirm your order by no later than 12:30pm on Wednesday 21^stSeptember 2022.

Settlement will be 10 working days after the trade date.

When ordering these please can you confirm the quantity of shares you wish to bid for together with the price you are willing to pay.

The last average price for Penrith Farmers’ & Kidd’s shares was £28.01 per share on 22nd July 2022.

To purchase shares, you can contact James Sharp & Co LLP. To do so, please click here

Payment of an interim dividend for the year ending 31 December 2021 was paid at a rate of £0.25p on those ordinary shares registered with shareholders at 9 August 2021, on the 10 September 2021. Any shareholders who have not received their expected payment, either by bank transfer or cheque, or their dividend confirmation paperwork, should contact the Company to resolve the issue.

2021 AGM Minutes Final

Shareholder Letter

John Wilson, who has made a huge contribution to PFK since his appointment four years ago, resigned as a Director of the Company on 19 February 2021.

John commented:

“It is with a heavy heart I leave PFK but I feel it is the right time to do so. I think the Company is in a good position with a strong board which now includes more very capable executive directors than previously. I believe that the Company is in very safe hands and well placed to face the post Covid world.

I’d like to thank all my colleagues and especially the excellent staff who have made me so welcome.”

The Board wish to thank John for his hard work and contribution to the Company throughout his time as a non-executive Director and wish him all the very best for the future.

PFK are glad to announce the offering of 350 shares available for purchase by auction with a reserve price of £26.50 per share.

If you wish to bid for all or any part of these shares, please can you confirm your order to James Sharp & Co LLP by no later than 12:30pm on Wednesday 15th December 2021.

Click here to be directed to their website.

Settlement will be 2 working days after the trade date.

If you wish to view our current share price please click here.

Following an announcement at the shareholder event today, the Board of Directors are pleased to confirm to all shareholders that the sale of the company’s land, some 18 acres at Eden 41, Stoneybeck, has now completed.

The Directors have approved the payment of a 2^nd interim dividend payment of 25p per share. 

The Directors have also proposed the payment of a special dividend of £2 per share.

Both these dividends will be paid before the end of December 2021.

This is inline with our previously stated intentions.

The Directors are not proposing to pay any final dividend for the year.

Click here to view the 2021 Interim Statement – https://investors.pfk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-Interim-Statement.pdf

Rachel is leaving PFK to pursue other opportunities. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Rachel for her contribution to PFK and to wish her well in her future career.

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