19th May 2026 15:14
19 May 2026
Animalcare Group plc
("Animalcare", the "Company", or together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
2025 Audited Annual Report and Accounts
Notice of AGM
Board Changes
Animalcare Group Plc (AIM: ANCR), the international animal health business, announces that, further to the Company's unaudited preliminary results announcement on 6 May 2026, the Group's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 (the "2025 Annual Report") and Notice of 2026 Annual General Meeting (the "Notice") have been published. Electronic copies of the 2025 Annual Report and the Notice will shortly be available on the Company's website (www.animalcaregroup.com) and printed copies have been posted to registered shareholders who have elected to receive paper communications.
The Group's 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Friday 12 June 2026 at 14:00 BST at the offices of Squire Patton Boggs LLP, 60 London Wall, London, EC2M 5TQ.
Board Changes
In line with the end of Marc Coucke's current and third term of appointment as a Non-executive Director, he will be standing down at the conclusion of the AGM on Friday 12 June 2026. Els Degroote, who was appointed as Marc's alternate Director in December 2024 and has attended Board meetings when he has been absent, will be appointed as a Non-executive Director with effect from Friday 12 June 2026. A resolution to appoint Ms. Degroote as a Non-executive Director will be put to shareholders for approval at the AGM.
Els has been an Investment Principal at Alychlo NV since April 2022 and has extensive experience advising on M&A and ECM transactions. Els also currently serves as a Director to a number of private companies in Belgium and is a qualified commercial engineer with an MBA Financial Management from Vlerick Business School.
The Board would like to take this opportunity to thank Marc for his invaluable contributions to the Group and we look forward to continuing to benefit from Els's skills and experience.
Additional Disclosures Required under the AIM Rules for Companies
Els Leen Veerle Degroote (aged 49) has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:
Current Directorships
| Past Directorships within the past 5 years |
Bever Consulting BV | Elistor BV (liquidated 3 July 2024) |
AS2 NV | Ernst & Young Europe LPP |
Otra Solutions SRL (liquidated 21 November 2024) | |
Greenyard NV | |
miDiagnostics NV | Padelworld BV |
Arenal Immo Holding BV | |
Xelsia Capital BV | Duma Sports BV |
Triginta NV | |
Atcars BV | Ledap BV |
ZouteCoucke BV | Stoetel BV |
Zoute Grand Prix BV | |
Alyrick NV | |
Comate BV | |
Comate Holding BV | |
Comate Ventures BV | |
Administratiekantoor Comate Holding private stichting | |
Félou BV | |
Smartphoto Group NV | |
Els Degroote and persons closely associated (as defined under MAR) with Ms Degroote currently hold no ordinary shares or options in the Company.
Save as disclosed above, there is no further information to be disclosed in respect of the above appointment pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
For more information, please contact:
Animalcare Group Plc Jenny Winter, Chief Executive Officer Chris Brewster, Chief Financial Officer Media/investor relations | +44 (0)1904 487 687
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Stifel (Nominated Advisor & Joint Broker) Ben Maddison Francis North Jason Grossman | Tel: +44 (0)20 7710 7600
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Panmure Liberum (Joint Broker) Corporate Finance Emma Earl, Freddy Crossley Corporate Banking Rupert Dearden | +44 (0)20 7886 2500 |
Alma Strategic Communications Caroline Forde Kinvara Verdon Rose Docherty | +44 (0)20 3405 0205 |
About Animalcare
Animalcare Group plc is a UK AIM-listed international veterinary sales and marketing organisation. Animalcare operates in seven European countries as well as Australia and New Zealand and exports to approximately 40 countries in Europe and worldwide. The Group is focused on bringing new and innovative products to market through its own development pipeline, partnerships and via acquisition.
For more information about Animalcare, please visit www.animalcaregroup.com
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