28th Oct 2014 07:00
28 October 2014
Digital Globe Services, Ltd.
(the "Company")
Notice of Annual General Meeting and Proposed Dividend
Digital Globe Services, Ltd. (AIM: DGS), a leading provider of online customer acquisition solutions for large, consumer-facing organisations, announces that it has today sent electronically to shareholders copies of its Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") and its Annual Report and Accounts. These items are now available on the Company's website at www.dgsworld.com. The AGM is being held at 10:00am GMT on 12 November 2014 at the office of Newgate Threadneedle, Skylight City Tower, 50 Basinghall Street, London, EC2V 5DE, United Kingdom.
A final dividend payment of US 3.6 cents per depository interest / per share*, amounting to an aggregate of approximately US$1.0 million (exact US$992,604.17), is being proposed by the Directors for the consideration of shareholders at the Company's forthcoming AGM, being held on 12 November 2014. Following the interim dividend of approximately US 6.2 cents per dividend ranking share, this brings the total dividend payable in respect of the financial year ended June 2014 to US 9.8 cents per dividend ranking share, an increase of approximately 58% over the prior year (2013: US 6.2 cents**). The final dividend is subject to shareholder approval at the AGM.
In the event the Shareholders and Depository Interest holders approve the dividend at the AGM, the dividend timetable which will be confirmed with the Result of AGM announcement will be as set forth below:
Ex-dividend Date | 20 November 2014 |
Record Date | 21 November 2014 |
Payment Date | 15 December 2014 |
* Final dividend per share calculation based on 27,572,338 shares ranking for dividend as the date of this announcement. This figure excludes the 2,354,134 Common Shares currently held in the ESOP Trust which do not rank for dividend until options are exercised.
** Calculated on a pro forma basis, i.e. as though the IPO had occurred at the start of the financial year ended June 2013
For further information please contact:
Digital Globe Services, Ltd. | www.dgsworld.com |
Jeff Cox, CEO | +1 303 736 2105
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N+1 Singer | |
Aubrey Powell/ Emily Watts/ Ben Griffiths | +44 20 7496 3000
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Newgate Threadneedle | +44 20 7653 9850 |
Hilary Buchanan / Josh Royston / Jasper Randall | |
Overview of DGS
Founded in 2008 with offices in London, Bermuda, Netherlands, USA and Ireland, DGS is a specialist provider of outsourced online customer acquisition solutions for large, consumer-facing corporations. DGS delivers customers to its clients through optimised paid search, search engine optimization, integrated websites, e-mail, social media and contact centre support, receiving a fee for each customer acquired for its clients.
DGS is seeking to establish itself as the leading international provider of outsourced online customer, lead and inquiry acquisition, services, through its focus on having the premier technology platform in the industry. Paid search refers to the auction process for key search terms that search providers run and in which prospective advertisers, or their agents, compete in order to have their advertising or search results displayed.
By using its optimising technology platform, dgSMART, and its experience of website management and digital media customer acquisition, efficient contact centre operations and other process expertise, DGS is able to acquire customers and achieve conversion rates that deliver profitable, high quality customers or valuable leads and inquiries to its clients.
DGS employs over 600 staff in Europe, North America and Asia. The Company currently has over 30 direct and indirect client relationships globally, many of which are with companies in the US Fortune 500.
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