REG - Victrex PLC - Final Results <Origin Href="QuoteRef">VCTX.L</Origin> - Part 2

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05/12/2017 07:10

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1.54     1.31     
 Euro       1.23     1.14           1.35     1.18     
 Yen        150      151            179      135      
 
 
The average exchange rates in the above table take into account the impact of
gains and losses on foreign currency contracts. These rates are referred to
elsewhere in the Preliminary Results as the effective rates for the period. 
 
5. Dividend and Annual General Meeting 
 
The proposed final regular and special dividends will be paid on 16 February
2018 to all shareholders on the register on 2 February 2018. The Annual
General Meeting of the Company will be held at 10am on 9 February 2018, at
J.P. Morgan, 1 John Carpenter Street, London, EC4Y 0JP. 
 
6. Risks, trends, factors and uncertainties 
 
Victrex's business and share price may be affected by a number of risks,
trends, factors and uncertainties, not all of which are in our control. 
 
Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from anticipated results
because of a variety of risk factors, including: changes in exchange rates;
changes in global, political, economic, business, competitive and market
forces; changes in raw material pricing and availability; changes to
legislation and tax rates; future business combinations or disposals;
relations with customers and customer credit risk; events affecting
international security, including global health issues and terrorism; changes
in regulatory environment and the outcome of litigation. 
 
FINANCIAL CALENDAR (also available at www.victrexplc.com) 
 
 Ex-dividend date                          1 February 2018   
 Record date#                              2 February 2018   
 Annual General Meeting                    9 February 2018   
 Payment of final dividend                 16 February 2018  
 Announcement of 2018 half-yearly results  May 2018          
 Payment of interim dividend               July 2018         
 
 
# The date by which shareholders must be recorded on the share register to
receive the dividend 
 
*Additional performance measures: 
 
-       Group revenue in constant currency which is reached by applying
current year (FY 2017) effective currency rates to prior year (FY 2016)
transactions (see note 4); 
 
-       Group metrics excluding Consumer Electronics are referred to as core
i.e. core volumes, core revenue and core business; 
 
-       Operating cash conversion (cash generated from operations/operating
profit); 
 
-       Sales from new products (sales from new grades sold from FY 2014
onwards); and 
 
-       Dividend cover (earnings per share/total dividend per share). This
excludes the special dividend. 
 
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