26 November 2024
Patria Private
Equity Trust plc ("the Company")
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):
2138004MK7VPTZ99EV13
Declaration of Fourth Interim Dividend
The Company announces the payment of the fourth
interim dividend in respect of the year ended 30 September 2024 of
4.2 pence per ordinary share (2023: 4.0 pence per ordinary
share).
The dividend will be paid on 24 January 2025 to all
shareholders on the register on 13 December 2024. The ex- dividend
date is 12 December 2024.
The payment of the fourth interim dividend brings the
total dividend for the financial year to 16.8 pence per ordinary
share (2023: 16.0 pence per ordinary share). This is an
overall increase of 5% on the Company's total dividend payment for
the previous financial year and, based on the share price on 25
November 2024, represents a 3.1% dividend yield.
Dividend
Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")
The Company has in place a DRIP, provided by Equiniti
Financial Services Limited, which allows shareholders to use their
dividends to purchase further ordinary shares in the Company. The
last election date to participate in the DRIP is 3 January
2025.
Further information on the DRIP including the Terms
and Conditions and the associated costs can be found via the
following link:
https://www.shareview.co.uk/4/Info/Portfolio/default/en/home/shareholders/Pages/Rei
nvestDividends.aspx
Shareholders who have not previously applied to
participate in the DRIP and who wish to do
so in respect of the dividend payable on 24 January 2025, should
ensure that a mandate form, or CREST instruction if appropriate, is
submitted to the Company's registrars, Equiniti Limited, prior to
the dividend election date of 3 January 2025. Applications can be
made on-line, and a mandate form can be downloaded from the above
website.
Further information can also be obtained by calling
the registrars' shareholder helpline on 0371 384 2618 or by writing
to Equiniti Limited, Aspect House, Spence Road, Lancing, West
Sussex BN99 6DA.
For further information please contact:
Paul Evitt
GPMS Corporate Secretary Limited
Company Secretary
