On 15 September 2023 Premier Veterinary Group plc announced that it was undertaking a review of various strategic options available to it and confirmed that one of the options it would consider was a potential sale of the Company by way of a "formal sale process". Since then and having engaged extensively with a number of interested parties, the Board of Directors of PVG (the "Board") has concluded that it is not in a position to recommend a proposal to shareholders at the current time. As such, the Board has resolved to close the formal sale process.

Following this announcement, the Company is no longer considered to be in an "offer period" as defined in the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code") and the requirement to make disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code has now ceased.