Executive Summary
Marston's plc (formerly Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries plc) is the UK's leading independent brewing and pub retailing business. It operates three breweries - Park Brewery in Wolverhampton (brewing Banks's, Hanson's and Mansfield beers), Marston's Brewery at Burton on Trent and Jennings Brewery at Cockermouth in the Lake District. Its pub estate totals 2,352 pubs - 1,904 tenancies within The Union Pub Company and 448 directly managed by Pathfinder Pubs. It brews some of the UK's leading ale brands including Marston's Pedigree, Jennings, Banks's Bitter, Banks's Original, and Mansfield Bitter. Its award-winning ales collected five international brewing medals at the Millenium International Brewing Awards. Key developments in the last decade have enabled Marston's PLC to position itself as the UK's premier regional brewer.
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Current Events
| Current financial period ends | 2nd Oct 10 |
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| Annual General Meeting | 29th Jan 10 |
| Half year results | 20th May 10 |
| Full year results | 2nd Dec 10 |
| Next financial period ends | 1st Oct 11 |
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| Preference shares | |
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| Final dividend | 31st Dec 09 |
| Interim dividend | 30th Jun 10 |
| Ordinary shares | |
| Final dividend | 2nd Feb 10 |
| Interim dividend | 30th Jun 10 |
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