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News Release17th May 2006 AGM STATEMENT 17TH MAY 2006 At today's Annual General Meeting of Interserve Plc, the services, maintenanceand building group, Lord Blackwell, Chairman, said:"At this, my first Interserve Annual General Meeting, I am pleased to reportthat the Group continues to make good progress and that overall trading remainshealthy."Facilities Services and Project Services each continue to perform well, withfurther momentum and growth being created through winning new business and ingrowing existing client relationships. Equipment Services has also had anencouraging start following last year's record performance. IndustrialServices' performance is, as previously highlighted, being adversely impactedin the short-term as we continue to reposition the business."The Board believes that the recommended acquisition of MacLellan Group Plcwill add further impetus to our activities in the highly attractive UKoutsourcing market by extending our market reach and generating furtherlong-term client development opportunities." - Ends - For further information please contact:Interserve PlcAdrian Ringrose 0118 932 0123Chief ExecutiveMaitlandNeil Bennett / Elizabeth Morley 020 7379 5151About InterserveInterserve Plc (www.interserveplc.co.uk) is a services, maintenance andbuilding group. It creates buildings and other structures for clients in thepublic and private sectors, maintains many different types of buildings, theoperational systems that support them and a range of plant and equipment inspecialist fields, and co-ordinates a host of background services to keep itsclients running smoothly and efficiently while they concentrate on their corebusiness. Interserve is based in the UK, is listed on the London Stock Exchangeand trades in the FTSE 250 index. It employs 12,000 people worldwide and has anincome of more than ‚£1.25 billion.ENDINTERSERVE PLCRelated Shares:
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