28th Jul 2005 09:18
De La Rue PLC28 July 2005 DE LA RUE PLC 2005 AGM STATEMENT At the Annual General Meeting of De La Rue plc to be held today, NicholasBrookes, Chairman, will be making the following statement: "Trading during the first four months of the year has been in line with theBoard's expectations. The Currency business has benefited from a high openingorder book which has provided good visibility to the first half. As noted inMay, however, the banknote business does not expect the high level of banknoteoverspill orders and favourable customer mix, seen in the second half of 2004/2005, to be repeated in the current year." "Our expectations for the full year 2005/2006 therefore remain unchanged." -ends- For further information please contact:Stephen King Group Finance Director +44 (0)1256 605307Mark Fearon Head of Corporate Affairs +44 (0)1256 605303Richard Mountain Financial Dynamics +44 (0)207 269 7291 28 July 2005 Note to Editors: 1. De La Rue is the world's largest commercial security printer andpapermaker, involved in the production of over 150 national currencies and awide range of security documents such as passports, fiscal stamps, travellerscheques and authentication labels. The Company is a leading provider of cashhandling equipment and software solutions to banks and retailers worldwide,helping them to reduce the cost of handling cash. De La Rue employs over 6,200people across 31 countries and has an ongoing turnover of approximately £650m.De La Rue is a member of the FTSE 250. Its ordinary shares are listed with theUK Listing Authority and trade on the market for listed securities on the LondonStock Exchange under the symbol DLAR. For further information visit De La Rue'swebsite at www.delarue.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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