26th Apr 2006 12:03
Aggreko PLC26 April 2006 Wednesday 26th April 2006 AGGREKO plc AGM STATEMENT At the Annual General Meeting today, the Chairman, Philip Rogerson, will reportthat, as previously indicated, the Board expects that the business will makeprogress in 2006 compared with 2005. Trading in the first quarter has been very strong in both North America andAggreko International. In North America, base business continues to grow, and,as previously announced, our International Power Projects business has recentlysecured two major contracts in the Yemen and Kenya. Our Local businesses in theMiddle East, Asia, Australia and South America are all performing well. InEurope, trading in the first quarter has been mixed. Northern Europe (UK,Ireland and Nordics) has had a weak first quarter; however, the performance ofContinental Europe has improved noticeably over the prior year. Overall, we have made a good start to the year. - ENDS - Enquiries to :Rupert Soames / Angus CockburnAggreko plcTel. 0141 225 5900 Fiona PiperThe Maitland ConsultancyTel: 0207 379 5151 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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