21st Nov 2006 12:05
Smiths Group PLC21 November 2006 Annual General Meeting of Smiths Group plc Chairman's statement on the current outlook Speaking at the Annual General Meeting of Smiths Group held at 12.00 middaytoday in London, Donald Brydon, Chairman of the company said: "Smiths Group today is a specialist technology company with a range ofbusinesses involved in attractive, high growth markets. The company is focusedon continuously driving for improved performance through its Full Potentialprogramme, and has a relentless discipline of seeking to maximise returns forshareholders. "Performance in the current year is in line with our expectations, with all fourdivisions making good progress. The business environment in our chosen sectorsremains broadly positive, although the rate of reported growth will be affectedby the currency translation impact on our US dollar earnings. Overall, theBoard remains confident of further improved performance in 2007." ENDS Smiths GroupSmiths is a global technology business, listed on the London Stock Exchange.Smiths Group is a world leader in the practical application of advancedtechnologies. Its products and services make the world safer, healthier andmore productive. Smiths Group has four divisions: Aerospace, Detection, Medicaland Specialty Engineering. It employs 32,000 people and has over 250 majorfacilities in 50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com Media Investor RelationsChris Fox Russell Plumley+44 (0)20 8457 8403 +44 (0)20 8457 [email protected] [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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