19th Apr 2007 07:01
Persimmon PLC19 April 2007 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY 19TH APRIL 2007 John White, Group Chairman of Persimmon, will make the following comments attoday's AGM to be held at York Racecourse: At the time of the announcement of our results for the year ended 31st December2006, on 26th February 2007, we stated that the first few weeks' sales of 2007had been encouraging. Since then the market has remained stable and we have achieved sales in linewith the same period in 2006. As anticipated, average selling prices have movedforward moderately, visitor levels to our developments remain good andcancellation rates are at historically low levels. Total sales revenue for 2007is currently at circa £1.8 billion, which is at a similar level to the recordsales we had achieved at the same date in 2006. We continue to focus on opening new developments to ensure that sales volumesare maintained at suitable levels throughout the summer months, which willprovide a strong forward sales position into the second half of the year. We therefore remain confident of our prospects for 2007 and beyond. Contacts: PersimmonJohn White, Group Chairman+44 (0) 1904 642199 / +44 (0) 7796 278 [email protected] Mike Farley, CEO+44 (0) 1904 642199 / +44 (0) 7957 837 [email protected] M:CommunicationsEd Orlebar:+44 (0)20 7153 1523 / +44 (0)7738 724 [email protected] Charlotte McMullen:+44 (0)20 7153 1549 / +44 (0)7921 881 [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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