31st Jul 2007 10:08
Scapa Group PLC31 July 2007 31 July 2007 AGM Trading Statement In the period since the issue of our Preliminary Results for 2006/07, businessperformance has continued to strengthen. Sales for the first quarter of the newfinancial year (in constant currency terms and adjusting for business disposals)are 7% up on the prior year. The improvement is due in the main to the continuedstrong growth in our European operations resulting from the operationalinitiatives put into place over the last two years. Profit performance in the first quarter reflects the sales gain with operatingprofits 25% up on prior year. For further information: Calvin O'Connor Chief Executive Tel: 0161 301 7430 Brian Tenner Finance Director Tel: 0161 301 7430 Chris Hardie Arden Partners Tel: 0207-398-1639 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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