19th Jul 2007 07:00
Wincanton PLC19 July 2007 Immediate Release 19 July 2007 Wincanton plc ("Wincanton") AGM and Interim Management Statement David Malpas, Chairman of Wincanton will make the following statement at the AGMlater today. This comprises Wincanton's first Interim Management Statement asrequired by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules: "The year to 31 March 2007 was another year of profit progress and cashflowgeneration for Wincanton, allowing your Board to again recommend a dividendincrease significantly in excess of inflation. It was also another successfulyear for new business wins, contract renewals and operational start-ups and thismomentum has continued into the new financial year. We have set ourselves stretching objectives for the new financial year which, asalways, will bring its share of challenges. We nonetheless continue to haveconfidence in Wincanton's ability to build further on the achievements of recentyears. There is continuing opportunity for us in the UK & Ireland and we arebuilding momentum in our focus markets in Mainland Europe. The new financial year to 31 March 2008 has started well, with results in lineboth with our budgeted position and with our expectations for the full year. Ourbusiness development teams remain active across the Group, and we continue to beencouraged both by further recent contract wins and the new opportunitiescurrently under review. Our objective is for 2007/08 to be another period of strategic progress,confirming Wincanton's position as a leader in its sector." For further enquiries please contact: Wincanton plcGraeme McFaull, Chief Executive Tel: 01249 710000Gerard Connell, Group Finance DirectorBuchanan CommunicationsCharles Ryland, Jeremy Garcia Tel: 020 7466 5000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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