6th Sep 2006 15:52
Henderson Group plc06 September 2006 Directors' report and Directors' declaration under the Australian Corporations Act 6 September 2006 Directors' reportThe Board approved the financial results for the half year ended 30 June 2006 on24 August 2006. These financial statements and notes are shown in the"Announcement of 2006 Interim Results" which was released to both the London andAustralian stock exchanges on 25 August 2006. A review of Henderson Group plc'soperations and financial statements and notes are shown on pages 2 to 29 of the"Announcement of 2006 Interim Results". The Directors in the relevant half yearwere Rupert Pennant-Rea, Gerald Aherne, Duncan Ferguson, Anthony Hotson, JohnRoques, Roger Yates and Toby Hiscock. Directors' declarationIn the opinion of the Directors: • the financial statements and notes of the consolidated Group set out on pages 11 to 29: - give a true and fair view (as set out in section 305 of the Australian Corporations Act 2001) of the consolidated Group's financial position as at 30 June 2006 and of its performance for the half year ended on that date; and - have been prepared in accordance with the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority which require that the accounting policies and presentation applied to the interim figures should be consistent with those applied in preparing the preceding annual accounts except where any changes, and the reasons for them, are disclosed; and • there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. Notes to editors:The ASX requested that the Company make this declaration. This has no effect onthe validity of the 2006 half-year results released on 25 August 2006. Henderson Group plc4 BroadgateLondon EC2M 2DARegistered in EnglandNo. 2072534ABN 30 106 988 836 Further information:Wendy KingDeputy Company Secretary +44 20 7818 [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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