29th Jan 2007 07:01
Huntsworth PLC29 January 2007 29 January 2007 Huntsworth plc Trading Statement Huntsworth, the international public relations group, today issued the followingtrading statement in advance of its preliminary results for the year ended 31December 2006, which will be announced towards the end of March. The Group has traded strongly throughout 2006, meeting or exceeding the keyperformance targets that were established at the beginning of the financialyear: • Underlying operating margin before central costs for Public Relations businesses exceeded the 20% target • Net new business won exceeded the Group's £50 million target • Like-for-like revenue growth from Public Relations businesses over 6% • Central costs, before IFRS non-cash charges for share incentives, under £6 million As a result, underlying basic earnings per share, even after taking full accountof the IFRS non-cash charges in respect of new share incentives and imputedinterest, as announced at the half year stage, will be in line with currentmarket estimates. Peter Chadlington, Chief Executive of Huntsworth, commenting on this statementsaid, "Although 2006 was a transitional year, it was also one of extremelystrong operating performance and I look forward to presenting the preliminaryresults in March." Enquiries: Huntsworth plc 020 7408 2232Peter Chadlington, Group Chief ExecutiveSally Withey, Group Finance Director Citigate Dewe Rogerson 020 7638 9571Simon RigbyBrett JacobsGeorge Cazenove This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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