5th May 2006 07:00
Computacenter PLC05 May 2006 AGM Statement At Computacenter's AGM to be held at 11.00am today, the following will beannounced: In our preliminary results announcement of 14 March, we stated that trading inthe first two months of 2006 had been below the comparable period in 2005. Wealso drew attention to the fact that in recent years, our sales have becomeincreasingly weighted towards the end of each quarter, such that trading in theearly weeks of the quarter now provides a less reliable indicator of performancefor the period as a whole. This pattern of sales weighting was repeated in the first quarter of 2006.Trading strengthened in the latter part of March, producing a satisfactoryoverall first quarter result for the group. Additionally, in our preliminary results we announced the Board had decided toreturn £75 million to shareholders in the second quarter of 2006, on theassumption that various tax matters could be satisfactorily resolved within thistime frame. These tax matters have now been resolved and we are proceeding withour plans to return capital to shareholders. For further information, please contact: Computacenter plc.Mike Norris, Chief Executive 01707 631 601Tessa Freeman, Investor Relations 01707 631 514www.computacenter.com Tulchan Communications 020 7353 4200Tim Lynchwww.tulchangroup.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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