7th Jul 2005 06:00
Date: Embargoed until 7.00am, Thursday 7 July 2005 Contact: John Poulter, Chairman Tel: 01784 470470 Spectris plc Richard Mountain Tel: 020 7269 7291 Financial Dynamics SPECTRIS PLC 2005 FIRST HALF TRADING UPDATE Spectris plc, the precision instrumentation and controls company, today issuesa trading update ahead of its half year results announcement for the periodending 30 June 2005, due to be released on 13 September 2005.All three sectors will show first half sales progress. Profits, earnings pershare and cash conversion are expected to demonstrate very significantimprovement compared to a weak first half of the prior year. There will stillbe a bias towards a stronger second half, but the split will be at moretraditional levels than in 2004.Specific actions to improve operating margins are being taken including, whereappropriate, overhead expenditure reductions and the elimination of some lowermargin business.Looking forward, encouraging progress is expected in 2005, as indicated at thetime of the Annual General Meeting in May. - ENDS - Copies of this notice are available to the public from the registered office:Station Road, Egham Surrey TW20 9NP and on the company's website at www.spectris.comENDSPECTRIS PLCRelated Shares:
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