25th Jan 2006 07:01
Future PLC25 January 2006 25 January 2006 Future plc AGM Statement: Trading Update At this morning's Annual General Meeting of Future plc, the internationalspecial-interest media group, Chairman Roger Parry will make the followingstatement: "The current market conditions are challenging and we continue to take acautious view on the near term outlook. Trading in the first quarter (October toDecember) of the new financial year was broadly on track. As previously highlighted, the changing magazine portfolio and the phasing ofnew product development (NPD) spend means that the previous bias of profitstowards the first half (October to March) will not apply in the financial yearto September 2006. The December quarter is considerably less significant in the current financialyear than last. However, at this early stage in the financial year, the Boardexpects a satisfactory outcome for the financial year as a whole. Prior to the end of the group's half year to 31 March 2006, a pre-close tradingupdate will be announced." Enquiries: Future plcGreg Ingham, Chief Executive Tel: 01225 442244John Bowman, Finance Director Tel: 01225 732281 Hogarth PartnershipJames Longfield/Georgina Briscoe Tel: 0207 357 9477 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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