James Halstead PLC AGM Statement (0200W)
06 December 2019 - 7:30PM
UK Regulatory
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James Halstead PLC
06 December 2019
6 December 2019
JAMES HALSTEAD PLC
Chairman's Statement to the Annual General Meeting
James Halstead plc, the commercial flooring company, is holding
its 104(th) AGM today at 12 noon at which the Chairman, Mr Anthony
Wild, will make the following statement:
"As is customary, I would like to give you an update on trading
now that we are five months into the current financial year.
Firstly, I am pleased to announce we have continued our long
record of increased dividend payments with the proposed final
dividend of 10p being paid today. Our cash balances remain robust
although the new rules on accelerated quarterly UK corporation tax
payments, with six instalments in the financial year, will mean a
one-time effect of some GBP4 million.
I would also like to make note that it's the 25(th) anniversary
of the introduction of the Expona brand to our businesses and since
then we have sold over 65 million square metres of this luxury
vinyl tile.
The trading environment in the UK is challenging and across all
markets large projects are keenly contested by all manufacturers.
Nevertheless, trading is ahead of last year and I can report that
amongst the projects we have supplied are installations as diverse
as Pizza Pino on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, the RNZAF air base in
Ohakea, New Zealand and the Thon Hotel in Gardermoen, Norway.
It was noted in our Annual Results, announced on 1 October 2019,
that we had in the first three months seen solid progress,
particularly in the UK. At this time, some five months into the
trading year, we have continued to see modest growth in turnover
and profit."
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Enquiries:
James Halstead: Telephone: 0161 767 2500
Mark Halstead, Chief Executive
Gordon Oliver, Finance Director
Hudson Sandler: Telephone: 020 7796 4133
Nick Lyon / Nick Moore
Panmure Gordon (Nomad and Joint Brokers): Telephone: 020 7886 2500
Dominic Morley
Arden (Joint Broker): Telephone: 020 7614 5900
Andrew Simms
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