LTS Litho Supplies

RNS Number:7987C
Litho Supplies PLC
11 May 2006

                               LITHO SUPPLIES Plc





               CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

                                 ON 10 MAY 2006



Trading for the first four months of 2006 has been in line with expectations
with some modest growth in digital and pressroom consumable products compared to
the previous year.



Confidence in the printing sector is still fragile.  Although the International
Printing Exhibition (IPEX) held at the NEC in April 2006 provided a good level
of sales leads, there is still a reticence by our customers to commit to capital
equipment purchases.  Taking this into consideration, the order intake at IPEX
was satisfactory and should increase electronic equipment sales in the second
quarter of the year.



We continue to monitor the working capital of the Group very closely and in
particular trade debtors.



The manufacturers' price increases for consumable products were implemented at
the end of the first quarter, reflecting the increase in both raw material and
energy costs, and these in turn have been passed on to our customers.



We have made some investment in areas which we have identified as having good
growth potential such as digital office-based products, wide format equipment
and consumable products for the proofing, point of sale and poster markets.  We
also continue to search for suitable acquisition opportunities.



B C Clark

Chairman

10 May 2006





For further information, please contact:



M J Hammond
Chief Executive
Telephone:  01332 873921


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