7 June 2007
Tullett Prebon plc
Chairman's Annual General Meeting Statement
At today's Annual General Meeting, Keith Hamill, Chairman, will make the
following statement:
"We have planned 2007 as a year of transition. Over the last two years the
business has grown margins to satisfactory levels, achieved acceptable cash
flows, integrated the Prebon acquisition and demerged the Collins Stewart
business, which allowed us to make the capital repayment of £301.5 million in
March 2007. In January 2007 the acquisition of Chapdelaine was completed, which
has strengthened the business in North America.
Following these achievements our objectives for the next few years are to grow
revenue and to develop TradeBladeâ„¢, our electronic trading platform. The
investments being made in revenue growth are already producing encouraging
results, although we expect the impact to start to show in the second half and
into 2008. We anticipate investing approximately £15 million in TradeBlade™ in
the current year - all of which will be charged in the income statement.
TradeBladeâ„¢ successfully launched its FX Options product in May.
The strengthening of sterling against the US dollar and our major Asian
currencies, compared with the first half of 2006, will reduce the growth rate
in reported revenues.
The Board is confident that the actions being taken will continue to create
value for shareholders as the benefits come through."
Ends
Enquiries:
Nigel Szembel, Head of Communications, Tullett Prebon plc
Mobile: +44 7802 362088
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