Dillistone Group PLC
12 June 2007
Dillistone Group Plc
Trading Statement
The following is the text of a trading statement to be made by the Chairman at
the company's Annual General meeting, held at 10am on 12th June 2007.
'Following our announcement of record profits for the year ended 31st December
2006, and confirmation on 7th February that order intake in the final quarter of
2006 was at record levels, I am pleased to be able to confirm the continuation
of this positive trend.
In the first 5 months of 2007 we have experienced order levels some 20% higher
than over the same period in 2006, and turnover in the first 4 months of the
year is some 18% ahead of last year. In March 2007 we launched the latest
version of our Filefinder product, (Filefinder 8) which has been very well
received by our clients.
Furthermore, we continue to add new services under our 'Search-Consult' brand.
These include executive search training courses (scheduled to be delivered this
year in the UK, US and continental Europe) and conferences (taking place this
year in Hong Kong and London) which the Company will be running. These events
typically act as excellent platforms for the promotion of our Filefinder product
whilst also being profitable in their own right.
Support renewals in December 2006 were in line with our expectations, some 19%
ahead of the previous year, and early indications are that renewals in July 2007
will be at a similarly encouraging level.
The group remains free of all borrowings and has continued to generate cash in
line with its trading performance. We indicated in our Admission Document that
we expected to pay a dividend covered some 2x by earnings, and are pleased to
confirm that an interim dividend is expected to be paid in October 2007.
The board remains confident that the Group will achieve expectations for the
year ending 31st December 2007, and expects to report interim results for the 6
months ending 30th June 2007 on or about 14th September 2007.'
Enquiries;
Jim McLaughlin, Chairman, Dillistone Group PLC 07768 287237
Jason Starr, Managing Director, Dillistone Group PLC 020 7749 6100
John Wakefield, Director, Blue Oar Securities Plc 0117 933 0020
Barrie Newton, Blue Oar Securities Plc 01225 424 666
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