Domino's Pizza UK & IRL PLC
22 April 2004
For Immediate Release 22 April 2004
Domino's Pizza UK&IRL plc
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING STATEMENT
AIM-listed Domino's Pizza UK&IRL plc ('the Company' or 'Domino's', symbol: DOM),
the UK's leading pizza delivery company, held its Annual General Meeting at noon
today.
Chief Executive, Stephen Hemsley, updated shareholders on current trading and
future prospects, saying:
'System sales in the first 16 weeks of the year to 18 April 2004 were up 18.6%
on the previous year (2003: 19.2%) to £49.7m (2003: £41.9m). In the same period,
like-for-like sales were up 4.7% (2003: 7.6%).
'I am very pleased to report that Domino's has maintained satisfactory growth in
like-for-like sales thanks to a continued focus on food quality and the high
level of service we provide to customers. Moreover, the positive impact of our
expansion programme is clearly evidenced in total system sales increases.
'A total of eight new stores have opened since the start of the year (2003: ten)
and our strong pipeline of new properties means that we look forward to
maintaining this momentum. As at today, there are 326 Domino's Pizza stores open
and trading in the UK and Ireland.
'Based on growth to date we look to report continued strong progress.'
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Note:
Domino's Pizza is the leading player in the UK and Ireland's fast-growing pizza
delivery market. Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc is the parent company of Domino's
Pizza Group Ltd which holds the exclusive master franchise to own, operate and
franchise Domino's Pizza stores in the UK and Ireland. The first UK store opened
in 1985 and the first Irish store opened in 1991.
For photography please look at the Domino's section of www.newscast.co.uk or in
the Media Centre at www.dominos.uk.com
For further information, please contact:
Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc
Bernadette Eddisford 01908 580693/07909 928016
Buchanan Communications
Isabel Petre/Catherine Miles 020 7466 5000
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