Interim Management Statement

Fletcher King PLC 27 February 2008 Fletcher King Plc Interim Management Statement Fletcher King Plc is today publishing its Interim Management Statement relating to the period 1st November 2007 to 31st January 2008. In line with the rest of the UK commercial property sector, trading conditions for Fletcher King have generally deteriorated as we forecast in our Interim Results. As is widely recognized, the commercial property investment market has continued to decline, although there is recent evidence of more transactions taking place, compared to the period immediately before Christmas, but volumes are still at a low level. Where transactions are taking place they are taking significantly longer to close and this is impacting on our business. We are pleased to report however that the level of our valuation, rating and property management business is currently unaffected by market conditions and continues to grow. Fletcher King Howard, our building services subsidiary, is not immune from market conditions and is currently experiencing a general reticence by clients to commit to capital expenditure projects. This division will suffer a small loss for the year. Taking all of this together, we currently anticipate that the profit out-turn at the end of the year will be marginally lower than we were anticipating at the half year. We noted the omission of the IFRS requirement to publish a Related Parties Note together with a Segmental Analysis Note in the Half Yearly Report (sent to shareholders on 25th January 2008). These are set out below. Related party transactions The group is controlled by Fletcher King Plc, a company registered in England and Wales. Transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries are in the normal course of business and are priced using arm's length prices. Such transactions are eliminated on consolidation and are disclosed in the Segmental Analysis Note below. Segmental analysis Six months to 31 October 2007 General Construction services services Unallocated Total £000 £000 £000 £000 Revenue: Sales to external customers 2,580 1,018 - 3,598 Revenue from inter-segmental transactions - 27 (27) - Total revenue 2,580 1,045 (27) 3,598 Operating profit / (loss) 467 (2) (62) 403 Income from investments 13 - - 13 Finance income 29 1 24 54 Finance expense - - - - Profit / (loss) before taxation 509 (1) (38) 470 Taxation (150) - (1) (151) Profit / (loss) for the period after 359 (1) (39) 319 taxation Construction Services comprises the business carried out by Fletcher King Howard Limited. All other types of service are General Services. The unallocated segment comprises the elimination of inter-segmental transactions, holding company costs and other expenses and income and assets and liabilities not directly attributable to the operating activities of the Group's business segments. General Construction services services Unallocated Total £000 £000 £000 £000 Segmental assets 3,378 1,020 - 4,398 Unallocated assets 725 725 - - Total assets 3,378 1,020 725 5,123 Segmental liabilities 1,251 285 - 1,536 Unallocated liabilities - - 8 8 Total liabilities 1,251 285 8 1,544 Net segmental equity 2,127 735 717 3,579 Capital expenditure 302 - - 302 Depreciation 23 14 37 - Segmental analysis Six months to 31 October 2006 General Construction services services Unallocated Total £000 £000 £000 £000 Revenue: Sales to external customers 2,469 980 - 3,449 Revenue from inter-segmental transactions - 26 (26) - Total revenue 2,469 1,006 (26) 3,449 Operating profit / (loss) 340 22 (98) 264 Income from investments 7 - - 7 Finance income 12 1 24 37 Finance expense - - - - Profit / (loss) before taxation 359 23 (74) 308 Taxation (122) 7 10 (105) Profit / (loss) for the period after 237 30 (64) 203 taxation General Construction services services Unallocated Total £000 £000 £000 £000 Segmental assets 2,438 923 - 3,361 Unallocated assets - - 1,425 1,425 Total assets 2,438 923 1,425 4,786 Segmental liabilities 1,301 273 - 1,574 Unallocated liabilities - - 7 7 Total liabilities 1,301 273 7 1,581 Net segmental equity 1,137 650 1,418 3,205 Capital expenditure 23 9 - 32 Depreciation 24 14 - 38 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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