International Greetings PLC
14 June 2005
0700, 14 June 2005
International Greetings plc
('International Greetings' or 'the Group')
Notice of preliminary results
International Greetings (AIM: IGR), the leading designer and manufacturer of
private label greetings products, wrapping paper and film and television
character based licensed stationery, will announce preliminary results for the
year ended 31 March 2005 on 28 June 2005.
For further information:
Richard Sunderland/Rachel Drysdale, Tavistock Communications: 020 7920 3150
rsunderland@tavistock.co.uk / rdrysdale@tavistock.co.uk
Notes to Editors:
International Greetings PLC is a leading designer and manufacturer of private
label wrapping paper, greetings products and film and television character based
licensed stationery. It currently has over 1,000 employees and produces gift
wrapping paper, gift tags, ribbons, Christmas crackers, greeting cards and other
decorative accessories.
The Group provides wrapping paper and gift products to most of the major high
street retailers and holds the licences to produce merchandise for most of the
well-known family blockbusters, including the Harry Potter series Robots, and
the recently released Batman Begins.
International Greetings was founded by Anders Hedlund in 1979 and has successful
operations in the United States, Hong Kong and, as part of its continued
worldwide expansion, has recently opened facilities in China and Latvia. The
Company has a strong platform for growth in Europe, through its Dutch based
Hoomark subsidiary and, in May 2005, it acquired Anker International, an
international design, import and distribution business with interests in the UK,
Holland and Hong Kong for a consideration of £35.5 million. Anker International
supplies a wide assortment of greetings, festive, stationery and photographic
gift products which both complement and add to the Group's existing ranges.
International Greetings listed on AIM in 1995 and is currently capitalised at
about £191 million.
Further information is available at www.internationalgreetings.co.uk.
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