Notice of Results and Analyst Briefing

RNS Number : 2452X

Lookers PLC

13 February 2012

 



Notice of Results and Analyst Briefing

Lookers plc, one of the leading UK motor retail and aftersales service groups, announces that its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2011 will be issued on Wednesday, 7 March 2012.

An analyst briefing will be held on that date at 9.30 am prompt at:

Tavistock Communications

131 Finsbury Pavement

London

EC2A 1NT

Analysts interested in attending the briefing should contact Keeley Clarke at Tavistock Communications by e-mail: [e-mail] or tel: [phone].

For further information, please contact:

Lookers plc Peter Jones, Chief Executive Robin Gregson, Group Finance Director	Tel: [phone]
Tavistock Communications Catriona Valentine Keeley Clarke	Tel: [phone]

Company description:

Lookers plc is one of the leading UK motor retail and aftersales service groups and is a multi-franchise main dealer group, with franchises for many car manufacturers.  The Group has over 120 dealerships across the UK and is committed to providing customers with unrivalled service, through its "Customers for Life" programme.

The Lookers Group of car dealers in the UK consists of three main divisions:

·      Lookers - England and Wales

·      Taggarts - Scotland

·      Charles Hurst - Northern Ireland

The parts division is made up of:

·     FPS Automotive Parts Distribution

·     BTN Turbo

·     APEC Braking

Lookers also have a growing leasing division made up of:

·     Lookers Leasing

·     Vehicle Rental Service (VRS)

·     Charles Hurst Business Solutions

·     Charles Hurst RentaCar

Lookers was originally a bicycle shop founded in Manchester in 1908 by John Looker and was a dealer of Ford cars until the First World War. The business continued to grow through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions.  In 1973, the Group was floated on the London Stock Exchange. Growth has been particularly accelerated in recent years via acquisition, coupled with the refurbishment of existing businesses.  Lookers continues to actively review further acquisitions and identify opportunities in support of the stated strategy of profitable growth and building shareholder value.

 

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