Change of Auditors

RNS Number : 0063S

NCC Group PLC

01 November 2013

 



NCC GROUP PLC

("NCC Group" or the "Company")

Change of Auditors

Pursuant to section 520(2)(a) of the Companies Act 2006, a letter has today been posted to shareholders for the Company for information only in relation to the statutory statement received from Ernst & Young LLP in connection with its resignation as the Company's auditor. 

The resignation follows the assessment by the Company of the effectiveness and efficiency of the external audit process for the year ended 31 May 2013 and the proposed audit fee for the year to 31 May 2014. The statement from Ernst & Young LLP (which is included within paragraph 2 of its resignation letter) confirms that the reason for its resignation was that it was unable to agree an audit fee with the Company for the year to 31 May 2014. A copy of Ernst & Young LLP's resignation letter (incorporating the statement at paragraph 2 confirming the circumstances of its resignation) is enclosed with the letter to shareholders.

The Board has appointed KPMG LLP as auditor to the Company replacing Ernst & Young LLP.  KPMG LLP was part of the formal audit tender process carried out in late 2011. KPMG LLP will be eligible for re-appointment as auditor to the Company at the next Annual General Meeting.

The letter to shareholders will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and also on the Company's website at www.nccgroup.com.

A copy of the resignation letter received from Ernst &Young LLP has been filed with the Registrar of Companies.

Enquiries:
NCC Group plc Atul Patel, Group Finance Director Felicity Brandwood, Company Secretary	0161 209 5200
College Hill Adrian Duffield/Rozi Morris	020 7457 2020

1 November 2013

 

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