Trading Statement

Savills PLC 28 January 2004 28 January 2004 SAVILLS PLC ('Savills') Savills gives further guidance on 2003 results Savills, the international property consultant, announces a further update to the trading statement given on 28 November 2003. Trading in December was exceptionally strong, particularly on the transactional side, both in the Commercial and Residential businesses. Savills now expects pre-tax profits for the year ended 31 December 2003 to be about £35m; basic earnings per share will exceed 37p and normalised earnings per share (see note below) will exceed 38p. These estimates are materially in excess of current market expectations. Full audited figures will be released on 2 March 2004. Ends Note Normalised earnings exclude profit on trading property sales but add back amortisation of goodwill (including any impairment charges). For further information, contact: Savills 020 7409 9923 Aubrey Adams Grandfield 020 7417 4170 Marc Popiolek Geoff Callow This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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